SUNDAY, LINE, O/U, QUICK HIT
BEARS at Packers-a, GB 3 1/2, 43, Green Bay (17 takeways) and Bears (20 takeaways) are atop NFC in turnover margin.
Broncos at Falcons-a, Atl 6 1/2, 51, Broncos had won six in row over Falcons until Atlanta’s win at Denver on Halloween 2004.
Lions at Panthers-a, Car 14, 40, QB Daunte Culpepper plays 1st reg-season gm at Carolina since tearing knee playing for Vikings in ’05.
Eagles at Bengals-a, Phi 9, 41, Eagles haven’t played in Cincinnati since 12/24/94, when Bengals won on last-second FG.
Saints at Chiefs-a, NO 5 1/2, 50, Saints making 1st appearance in K.C. in 11 years, longest Arrowhead absence of any NFL team.
Ravens at Giants-a, NY 7, 41, Ravens are looking for fifth straight win; New York looking for sixth straight win at home.
Vikings at Buccaneers-a, TB 4, 39, Bucs have won 3 straight against Vikings, winning 7 of past 8 in series in Tampa.
Raiders at Dolphins-a, Mia 10, 38, Raiders’ Shane Lechler leads AFC with punting avg. of 49.1 yards, Miami rank 31st in punt coverage.
Texans at Colts-a, Ind 7 1/2, 50, Texans 0-3 vs. AFC South, have lost all 6 gms in Indy and 7 straight on road dating to 11/4/07.
Rams at 49ers-b, SF 6 1/2, 44, Rams QB Marc Bulger is 2 yards shy of 20,000 career pass yards, to become 5th-fastest to reach mark.
Cardinals at Seahawks-b, Ari 3, 47, Win would be Cards’ 1st sweep of road division gms since 1968, when team was in NFL Century Division.
Chargers at Steelers-c, Pit 5, 42, Chargers 0-12 streak in Pittsburgh, although SD is 2-0 in playoffs, including 1995 AFC title game upset.
Titans at Jaguars-c, Ten 2 1/2, 40, Titans have won 3 of last 4 in series, including season opener 2 months ago with Vince Young as starter.
Cowboys at Redskins-d, Dal 1 1/2, 42, Both teams are almost even in points scored vs. points allowed: Redskins 171-168, Cowboys 216-219.
MONDAY
Browns at Bills-e, Buf 5 1/2, 42, Browns have had 11 different starting quarterbacks since 1999, and Bills seven.
THURSDAY
Jets 34 Patriots 31
Jay Feely kicked 34-yd FG in OT after Pats tied game on Matt Cassel’s pass to Randy Moss with second left in regulation.
Kickoff times: a-noon; b-3:05; c-3:15: d-7:15 (NBC); e-7:30 (ESPN)
O/U — over under
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SCOREBOARD EDITED BY THOMAS L. OUTLAW AND DAMIAN HOPKINS
