NFL Week one Game one LOST ONE! The Oakland Raider's, misled by QB Kerry Collins' fumble on his own 8 yd line, along with WR Randy Moss' three dropped passes that led to the Raiders having to punt, and usually reliable Field Goal Kicker and date rape drug mixer, Sebastian Janikowski missing a common 39 yard field goal helped the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (- 7-= -7 1/2 pts.) win and cover the spread 30-20 in the NFL's season opening game at Foxboro Stadium (or whatever corporation is calling the stadium their's now) in Foxboro, Massachusetts outside Boston. This was NE's 20th straight win at home and the Raider's 10th season opening loss in the last 11 years.

NE was led by QB TOM BRADY's usual mistake-free game and the same for the rest of the Patriots' team as well.

I still feel I had the right side in this game and am not surprised I took a bad beat here. It happened in the playoffs two years ago as well but this time the Raiders had no referee's to blame. Coach Norv Turner will whip this rag tag bunch of misfits into a lean and mean fighting machine by season's half point. Beware the line value though as OAK is somewhat a public team becaause of their bad boy attitude. Squeaky clean Tom Brady and the NE PATS are definitely the class of the AFC and should be tough to beat outright, but if they get points once this season I would be surprised. They have a tough couple of weeks ahead of them with road games at Carolina, Pittsburgh, Atlanta,and Denver while playing at home only one more time (San Diego on October 2) before late OCT! Look to play against them in these upcoming weeks. They will make or break their season in this scheduling fluke--that gives them a huge advantage in the frozen weather of NE in late NOV and DEC. Wonder who the NFL is routing for?????