Detroit at Denver

Mike Shanahan put together one of the best preseason records of all time when he patrolled the sidelines in Denver. You could count on him every time the Broncos took the field. Things have changed under the regime of Josh McDaniels. In his first five preseason games, the Ponies won just once. Jim Schwartz has a Lions team that needs confidence. They do have better personnel this year, but he needs to understand the mindset of winning. He has led them to a winning record in the preseason. The Broncos did a lot of experimenting on defense last week opening the door for a lightly-offensive Cincinnati team to push across 33 points. I look for more of the same in this one, and will go with the Lions and the OVER.