NFL PLAY

            WEEK 1   MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

* SAN DIEGO   +3    at    ARIZONA

First off, I am not sold on this Arizona team.  Carson Palmer throws to many picks.  PERIOD!  They won't have the injury prone, Mathieu, for tonight, or RB, Andre Ellington.  They lost a good LB, in Karlos Dansby and I really think their schedule wasn't that tough last year.  Believe it or not, even though they played in one of the toughest divisions.   They also had a chance to get into the playoffs, the last game of last year by playing a real team, San Francisco,  and failed big time, by losing by 14.  San Diego has really made some strides.  Yeah they barely got into the post season last year in a weaker conference, but I like how their young defense played in those two play-off games.  Phillip Rivers is really a great QB, and I love their chances this year to be a good, playoff team, again, and to win tonight.

PREDICTED SCORE : CHARGERS  26   CARDINALS  20