Phil's NFL Picks: Week 3
Redskins (1-1) @ Lions (0-2)
Upset Special - Detroit fans celebrate their first win in 20 football games!
PICK: LIONS
Zach's thought: I really feel good for what Lions' fans are left. No team or fanbase deserves to go winless.

Packers (1-1) @ Rams (0-2)
St Louis is completing with Cleveland for the title of NFL's worst team right now.
PICK: PACKERS
Zach's thought: At least St. Louis was competitive in week 2.

49ers (2-0) @ Vikings (2-0)
Don't get too cocky Minnesota fans. Wins against the Browns and Lions hardly classify you as a powerhouse team yet.
PICK: VIKINGS
Zach's thought: Favre's throw will be replayed again, and again. I bet Madden wishes he hadn't retired so he could talk about it for the rest of the season on TV.

Chiefs (0-2) @ Eagles (1-1)
Good thing Kansas City spent all those millions to give Matt Cassel a long term deal eh?
PICK: EAGLES
Zach's thought: Kansas City really is a mess. But at least they have some structure.

Falcons (2-0) @ Patriots (1-1)
Atlanta plays four of their next five games on the road.
PICK: PATRIOTS
Zach's thought: Give New England credit: They just don't lose back-to-back games.

Titans (0-2) @ Jets (2-0)
Good: Tennessee is the best 0-2 team in the NFL right now. Bad: They are still 0-2.
PICK: JETS
Zach's thought:Why did it take so long for Rex Ryan to get a head coaching job?

Giants (2-0) @ Buccaneers (0-2)
New York's defense takes a hit with Safety Kenny Phillips missing the rest of the season after being placed on IR.
PICK: GIANTS
Zach's thought: The Buccaneers don't seem to have much going for them. Luckily the orange uniforms will be out soon.

Browns (0-2) @ Ravens (2-0)
Baltimore should be a popular Survivor pool pick this week.
PICK: RAVENS
Zach's thought: What exactly did the Browns do this offseason? Was Mangini to busy looking to see if someone bugged his office to focus on crafting a roster?


Jaguars (0-2) @ Texans (1-1)
Here's hoping that shutout loss in Week 1 was a wake-up call for Houston.
PICK: TEXANS
Zach's thought: Texans deserve to lose for dressing up like blood.

Bears (1-1) @ Seahawks (1-1)
Without Matt Hasselbeck, it's going to be 2008 all over again for Seattle.
PICK: BEARS
Zach's thought: Game was ugly for the Seahawks -- and that was just in the uniforms.

Saints (2-0) @ Bills (1-1)
Trap game warning. Saints play the Jets next week and can't get caught looking ahead to that matchup.
PICK: SAINTS
Zach's thought: The Bills have actually trademarked the phrase "slightly below average." They have owned it for a decade.

Steelers (1-1) @ Bengals (1-1)
Fast Fact: Pittsburgh has not lost in Cincinnati since 2002.
PICK: STEELERS
Zach's thought: So much for "Big Ben hasn't lost in Ohio in the NFL."

Broncos (2-0) @ Raiders (1-1)
Denver's smoke and mirror team keeps the act going for one more week.
PICK: BRONCOS
Zach's thought: Denver has beaten some shaky teams, but what I wouldn't give for my team to beat a shaky team rather than be one.

Dolphins (0-2) @ Chargers (1-1)
The NFL did Miami no favors by scheduling them to play across country after their Monday night game last week.
PICK: CHARGERS
Zach's thought: The carriage has become a pumpkin for Miami.

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Colts (2-0) @ Cardinals (1-1)
A win against Jacksonville is not enough to sell me on Arizona yet.
PICK: COLTS
Zach's thought: Arizona delivers the first boring primetime game this year.

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Panthers (0-2) @ Cowboys (1-1)
I'm already sick of seeing Dallas in primetime games this year.
PICK: COWBOYS
Zach's thought: I write this on Sunday night... one coach will be in trouble after this one.

LAST WEEK: 7-9
OVERALL: 20-12