NFL: Week 2

[Mirage]

Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs – 1pt Broncos to win @ 6/4 with Stan James I think there’s been a bit of an overreaction to both teams’ performances in Week 1. The Chiefs went to Texas and recorded a comfortable win over a poor Houston Texans side. Alex Smith played well but a couple of efforts to throw deep showed that he remains a QB who will always be most comfortable throwing the short, safe options. Don’t get me wrong, he does that well but sometimes he will need to produce that bit extra when the going gets tough. Jamaal Charles and Travis Kelce both had their usual good games but the O-line does remain a bit of a worry. Although the Chiefs were impressive they didn’t have to get out of second gear for most of the game. Brian Hoyer getting benched summed up the standard of an offense that is hamstrung by the loss of their star RB. The Broncos have had a tough few days since their win over Baltimore. Yes, their offense didn’t click but we do have to remember that the Ravens have a very solid defense – one which will take the sting out of a lot of sides this year. Peyton Manning didn’t have a great game but I don’t think that people should be jumping to conclusions just yet. This is an offense that still has the likes of Sanders, Thomas and Anderson so I’m willing to believe that the low score in Week 1 will be an anomaly come the end of the season rather than the start of a trend. This Broncos roster has plenty of playmakers on defense to again be up there with the best in the league. That means that more often than not the offense won’t actually need to do a huge amount to win games. The Broncos have won 8 of the last 10 games between these sides, including the last 4 in Kansas. The Broncos have far too many weapons on both sides of the ball to be anywhere near this price. I am more than happy to put my faith in Manning, Sanders, Miller, Ware and co. to come away from Kansas with yet another win.