12. Miami @ ARIZONA (-7):

Joker: Could the Cardinals get an easier start to the season?  A road game against San Fran, and then a home game against the Dolphins.  Well the Dolphins were more respectable then I thought they’d be in week 1, but the Jets are overrated.  The Dolphins offense sucks, and I don’t know I think the Cardinals offense will be too much for them to handle.  I basically think the Dolphins suck.  I don’t like giving away 7 points on Arizona, but I have trouble visualizing the Dolphins keeping the game within a score on the road.  The running game looked terrible and do you really think they are better then SF (at least SF at home and Miami on the road).  I got to take the chalk at home in this one, even though I would rather take nothing at all.

Cardinals -7

OZ: I agree with you about the Jets; they’re overrated and that’s why the Dolphins could hang with them in week one. The ‘Phins now go on the road to Arizona, who looked okay offensively against UC-Davis (oh, that was the 49ers?). The Dolphins have no one that can cover Larry Fitzgerald (see: Randy Moss’s two TD’s last season and Jericho Cotchery’s TD last week). There’s no way the Cardinals don’t destroy Miami at home.

Cardinals -7

Each week the Joker and Oz will be providing a breakdown, conversation, and some comedy regarding each NFL game for us at the Union. You can find Joker blogging every once in a while at Downtown Padres and OZ at The Matthew Osgood.  Records after week 1, Joker 8-8, and OZ, 6-10.