CHALKS & amp; 'DOGS | Pro picks

Indianapolis (+ 3 1/2) at Jacksonville: Two of the Jaguars' victories came on touchdowns in the final seconds. In the other win, Denver's Quentin Griffin fumbled with 37 seconds remaining and the Broncos within range of a winning field goal. Things like that make young teams confident they can pull out any game. But Peyton Manning plus Edggerin James, Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne and Brandon Stokley might be a little too much to defend. COLTS, 35-24
New England (- 5 1/2) at Buffalo: The Patriots go for their 18th straight win, which would tie the NFL record. They lost 31-0 in Buffalo last year, then beat the Bills 31-0 at home. So ... PATRIOTS, 31 ..... no, 22-7
Kansas City (+ 5) at Baltimore: "It would be fun to turn around our season on a Monday night because all the experts have probably already written us off," Dick Vermeil says. Desperation CAN equal victory. CHIEFS, 20-19
Atlanta (+ 3 1/2) at Carolina: The Falcons would like to be this year's 2003 Panthers. Not yet. PANTHERS, 20-15
Philadelphia (- 8 1/2) at Chicago: The Eagles are the only team with three double-digit wins. That won't change this week. EAGLES, 34-7
New York Giants (+ 7) at Green Bay: Will Michael Strahan lay off Brett Favre because the quarterback dived to give the defensive lineman the sacks record in 2001? PACKERS, 24-20
Denver (- 3) at Tampa Bay: The Bucs are reverting back to their first two decades as losers. BRONCOS, 16-7
New York Jets (- 5) at Miami: The Jets are rested, the Dolphins punch-less. JETS, 20-2
Oakland (- 2) at Houston: The Raiders were wise to sign Kerry Collins. RAIDERS, 23-17
Tennessee (- 3) at San Diego: Expect Steve McNair to play. TITANS, 21-13
New Orleans (- 3) at Arizona: The Cardinals try, but they're still the Cardinals. SAINTS, 17-10
Cincinnati (+ 4) at Pittsburgh: Ben Roethlisberger and Carson Palmer: QBs of the future. Steelers, 17-9
St. Louis (- 3 1/2) at San Francisco: The Rams won't have to try a squib kick against the punch-less 49ers. RAMS, 24-13
Washington (- 2 1/2) at Cleveland: The Browns have lost to the Cowboys and Giants in a sour tour through the NFC East. And they haven't played the Eagles yet. REDSKINS, 17-6
Associated Press
XLast week: 4-9-1 (spread), 9-5 (straight up). Season: 24-21-1 (spread), 34-12 (straight up)