CHALKS & ’DOGS \ Pro picks

Cleveland (- 3) at St. Louis: Is this a measure of how much the Browns have improved or how far the Rams have fallen? BROWNS, 31-20

Pittsburgh (- 3) at Cincinnati: Ben Roethlisberger doesn’t throw ducks like Chad Pennington. STEELERS, 27-19

Washington (+ 16) at New England: The line is a measure of how dominant the Patriots are this season — more than a two-touchdown favorite over a winning team. PATRIOTS, 34-17

New York Giants (- 9) vs. Miami (London): Both teams will be jet lagged. Doesn’t matter. The Dolphins have been jet lagged all season. GIANTS, 37-17

Indianapolis (- 6 1/2) at Carolina: The Panthers are 0-2 at home, 4-2 on the road and the Colts aren’t the kind of team that looks ahead — New England is next week. COLTS 33-21

Detroit (+ 5) at Chicago: The Lions won in Brian Griese’s first start as Chicago’s QB. They’re also awful on the road. BEARS, 31-10

Jacksonville (+ 4 1/2) at Tampa Bay: A lot depends on the state of David Garrard’s ankle. BUCS, 15-10

Oakland (+ 7) at Tennessee: Never mind Vince Young’s quad, go with Rob Bironas’ foot. TITANS, 26-13

Philadelphia (- 1) at Minnesota: Neither team can score. EAGLES, 16-14

Houston (off) at San Diego: Questions about Matt Schaub’s availability. CHARGERS, 24-10

New Orleans (- 3) at San Francisco: The Saints’ surge stops here. 49ERS, 20-14

Buffalo (+ 3) at New York Jets: The Jets are probably due. Probably. JETS 17-16

Associated Press