Ouch! So not only did I go only 8-8 on my week one picks, but the day after I predicted the Colts would play a home Super Bowl with Peyton missing a month or less, Peyton has neck surgery that is guaranteed to keep him off the field for at least half of the season. I believe I am well within my made up predicting rights to change my Super Bowl pick, but that is the path of pansies. I’m sticking with the Colts and a second half Peyton miracle. Why not? (Also, I’m changing my AFC Super Bowl pick to the Jets, in complete reversal of my previous thoughts.)

On to this week, in which I should see an improvement in my percentage. The first week is always a toss up; no one really knows who has it in any given year. Who saw the Chiefs playing that badly against the Bills? Or the Steelers terrible performance against the Ravens? Week 1 was weird, but it should give us some idea of what will happen in week 2. Here are my predictions:

• Raiders v Bills:  Bills 27-20
• Chiefs v Lions: Lions 31-21
• Ravens v Titans: Ravens 31-13
• Browns v Colts:  Colts 17-13
• Buccaneers v Vikings: Vikings 24-21
• Bears v Saints: Saints 34-31
• Jaguars v Jets: Jets 24-7
• Seahawks v Steelers: Steelers 28-14
• Cardinals v Redskins: Cardinals 31-28
• Packers v Panthers: Packers 35-13
• Cowboys v 49ers: Cowboys 24-20
• Bengals v Broncos: Broncos 23-17
• Texans v Dolphins: Texans 34-27
• Chargers v Patriots: Patriots 31-24
• Eagles v Falcons: Falcons 28-24
• Rams v Giants: Giants 28-24