Miami +6.5 at Buffalo

Do you go with a quarterback getting his first start or one who can’t remember what he played like in his first start? I choose Bledsoe. Pick: Buffalo

San Francisco +10.5 at NY Jets

San Francisco showed flashes of being a real football team last week, but this is the year of the Jets. As long as Pennington is at the helm, I am not going to bet against him. Pick: Jets

Seattle +4.5 at New England

Seattle on the road is never a good sign. Darrell Jackson constantly dropping passes is never a good sign. If you thought Mark Bulger tore apart the Seattle secondary when it mattered, please watch Tom Brady and the Patriots offense spread the field and score at will. Pick: New England

Carolina +8.5 at Philadelphia

This is a trap game, involving an overconfident Eagles squad coming off a bye week against a limping group of Panthers. Andy Reid usually has his guys ready after the bye week, but as a Philadelphia native, I will be scared Sunday. Still, I see the Eagles remembering what happened to them in NFC Championship game last year. Pick: IGGLES

Cincinnati +2.5 at Cleveland

Ouch. Ohio is in for a field day when equally disappointing teams meet. Thankfully, I don’t need to be anywhere near this Midwest state. I think the Bengals lack creative TD celebrations from Chad Johnson. He needs to pump them up with a new routine. Pick: Cincinnati

Green Bay +1.5 at Detroit

Brett Favre with a concussion is still better than Doug Peterson. But, you have to start wondering what Favre is thinking or not thinking back there. Still, this week Detroit will have to contend with a team who lets there best running back run with the ball. Pick: Green Bay

Washington -1.5 at Chicago

Washington is like an aspirin purification. After making a basic Sodium-Aspirin water-soluble salt to seperate it from the organic methlylene chloride layer, you add acid. Add to much acid, and BAM! You get hydrolysis of the product and are left with nothing but useless salsylic acid. Pick: Washington

Houston +6.5 at Tennessee

I have always thought Tennessee is overrated, but it finds ways to win games. Still, I just don’t trust them. Plus, David Carr must realize that cutting his hair was a huge mistake. Now that he is working towards a mullet again, I have more faith in this Texas football player. I’d watch out when Steve McNair comes back in the fourth quarter after separating both shoulders, but I think it will be too late. Pick: Houston

San Diego +5.5 at Atlanta

If the Chargers continue wearing that funny blue uniform, I will continue to support them. On the other hand, Atlanta has the most exciting player in football, but doesn’t let him play his game. They are trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. It won’t work. Pick: San Diego

Kansas City -1.5 at Jacksonville

Kansas City still has the most dangerous offensive player in the game in Priest Holmes. But Jacksonville has that whole not playing for three quarters, but turning it up in the fourth quarter vibe about them this year. And, in football, only the final score matters, not how you get there. Pick: Jacksonville

Pittsburgh +3.5 at Dallas

Dallas is suffering from a case of bad karma this year. Things were going well, and in training camp, they release their starting QB under mysterious [drugs] circumstances in possible violation of the collective bargaining agreement. Usually I won’t bet on a rookie QB, but I will never bet on Testeverde. Never. Pick: Pittsburgh

Denver -1.5 at Oakland

I see Denver finding a man hanging out in the back alley Saturday night, signing him to a contract, and having him run for 150 yards this week. The worst thing the Broncos could do right now is rely on Jake “Lefty” Plummer’s arm to lead them to victory. Pick: Denver

Minnesota -3.5 at New Orleans

I’m trying to decide if Daunte Culpepper is the Derek Fiher of football. I mean, the man has Randy Moss as his receiver. This has to make things easier on Culpepper. Yet, New Orleans is a talented team, and I don’t trust Minnesota’s focus after last season’s collapse. Pick: New Orleans

Tampa Bay +6.5 at St. Louis

Tampa Bay ruined the game years ago with its boring defense. Now, I take pleasure in the fact they can’t find the end zone on a map. If St. Louis realizes it can run the ball and score as many points as it can when it passes, this could be a blowout. Pick: St. Louis