<strong><span class="subhead">Minnesota at Pittsburgh (-6), noon</span></strong></p><p>Minnesota QB Brett Favre is 6-0 for the first time, and the Vikings are 6-0 for the first time since 2003. That was the year Mike Tice&rsquo;s Vikings went into a free-fall down the stretch and missed the playoffs. The probability of this year&rsquo;s team repeating that meltdown is remote. Speculation is that coach Brad Childress will get a contract extension in the Nov. 8 bye week. </p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Arizona at N.Y. Giants (-7), 7:20, Ch. 41</span></strong></p><p>Two of the league&rsquo;s most productive players will be on display: the Giants&rsquo; Domenik Hixon and Cardinals&rsquo; Steve Breaston. Hixon totaled a franchise-record 303 yards in New York&rsquo;s 48-27 loss at New Orleans last week. He was the first player to gain at least 300 yards in a game since Breaston totaled 324 yards last Sept. 28 against the Jets at Giants Stadium.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">New Orleans (-6 1/2 ) at Miami, 3:15</span></strong></p><p>The unbeaten Saints have not trailed in a game this season. They lead the NFL in scoring with 192 points and at that pace will set the single-season record with 614 points, breaking the mark of 589 set by New England in 2007. If you&rsquo;re Miami, whom do you defend? Last week, the Saints became the fourth team since 1970 to have seven players score TDs.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Chicago at Cincinnati (pick &rsquo;em), 3:15, Ch. 4</span></strong></p><p>This is the Benson Bowl as Bengals RB Cedric Benson faces the team that took him in the first round of the 2005 draft and released him before the start of last season. Benson, who signed with Cincinnati five weeks into the 2008 season, ranks third in the NFL in rushing. </p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Atlanta at Dallas (-4 1/2 ), 3:15</span></strong></p><p>No surprise that Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin, who had 19 catches for 250 yards and two touchdowns in Dallas&rsquo; 26-20 overtime win at KC, has moved into the starting lineup. While Austin was burning the Chiefs, Atlanta WR Roddy White torched San Francisco for eight catches, 210 yards and two TDs, making it the second time in NFL history that two players had 200 yards receiving and two touchdowns on the same day.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">San Francisco at Houston (-3), noon</span></strong></p><p>WR Michael Crabtree, the 49ers&rsquo; first-round draft pick, will make his long-awaited debut in his home state of Texas after a 70-plus-day holdout. San Francisco coach Mike Singletary can&rsquo;t wait to see what the former Texas Tech star can do. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s one thing to practice,&rdquo; Singletary said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s another thing to get in the game and play the game full speed.&rdquo; </p><p><strong><span class="subhead">New England (-14 1/2 ) vs. Tampa Bay at London, noon</span></strong></p><p>Usually when the NFL goes to Wembley Stadium, the field &mdash; despite George Toma&rsquo;s best efforts &mdash; turns to mush. But if Tom Brady could thrive in the snow last week, he&rsquo;ll deal with the mud in England.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Buffalo at Carolina (-7), 3:05</span></strong></p><p>You have to love the brainpower behind the Bills now with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick of Harvard playing for coach Dick Jauron, a graduate of Yale.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">N.Y. Jets (-6 1/2 ) at Oakland, 3:05</span></strong></p><p>Jets RB Thomas Jones quietly ran for a franchise-record 210 yards last week against Buffalo, but New York lost in overtime. Jones rushed for 159 rush yards last year against Oakland, and the Jets lost that one in OT, too, 16-13 for Tom Cable&rsquo;s first win as the Raiders&rsquo; coach.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Indianapolis (-14) at St. Louis, noon</span></strong></p><p>Dating to 2008, the Colts have won a franchise-record 14 consecutive regular-season games, the longest current streak in NFL, while the Rams have lost a league-high 16 straight, the equivalent of a full season.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Green Bay (-9) at Cleveland, noon</span></strong></p><p>At least the Browns proved they can catch something. Twelve players were sent home with the flu last Wednesday. Coach Eric Mangini has been under the weather since his team fell to 1-5 with a loss in Pittsburgh. Asked if any coaches had caught the flu bug, Mangini said, &ldquo;They may not feel great, but that&rsquo;s typical for Wednesday.&rdquo;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Philadelphia (-7) at Washington, 7:30 Monday, ESPN</span></strong></p><p>Think Eagles coach Andy Reid got a little carried away throwing the ball in last week&rsquo;s 13-9 loss at Oakland? Even though his team never trailed by more than seven points, Reid called 54 pass plays and just 12 running plays. The Eagles have had 31 third-down opportunities this season with Donovan McNabb at quarterback. Incredibly, 30 of those 31 plays were passes.