Zolak & Bertrand – The Football Card – Week 2
We’re onto the second Sunday of the NFL season, which means it’s time for Week 2 of The Football Card from Zolak & Bertrand.
It was a 3-2 record from the crew after Week 1, with Beetle, Zo, and T-Bone all coming away with wins. Hardy and Milliken weren’t so fortunate. Just a quick refresher on last week’s picks:
Zo had taken the Packers moneyline over the Bears. Beetle picked the Cowboys -3.5 over the Giants. Hardy put his money on the Seahawks -4.5 over the Rams. T-Bone put his hopes in the Jaguars -4.5 against the Colts and finally Milliken had the Broncos -3 over the Raiders, which R.J. Bell called his pick of the week, but it didn’t pay off.
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Scott Zolak (1-0): Packers @ Falcons – Packers (+1.5)
Aug 19, 2023; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) breaks a tackle by New England Patriots defensive tackle Davon Godchaux (92) in the first quarter at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Zo was all over the Packers in Week 1 upsetting the Bears and it worked out perfectly. He’s taking them as the underdog this time around because he thinks the Falcons are a fraud team. Green Bay shows up and makes a statement in Atlanta.
Marc Bertrand (1-0): Browns @ Steelers – Browns (-2.5)
CLEVELAND, OHIO – NOVEMBER 27: Myles Garrett #95 of the Cleveland Browns picks up Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after a sack during overtime at FirstEnergy Stadium on November 27, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
Beetle is all in on the Browns defense and if they’re going to be a playoff team, it starts with showing up on the road against the Browns. After an ugly Week 1 for the Steelers against the 49ers, it feels like an 0-2 start is destined for Mike Tomlin and his crew.
Hardy (0-1): Chiefs @ Jaguars – Chiefs (-3.5)
GLENDALE, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 12: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 to win Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
After Hardy was talked out of his pick last week, he wasn’t going to let it happen again. He’s all in on the Chiefs bouncing back after a disappointing Week 1, even against Trevor Lawrence and a surging Jaguars team. If Travis Kelce ends up being healthy for Sunday, it’ll go a long way.
T-Bone (1-0): Raiders @ Bills – Raiders (+8.5)
DENVER, COLORADO – SEPTEMBER 10: Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the Las Vegas Raiders celebrates after his team’s 17-16 win against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field At Mile High on September 10, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
While the Bills are looking to bounce back in a major way, T-Bone thinks that the Raiders will hang around enough to cover. Especially with the Bills traveling from the east coast for this matchup.
Milliken (0-1): Chargers @ Titans – Chargers (-2.5)
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 23: Justin Herbert #10 of the Los Angeles Chargers signals a play during a 37-23 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at SoFi Stadium on October 23, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Last week, the Chargers hung 34 points in a loss to the Dolphins, while the Titans and Ryan Tannehill struggled to do much of anything on offense as he threw 3 interceptions against the Saints. I have a hard time picturing Tennessee’s offense keeping pace with the Chargers, even with Austin Ekeler potentially being out. Give me Justin Herbert against a Titans’ defense that had trouble containing Derek Carr in the passing game last week.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – FEBRUARY 02: The betting line and some of the nearly 400 proposition bets for Super Bowl 50 between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos are displayed at the Race & Sports SuperBook at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino on February 2, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The newly renovated sports book has the world’s largest indoor LED video wall with 4,488 square feet of HD video screens measuring 240 feet wide and 20 feet tall. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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