Week 4 Picks

Things should get back to "normal" (if there is such a thing) some time after sunset tonight. The irregularity stems from the continued move of my business to a new location over the last 2 weeks. Man, that's been a lot of work, and I'm sore all over. Which is great news for today: I have standing-room-only tickets for today's Patriots-Chargers matchup, which kicks off in, oh, about 9 hours. Yep, everything will be normal after sunset, so I expect to much more in-depth pre- and post-game stories and analysis, daily news and comment, and all that good stuff. For now, it's slim pickens because I have to get my ugly sleep.

Here's how I see Week 4 shaping up:

Sunday, Oct. 2
Buffalo at New Orleans ( in San Antonio, TX), 1 p.m.:
Bills, 23-20.

Denver at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.:
Broncos, 24-21

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.:
Buccaneers, 17-13

Houston at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.:
Houston, 28-17

Indianapolis at Tennessee, 1 p.m.:
Colts, 42-13

San Diego at New England, 1 p.m.:
Patriots, 24-31

Seattle at Washington, 1 p.m.:
Seahawks, 20-10

St. Louis at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.:
Giants, 28-24

N.Y. Jets at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.
Ravens, 9-6

Dallas at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.
Cowboys, 48-38

Minnesota at Atlanta,4:15 p.m.
Falcons, 26-17

Philadelphia at Kansas City, 4:15 p.m.
Chiefs, 27-26

San Francisco at Arizona (in Mexico City), 8:30 p.m.
Cardinals, 23-7

Monday, Oct. 3

Green Bay at Carolina, 9 p.m.:
Panthers, 31-14

Open date: Chicago, Cleveland, Miami, Pittsburgh