11 teams are off to a perfect 2-0 start while another 11 teams are still searching for their first win heading into Week 3 of the 2020 NFL season.
There are plenty of great games to look forward to this weekend with the best being saved until last with a battle of AFC powerhouses the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football.
We’re previewing every game right here so read on for our NFL Week 3 Tips below!
This Floridian derby is not the best game of the weekend but unlike in previous seasons, it at least includes two teams that have shown some form of fight this season.
Jacksonville took full advantage of a Colts implosion in Week 1 to pick up a win and gave Tennessee all they could handle last week.
Miami on the other hand is still not a good team but had an all time backdoor cover with a late touchdown to lose to Buffalo by three.
Both quarterbacks are far too confident for their limited skill set and I’ll back the fiery young buck in Gardner Minshew to get the Jags over the line by one or two touchdowns.
If you just want to go for the easy stereotypes, the Rams should win this one in a canter but this is quietly looking line one of the best games of the week.
Josh Allen (despite a few ‘bang your head on the table’ moments) has been very impressive so far with six touchdowns and no picks on the season and threw for over 400 yards against Miami last week.
The Rams offence clicked into gear against the Eagles last weekend putting up 37 points in their big win.
All signs are pointing towards this one being a last team with the ball wins sort of game and with both sides rolling, I’ll back the over.
Houston has really blown out in our Super Bowl LV winner market, opening at $34 in February to $51 before Week 1 and now they sit at $67 after two rough losses to start the season.
Admittedly they came against the two conference heavyweights and were probably games they were going to lose whenever they were played.
Pittsburgh have been quite impressive in their last two games but haven’t shown the ability to put teams away as Ben Roethlisberger returns to form.
I’ll back the Steelers to cover in a high scoring clash as Deshaun Watson has to go full Superman to keep Houston in touching distance.
Six years ago, the last time the Raiders visited Foxborough, we saw these two teams play out one of the worst games of the current millennium.
This one should be much more entertaining thankfully as the Patriots look to rebound from their loss to Seattle.
Vegas is flying at 2-0 and have managed to score 30+ points in both games so far this season.
This will put a lot of pressure on the Patriots defence, who have seen a serious regression compared to their early season dominance of 2019.
It’s still a Bill Belichick coached team at (an empty) home and it’s too hard to back against but the Raiders will certainly find a way to keep this one close.
Minnesota has let down just about everyone to start the season, losing to Green Bay in the opening week before a complete no-show against Indianapolis last week.
Tennessee has not been all that pretty either but Ryan Tannehill is doing a great job keeping the offence rolling without turning into a pumpkin like many expected him to this season.
It’s hard to see the Vikings defence slowing down Tennessee and I’ll back that for a SGM here.
I’ll back the Titans to keep rolling and man mountain Derrick Henry to score his first rushing TD of the season while Dalvin Cook continues to churn away for the Vikings.
Cleveland looked like the offence that was supposed to light up the league in 2019 when they put up 35 on the Bengals last week and now they have a 10 day break to prepare for a Washington team that might not be great, but will at least be competitive.
Running back Nick Chubb is the engine that makes this team go and this should be a big factor once again here.
He was limited to 10 carries in an opening week blowout loss but took over and I’ll back him to open the scoring against a Washington side that has given up 108 rushing yards per game so far.
Thanks to the NFL’s scheduling system, the last time the Eagles defeated the Bengals came on Christmas Eve 2000, with three losses and a tie in the four clashes since then.
Not that those prior meetings will have anything to do with this one, especially with quite a few changes to both sides since then.
The Bengals at least showed some fight in their loss to Cleveland but on the balance of power, you have to like the home Eagles to get the job done.
As long as this line stays below a touchdown that’s the play to take.
At the start of the season, everything about this game screamed “49ers by a lot” but after last week’s postgame locker room resembled a scene from MASH, the Giants might think they have a shot here.
It was a brutal Week 2 for the Giants as well, losing their main (some might say only) offensive weapon in Saquon Barkley which should help the depleted 49ers defensive line keep things in check.
Even if 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is ready to play, there is no chance he will operate at anywhere near 100% with his high ankle sprain and backup Nick Mullens is far from a steady, stable option.
