Clash of the Cappers – 2016 Week 2

By Josh Mansilla (@Manzilla36)

Throughout the 2016 NFL season, NFL handicapper Josh Mansilla will be providing his weekly plays, along with a brief write-up on how he sees the games playing out. We’ll track his picks alongside those of other capper, Dan Urda, to see who best assisted our readers throughout the season. Dan’s picks for Week 1 can be found on this week’s podcast.

Season Records

Josh Mansilla: 1-0

Dan Urda: 3-1

Broncos -6

Like last week, we are taking a team with a superior advantage on both the defensive and offensive lines. If you haven’t realized by now, the Broncos can win with basically anyone under center. They beat the Panthers last week with a QB who made his first ever start. The Broncos turned the ball over 3 times and still managed to come away with a victory.

The Colts are just not a good football team. Their offensive line allowed the most sacks last year and they have not gotten any better. They couldn’t even beat a bad Detroit team at home in their opener. The Broncos O-line will allow them to run the ball and CJ Anderson should have another big week. Siemian will get comfortable in the pocket and I do not see this offense turning the ball over as much as they did week 1. This will allow Denver to control the game and the Colts will have to play from behind, which has bad news written all over it. Indianapolis does not have a running game and Denver’s pass rush will eat them up.

In the last 27 seasons, the Denver Broncos are 28-3 at home in the first 2 weeks of the season. This can be attributed to the difficulties the road team might face when playing in the altitude early in the season. Just one more thing the Colts would need to overcome; I like Denver to walk away with an easy victory.

Survivor Pick

The Denver game is also a solid pick in Survivor pools, but me personally, I am taking the Carolina Panthers. The Cats are -14 at home vs. the 49ers, which is almost certainly going to get me to week 3. The Broncos have 3 home games between weeks 5-8 where they will be comfortable favorites much like this game, so I plan on saving them for one of those weeks in my Survivor pool.

Good luck everyone.