There is so much to discuss about Sunday night’s game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. Let’s start with the QB matchup between an all-time great Aaron Rodgers who is locked in the hall of fame up against Justin Fields who is part of the future QBs in the league in the years to come. Also, this matchup features an ongoing rivalry that started back in 1921. A lot of history between the two teams as both teams have combined for 22 NFL Championships (including 5 Super Bowls) and produced 48 Pro Football Hall of Famers. It’s been a great rivalry in the past but lately, it hasn’t been much of a rivalry as Aaron Rodgers has dominated the Bears since entering the league with a 21-6 record since 2005, and recently Rodgers has won 9 of the last 10 meetings between the NFC North Rivals.
Bears coming off a win at home against the San Francisco 49ers. Justin Fields looks good in the season opener despite only throwing 17 passes in the game. He completed 8 passes and two were for touchdowns. Not much from the rest of the offense to really excite you going into Sunday night as the running game only has 99 yards overall with one touchdown. If the Niners want to win against the Packers Justin Fields and the rest of the offense will have to ramp up their game and put more points on the board. The Bear’s defense was able to hold the Niners only to 10 points in the win but was only able to get 2 sacks and 1 interception with very little pressure on the QB. Chicago Bears need to be on another level Sunday night to show the rest of the league that they can compete with anyone, especially Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers.
Despite losing in week one after a bad showing Green Bay is expected to win this matchup. Aaron Rodgers wasn’t at his best against the Vikings throwing 22-34 for 195 yards and no touchdowns. Not your typical Rodgers performance but not something that you will see back-to-back weeks. Packer’s offensive line couldn’t protect Rodgers allowing 4 sacks an area that will need improvement if Aaron Rodgers wants to get the offense going. The Packers defense didn’t produce much on their end only getting one sack and allowing 23 points.
There isn’t much to say about the Packers right now as they have many areas that need improvement to be a winning team as we are used to seeing. An NFC North rivalry matchup against the Bears may be what the Packers need to light a fire in the team and perform better than what we saw in the season opener. As for the Bears this game not only would they start the season 2-0 but it would also show that the Bears are heading in the right direction for the future with Justin Fields leading the way as the franchise quarterback. A win for the Bears could be the start of a new win streak versus the Packers and possibly Aaron Rodgers is just not the same guy we are used to seeing or maybe the Packers aren’t the same anymore. Only time will tell but the Sunday Nights game will give us a view of what is to come for both franchises.
Prediction: The Green Bay Packers will win this game 24 – 14
New York Jets go into FirstEnergy Stadium after a tough loss to the Raven in week one. Not how the Jets fans wanted to start the season but without Zach Wilson. The starting job at quarterback will continue to be Joe Flacco’s in week two against the Cleveland Browns who are coming off a win against former quarterback Baker Mayfield. The browns are feeling good after their win and should have great momentum against the Jets. The Browns defense will dominate the majority of the game and help the Cleveland Browns start the season 2- 0 as they should cruise through this week 2 matchup. Expect both running backs, Chubb & Hunt, to eat all game long in this one as well.
Score Prediction: Browns 28 – Jets 10
Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions
Carson Wentz and the Washington Commanders start off their first season together strong with a victory in week one over the Jaguars and now go into week 2 to face the Detroit Lions. Wentz had a good game to start the season throwing 313 yards on completing 27 of 41 attempts and 4 touchdowns so guess you can say it was a great start for him. On the other end, the Detroit Lions lost their season opener too in a high-scoring game against the Eagles to only lose by 3 points. Lions will look to build off that game and are favorites to win the week 2 matchup versus the Commander. Lion could be a team to watch as they have the potential to make some noise this year throughout the season. Look for St.Brown & Swift to make the proper plays to give the victory to the Lions in this nailbiter.
Score Prediction: Lions 31 – Commanders 28
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
Big division matchup in week 2 and should be the game of the week between the Bucs and the Saints. The Saints led by Jameis Winston host Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Saints won their week one game by a field goal at the end of the game but not sure that will be enough to beat the Bucs at home. Winston and the Saints defense will have to perform at their highest level to beat out the Bucs. Brady and the Bucs cruised in week one against the Cowboys and will look to do the same against the Saints but it’s never easy when it’s a divisional game between these two. The game is going to come down to whose defense will make that one stop to secure the win. Don’t expect a high-scoring game in this matchup. Look for the Saints to utilize Taysom Hill in this game as well because Alvin Kamara & Mark Ingram are coming in this game banged up.
