Bills should roll over Dolphins
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Buffalo Bills (2-0) at Miami Dolphins (2-0)
Line: Buffalo by 6
Chewable: After the Bills turned the defending champs into an ugly pile of roadkill in Week 1, I flippantly said on radio that they just might go undefeated this season. Or was I joking?
Taking: Buffalo -6
Score (O/U 53.5):
Bills 30, Dolphins 20
Cincinnati Bengals (0-2) at New York Jets (1-1)
Line: Cincinnati by 5
Chewable: To Survivor Pool players who are struggling to make a pick on this very difficult week — Bengals are the 17th team 0-2 or worse to be favoured by at least 3.5 points since the 1970 merger. The other 16 went 15-1,
Taking: Cincinnati -5
Score (O/U 45):
Bengals 33, Jets 14
Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) at Indianapolis Colts (0-2)
Line: Kansas City by 5.5
Chewable: If it's September, Patrick Mahomes must be flexing his muscles. The Chiefs superstar QB is 13-2 with 48 TD passes and three interceptions in the ninth month of the calendar year.
Taking: Indianapolis +5.5
Score (O/U 49.5):
Colts 31, Chiefs 30
AND THE REST ... Baltimore Ravens (1-1) at New England Patriots (1-1)
Line: Baltimore by 2.5
Chewable: Lamar Jackson is also coming off a great game against the Dolphins in Week 2's 42-38 loss to the Dolphins, a complete collapse that saw Miami outscore Baltimore 28-3 in the fourth quarter. He won't have another one against defensive mastermind Bill Belichick.
Taking: New England +2.5
Score (O/U 43.5):
Patriots 27, Ravens 26
New Orleans Saints (1-1) at Carolina Panthers (0-2)
Line: New Orleans by 3
Chewable: Is Carolina that bad? Both Panthers losses have come on game-winning field goals of more than 50 yards ... Baker Mayfield gets that first `W' as a Panther.
Taking: Carolina +3
Score (O/U 40.5):
Panthers 21, Saints 18
Detroit Lions (1-1) at Minnesota Vikings (1-1)
Line: Minnesota by 6
Chewable: The odds are odd, if you consider how poorly Kirk Cousins played in Monday night's 24-7 loss to the Eagles and how Jared Goff rolled
(256 passing yards, four TDS) in a 36-27 win over Washington.
Taking: Detroit +6
Score (O/U 52.5):
Vikings 30, Lions 27
Las Vegas Raiders (0-2) at Tennessee Titans (0-2)
Line: Las Vegas by 2
Chewable: Derek Carr has better targets (Davante Adams, Darren Waller) but Ryan Tannehill has behind him an ultra-elite RB coming off his worst game
(13 carries, 25 yards) in 51 starts.
Taking: Las Vegas -2
Score (O/U 45.5):
Raiders 27, Titans 17
Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) at Washington Commanders (1-1)
Line: Philadelphia by 6.5
Chewable: The Eagles dumped Carson Wentz so they could run with Jalen Hurts and now, after a misspent season in Indy, Wentz has thrown seven TD passes for Washington in the first two weeks.
Taking: Philadelphia -6.5
Score (O/U 47):
Eagles 27, Commanders 20
Houston Texans (0-1-1) at Chicago Bears (1-1)
Line: Chicago by 2.5
Chewable: The return of Lovie Smith to Chicago as a head coach comes with what should be another defensive battle at Soldier Field. The Bears won the last one 19-10 over a Niners team that is much better than the Texans.
Taking: Chicago -2.5
Score (O/U 40.5):
Bears 20, Texans 17
Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) at Los Angeles Chargers (1-1)
Line: Los Angeles by 7
Chewable: The uncertain status of Justin Herbert (fractured rib) has already dropped the line from 10 and it could move all the way down to three if Chase Daniel ends up being the Chargers QB. Expect Herbert to play.
Taking: Los Angeles -7
Score (O/U 48):
Chargers 24, Jags 10
Green Bay Packers (1-1) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0)
Line: Tampa Bay by 1
Chewable: More luck of the Irish for the Green (Bay Packers), who are shaking off another lopsided season opening loss by first drawing the bad news Bears in Week 2 and now a Bucs team steamrollered by injuries to offensive lineman and skilled offensive players.
Taking: Green Bay +1
Score (O/U 41):
Packers 26, Bucs 23
Atlanta Falcons (0-2) at Seattle Seahawks (1-1)
Line: Seattle by 1
Chewable: Falcons are playing a second consecutive road game on the west coast (they practised in Seattle all week after losing to the Rams last Sunday in Los Angeles), but is that a bad thing?
Taking: Atlanta +1
Score (O/U 42):
Falcons 27, Seahawks 17
Los Angeles Rams (1-1) at Arizona Cardinals (1-1)
Line: Los Angeles by 3.5
Chewable: The Rams have won 10 of their last 12 meetings, including six in a row in Arizona. The Cards are on a high after a great rally last week to overcome a 20-0 deficit and beat the Raiders 29-23 on an overtime fumble return for a TD.
Taking: Arizona +3.5
Score (O/U 49.5):
Rams 28, Cards 27
San Francisco 49ers (1-1) at Denver Broncos (1-1)
Line: San Francisco by 1.5
Chewable: Trey Lance may have more talent, but the experienced and proven Jimmy Garoppolo gives the Niners a better chance of winning now.
Taking: Denver -1.5
Score (O/U 45): Broncos 24, SF 21
MONDAY
Dallas Cowboys (1-1) at New York Giants (2-0)
Line: New York by 1
Chewable: Surprise, Cooper Rush is a pretty good quarterback. At least he looked like one in last week's beating of Cincinnati ... Looks like Brian Daboll was the right choice as Giants coach.
Taking: Dallas +1
Score (O/U 39.5):
Cowboys 27, Giants 23