SUNDAY, LINE, O/U, QUICK HIT
Raiders at Ravens-a, Bal 7 1/2, 35, Ravens 2nd in NFL in total defense, while Oakland is 26th overall, yielding at least 24 pts in 4 of 6 games.
Cardinals at Panthers-a, Car 4, 43, Panthers QB Jake Delhomme 3-0 vs. Cards and 7-1 vs. NFC West; Carolina faces NFL’s #2 pass offense.
Buccaneers at Cowboys-a, Dal 2 1/2, 40, Bucs have won 3 of 4 against Cowboys since 2000 after losing all eight meetings in series before that.
Redskins at Lions-a, Was 7 1/2, 42, In last year’s win vs. Det, Jason Campbell completed almost 80% of his passes for 248 yards and 2 TDs.
Bills at Dolphins-a, Buf 1, 42, Bills looking for best start since 1993; Miami has lost 4 straight in series, and 7 of past 8 matchups.
Rams at Patriots-a, NE 7, 43, Teams have met once (Patriots 40-22, 11/7/04) since New England won first Super Bowl vs. Rams in 2002.
Chargers at Saints-b, SD 3, 46, Second regular-season game played in London pits NFL’s top pass off. against worst pass def.
Chiefs at Jets-a, NYJ 14, 39, Jets RB Thomas Jones, coming off 159-yd rush performance, faces worst rush defense in NFL.
Falcons at Eagles-a, Phi 9, 45, Atl rookie QB Matt Ryan has been sacked 7 times; Eagles are tied for 2nd in league with 21 sacks.
Browns at Jaguars-c, Jac 7, 42, RB Fred Taylor 3 straight 100-yd gms vs. Browns (136, 181, 145); needs 43 rush yds for 11,000 in career.
Bengals at Texans-c, Hou 9 1/2, 45, Hou playing last of 4 straight at home after Hurricane Ike; Bengals open year 0-7 6th time in its history.
Giants at Steelers-d, Pit 2 1/2, 42, Steelers have won last 9 at home vs. NFC; Pit leads NFL with 25 sacks, 4 more than Giants, Eagles.
Seahawks at 49ers-d, SF 5, 41, Seattle has lost 3 straight, yet has won 4 of last 5 at Candlestick Park, including last year’s meeting.
Off: Bears, Denver, Green Bay, Minnesota
MONDAY
Colts at Titans-e, Ten 4, 40, Colts Peyton Manning 20 TDs and 10 interceptions in 12 gms vs. Titans, yet Tennessee’s 10 INTs leads NFL.
Kickoff times: a-noon; b-noon (in London) c-3:05; d-3:15: e-7:30 (ESPN); O/U — over under
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EDITED BY THOMAS L. OUTLAW AND DANIEL ELLMAN
