Joe: 16-13, Bills. I’m picking overtime this week, too. Something that I didn’t mention with the Raiders writer from Tales from the Darkside, was how the Raiders were terrible against the run last year. They were ranked 30th!! I couldn’t believe it. They have a number of studs on that front seven. Strange. Look for a lot of Fred Jackson. Pass defense, even though the Raiders can get pressure on the QB, their corners are very untested. Bottom line: The Bills offense has some match-ups they can exploit. However, I don’t want to give our offense too much credit. They played well last week, but this is still the bottom 3rd ranked offense from last year. l think this will be a slugfest. I just can’t see either offense putting up a lot of points on each other. Then again, I said the same thing last week.
Alex: I’m going to say the Bills win this, 28-21. It won’t be much of a defensive battle as I think the Bills defense will not be as sharp as last week. However, Ryan Fitzpatrick and the offense will be riding high from last week’s win and ultimately should be able to power their way to another win.
Brian: 23-17, Bills. Although I think Oakland’s defensive front four and physical running game will give the Bills a little trouble, I think the defense is especially up for the challenge. The Bills front seven need to put pressure on Jason Campbell. I think the Raiders coming off a MNF game and traveling across the country for a 1pm start also helps. This game will be a very nice measuring stick to see if this team has improved. It’s a game they can win…and should win.
Rob: 27-24, Bills. While the Bills looked outstanding in their first game of the year against the Chiefs, I can’t see them having another offensive explosion like that. The Oakland defensive line are simply too big and too strong to let Ryan Fitzpatrick get as much time as he did last week. I could be wrong, but I don’t think the Bills defense will be able to contain McFadden. Oakland’s secondary is questionable without Nnamdi, but if the Raiders running backs keep the Bills offense off the field, it won’t matter what the Bills offense does.
Mike: Bills 27, Raiders 17. Even before the KC game, I felt this was a game the Bills would win. Oakland is a bit of a paper tiger, and I’m convinced their 8-8 record last year was a fluke that will be further exposed by Asomugha’s departure. A Bills victory will set them up nicely for a Week 3 game against the Pats, which will be the first true measuring stick of this season. Bonus prediction: Oakland, being miffed that the league wouldn’t credit Sebastian Janikowski with a record-breaking 64-yard field goal in last week’s game, will let Janikowski try an even longer kick – and he’ll make it.
Mark: Bills 24, Raiders 14. Trying not to be cocky, but the Bills have no excuse to lose this one. Raiders are coming off a short work week and then fly cross-country to play us in our home opener which is a bummer for the Silver and Black. The Bills are brimming with confidence for the first time in a while. Raiders run game is tough, but I believe our D is up to the task, and our offense should keep rolling.
Brandon: 24-13, Raiders. Reasoning: Everyone is talking about how awesome the Bills are going to be this year based solely on their performance against the Chiefs. Well, don’t get too ahead of yourselves just yet, because the Chiefs’ defense looked terrible in the opener. So much of the Bills’ production was a direct result of missed tackles and poor coverage. The Raiders defense is much better than they get credit for. They can stop the run and rush the passer, two things Kansas City had zero success in doing last week. I think the Raiders get to Fitz early and often, and the Bills remind us why we were predicting them to finish well under .500 this season.
Chris: Buffalo 24, Oakland 17. Why not keep it going? Buffalo will have their issues with Oakland’s defensive front four, but Fitzpatrick will get rid of the ball quickly and the Bills are better against the run than the Broncos.
Matt: 24-14, Raiders. Because the Raiders will score more points than the Bills.
Shelby: 20-17, Bills. I think the home crowd will shoot something into the team to boost their confidence
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