A nice start last night and hopefully we can keep things going today.
For Saturday:
ATLANTA -3.5 Green Bay
Pack come in here after terrible showing in Monday night game against Kansas City. While their offense struggled big time (No Donald Driver, Robert Ferguson, tackles Clifton and Tauscher), their defense played very well recording four sacks and holding the Chiefs to only nine points (three field goals of which one was 51 yards) and just 2.8 yards per rush.
Favre will play a couple of series and probably depart midway through the first quarter. Doug Pederson will finish the first half. While Craig Nall looked terrible last week, I think he'll play better this week and they will finish with Akili Smith. Smith might not be the best quarterback but if he is in there in the fourth quarter against the third and fourth string, he should be able to do some damage.
Michael Vick will play through the first quarter and into the second quarter and then give way to Doug Johnson, who will play into the third quarter. They will finish with Kurt Kittner.
I look for the Pack to stay in this game tonight with their defense. They'll still be missing the same starters on offense but if Favre can engineer a drive for a score that will help a lot, especially when getting points.
GB qualifies in the same situation that TB qualified in last night and that situation is now 37-10-4. They also qualify in my best preseason situation which is 54-12-2. GB injuries, along with a sold out dome in Atlanta tonight, will make this game tough but the situations are too strong to ignore playing.
KANSAS CITY -4 San Francisco
Chiefs in off their win last week. The offense didn't do much but their defense looked remarkably better. The 49ers are without Garcia and possibly Owens. Tim Rattay will play the first quarter and maybe the first half. They should be fine with Rattay but I don't have a lot of confidence in the rest of their starters. KC will use Trent Green, Todd Collins and Jonathan Quinn. The extra game really helps KC and SF is pretty banged up right now. I hate laying points in the preseason but I think KC is the side here.
Chiefs also qualify in the same 37-10-4 situation as GB and that TB qualified in last night, as long as this line stays at four or lower. I took the -3.5 last night (Canbet) but I will grade this game at -4 since that is the consensus line as I write this.
YTD 1-0 +1.0%
1% GREEN BAY +3.5
1% KANSAS CITY -4
For Saturday:
ATLANTA -3.5 Green Bay
Pack come in here after terrible showing in Monday night game against Kansas City. While their offense struggled big time (No Donald Driver, Robert Ferguson, tackles Clifton and Tauscher), their defense played very well recording four sacks and holding the Chiefs to only nine points (three field goals of which one was 51 yards) and just 2.8 yards per rush.
Favre will play a couple of series and probably depart midway through the first quarter. Doug Pederson will finish the first half. While Craig Nall looked terrible last week, I think he'll play better this week and they will finish with Akili Smith. Smith might not be the best quarterback but if he is in there in the fourth quarter against the third and fourth string, he should be able to do some damage.
Michael Vick will play through the first quarter and into the second quarter and then give way to Doug Johnson, who will play into the third quarter. They will finish with Kurt Kittner.
I look for the Pack to stay in this game tonight with their defense. They'll still be missing the same starters on offense but if Favre can engineer a drive for a score that will help a lot, especially when getting points.
GB qualifies in the same situation that TB qualified in last night and that situation is now 37-10-4. They also qualify in my best preseason situation which is 54-12-2. GB injuries, along with a sold out dome in Atlanta tonight, will make this game tough but the situations are too strong to ignore playing.
KANSAS CITY -4 San Francisco
Chiefs in off their win last week. The offense didn't do much but their defense looked remarkably better. The 49ers are without Garcia and possibly Owens. Tim Rattay will play the first quarter and maybe the first half. They should be fine with Rattay but I don't have a lot of confidence in the rest of their starters. KC will use Trent Green, Todd Collins and Jonathan Quinn. The extra game really helps KC and SF is pretty banged up right now. I hate laying points in the preseason but I think KC is the side here.
Chiefs also qualify in the same 37-10-4 situation as GB and that TB qualified in last night, as long as this line stays at four or lower. I took the -3.5 last night (Canbet) but I will grade this game at -4 since that is the consensus line as I write this.
YTD 1-0 +1.0%
1% GREEN BAY +3.5
1% KANSAS CITY -4
