SUNDAY, TIME, QUICK HIT
San Francisco at Bears, Noon, Chi by 13 1/2
49ers allow most points (30.7 per game) and most passing yards (306.8 pg). Preview on BACK PAGE
Kansas City at Buffalo, Noon, Buf by 2 1/2
Bills 10-6 after off week; 5 of last 8 foes have winning records, including 1st-place Panthers, Broncos, Bengals.
Arizona at Detroit, Noon, Det by 4
Cardinals MVP? Neil Rackers is 26-for-26 on field goals and has NFL-best 13 from 40-plus yards.
Houston at Indianapolis, Noon, Ind by 17 1/2
Colts 17-4 vs. AFC South; last 5 wins are by at least 17 points; WR Reggie Wayne (foot) will start Sunday.
Baltimore at Jacksonville, Noon, Jac by 6 1/2
Jaguars D (22 sacks) 3rd in AFC allowing 288.9 ypg; 3rd in NFL in 3rd-down pct. (30.7; 31 of 101).
New England at Miami, Noon, NE by 3
Pats 21-6 vs. AFC East since start of 2001, but Bill Belichick is 5-7 vs. Miami. Dolphins’ P Donnie James 44.1 avg.
Minnesota at N.Y. Giants, Noon, NY by 9 1/2
Giants can be 3rd to get 600 wins (Bears 665, Packers 637); QB Eli Manning has TD pass in 9 straight games.
Washington,at Tampa Bay, Noon, TB by 1
WR Santana Moss 2nd in NFL with 856 receiving yds; averages 21.3 yds per catch on first down (11 for 234).
N.Y. Jets at Carolina, Noon, Car by 9
Jets 12-5 under Herman Edwards in Nov. (7-2 on road); John Fox has 34 wins as coach, 18 by 7 pts or fewer.
Denver at Oakland, 3:05, Den by 3
Broncos, 12-4 after off week, have no turnovers on off. in 6 gms. Randy Moss tied for 28th in AFC (26 catches).
Green Bay,at Atlanta, 3:15, Atl by 9 1/2
4 of Packers’ losses are by 3 points or fewer, and all 7 by total of 40. 1st 1-7 team to outscore opponents.
St. Louis at Seattle, 3:15, Sea by 7
Rams’ offense avg 5.9 yds per play; Seattle, 17-3 in last 20 home games under Mike Holmgren, leads at 6.1.
Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh, 7:30, Pit by 7 1/2
6 Browns have TD catch; only 3 teams in AFC have more (Cin 8, NE 7, Tenn 7). Steelers 9-1 in last 10 vs. Cle.
OFF: CINCINNATI, NEW ORLEANS, SAN DIEGO, TENNESSEE
MONDAY
Dallas at Philadelphia, 8, Phil by 3
Cowboys’ offense averages 21.1 first downs per game, 5th in NFL, while defense allows 14.6, 2nd in league.
