Early Games:
New Orleans Saints (10-4) at Carolina Panthers (10-4)
Panthers favored by 3½
Indianapolis Colts (9-5) at Kansas City Chiefs (11-3)
Chiefs favored by 7½
Rooting interest: Colts to lose
Miami Dolphins (8-6) at Buffalo Bills (5-9)
Buffalo favored by 1
Rooting interest: Dolphins to lose
- Not sure why this game went from Miami being favored by three to Buffalo being favored by one considering EJ Manuel and Steve Johnson are out. Yeah it's raining, but Miami gets lots of rain too; I guess because of the temperature (36°).
Dallas Cowboys (7-7) at Washington Redskins (3-11)
Cowboys favored by 3
Minnesota Vikings (4-9-1) at Cincinnati Bengals (9-5)
Bengals favored by 7½
Rooting interest: Bengals to lose
- Pats fans once again will be cheering for Matt Cassel
Denver Broncos (11-3) at Houston Texans (2-12)
Broncos favored by 10
Rooting interest: Broncos to lose
- Schaub back at QB, 3rd string RB to start for Houston
Tampa Bay Bucs (4-10) at St. Louis Rams (6-8)
Rams favored by 3½
Tennessee Titans (5-9) at Jacksonville Jaguars (4-10)
Titans favored by 4
Cleveland Browns (4-10) at New York Jets (6-8)
Jets favored by 2½
Rooting interest: ???
- The obvious answer is to always root for the Jets to lose, but a win hurts their draft position; it also increases the possibility that the current dysfunctional status quo remains in place, rather than a thorough house cleaning to attempt to rid themselves of their ineptitude.