Houston @ Atlanta:
Dub this the Matt Schaub Bowl. Houston (23rd in offensive yards per game) brings clearly the better team to the game, but the receivers are ####ed up. No Andre Johnson, no Jacoby Jones and a limping running back Ahman Green equals a win for the home team 0-3 Falcons (8th against the pass). Atlanta in an upset.

NY Jets @ Buffalo:
Chad Pennington is flying under the radar somehow with a 121.4 QB Rating, second only to Tom Brady. This stat is deceiving in that the Jets are a run oriented team(Thomas Jones averaging 3.5 yards per carry) and Pennington has only passed for 291 yards in 3 games. On the other side of the ball, rookie Trent Edwards fills in for an injured Bills quarterback J.P. Losman. A win for him may be the spark Buffalo needs to turn the season around. As much as I pull for the Bills, they are playing poor in every aspect of the game. Jets get the win on the road.

Baltimore @ Cleveland:
Once known as the Lewis Boys, Ray Lewis and Jamal Lewis, if one doesn't get you on offense the other one would on defense. They were a heck of a crew during Baltimore's Super Bowl season of 2000. Now this game has turned into Lewis versus Lewis, as Jamal has bolted to division rival Cleveland Browns. Jamal will have a good season, but a bad game Sunday. Ray Lewis will dismantle the Browns running game while the balanced run/pass offense of the Ravens gets the win.

St. Louis @ Dallas Cowboys:
The Rams, averaging 10.7 points per game, will bring one of the leagues most injury plagued offenses to Texas Stadium to witness Ringmaster Tony Romo display the 2007 version of The Greatest Show On Turf. Bulger playing with broken ribs. No Steven Jackson. No Orlando Pace. A year after collecting 13 sacks, Rams defensive end Leonard Little has yet to record a single sack this season. Cowboys 31 - Rams 17

Chicago @ Detroit:
Kitna's Lions offense will go up against a Bears defense that is really ####ed up. Tommie Harris (knee), Adam Archuleta (hand), Lance Briggs (hamstring), Alex Brown (ankle), Tommie Harris (knee), Adewale Ogunleye (hip), Charles Tillman (ankle), Brian Urlacher (back), Nathan Vasher (groin), and Darwin Walker (knee) are all listed on the injury report this week. That’s 10 people. That is just about the Bears entire defense. On the Offensive side, Adrian Peterson and Olin Kruetz both are on the injury report as well. Still the Bears will rally behind newly promoted starting quarterback Brian Griese. Cedric Benson gets the running game back on track and a big welcome back to tight end Greg Olsen. Patience in the Windy City is wearing thin waiting for Mushin Muhammed to actually play like a number 1 receiver. This could be that long awaited game for him.
Bears 17 - Lions 13

Oakland @ Miami:
Motivated Daunte Culpepper will be bringing his A game to the Dolphins with hopes of making them regret giving him the boot. One of the unexplainable trends in the NFL is Miami's domination of the Raiders. Phins get their 1st win of the season Sunday and beat Oaktown for the 7th time in last 8 games.

Green Bay @ Minnesota:
This is a must see, if only to witness the NFL pause the game to recognize the moment when Favre throws his record-setting touchdown pass. With Packers leading rusher Brandon Jackson questionable with a gimpy shin injury and receiver Greg Jennings nursing a hamstring injury, expect the typical slugfest of the NFC's Black and Blue division. Adrian Peterson's afterburner speed and ability to elude open field tackles keeps the game interesting. Packers advance to 4-0.

Tampa Bay @ Carolina:
Panther QB Jake Delhomme sat for the second straight day of practice on Thursday, giving speculation that David Carr may be the starter Sunday. In three games this season for the 2-1 Panthers, Delhomme has a QB rating of 111.9, and has thrown 8 touchdowns and one interception. This would pose the best case scenario for the Buccaneers to escape with a road win. It will be interesting to watch Carr (aka The Human Piñata) not being expected to make pass completions while lying on his back. In five seasons with the Texans, Carr was sacked 249 times, an average of 49.8 times per season, including 76 times in his first season in 2002. Carolina receiver Steve Smith against Bucs corner Ronde Barber will be worth the price of admission. Tampa Bay is a team on a mission and defies logic with their bargain basement bin of offensive weapons. I'm becoming a believer. Bucs win this one on the road.

Seattle @ San Francisco:
The battle of the defensive secondaries. The Seahawks spent the big bucks on safeties this offseason, bringing in two new starters Brian Russell and Deon Grant. Frank Gore ran through the secondary last season like a mouse through Swiss Cheese rushing for a franchise-record 212 yards in the teams' first meeting. In the December rematch he was good for 144 rushing yards. Most of his yardage came after breaking thru the front seven of the Hawks into a very vulnerable secondary. With Alex Smith and Gore both in a slump, I'm going with Matt Hasselbeck and Shaun play through the pain Alexander.

Pittsburgh @ Arizona:
A screaming hot Steeler team travels to Arizona, the site of the only win for the Cards this season. The perennial sexy pick to make the playoffs every year, the Cards are once again as - Denny Green would put it - who we thought they were. Quarterback controversy is a blow to the confidence of the entire team. The Cards are posed with a tough option of playing Kurt Warner (150 QB rating) to win now, or grooming Leinart (62.6 QB rating) for the future. Either way, Steelers firing on all cylinders and can turn up the heat as necessary to cruise to a win by a TD.

Denver @ Indianapolis:
The Colts have won 10 consecutive games in the RCA Dome dating to December of 2005. Colts will win Sunday to tie a franchise record for consecutive home victories originally set in 2004-2005. Denver's Champ Bailey and Dre’ Bly leading the NFL's best pass defense, will be lining up against Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne. This is must see TV. Still Manning connects at will as needed with a heavy dose of Joseph Addai applied to the Broncos' defensive line. Colts by 10.

Kansas City @ San Diego:
Last years top two running backs, Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson and Chiefs' Larry Johnson headline this division rivalry of 1-2 teams. San Diego should come out of the gate swinging on offense and defense and begin a quest to recapture the AFC West division lead, not because of Norv Turner, but in spite of him. Under Turner this team has fallen to the 22nd ranked Defense and has the 30th ranked running game. So in essence San Diego replaced a coach who couldn't win in the post-season with a coach who couldn't win in regular season. I'm taking the Chargers to bounce back big in every aspect this Sunday.

Philadelphia @ N.Y. Giants:
Sunday Night Football. The Eagles will soar over the Giants. When the leg brace was removed from McNabb's leg, it also uncuffed the Eagles offense. A division rivalry game featuring two teams with no love with each other in front of a national audience. Will the Giants' defense build upon last week's impressive game winning goal line stand against the Redskins? I'm banking that they don't. Take the Eagles.

New England @ Cincinnati:
Tom Brady, Randy Moss and Wes Welker are almost unstoppable, and now Sammy Morris is strengthening the run game. Try as they will, the Bengals and all their weapons can't compete with the Brady Bunch. Pats by 10, which is a compliment to the Bengals.