With Adrian Peterson deactivated and Teddy Bridgewater making his first NFL start in place of an injured Matt Cassel, the Atlanta Falcons (2-1) are a near-unanimous pick over the Minnesota Vikings (1-2) this week. After watching Matt Ryan and Co. pile up 56 points on an overmatched Tampa Bay team last Thursday, it's hard believe the shorthanded Vikes can keep up offensively.
Falcons vs. Vikings 2014 picks and predictions: Atlanta heavy favorites
Sorry Teddy, the experts are pretty much in agreement you’re going to lose.
Sean Gardner
Adam Schefter is the only one of ESPN’s 14 experts going with the Vikings, and Mike Garfaolo is outnumbered seven to one over at Fox Sports. It’s a clean sweep at CBS, where all nine panelists are picking Atlanta. In fact, all but one of the CBS experts are taking the Falcons to cover the 3.5-point spread.
CBS columnist Pete Prisco is predicting a 31-20 Falcons win, writing that a fast start will doom Bridgewater in his first start.
The Vikings can’t allow Matt Ryan to get hot and put up a lot of points. That will put too much pressure on Bridgewater. But I think that’s exactly what will happen. Falcons take it.
The guys at SB Nation agree ... except for Matt Ufford.
| Week 2 | Ryan Van Bibber | Stephen White | Joel Thorman | David Fucillo | Danny Kelly | PFT Commenter | Matt Ufford |
| ATL vs. MIN | ATL | ATL | ATL | ATL | ATL | ATL | MIN |
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