We’ve got five fresh winners, including two teams no one wants to touch.<\/b>
\nWeek 2 of the 2021 NFL season was very strange, and that also applies to this column. The results, particularly in the late afternoon, were wild in nature, and we handed out a team that completed a 91-yard pass on a drive that didn\u2019t end in points and a 13-point underdog that lost by 23 points after trailing by only three in the fourth quarter. Alas, that is how things roll over the course of a long campaign and we managed to avoid complete disaster. As always, we are on to next week but, before handing out five selections, let\u2019s take a glance at the season-long progress. Come get these winners. The Jags have been terrible this season. They lost to the Texans in embarrassing fashion. They looked hapless against Denver. They are 0-2 against the spread. Nobody wants to bet on Jacksonville right now. So we will. Arizona is 4-8 against the spread as a favorite under Kliff Kingsbury, and that adds fuel to the fire. The Cardinals are very obviously the better team, but more than a touchdown on the road is too much. This number could bite us if the Ravens go up big and the Lions pull off their Week 1 comeback bid routine. However, this number is higher than it should be because of how the Lions have been to this point, as well as the Ravens\u2019 high-profile scoring bonanza against the Chiefs. Baltimore will grind clock here, and the Lions are facing the best defense they\u2019ve seen. Yes, we\u2019re taking the Jets and the Jaguars. No, I don\u2019t like it. This number is still wild. Denver\u2019s offense isn\u2019t exactly the Greatest Show On Turf, and this number would\u2019ve been around 7 if not for Zach Wilson\u2019s disastrous Week 2 showing. He may not be good, but he shouldn\u2019t be that bad again, and the Jets are probably undervalued defensively. The Raiders have played very well and they are 2-0 to show for it. That isn\u2019t to say that Las Vegas is fraudulent or anything, because I actually think they\u2019re going to be pretty good. With that said, the lookahead line here was Raiders -1, and a three-point move opens the door for value for us. Everyone is on Tampa Bay, and I guess it makes sense. The Bucs haven\u2019t lost in months, and they won decisively a week ago. Sneakily, though, the Falcons were in the game until a fourth quarter implosion, and Dallas kept things manageable in the opener. The Rams are a lot better than the Cowboys and Falcons, and I take a bit of joy in seeing no one pick Los Angeles here.<\/p>\n