The Globe’s football writer makes his picks against the spread
David Naylor’s picks against the spread:
Atlanta Falcons (plus 4 1/2) at New England Patriots
Is this the week the real Patriots show up? Or have we seen the real Patriots? Patriots
Cleveland Browns (plus 13 1/2) at Baltimore Ravens
Do Browns have enough pride to make it close? Browns
Green Bay Packers (minus 7) at St. Louis Rams
Packers blew one against Bengals. They won’t blow another to a weak opponent. Packers
Jacksonville Jaguars (plus 4) at Houston Texans
A chance for Texans to back up their big win at Tennessee. Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs (plus 9 1/2) at Philadelphia Eagles
Eagles need to rebound regardless who their QB is. Chiefs
New York Giants (minus 7) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tough turnaround for Giants. Buccaneers
San Francisco 49ers (plus 7) at Minnesota Vikings
A pair of 2-0 teams and first home game for Vikings. Difficult spot. 49ers
Tennessee Titans (plus 3) at New York Jets
Teams not good enough to be 3-0 won’t be. Same goes for bad and 0-3 teams. Titans
Washington Redskins (plus 6 1/2) at Detroit Lions
The best matchup Detroit will get until November. Dare we? We dare. Lions
Chicago Bears (minus 3) at Seattle Seahawks
Seahawks need Matt Hasselbeck at QB to have a chance. Bears
New Orleans Saints (minus 6 1/2) at Buffalo Bills
It could be windy in Orchard Park. Or it could be Brees-y. Saints
Denver Broncos (minus 2) at Oakland Raiders
Hard to believe Broncos might be 3-0. Or Raiders might be 2-1. Broncos
Miami Dolphins (plus 6) at San Diego Chargers
Let’s see if Dolphins can hold the ball for 55 minutes and still lose. Dolphins
Pittsburgh Steelers (minus 4) at Cincinnati Bengals
Steelers played poorly in Chicago. That almost never happens in Cincinnati. Steelers
Indianapolis Colts (plus 2 1/2) at Arizona Cardinals
Colts play on Monday night, then must travel out to the desert the next week. Colts
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Carolina Panthers (plus 9) at Dallas Cowboys
Does owner Jerry Jones move the Cowboys back to Texas Stadium if they lose this one? Panthers
Last week 8-8
Season 13-19
With files from The Associated Press
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