FARMER’S PICKS

The Times’ NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week’s matchups. Lines according to Pregame.com (O/U = over/under). Last week’s record was 8-7-1(.533). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would ha

Chargers 28, Bills 10

TV: Channel 2. DirecTV: 705.

Line: Chargers by 7. O/U: 421⁄2. Yes, they misfired in their debut, but the Chargers are a talented team — with or without Joey Bosa. They’ll likely be resting players in the second half of this, as Buffalo is overmatched.

Jets 24, Dolphins 20

TV: None. DirecTV: 706.

Line: Jets by 3. O/U: 431⁄2. The youth on the Jets has a chance to turn the tide in the locker room. Not just QB Sam Darnold, but the defense too. Miami’s defense is worse than Detroit’s, and Dolphins’ offense isn’t as good.

Steelers 34, Chiefs 28

TV: None. DirecTV: 707.

Line: Steelers by 41⁄2. O/U: 53. Steelers are due to come to life after an embarrassing tie at Cleveland. Patrick Mahomes is impressive, but he’s not going be be a four-TD guy here. Still, there could be 900 yards of offense in this.

Texans 31, Titans 14

TV: None. DirecTV: 708.

Line: Texans by 2. O/U: 441⁄2. Texans will rebound after a flat opener at New England. Even if he’s not at his 2017 level, Deshaun Watson is very good. With Delanie Walker out and Blaine Gabbert likely in, Titans are already in trouble.

Redskins 27, Colts 23

TV: None. DirecTV: 709.

Line: Redskins by 6. O/U: 48. Andrew Luck is a very good player on a terrible roster. The Redskins will be able to run enough and keep it out of Luck’s hands. Washington’s defense is dynamic enough to create turnover or two.

Falcons 24, Panthers 21

TV: None. DirecTV: 710.

Line: Falcons by 6. O/U: 441⁄2. Safety Keanu Neal and linebacker Deion Jones are on injured reserve for the Falcons. Losing them is big, but not as big as Panthers losing tight end Greg Olsen. Road team usually wins this game, but …

Vikings 27, Packers 23

TV: None. DirecTV: 711.

Line: Off the board. O/U: Off the board. Incredible comeback by Aaron Rodgers in the opener, but how healthy is he? Packers will have to employ quick passing game against Vikings. Excellent Minnesota offense against so-so defense.

Saints 31, Browns 21

TV: None. DirecTV: 712.

Line: Saints by 9. O/U: 49. The Saints have too much firepower, and they’re not going to lose back-to-back home games. Their defense is going to get roasted by coach Sean Payton, and it will play better than it did against Tampa.

Eagles 28, Buccaneers 20

TV: None. DirecTV: 713.

Line: Eagles by 3. O/U: 44. Those 48 points were a bit of a fluke last Sunday, and there’s no way Ryan Fitzpatrick is going to do that to the Eagles, especially when Philadelphia can get to him with four guys. Bucs back to Earth.

Rams 35, Cardinals 13

TV: Channel 11. DirecTV: 714.

Line: Rams by 13. O/U: 45. The Cardinals have 3-4 personnel playing a 4-3 defense, they didn’t tackle well, and that Sam Bradford-led offense is not good. The Rams are just much better, as evidenced by their opener at Oakland.

49ers 27, Lions 20

TV: None. DirecTV: 715.

Line: 49ers by 6. O/U: 471⁄2. Lions didn’t look prepared Monday night, and Matthew Stafford was forcing it. They need to figure what they’re doing with their running game. Take Kyle Shanahan at home over Matt Patricia.

Broncos 28, Raiders 24

TV: Channel 2. DirecTV: 716.

Line: Broncos by 6. O/U: 451⁄2. Raiders were boosted by a crazy home crowd Monday night but ran out of gas around the middle of the second quarter. They don’t have a lot of talent. The Denver defense is down, but the offense is up.

Jaguars 23, Patriots 21

TV: None. DirecTV: 717.

Line: Pick ’em. O/U: 451⁄2. Houston’s defense underperformed at New England in Week 1, but you can bet Jacksonville isn’t going to lay an egg at home. The Patriots are stingy on defense too, so scoring should be fairly low.

Giants 28, Cowboys 20

TV: Channel 4.

Line: Cowboys by 3. O/U: 42. The first half of the Giants’ schedule is tough, but they’re going to finish strong in the second half. Once again, a team is going to load up to stop the Dallas run and challenge Dak Prescott to win it.

Bears 28, Seahawks 24

TV: ESPN.

Line: Bears by 31⁄2. O/U: 43. If Bears coach Matt Nagy doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel and sticks to handing the ball to Jordan Howard, they will be in good shape. Same story for Seattle’s shaky line, so it’s all on QB Russell Wilson.