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Green Bay Packers (minus 7) at Cleveland Browns

Packers’ banged-up O-line is a main reason for such a low spread. They’ll win it with D. Packers

Indianapolis Colts (minus 13 1/2) at St. Louis Rams

Nice way to come off a bye for unbeaten Indy. Colts

Minnesota Vikings (plus 4) at Pittsburgh Steelers

While everyone applauds Vikings and Steelers on defence, both have become dynamic offensively. Steelers

New England Patriots (minus 15) v. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (in London)

The Glazer family, which owns the Bucs, also owns Manchester United. Maybe they should skip this one and watch their other football team. Patriots

San Francisco 49ers (plus 3) at Houston Texans

One of these teams will take a big step toward contention. Texans too inconsistent to trust. 49ers

San Diego Chargers (minus 4 1/2) at Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs have some confidence after first win, Chargers can’t find their mojo, but … Chargers

New York Jets (minus 6 1/2) at Oakland Raiders

Jets struggle on the west coast (0-4 last season). But hard to believe those were the real Raiders last week against Philly. Jets

Atlanta Falcons (plus 3 1/2) at Dallas Cowboys

The Falcons’ performances have been eye-openers. Dallas has made us cover our eyes. Falcons

Chicago Bears (plus 2) at Cincinnati Bengals

Both teams were exposed a bit last weekend. Bears

New Orleans Saints (minus 7) at Miami Dolphins

After demolishing the Giants, Saints take their high-wire act to Miami, where Dolphins will try to muscle them. Could happen, but … Saints

Buffalo Bills (plus 7) at Carolina Panthers

Jets ran for 318 yards last week against Bills, but … Bills

Arizona Cardinals (plus 7) at New York Giants

Cardinals almost never play well at Meadowlands. Giants

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Philadelphia Eagles (minus 7) at Washington Redskins

Philly flopped so badly in Oakland that we can’t see it as anything but an aberration. Eagles

Bye Baltimore, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, Seattle, Tennessee

• Last week 5-9
• Season 36-53

With files from The Associated Press