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Week 16
With the Book
Medicine Cabinet
Last Call
Week 15
Home Heat
Different Objectives
Top Underdogs
Who Know What
Wrong is Right
Need and Focus
Pair of Strugglers
Friends and Foes
Sour Bite
Week 14
Time Spent
Weather Factor
With Insurance
Like Locusts
Mischievous Grin
As Good as it Gets
On a Roll
Head Hunting
Week 13
Left the Station
By Design
Looking Ahead
Here It Comes
Offense versus Defense
In Your Dreams
Oh for Three
Thanksgiving Trifecta
Just Visiting
Week 12
First in Sight
Pair of Leaders
Bears on Top
Same Old, Same Old
Exposure Reduced
History Lesson
Juggling Act
Bounce Back Big
Fade to Black
Week 11
Highs and Lows
Finally They Meet
Battle for First Place
Mission From God
Business as Usual
Under Play
Unfinished Business
Second Half Sprint
Hope for the Future
Week 10
Pack Tonight
Two Sides
NFC West War
Points Count
White Flag
Blind Spot
Seems Easy
Call Waiting
Return Meeting
Week 9
Defense Still Matters
Good Again
Returning Quarterbacks
Not So Bad
Blowouts Rule
Dolphins Dipping
Score This
Missing Score
Week 8
Expectations Leveled
Grudge Match
NFL and Gambling World Cry Foul
High Seas
Race to Five
Struggling Playoff Teams
Argue This
DeMeco Team Due
Week 7
Weighing Wins
Addition by Subtraction
Sharp or Not
Spark the Fuse
Hocus Pocus
Boarding the Jets
Cushion Crunch
Hot Meet Stout
Pedestal Perch
Week 6
Tightening Races
Arrowhead or Hammer
Missing Signal Callers
Little Boys
Special Circumstances
Then and Now
Old Versus New
Dolphins to Titans
Week 5
More to Know
Dominance in Streaks
Two Back is Hot
Spike Side
41 is Up
Bounce Back
Deal with the Devil
Cool Your Jets
Sleep Walking
Week 4
Backup to Win
Cold and Hot
Not So Obvious
Early Start
Yes We Can
New Clues
Up is Down
Dooms Night
Dead Center
Week 3
That's Entertainment
Road Trip
Perfect and Imperfect
About Time
Better Bet
Quarterback Resurgence
Cruise Control
Look of a Champion
Sitting Duck
Week 2
No Respect
QB Rivalry
Inches Short
Kidding Aside
Coaching Advantage
Turf Toe Spike
Prime Opener
Solo Act
Early Returns
Week 1
NFC North Battle
Everybody is Right
Assumptions
Happy Ending
QB Swap
Beginning of the End
Too Easy
Road Cowboys
Choose Wisely
Schedule It
Season Win Totals
Super Bowl Pick
Credit Collision
Burn in Hell
Before Relevance
No Repeats
Home and Auto
So Close
Preseason 3
Cheshire Cat Grin
Reverse Records
Clear Choice
Moving Parts
Not Ready for Prime Time
Preseason 2
Success and Failure
Jury Out
Real Competition
Quarterback Rich
Worst to First
Time to Reload
Sweet Spot
Preseason Magic
Preseason 1
Two Up, Two Down
Book Bet
Gone Fishing
Smart Rats
Early Value
Streaky
Hall of Fame
Two Good Ones
Ups and Downs
Offseason
Cause and Effect
Looking Forward
Purdy Value
Business for Profits
     
 
Start Here
by Dennis Ranahan

As is common this early in a National Football League season, weather is not a factor today. There is a 50/50 chance of some rain in Tampa, where the Buccaneers host the Washington Commanders, but no weather conditions that would affect play on the field at any site.

It is the start of a season, hopes run high in cities where chances of actually competing next February in Super Bowl LIX are low. One of the teams many thought could be on the doorstep of a Super Bowl this season, the Green Bay Packers, had their hopes delivered a severe blow when starting quarterback Jordan Love was injured late in the Packers loss in Brazil to the Philadelphia Eagles. He is likely going to miss at least four weeks of action.

With Love out, Green Bay is left with backups to rekindle their Super Bowl aspirations on the heels of an opening loss.

Tough duty.

The Indianapolis Colts open this season where they ended last year’s campaign, at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Last January, the Texans downed the Colts on their home field to complete their run from the worst team in football, two years running, to the playoffs. Now, the year after winning that playoff berth, which they parlayed into a victory over the Cleveland Browns before being routed by the Baltimore Ravens, C.J. Stroud and company will look to take another step forward beginning with today’s contest in Indianapolis.

There are more problems for the Texans today than a naked beekeeper faces on a hot day. Meteoric rises in the standings are often followed by a disappointing campaign before their talent and expectations can come back into alignment.

The Texans are talented and have a bright future, but they appear to be walking into a trap when they visit Lucas Oil Stadium today.

The Colts over the Texans are one of our four rated plays today.

As for the public, their three favorite plays of the week are predictably favorites. The most bet team by the public is the Miami Dolphins (-3½) over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The next most popular public plays are the Houston Texans (-3) over the Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills (-6½) over the Arizona Cardinals.

The money rated Qoxhi plays are now posted on this site, and if a Bullet Play develops in the final hour leading up to the first kickoff of the day, that game will be added to the recommendations by 9:45 a.m. Pacific Time.