FYI … These picks will be in Sunday’s Eagle-Tribune sports section on the NFL page.
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Sunday’s games
NEW ENGLAND 27, San Diego 23 … Tough matchup for Pats
NEW ORLEANS 27, Chicago 24 … Bears give Saints good game
DETROIT 23, Kansas City 20 … Chiefs fight ’til the end
NY JETS 31, Jacksonville 13 … Jets need to play well today
BUFFALO 30, Oakland 27 … This might be Wild Card prelude
WASHINGTON 30, Arizona 23 … Will ‘Skins really be 2-0?
BALTIMORE 27, Tennessee 20 … Won’t be a blowout
PITTSBURGH 38, Seattle 9 … Lock of the week
Green Bay 38, CAROLINA 10 … Newton gets tooled by Rodgers
Tampa Bay 30, MINNESOTA 16 … McNabb’s days as NFL QB are numbered
Cleveland 38, INDIANAPOLIS 13 … Yes, Colts are that bad
Dallas 23, SAN FRANCISCO 20 … Romo will barely pull this one out
Houston 31, MIAMI 20 … Texans might be legit Super Bowl contender
DENVER 27, Cincinnati 20 … Meaningless result
ATLANTA 24, Philadelphia 20 … Falcons in must-win situation
Monday night
N.Y. GIANTS 30, St. Louis 14 … Rams not ready for prime time
Home teams in CAPS
Last week: 11-4
Season: 11-4
