Well… So far, so flawless. No losses anyway. 2 Free Picks and I’m on my way. The Giants came back and pushed after looking pretty mediocre. The Ravens tried to lose it late, but it’s the pre-season and last minute comebacks are few and far between. So I tie won and win another and yes, so far we are looking good. Here is my review of the two Thursday Games I picked. 

New York Giants @ Detroit Lions (-3): PUSH

The Giants didn’t do anything offensively until the 4th quarter where David Carr, of all people, decided he was going to be productive and tossed a touchdown pass to tie up the game. At that point, I was hoping for a field goal to push or to get really lucky and watch Detroit score a late touchdown to win it. An Eddie Johnson (back-up kicker) field goal with 2:47 left put the Lions up 3 for good, and I got a push. The game was pretty even across the board, yards and everything, but the home team took it. Eli Manning looked bad while Kitna and crew looked polished.

Baltimore Ravens (+5) @ New England Patriots: WIN

The Ravens came out just like I thought they would, handling the Patriots back-ups for much of the first half. Up 16-3 in the 2nd half, I thought this one was going to be a blow-out. Of course I was wrong and it wasn’t as easy as I had hoped. The Patriots scored 12 unanswered points and went for a 2-point conversion to win it. It was unsuccessful and the Ravens came out of New England with a win to open the pre-season. Covering seemed safe throughout, but you never know what Bellichick is going to pull.  None of the 3 Raven quarterbacks were all that successful. Boller had the best passing numbers but turned the ball over twice. Troy Smith did alright, but was just 5-12 passing the ball. And rookie 1st Rounder Joe Flacco was 0-3. The Patriots got most of their yards on the ground. Both defenses played well. My first win of the year felt good, even if it was the pre-season.