Take a quick look at the NFL standings, and one thing might really catch your eye. That one thing would be the incredible volume of football teams that are 1-1 with Week 3 set to open Thursday night.
In all, there are 20 teams in football with a 1-1 record, and there have been plenty of those clubs that looked great one week and awful another.
The Patriots are one of those teams — as are the Ravens, to a lesser extent — and they'll meet on Sunday night in Baltmore. It's a rematch of the AFC championship with the venues reversed, and there's plenty on the line for the two conference powers.
This week's NESN.com NFL picks podcast struggled with that one, but in the end, NESN.com senior assistant editor Mike Cole and assistant editor Ricky Doyle both see this one going to Ray Lewis and Co.
See the rest of their picks below, and get the breakdown (and a near fire) in the podcast below.
All lines courtesy of Bovada. (Home teams in caps)
Cole
New York Giants (-1.5) over CAROLINA
St. Louis (+7) over CHICAGO
DALLAS (-7) over Tampa Bay
San Francisco (-7.5) over MINNESOTA
Detroit (-3.5) over TENNESSEE
WASHINGTON (-4) over Cincinnati
New York Jets (-3) over MIAMI
NEW ORLEANS (-9) over Kansas City
Buffalo (-3) over CLEVELAND
INDIANAPOLIS (-3) over Jacksonville
ARIZONA (+4) over Philadelphia
Atlanta (-3) over SAN DIEGO
Houston (-2) over DENVER
Pittsburgh (-4.5) over OAKLAND
BALTIMORE (-3) over New England
Green Bay (-3.5) over SEATTLE
Last week: 7-8-1
Season: 14-17-1
Doyle
CAROLINA (+1.5) over New York Giants
St. Louis (+7) over CHICAGO
DALLAS (-7) over Tampa Bay
San Francisco (-7.5) over MINNESOTA
Detroit (-3.5) over TENNESSEE
WASHINGTON (-4) over Cincinnati
MIAMI (+3) over New York Jets
NEW ORLEANS (-9) over Kansas City
Buffalo (-3) over CLEVELAND
INDIANAPOLIS (-3) over Jacksonville
Philadelphia (-4) over ARIZONA
Atlanta (-3) over SAN DIEGO
Houston (-2) over DENVER
Pittsburgh (-4.5) over OAKLAND
BALTIMORE (-3) over New England
Green Bay (-3.5) over SEATTLE
Last week: 8-7-1
Hear this week's picks podcast below.
