Thanks to comments and emails from several of you, we have 3 entries still alive and in need of a week 3 pick and strategy for all the remaining weeks. Here is a summary of our 3 entries:
| Entry Name | Week 1 Winner | Week 2 Winner |
| Tony/Cody | Baltimore | Washington |
| Johnny | Indianapolis | Washington |
| Ryan | Green Bay | Washington |
In week 3, I recommend that the Johnny and Ryan entries go with Baltimore for their winner. Following a win on the road at San Diego, the Ravens are now power ranked #1 and facing the 0-2 Cleveland Browns in week 3 who are ranked #29. The Browns are the second worst team the Ravens will face between weeks 3 and 17. The worst is during week 14 when the Detroit Lions (rank #31) play Baltimore in Baltimore. Although my model predicts that that week 14 game will be even more of a blowout than this week 3 affair, the week 14 matchup is down-weighted for being so far into the future, and the model says to use Baltimore now in week 3.
With Baltimore not available, the Tony Cody entry has a tougher decision in week 3. For week 3 for this entry the model is going with the Philadelphia Eagles (rank #9) who host the Kansas City Chiefs (rank #30). The Eagles did just get blownout at home in week 2. However, if you're going to win your pool, you can't use one of the very best (top-5) teams every single week, and you're going to have to use the 9th best team at some point. In the case of the Eagles, the KC Cheifs are the worst team remaining on their entire schedule and the Eagles remain at home in week 3. If you wanted to avoid the Eagles, the only other predicted blowout winner you could consider using is the NY Giants who are on the road at Tampa Bay. However, I would definitely recommend saving the Giants until week 5 when they host the lowly (even worse than the Tampa Bay Bucs) Oakland Raiders at the Meadowlands. Also, you really need to save the New York Giants for week 5, because my model is telling me that their really aren't any other good options in week 5. Eagles stock may be low heading into week 3, but to give yourself the best chance at winning your entire pool I'd go with the Eagles in week 3.
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