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Originally published Sunday, September 25, 2005 at 12:00 AM

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Today's NFL TV picks

Analysis and predictions by Chris Cluff of The Seattle Times

Today's games Time (TV) Pick
Atlanta at Buffalo 10 a.m. Falcons, 17-10
Bills gave up 191 rushing yards to Bucs last week.
Carolina at Miami 10 a.m. Panthers, 20-10
With two top-10 defenses, Carolina's veteran offense gets the edge.
Cincinnati at Chicago 10 a.m. Bengals, 24-13
Banged-up Bears defense can't handle NFL's top-rated offense.
Cleveland at Indianapolis 10 a.m. Colts, 31-10
Colts will tie franchise record with seven straight home wins.
Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets 10 a.m. Jaguars, 16-10
With two struggling offenses, Jags' defense will be X-factor.
New Orleans at Minnesota 10 a.m. Vikings, 27-24
Culpepper & Co. won 38-31 last October and will get win No. 1.
Oakland at Philadelphia 10 a.m. (Ch. 7) Eagles, 31-17
The M.O. in this one will be to throw it to Moss or Owens.
Tampa Bay at Green Bay 10 a.m. Bucs, 24-20
This is worst Pack since 1989, when Bucs last won here (12 games).
Tennessee at St. Louis 10 a.m. Rams, 24-14
Rams' offense too much in first meeting since Super Bowl XXXIV.
Arizona at Seattle 1:05 p.m. (Ch. 13) Seahawks, 24-17
Cardinals average 56.5 rushing yards.
Dallas at San Francisco 1:05 p.m. Cowboys, 20-10
At least 49ers have a fighting chance this week.
New England at Pittsburgh 1:15 p.m. Steelers, 17-14
Steelers already look ready for another AFC title game.
N.Y. Giants at San Diego 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Chargers, 24-14
Chargers will be motivated at home by 0-2 record and visit by Eli.
Tomorrow's game Time Pick
Kansas City at Denver 6 p.m. (Ch. 4) Chiefs, 30-17
Chiefs are good on Monday night — and just good, period.

Byes: Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Washington.

Last week: 7-9. Season: 17-14 (.548).

Game of the Day

New England at Pittsburgh, 1:15 p.m.

This rivalry heated up last season, when the Steelers ended the Patriots' NFL-record 18-game winning streak at Heinz Field in October and the Patriots paid the Steelers back by beating them in the AFC title game. The Patriots, who have won 33 of the past 36 games (including playoffs), are coming off a 27-17 loss to Carolina. They will try to stop the Steelers' march toward their NFL-record regular-season winning streak. The Steelers have won 16 straight regular-season games, 15 with Ben Roethlisberger as the starting QB. Roethlisberger is the NFL's top-rated passer, and RB Willie Parker leads the AFC with 272 rushing yards.

Three & out

Three teams off to surprising 0-2 starts

Green Bay Packers: The Packers figured to have an uphill battle to make the playoffs, but losing to the Detroit Lions and at home to the Cleveland Browns to open the season is a bad omen indeed. To top it off, they lost No. 1 receiver Javon Walker for the season in the first game. It all has even ultra-competitive QB Brett Favre down in the dumps. "At 0-2 and a lot of question marks, it's uncharted territory," he told local reporters. "There's no way I can sit up here and talk Super Bowl or even talk playoffs right now. We have to talk about winning a game first."

Minnesota Vikings: Favored to win the NFC North, the Vikings have come out extremely flat. QB Daunte Culpepper has not thrown a TD pass and has had eight throws intercepted. And the Vikings' revamped defense has been hindered by injuries. But the North is the weakest division in the NFL, and the Vikings have time to turn it around.

San Diego Chargers: Both of their losses were decided in the final 30 seconds. The Chargers have yet to get LaDainian Tomlinson involved in the passing game because the offensive line has needed help to protect Drew Brees. According to Elias Sports Bureau, since 1990, just 17 of 121 teams (14 percent) to start 0-2 have made the playoffs.

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