CodeMonkey

Geez for $30 a year it sure beats trying to wrestle with the free services to get them to work.

One reason is so that you can see the game better. For all except the best seats, there will be times you will not have a good view of the game. Plus halftime, during the numerous dead time commercial breaks. Lots of reasons.

Yup, could happen here as well. But is that where the smart money is?

Exactly. TT has essentially no experience either other than being 4 years older and holding the clipboard for Flacco. Hopefully TT learned a lot from Flacco and we see some of that Sunday. But the truth is, the last time TT started a football game of any kind that mattered was in 2011, and it was also in college. Most, myself included, think Winston is considerably more talented than Taylor. But I personally am hoping those 4 years of seasoning allow Taylor to perform to the best of his abilities Sunday. We will see.

Colts 24-16 (No Dareus)

Yes. The theory being I think that if you are in the league for 4 years and cannot get on the field, you are probably not very good. While high draft picks (higher than TT was drafted years earlier) that are good enough to start their first year are likely to be better. At least that's how I can rationalize their list.

FiveThirtyEight pick posted. Here is the rest of their picks:

Suspect line, last ranked QB by some if not most, no ground and pound run game, Shady may not be 100% at the start. I personally see average not below average. But I'm a Bills fan. I think the bottom line though is QB. Rightly or wrongly, if you have one you are good, if you don't you suck.

According to Cortana the best bets are: Packers @Bears - Green Bay wins (71.6% chance) Giants @Cowboys - Dallas wins (70.2% chance)

Handoff to Shady left side for 3 yards. 13 first downs.

Updated with ESPN picks.

They can make you feel good if they predict your team will be good and go to the playoffs, even if it isn't true.

Everything I read seems to be about the Bills QB, or lack thereof, and Rex. Nothing to do with MLB.

Buffalo Bills 2014 Record: 9-7 | 2015 Proj. W: 8.0 | Playoff Odds: 33.1% Off. Rank: 24th | Def. Rank: 2nd | S.T. Rank: 18th http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/tom-brady-and-the-patriots-take-on-the-dolphins-bills-and-jets/ Has them ranked 3rd in the AFCE only ahead of the Jests. Let the hate begin!

4 years in the league and zero starts for TT, that's why. No need for anyone to get their panties in a bunch. We will see Sunday.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/madden-challenge-can-you-win-the-super-bowl-with-this-dude-at-qb/

Cortana, FWIW, picked right 67% of the time over the last season. Now it shows the Colts winning chance at 53.3%. Well within the margin of error, particularly week 1. So like CBS and seemingly all non-Bills fans, Cortana sees the game as pick'em.

If your colleague is male, make the loser wear a female t-shirt of the winning team for a day at work.

CBS with Spread (Bills + 2.5): 4 pick the Bills, 4 pick the Colts (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/features/writers/expert/picks/against-the-spread/1) CBS Straight Up: 4 pick the Bills, 4 pick the Colts (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/features/writers/expert/picks/straight-up/1) ESPN: 7 take the Bills. 6 and the computer take the Colts. (http://espn.go.com/nfl/picks/_/week/1/seasontype/2) Microsoft Cortana: Colts win, 53.3% chance. (FYI Cortana was correct 67% of the time last season) (http://www.cortanapredictions.com/cortanax27s-predictions/week-1-picks-are-here) FiveThirtyEight: 52% Bills 47% Colts (http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2015-nfl-predictions/)

Might not be a bad thing for Taylor, but there is no way in hell it is a good thing for Manuel. He has seen how Cassel has performed all during camp and the preseason. To have the Bills list Manuel as #3 behind Cassel, who the Bills let go confident that no one would offer him even league minimum so they could save some money, tells Manuel exactly what Rex and Roman think of his abilities.

FiveThirtyEight's take on the Colts. They are doing articles on each of the divisions, this is from the one on the AFCS. They haven't done the AFCE yet. Indianapolis Colts 2014 Record: 11-5 | 2015 Projected Wins: 10.5 | Playoff Odds: 84.0% Offensive Rank: 2nd | Defensive Rank: 20th | Special Teams Rank: 17th http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/2015-nfl-preview-the-texans-jaguars-and-titans-will-try-to-rein-in-the-colts/

Maybe this explains why SONY isn't worried about actions from the NFL. They apparently pussified the movie. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/02/sports/football/makers-of-sonys-concussion-film-tried-to-avoid-angering-nfl-emails-show.html?ref=sports&_r=1

That "got out" on purpose since it was a popular move and they were hoping it cancel out at least some of the hate they knew would come from cutting #22.

You guys wash Whaleys balls even better that the MNF crew wash Brady's when he is playing. Well done!

Not to mention potentially very good for Jackson himself.