CHALKS & amp; 'DOGS | Pro picks

Pittsburgh (+1) at Cincinnati: Cincinnati is allowing 4.9 yards a rush, meaning the Steelers can probably move the ball on the ground, especially with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger gimpy. Another problem: The Steelers know they're in a hole if they lose. STEELERS, 20-171
San Diego (+4) at Philadelphia: The Eagles have had a week off to recover from the pasting in Dallas and to let Donovan McNabb rest. EAGLES, 27-24
Denver (+2) at New York Giants: Eli Manning showed a lot in a loss last week, starting badly but playing an Elwayesque fourth quarter. After five straight wins, four at home, the Broncos are due. GIANTS, 30-27
New York Jets (+7) at Atlanta: The Falcons' defense is too quick for Vinny Testaverde. FALCONS 24-6
Dallas (+3) at Seattle: The Seahawks are 3-0 at home and have outscored their opponents 90-40. OK, so Houston isn't really an NFL team. SEAHAWKS, 24-19
Buffalo (+3) at Oakland: Randy Moss is banged up. Kerry Collins is vulnerable. BILLS, 22-20
Indianapolis (-16) at Houston: Only unbeaten team at the only winless one. Dungy shows a bit of mercy. COLTS, 31-6
Baltimore (+1) at Chicago: The Ravens are underachieving, but Kyle Orton against the Ravens' defense? RAVENS, 8-5
New Orleans ( 3) at St. Louis: Now the Saints are distracted by front-office maneuvering. But they'll probably face backup QB Jamie Martin. SAINTS, 24-23
Detroit (+3) at Cleveland: The Browns' only two wins are against the NFC North. Joey Harrington could be benched ... BROWNS, 20-13
San Francisco (+111/2) at Washington: Joe Gibbs says he thinks the 49ers are good. They were -- during Gibbs' first stint with the Redskins. REDSKINS, 31-31/2
Green Bay (off) at Minnesota: The Vikings are crumbling on and off the field. The Packers won 52-3 before the bye week. PACKERS, 52-3
Tennessee (+3) at Arizona: The Cardinals get the home-field edge, such as it is. CARDINALS, 27-26
XLast week: 7-7 (spread) 13-1 (straight up); Season: 38-49-1 (spread) 54-34 (straight up)
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