This section expresses my gut feeling with regard to which NFL players I feel will have good days and those that will have bad ones. I remind everyone to take these picks with a grain of salt. They are certainly NOT meant to override our weekly rankings! They are based upon past performances as well as this week's match-up. The start of the season brings some very interesting match-ups, including the New England Patriots at the Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks (repeat from last February), San Francisco at L.A. Rams (Australia), Buffalo at Houston, Tampa Bay at Cincinnati, and Denver at Kansas City on Monday night. One piece of advice I always stand by concerning week #1 is the following... ALWAYS START YOUR BEST PLAYERS if they are HEALTHY and STARTING. It takes a while for trends to develop, so just because Baltimore Ravens WR Zay Flowers is facing the Colts secondary and CB Sauce Gardner doesn't mean you should bench him for a player like Las Vegas Raiders WR Tre Tucker, facing a very beatable Dolphins secondary. DON'T OVER-ANALYZE. You may live to regret it.

Look for these Picks to Click!

• QB Joe Burrow/CIN - Should start the season off with a bang against the Bucs!
• QB Bake Mayfield/TB - A real shootout against the Bengals!
• QB Caleb Williams/CHI - Hello Carolina!
• QB Trevor Lawrence/JAX - No Myles Garrett will make Trevor very happy!
• QB Jared Goff/DET - Will burn the Saints for multiple scores at home!
• RB Saquon Barkley/PHI - Smashes for two scores on the Commanders!
• RB Omarion Hampton/LAC - Scores on the Cardinals!
• RB Derrick Henry/BAL - King Henry lights up the Colts run defense!
• RB Breece Hall/NYJ - An auto-start against the Titans!
• RB Bucky Irving/TB - Scores on the Bengals!
• WR George Pickens/DAL - Big plays coming against the Giants!
• WR DeVonta Smith/PHI - A new era in Philly arrives with a score!
• WR Luther Burden/CHI - Scores on the Panthers!
• WR Courtland Sutton/DEN - Old reliable scores on the Chiefs!
• WR Mike Evans/SF - Welcomes his new team with a score!
• TE Sam LaPorta/DET - Scores at home against the Saints.
• TE Isaiah Likely/NYG - Scores at home against the Cowboys.
• TE Dallas Goedert/PHI - Scores at home against the Commanders.

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• QB Jayden Daniels/WAS - Temper your expectations against a tough Eagles defense.
• QB Patrick Mahomes/KC - First game back against a very good Broncos defense is not good.
• QB Sam Darnold/SEA - He's not lighting up the Patriots secondary this week.
• QB C.J. Stroud/HOU - The Bills will limit him.
• QB Deshaun Watson/CLE - Against the Jaguars? NOPE.
• RB Jeremiyah Love/ARZ - CAUTION PLAY. Could be limited against the tough Chargers if he plays.
• RB TreVeyon Henderson/NE - Ditto against the Seahawks on the road!
• RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt/WAS - Not feeling it against the Eagles.
• RB Kyle Monangai/CHI - Seems unlikely to play this week due to knee injury.
• RB Quinshon Judkins/CLE - Tough sledding against the Jaguars!
• WR Xavier Worthy/KC - Not against the Broncos secondary!
• WR Khalil Shakir/BUF - His injury could limit him against a tough Texans defense.
• WR Romeo Doubs/NE - Tough match-up on the road in Seattle.
• WR Jordan Addison/MIN - Not feeling it with a new QB against the Packers.
• WR Carnell Tate/TEN - Let the rookie prove himself before you start him.
• TE T.J. Hockenson/MIN - We really don't know how Murray connects with big T.J. right now.
• TE George Kittle/SF - CAUTION PLAY. Will be limited if he plays against the Rams.
• TE Chiggy Okonkwo/WAS - The Eagles always play the TE well.

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