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Football is back tonight! OK, football is kind of back tonight. It’s Week 1 of the preseason, and after several long months without football, beggars can’t be choosers. So let’s get excited about this weekend’s games and make some predictions on which teams we think will walk away with wins this weekend.
The Falcoholic staff will be making picks for each NFC South and primetime game this year, and we’re warming up with this week’s games. Obviously the Falcons play the Jets on Friday. We’ve also got Buccaneers vs. Dolphins, Panthers vs. Bills, Saints vs. Jaguars, and we’re throwing in Steelers vs. Eagles and Washington vs. Patriots for good measure.
Our experts are pretty split on every game but Saints-Jaguars. That’s because our writers are intelligent people who know the Saints are trash and expect the dominant Jaguars defense — even at the third string level and beyond — to make quick work of New Orleans.
Here are this week’s picks.
Preseason Week 1 picks
| Name | TB vs. MIA | CAR vs. BUF | NO vs. JAX | ATL vs. NYJ | PIT vs. PHI | WAS vs. NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | TB vs. MIA | CAR vs. BUF | NO vs. JAX | ATL vs. NYJ | PIT vs. PHI | WAS vs. NE |
| Carter Brazeale | Dolphins | Panthers | Jaguars | Falcons | Eagles | Patriots |
| Jeanna Thomas | Dolphins | Bills | Jaguars | Falcons | Eagles | Patriots |
| Kyle McClendon | Buccaneers | Panthers | Jaguars | Falcons | Steelers | Patriots |
| Matt Chambers | Dolphins | Bills | Jaguars | Jets | Steelers | Washington |
| Adnan Ikic | Buccaneers | Panthers | Jaguars | Falcons | Eagles | Patriots |
| Cory Woodroof | Buccaneers | Panthers | Jaguars | Jets | Eagles | Patriots |
| DW | Dolphins | Bills | Jaguars | Falcons | Eagles | Washington |
| Kevin Knight | Dolphins | Bills | Jaguars | Jets | Eagles | Washington |
Weigh in with your thoughts and predictions in the comments.