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Tampa Bay (-3) at Cleveland
The Bucs appear to be turning their season around. The Browns do not. Tampa by a touchdown.

Cincinnati (-1) at Tennessee
I like the Titans’ defense in this matchup. Tennessee wins a low scoring game by three.

Houston (+14) at Miami
You can put up some points on the Dolphins. The thing is, though, you, uh, well, you’ve got to have an offense. Miami by 20.

Chicago (+7) at NY Jets
The Jets may end up looking like they have an offense today even though they don’t. The Jets always end up looking like they have a defense, because they really, really do. New Jersey by 10.

Atlanta (+4) at Washington
I don’t have it in me to believe in either of these teams. So I’m taking the home team to win it by three.

Denver (-1) at Carolina
The likelihood that an NFL team will win this game is greatly diminished by the fact that no NFL team will be on the field. Bet the under. Forget about who wins. It’ll probably be Denver by three, but why worry about such trivial details?

Baltimore (-3.5) at Jacksonville
In which the Ravens get back on track. Baltimore by seven.

LA Chargers (-2.5) at Arizona
Neither of these teams is very good. Maybe the Chargers are a bit better than the Cardinals. Maybe. But the Chargers also are on the road. So let’s say Los Angeles by a point.

Las Vegas (+4) at Seattle
Look for the Seahawks to finish on top in what one anticipates will be a very high-scoring game. Seattle by three.

LA Rams (+15.5) at Kansas City
Do you get the feeling the Rams may not be able to repeat as Super Bowl champs? Kansas City by 17.

New Orleans (+9) at San Francisco
Hard to imagine there’s any way the Saints keep this competitive. Niners by 13.

Green Bay (+6.5) at Philadelphia
This should be just about the end of the season for the Packers, and probably for Aaron Rodgers as well. Eagles by nine.

Pittsburgh (+2.5) at Indianapolis
(Shrug) Colts by three?