WEEK 3 BOLD PREDICTIONS: LAMAR JACKSON OUTTHROWS PATRICK MAHOMES; GIANTS WIN
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Throughout the 2019 season, NFL Network analysts will provide one bold prediction heading into each weekend's games. Here are their thoughts on Week 3:
[Lamar Jackson vs. Patrick Mahomes.](https://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2019092204/2019/REG3/ravens@chiefs) It's the most-anticipated matchup of Week 3, and with good reason: Both teams rank in the top three in total offense and top five in scoring and passing. I think we all expect Mahomes to dazzle us through the air, but Jackson's performance could go a number of ways, as we've seen him win games this season with both his arm and legs. In this game, Jackson goes toe-to-toe with Mahomes at Arrowhead Stadium and finishes with more passing yards than the reigning league MVP.
The
[Daniel Jones](/player/danieljones/2562299/profile) era gets underway Sunday
[against the Buccaneers in Tampa](https://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2019092209/2019/REG3/giants@buccaneers), and
[Giants](/teams/newyorkgiants/profile?team=NYG) fans should be excited. The rookie quarterback posted an 85.3 completion percentage and 137.3 passer rating in the preseason. In his regular-season debut, Jones will throw for 300 yards and lead New York to its first victory of the 2019 season.
Kansas City was part of the highest-scoring contest in 2018 (
[Rams over Chiefs, 54-51](https://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2018111900/2018/REG11/chiefs@rams)), and it happens again this season -- this time against
[Lamar Jackson](/player/lamarjackson/2560757/profile) and the
[Ravens](/teams/baltimoreravens/profile?team=BAL), who are averaging 41 points per game heading into Week 3. Prepare for offensive fireworks Sunday at Arrowhead when these two teams combine for 100 points.
The
[Browns](/teams/clevelandbrowns/profile?team=CLE)' offense started clicking a bit
[last week](https://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2019091600/2019/REG2/browns@jets), and we finally got to really see the Baker Mayfield-
[Odell Beckham](/player/odellbeckham/2543496/profile) Jr. connection we've all been waiting for. This week against the
[Rams](/teams/losangelesrams/profile?team=LA)' fifth-ranked defense
[on "Sunday Night Football,"](https://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2019092213/2019/REG3/rams@browns) Beckham
*and*
[Jarvis Landry](/player/jarvislandry/2543488/profile) get 120-plus receiving yards.
Brissett has yet to reach 200 yards passing in a game this season. And he's only thrown for 300 yards in two of his 19 career starts. The fourth-year pro has a huge day
[against the Falcons' defense](https://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2019092203/2019/REG3/falcons@colts) and finishes with
*400* passing yards.