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SUNDAY LINE
O/U
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at Colts-c Ind 91/2
44 Bears open on road for 4th straight year; Colts won 21 straight games in Sept. and Oct.
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Bengals
at Ravens-a Cin 11/2
38 First time Bengals coach Marvin Lewis faces Ravens without former boss Brian Billick on other sideline.
Jets
at Dolphins-a NYJ 3
36 Two of Dolphins’ team captains are former Jets draft picks: QB Chad Pennington and DT Jason Ferguson.
Chiefs
at Patriots-a NE 16
44 Kansas City QB Brodie Croyle is 0-6 as starter; New England has won 19 straight regular-season games.
Texans
at Steelers-a Pit 61/2
43 Hou DE Mario Williams (14 sacks) vs. Steelers OL that allowed 47 sacks in ’07, 2nd-highest total in Pit. history.
Jaguars
at Titans-a Jac 3
37 Tennessee ran for 282 yards in opener against Jacksonville last year, 2nd best in franchise history.
Lions
at Falcons-a Det 3
41 Falcons offensive line gave up 47 sacks last season and face Lions with rookie QB Matt Ryan as starter.
Seahawks
at Bills-a Buf 1
39 Seahawks seeking sixth straight playoff berth; Bills seeking to end eight-season playoff drought.
Buccaneers
at Saints-a NO 3
43 Buccaneers WR Joey Galloway has 9 TD receptions in his last 7 games against Saints.
Rams
at Eagles-a Phi 81/2
44 Philadelphia has won 2 of last 3 meetings vs. Rams; Eagles haven’t opened at home since 2004.
Cowboys
at Browns-b Dal 6
49 After losing opener last year to Steelers, Browns won 7 straight at home; Cleveland leads overall series 17-11.
Panthers
at Chargers-b SD 9
42 With 3 new starters, Panthers’ revamped offensive line has no regular playing same position as last season.
Cardinals
at 49ers-b Ari 21/2
42 Two of SF’s 5 wins last season came against Arizona after Niners had lost 4 straight to division rivals.
MONDAY
Vikings
at Packers-d GB 21/2
38 Pack has won last 4 meetings; Brad Childress only coach in Vikings history to win his first 2 openers.
Broncos
at Raiders-e Den 3
41 Denver coach Mike Shanahan 11-4 in openers, best record for any active coach with at least 5 seasons.
THURSDAY
Giants
16
at Redskins
7
New York defense limited Redskins to 11 first downs and
209 total yards; Giants scored on first 4 possessions.
Kickoff times: a-noon; b-3:15; c-7:15 (NBC): d-6 (ESPN); e-9:15 (ESPN); O/U — over under
