CHALKS & ’DOGS \ Pro picks

Pittsburgh (- 41⁄2) at Cleveland: Brady Quinn isn’t ready yet. The Steelers are. STEELERS, 20-3.

Chicago (+ 6) at San Diego: Another Super Bowl matchup that could have been. Or could be this year. Turnover time for Rex Grossman. CHARGERS, 24-10.

New England (- 61⁄2) at New York Jets: Fourth meeting in just over a year between mentor (Belichick) and pupil (Mangini). PATRIOTS, 20-17.

New York Giants (+ 51⁄2) at Dallas: Eli Manning has had a good preseason. But do the Giants really want to save Tom Coughlin’s job. COWBOYS, 31-24.

Detroit (+ 2) at Oakland: Two teams just grasping for a win. RAIDERS, 19-16.

Denver (- 3) at Buffalo: The Broncos keep signing defensive linemen, a sign of weakness. But there are more such signs on the Bills. BRONCOS, 31-20.

Atlanta (+ 3) at Minnesota: Never mind Detroit-Oakland. THIS could be for the first pick in next year’s draft. (Bobby Petrino takes Brian Brohm, his former Louisville QB.) VIKINGS, 16-10.

Philadelphia (- 3) at Green Bay: The final Favre-McNabb matchup? EAGLES, 24-20.

Tennessee (+ 61⁄2) at Jacksonville: Can Vince Young throw to himself? JAGUARS, 16-13.

Carolina (+ 1) at St. Louis: Exhibitions mean little, but the Panthers were bad. RAMS, 20-17.

Tampa Bay (+ 6) at Seattle: Mike Holmgren runs a West Coast offense. Can his team defend one? SEAHAWKS, 22-7.

Miami (+ 3) at Washington: Al Saunders’ 700-page playbook for the Redskins goes against a very good defense. DOLPHINS 18-16.

Kansas City (+ 3) at Houston: A spread that shows how far the Chiefs have fallen. TEXANS 18-14.

Associated Press