The New England Patriots are 0-2 in the preseason, but I think they'll turn up the tempo here at Detroit in Week 3.

We're likely to see more of Tom Brady and the other starters, and then they're simply a much better team than Matthew Stafford and the Lions who are unbeaten through their two warmup games so far.

The Lions may have been solid on the defensive side of the ball, but they've not looked all that good offensively averaging 20 points per game. The Pats have scored a total of 47 points despite losing twice, and I think their defense will improve enough this week to make Pats the play.

My selection is an 8* play on New England Patriots.