San Francisco should be able to keep this Giants team in check considering they have scored 29 points over two games so far and this one will just take on the look of a “score enough to win and get out of dodge in as close to one piece as possible”.
There is absolutely no chance that Atlanta is over their collapse in Dallas last week and for some reason, the market has them favoured against the Bears here.
When you blow a 20-0 lead and give up two scores in the final two minutes to lose 40-39 that stuff carries over.
Chicago is far from a dynamic team like Dallas and if Atlanta comes out in revenge mode then they (hopefully for their sake) won’t blow a lead again but do you really have any confidence in them shaking that loss off?
This is a team that is still at least a little bit broken after blowing the unlosable Super Bowl in 2017, I’ll happily take on their mental scars here.
In what was already supposed to be a rough season for the Panthers, things got a lot worse with star back Christian McCaffery set to miss this game and the next few with an ankle injury.
Considering everything they do is built around their star back, they are well and truly up against it for their trip to Los Angeles this weekend.
While one injury completely screws over the Panthers, one injury had seemingly boosted the Chargers chances with rookie quarterback Justin Herbert set to start again in place of Tyrod Taylor.
Taylor suffered a punctured lung just before kickoff and Herbert came out slinging it and I’ll back him to put together a repeat performance with more than a few minutes notice heading into this game.
Welcome to the easiest pick of the week, the Jets are dreadful and will be well worth backing against as long as head coach Adam Gase is still in charge.
Indianapolis responded well after blowing a lead in Jacksonville to dominate the Vikings last week and should be able to record a comfortable victory against a side whose investment in the season could best be described as “limited” at best.
You can get the Colts as high as -16 in the alternate lines markets but the 14+ winning margin is more than enough for me here.
While Mahomes v Jackson is going to get all the headlines as the “quarterback duel of the weekend” we could actually see the highest scoring game unfold in Seattle.
Dak Prescott is putting together a great start to the season while Russell Wilson is doing everything he can to capture his first MVP award.
Both sides have limited defences which is why the totals in this game are so high.
I’ll get a bit creative with the SGM here and take the Seahawks to win, score 31 or more points as their defence keeps Dallas in this game allowing them to get 26 or more as well.
Arizona is not going through the season undefeated but it’s really tough to back against them at the moment, especially when they are playing a team like Detroit.
Last season these sides played out a 26-26 tie in Week 1, with the sides going in very different directions since then.
Right now Kyler Murray is reaping the benefits of a second season jump looking very comfortable throwing and running the ball.
Frankly I was surprised to see the line at less than a touchdown so I’ll happily back the Cardinals to win and cover.
Tom Brady caught a huge break getting sent to his personal house of horrors in Denver early in the season before the weather really begins to turn.
This Buccaneers offence is still yet to click but they made some positive strides against Carolina last week, but they seem intent on shooting themselves in the foot enough to prevent major blowouts.
At full strength, with a full stadium I would seriously consider taking Denver to win outright but with their lengthy injury report, especially on defence combined with no Drew Lock on offence, anything less than a big Tampa win would be a shock.
Two weeks into the season and I’m all in on the Aaron Rodgers 2020 revenge tour, he is taking out all of his frustrations on his opponents.
There’s troubling signs for New Orleans in this game as well, coming off a disappointing loss in Las Vegas and then backing up on a short week.
Drew Brees’ trademark pinpoint accuracy was not functioning at full efficiency against Vegas and there’s enough there in the absence of Michael Thomas.
Between Rodgers picking apart secondaries and running back Aaron Jones finding the end zone with scary regularity, I just can’t see the Saints keeping pace with Green Bay.
There are a few stinkers coming up on Monday Night Football, but this is going to be an excellent clash between the two Super Bowl favourites.
Both meetings between Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson have gone down to the wire with the Chiefs winning both games at home.
Everything about the build up for this game points to both sides finishing in the 30’s with the last team to possess the ball having a chance to win the game.
With the Chiefs at a pretty juicy price as underdogs, coming off a confidence boosting win over the Chargers, I’ll back the value on the visitors here.