Giants 36, Eagles 31: The team with 219 yards rushing and almost 40 minutes possessing the ball generally wins. True here too.
Vikings 28, Bears 27: Imagine if Adrian Peterson wasn’t prone to injury. If he stays healthy he seems sure to go for 2,000 yards in a season.
Titans 21, Bears 14: My hat’s off to the Titans, but they’re either going to start winning easier or they’re going to get rolled over by some team peaking at playoff time.
Panthers 17, Raiders 6: That late Carolina field goal — and then Sebastian Janikowski’s 58-yard crossbar kiss — cost a lot of people money. The spread was 8 1/2 points.
Jets 47, Rams 3: Know what? The Jets D might be legit. But the Rams aren’t exactly a good measuring stick.
Dolphins 21, Seahawks 19: That quarterback combo of Chad Pennington and Ronnie Brown is doing wonders for Miami.
Colts 24, Steelers 20: Ben Roethlisberger is too banged-up. Had Byron Leftwich played the Steelers would have won. Nice win for Indy, though.
Chargers 20, Chiefs 19: Tyler Thigpen’s ready for primetime. Tony Gonzalez is a Hall of Famer. The Chiefs still suck. But so does Norv Turner.
Ravens 41, Texans 13: Houston has a chance with Matt Schaub and doesn’t with Sage Rosenfels. Baltimore has turned into a decent all-around team. No longer can opponents count on an anemic Ravens offense.
Falcons 34, Saints 20: Kudos to Atlanta for its turnaround. Matt Ryan is looking solid as a rookie. Meanwhile Drew Brees is suddenly on the Dan Marino career arc.
Patriots 20, Bills 10: Yup. Buffalo’s not so impressive now, and New England’s riding BenJarvus Ellis-Green, a name that screams “New Orleans,” where he’s from. Wes Welker moved ahead of his 2007 catch pace.
Broncos 34, Browns 30: Jay Cutler and Brady Quinn, the new John Elway and Bernie Kosar?
Jaguars 38, Lions 10: Somehow Jacksonville hasn’t made much of having both Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor. Is Taylor done? On the other side, whither Daunte Culpepper?
Cardinals 37, 49ers 17: Mike Singletary will not melt down on national television.
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