CHALKS & ’DOGS \ Pro picks

Baltimore (- 41⁄2) at Cleveland: Matt Leinart was pulled against the Ravens last week because they're tough on young QBs. Young QBs are all the Browns have. RAVENS, 19-13

Pittsburgh (- 51⁄2) at Arizona: The Steelers consider this one of the biggest games on their schedule because Ken Whisenhunt and Russ Grimm, who ran their offense for the past few years, now run the Cardinals. STEELERS, 20-17

Green Bay (-2) at Minnesota: Even when Brett Favre was the QB for Super-Bowl caliber Green Bay teams, he had trouble in Minnesota. PACKERS, 17-13

Denver (+ 91⁄2) at Indianapolis: The Broncos have allowed a total of 90 points the last two times they've been to Indy. COLTS, 31-10

Kansas City (+ 12) at San Diego: Despite all the handwringing, if the Chargers win this, they remain solid favorites to win the AFC West title. A lot of good things can happen down the road. CHARGERS, 27-11

Chicago (- 21⁄2) at Detroit: Brian Griese is the QB now, presumably a safer option than Rex Grossman. Let the defense do it. BEARS, 27-17

Philadelphia (- 3) at New York Giants: In the 144-game history of this series, the Giants have scored 2,724 points, the Eagles 2,600. GIANTS 27-26

St. Louis (+ 11) at Dallas: Steven Jackson is out. Marc Bulger plays with bruised ribs. Orlando Pace already has been lost for the season. Probably means the Rams win. Nah. COWBOYS, 37-13

Seattle (- 11⁄2) at San Francisco: The Seahawks aren't very good on the road. 49ERS, 17-16

New York Jets (- 31⁄2) at Buffalo: Trent Edwards is supposed to have a nice future. But the future isn't now. JETS, 30-9

Houston (- 3) at Atlanta: The Falcons would love Matt Schaub back. Matt is perfectly happy in Houston. TEXANS, 31-17

Tampa Bay (off) at Carolina: The "off" is for Jake Delhomme's questionable status. The bigger problem is that the Panthers' cohesion seems to "off." BUCS, 17-12

Oakland (+ 4) at Miami: Lane Kiffin got his first win. Time for Cam Cameron. DOLPHINS, 27-20

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