CHALKS & ’DOGS \ Pro picks

Cincinnati (- 61⁄2) at Cleveland — Charlie Frye is gone. Romeo Crennel may be next even though it’s not his fault. BENGALS, 37-9

Buffalo (+ 91⁄2) at Pittsburgh — The Bills won’t be the patsies for the Steelers that the Browns were. STEELERS, 20-13

San Diego (+ 31⁄2) at New England — The Patriots appeared to be the better team last week, but the Chargers were playing a much better defense. PATRIOTS, 27-20.

Indianapolis (- 7) at Tennessee — Indy lost to the Titans 20-17 in Nashville last season and won by a point at home. That says close game. COLTS, 24-20

Kansas City (+ 111⁄2) at Chicago — The Chiefs are among the NFL’s worst. BEARS 33-0

Dallas (- 31⁄2) at Miami — The Cowboys won’t allow 35 points again. But they’ll still win. COWBOYS, 21-13

Green Bay (+ 1) at N.Y. Giants — The Packers were favored by 21⁄2 until the Giants reported Eli Manning MAY play. “May” is the reason to stay away from this one. GIANTS 24-21

N.Y. Jets (off) at Baltimore — Unlike the Giants with Manning, the Jets aren’t talking about Chad Pennington, which is why this game is off the board. RAVENS, 16-8

Seattle (- 3) at Arizona — You can change the coaches but you can’t make the Cardinals’ offensive line any less offensive. SEAHAWKS, 16-12

Oakland (+ 91⁄2) at Denver — At least this season’s Raiders try. BRONCOS, 21-10

New Orleans (- 3) at Tampa Bay — Time for the Saints’ offense to break out. SAINTS, 29-20

Houston (+ 61⁄2) at Carolina — Beating Kansas City at home is one thing ... PANTHERS, 31-13

San Francisco (+ 3) at St. Louis — Home Dome wasn’t worth much last week. Desperation here. RAMS, 26-21

Minnesota (+ 31⁄2) at Detroit — Second straight week for the Lions against a no-offense team. Matt Millen becomes a hero. LIONS, 20-10

Atlanta (+ 10) at Jacksonville — If the Chiefs or Browns aren’t the NFL’s worst team, the Falcons are ... JAGUARS, 16-5

Washington (+ 7) at Philadelphia (Monday night) — The Eagles weren’t as good as advertised in their opener. Bounceback. EAGLES, 24-7