PRO PICKS

Seattle (+ 1 1/2) at Cleveland: For what it’s worth, Derrick Anderson is from the Pacific Northwest. BROWNS, 31-29

Patriots (- 5) at Indianapolis: The Patriots haven’t scored fewer than 34 points in a game and haven’t won by less than 17, leading to suggestions they have been running up scores. The Colts, have been almost as impressive, if not as dominating. COLTS, 38-34

Dallas (- 3) at Philadelphia: Another road favorite, probably the last chance for the Eagles in the NFC East. COWBOYS, 24-13

Denver (+ 3) at Detroit: The Lions are starting to look like a legitimate playoff contender in the weaker NFC. LIONS, 27-20

San Diego (- 7) at Minnesota: The Chargers are starting to look like a potential challenger to the Patriots and Colts. CHARGERS, 31-13

Carolina (+ 4) at Tennessee: The Titans’ defense is a little too much for a team with QB problems. TITANS, 16-10

Jacksonville (+ 3 1/2) at New Orleans: The Saints are finally playing the way they were supposed to. SAINTS, 21-20

Green Bay (+ 2) at Kansas City: Short week for the Packers and they go on the road against a team that had a bye. Awful scheduling. CHIEFS, 17-14

Arizona (+ 3) at Tampa Bay: The Bucs are sliding. CARDINALS, 20-17

Cincinnati (- 1) at Buffalo: Carson Palmer is puzzled at his team’s problems. Maybe he’ll be puzzled by Buffalo’s defense. BILLS, 26-23

Washington (- 3 3 1/2) at New York Jets: The Redskins are facing Kellen Clemens this week, not Tom Brady. REDSKINS, 20-10

San Francisco (+ 3) at Atlanta: Alex Smith’s shoulder is sore. Joey Harrington’s isn’t. FALCONS, 21-17

Houston (+ 3) at Oakland: At least the Raiders have been keeping things close. RAIDERS, 16-14

Associated Press