There is no better game than New England at Indianapolis this week. The only two unbeaten teams left battle it out for NFL supremacy. Here’s a look at this week’s games. All times are Pacific.
Last week: 9-4
Season record: 74-42
Sunday, Nov. 4
San Francisco 2-5
at Atlanta 1-6, 10 a.m.
Last Meeting: Falcons won 21-19 at San Francisco in 2004.
Stats & Stuff: Atlanta’s offense ranks 25th in league, defense 23rd. Alex Smith returned at quarterback for 49ers on Sunday, going 22-for-43 for 190 yards, no INTs and a TD.
Game Day: Chance for both teams to snap losing streaks (49ers, five straight; Falcons, three).
Pick: Falcons 24, 49ers 20
Cincinnati 3-4
at Buffalo 2-5, 10 a.m.
Last Meeting: Bills won 37-27 at Cincinnati in 2005.
Stats & Stuff: Bengals are 0-3 on the road. Buffalo is 31st in league passing at 145.7 yards per game.
Game Day: The Bills are improving while the Bengals can’t find the magic.
Pick: Bills 27, Bengals 24
Denver 3-4
at Detroit 5-2, 10 a.m.
Last Meeting: Broncos won 20-16 at Denver in 2003.
Stats & Stuff: Denver ranks sixth in pass defense. Lions are seventh in passing offense.
Game Day: After getting beat in OT by Green Bay, the Broncos face another NFC North team this week, and it won’t be easy.
Pick: Lions 23, Broncos 19
Green Bay 6-1
at Kansas City 4-3, 10 a.m.
Last Meeting: Chiefs won 40-34 in OT at Green Bay in 2003.
Stats & Stuff: Kansas City has won last five meetings and is 6-1-1 all-time vs. Packers in the regular season. Packers WR Greg Jennings is tied for second in the NFL with an average of 18.5 yards per catch.
Game Day: Packers head out west again after big win in Denver, but Chiefs have their number.
Pick: Chiefs 28, Packers 21
San Diego 4-3
at Minnesota 2-5, 10 a.m.
Last Meeting: Chargers won 42-28 at San Diego in 2003.
Stats & Stuff: San Diego scored 35 points in span of 18:18 in first half of Week 8 win. Vikings are 23rd in league offense at 307 yards per game.
Game Day: Chargers are on a roll with three consecutive wins and nothing seems to be stopping them now.
Pick: Chargers 30, Vikings 15
Jacksonville 5-2
at New Orleans 3-4, 10 a.m.
Last Meeting: Jaguars won 20-19 at Jacksonville in 2003.
Stats & Stuff: Jacksonville’s Fred Taylor needs 73 yards to become 21st NFL player to reach 10,000 rushing yards. Saints QB Drew Brees has not been sacked in four straight games.
Game Day: New Orleans has gotten its act back together with three wins in a row.
Pick: Saints 34, Jaguars 27
Washington 4-3
at N.Y. Jets 1-7, 10 a.m.
Last Meeting: Redskins won 16-13 at Washington in 2003.
Stats & Stuff: Washington leads the series 7-1. Jets are off to worst start since 0-8 in 1996, when they finished 1-15.
Game Day: Redskins will regroup this week facing a Jets team that is changing quarterbacks, from Chad Pennington to Kellen Clemens.
Pick: Redskins 24, Jets 10
Arizona 3-4
at Tampa Bay 4-4, 10 a.m.
Last Meeting: Cardinals won 12-7 at Arizona in 2004.
Stats & Stuff: Arizona is 1-3 away from home. Buccaneers’ QB Jeff Garcia had his streak of 217 consecutive passes without INT stopped in Week 8.
Game Day: Bucs need this one to stay near the top of the NFC South.
Pick: Buccaneers 20, Cardinals 17
Carolina 4-3
at Tennessee 5-2, 10 a.m.
Last Meeting: Titans won 37-17 at Carolina in 2003.
Stats & Stuff: Panthers are 4-0 on the road. Tennessee’s LenDale White ran for a career-high 133 yards on Sunday.
Game Day: Look for Titans quarterback Vince Young to bounce back from bad game after his return from quad injury.
Pick: Titans 19, Panthers 16
Seattle 4-3
at Cleveland 4-3, 1:05 p.m.
Last Meeting: Seahawks won 34-7 at Seattle in 2003.
Stats & Stuff: Matt Hasselbeck has 11 touchdown passes, 6 interceptions for Seattle. Derek Anderson has 17 TD passes, 8 INTs for Browns.
Game Day: The Browns keep amazing people, but Seahawks are ready to put them in their place.
Pick: Seahawks 33, Browns 28
New England 8-0
at Indianapolis 7-0, 1:15 p.m.
Last Meeting: Colts won 38-34 at Indianapolis in AFC championship game last January.
Stats & Stuff: Patriots’ QB Tom Brady has 30 TD passes, 2 INTs. Colts’ QB Peyton Manning has 13 TD passes, 3 INTs.
Game Day: In this much-awaited game, the Colts shoot for their fourth straight win over New England after the Patriots had won six in a row. Last season, the Colts picked off Brady four times in a 27-20 victory at New England, then rallied from an 18-point deficit to win the AFC title game in January. It’ll be Manning vs. Brady, the two premiere quarterbacks in the NFL. In the last three games against the Patriots, Manning has averaged 332 yards passing with a total of 6 TDs and 3 INTs. Brady has averaged 233 yards through the air with 4 TDs, 5 INTs. But Brady’s passing game has become more lethal with WR Randy Moss.
Pick: Colts 34, Patriots 33
Houston 3-5
at Oakland 2-5, 1:15 p.m.
Last Meeting: Texans won 23-14 at Oakland last December.
Stats & Stuff: Houston ranks 27th in scoring at 26.1 points per game. Raiders’ kicker Sebastian Janikowski has 178 career field goals with team, topping Chris Bahr’s 176.
Game Day: Raiders are struggling again to score points.
Pick: Texans 21, Raiders 17
Dallas 6-1
at Philadelphia 3-4, 5:15 p.m.
Last Meeting: Eagles won 23-7 at Dallas last December
Stats & Stuff: Reggie Brown caught career-high eight passes for 105 yards in Eagles’ Week 8 victory. Cowboys rank 13th in pass defense and fifth against the run. Philadelphia swept the season series in 2006.
Game Day: Eagles’ QB Donovan McNabb appears to have regained his mobility, and he’ll need it this week.
Pick: Cowboys 20, Eagles 16
Monday Nov. 5
Baltimore 4-3
at Pittsburgh 5-2, 5:30 p.m.
Last Meeting: Ravens won 31-7 at Pittsburgh last December.
Stats & Stuff: Baltimore QB Steve McNair is 10-4 all-time against Pittsburgh. Steelers’ QB Ben Roethlisberger is fourth in passer rating at 102.2.
Game Day: Revenge is on the minds of the Steelers after getting whipped by a combined 58-7 last season in two losses to Ravens. Pittsburgh averaged just 42 yards rushing in the two games and converted 3 of 26 third-down conversion attempts.
Pick: Steelers 17, Ravens 14
Bye week: Chicago, Miami, New York Giants, St. Louis