Score Prediction: Saints 24 – Buccaneers 21
Carolina Panthers at New York Giants
No one expected the Giants to win week one but after a big game from Saquon Barkley the Giants pulled off a week one upset against the Titans. Coming back after being down by 13 points the Giants secured the win with a touchdown pass from Daniel Jones. Barkley finished with 194 all-purpose yards and a touchdown in Giants win. After a performance like that you expect him to do the same against the Panthers so Carolina will have their hands full going up against the giants. But don’t think it will be easy as Baker Mayfield is coming off a loss versus his former team and a game, he wanted to win badly but didn’t get the job done as a team. Expect Baker to show up and be locked in against the Giants. If the Panther’s defense can keep Saquon Barkley under control, then they have a chance to beat the Giants.
Score Prediction: Giants 24 – Panthers 17
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
What momentum for the Steelers going into week 2 after beating the defending AFC Champs and division rival Cincinnati Bengals in the season opener? No one expected the Steelers to win, but they played hard and kept the game close to win it on a Boswell 53-yard field goal. Now the Steelers look to carry that momentum against the New England Patriots who are coming off a tough loss to the Dolphins. Mac Jones just didn’t look the same in the opener as he did last year. But can Bill Belichick and the Patriots bounce back against the Steelers and show they are better than what they showed in week one? Usually, Bill always finds a way to win so I would expect it to be a close game and a better performance from Mac Jones.
Score Prediction: Patriots 27 – Steelers 17
Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars
Another AFC South matchup between the Jags and Colts. Colts coming off a tie against the Texans and the Jags losing week one to the Commanders in a close game. The matchup between the veteran Matt Ryan and up-and-coming young star Trevor Lawrence. Matt Ryan looks to perform better in week 2 after his debut as a Colt didn’t go as expected in a game most picked for them to win. Jaguars’ offense looked solid with Lawrence under center with some help from running back James Robinson and receiver Christian Kirk, but the young team Jaguars couldn’t do enough to win the season opener but look to improve week by week and could show it in the matchup against the Colts.
Score Prediction: Jaguars 27 – Colts 23
Miami Dolphins at Baltimore Ravens
Ravens versus the Dolphins features two young stars in Tua Tagovailoa and Lamar Jackson. A matchup that can be high scoring and full of excitement as both quarterbacks have plenty of weapons to spread the ball around or make plays with their feet. Both teams are coming off impressive victories and this one is hard to really predict who will come out on top. It’s a game that will come down to the defense being able to make that one stop. Despite contract discussions between Ravens and Jackson or whether Tua is the guy for Miami both quarterbacks performed very well in season openers and would only expect them to get better through all the controversy or obstacles. It’s a must-watch game if available in your area. Grab your popcorn for this one.
Score Prediction: Miami 34 – Baltimore 31
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Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams
The Rams look to bounce back after a bad start in the season opener as the defending champions. Matt Stafford and the Rams didn’t look very good in week one but don’t expect that to continue in the week 2 matchup against the Falcons who are also coming off a close loss. Aaron Donald and Ram’s defense will show why they are the defending champs and dominate this week’s matchup. The Falcons had a solid performance from Mariota and running back Cordarrelle Patterson but don’t think they will do enough to challenge the Champs.
Score Prediction: Rams 34 – Falcons 13
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
Seattle looked great in their home opener on Monday night football beating former QB Russell Wilson and Denver Broncos. Won a close game after a missed field goal by Denver in the last seconds of the game but were hit with a huge injury to Jamal Adams who is out for the remainder of the season. Despite that injury early in the game, Geno Smith has a great game throwing 2 touchdowns to help the Seahawks secure win but can he perform the same going up against the 49ers in San Francisco. A 49ers team who put the ball in Trey Lance’s hands to carry the team this season despite Jimmy G’s restructuring his contract to stay with the team this season. But after the week one performance from Trey Lance what is the right move to name him the starter and future of the franchise. The week 2 matchup will give fans another look at Trey Lance and see if he is the guy up against a tough Seahawks defense.
Score Prediction: Seahawks 24 – 49ers 10
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Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys
AFC Champs Cincinnati Bengals are in Dallas this week going up against a Cowboys team that has been hit with a major blow after losing Dak Prescott in their season debut. Dak was taken out of their season opener in the 4th quarter after injuring their wrist which will sideline him for several weeks after having surgery on it. Going to be a tough year for the Cowboys without Dak and it’s not going to get better in week two going up against the Bengals. Joe Burrow and the Bengals look to bounce back in week two in a matchup that shouldn’t be much of a challenge and cruise the majority of the game. The Bengals will look the same as last year and dominate on both sides of the ball.
Score Prediction: Bengals 37 – Cowboys 13
Arizona Cardinals at Las Vegas Raiders
In the week 2 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, the Las Vegas Raiders need to improve on the offense to get the first win of the season. Derek Carr threw for 2 touchdowns with 295 yards but ended with 3 interceptions against the Chargers. Can Carr keep the ball out of the Cardinal’s secondaries hands this week. If can cut back on the interceptions the Raiders have a great chance to win the game and not keep it close against a Cardinals team missing their top receiver DeAndre Hopkins for the majority of the season. Leaving Murray to carry the majority of the workload in the air or on the ground as the Cardinals lacked productivity from their running backs. Without any help from the rest of the Cardinal’s offense, it’s going to be a tough season for Kyler Murray to win games.
Score Prediction: Raiders 28 – Cardinals 13
Houston Texans at Denver Broncos
Texans started their season in a tie in a game most expected them to lose but fought hard despite giving up a 20 to 3 lead. How do you bounce back from a tie in a game that should have been locked up going into the 4th quarter? Well going up against a Denver Broncos team led by Russell Wilson is not what the Texans want to see in week 2. A matchup the Broncos look to bounce back from loss and for the Texans a game that will show if they are better than last season or just as bad. Davis Mills has a solid game to start the season throwing 240 yards and 2 touchdowns in a game that should have been a win, but the Texans defense let him down. On the other end, Russell Wilson faced his former team in a revenge game and performed well throwing 340 yards with a touchdown but not enough to get a win against his former team. This game can only go two ways the Broncos blowing out the Texans or the Texans keeping the game close but not able to seal the victory.
The Nike officially released pictures of the Nike Lebron 20 “Barely Green”, they will be releasing over at Nike.com or on the Nike SNKRS app.
Tech information has been released on the Nike Lebron 20 at a quick glance we can call out a couple unique features. Starting off with the double swoosh, The upper seems to be made up of Nike flyknit infused with TPU although not yet confirmed. The Lebron 20 also does come with a Nike Air Zoom unit, Cushlon midsole and a carbon fiber shank. The outsole curves into a crown leading up to the midsole and you also have the lebron logo on the heel. The outsole also has Lebron James signature dunk surrounded by a unique traction pattern.
Expect the Lebron 20 “Barely Green” colorway to release soon for a retail price of $200 USD on Nike.com stay tuned for updates.
Marcus Jordan is collaborating with Jordan brand to release another sneaker. This time around it will be the Air Jordan 7 in which the colorway is inspired by the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
The upper is dressed in white, red, navy and gold accents. Micheal Jordan’s signature is on the heel of the sneaker, along with a gold backtab with the trophy room logo and Jordan’s number 9 he wore with the Olympic basketball team, on the inside of the tongue there is a quote that says “New sheriff in town” and the date June 22, 1992. The pull tab is a nod to the Olympic logo. A special box, clipboard and extra laces are also included with the Trophy Room X Jordan 7.
Look for the Air Jordan 7 X Trophy room to release in October exclusively at the Trophy room Store.
Fresh off an NBA Finals Championship Run Golden State Warriors super star Stephen Curry is reportedly close to signing a lifetime deal with Under Armour worth $1 Billion. Curry would be joining very rare company while Lebron James, Micheal Jordan and Manchester United Super Star Cristiano Ronaldo are the only other athletes to have lifetime deals.
After Leaving Nike, Curry Joined Under Armour in 2013 and has 9 signature sneakers with the 10th coming soon. Curry has his own line/brand with Under Armour similar to the Jordan and Nike Deal. Curry’s current contract keeps him at Under Armour till 2024, but It seems Under Armour wants to get ahead of the deadline to secure a lifetime deal with Curry.
While nothing has been signed yet or announced and negotiations are still going on, things are certainly looking like the partnership will continue. For now take a look down below at the Under Armour Curry One and Two sneakers.
