JETS (3-3) at PATRIOTS (3-3),4:25 p.m.

Outlook: Rex Ryan this week: “I want (the Patriots) to know, and I think they know, that I think we’re going to beat them.” Ooooh! Rex, you so cocky! And then what happens is, Tom Brady throws for 317 yards and Mark Sanchez is still Mark Sanchez. Point spread feels fat, but odds of a rout are simply greater than odds of a close game, and none of Rex’s cartoon bluster changes any of that.

Television: CBS

Prediction: Patriots, 34-20

RAVENS (5-1) at TEXANS (5-1), 1 p.m.

Outlook: Game of the Week jury quickly waved off all other Week 7 contenders and bowed reverently to this heavyweight bout that will leave the victor grand marshaling the AFC parade. Watching Arian Foster and Ray Rice roll up fantasy points will be this game’s hub, and I think I like Foster a little bit more against a depleted Baltimore defense with Ray Lewis likely out for the year and others banged up. Ravens are 6-0 all-time in this series, and an outright upset would not surprise much, but give me Texans getting off that series schneid at home. Houston got humbled by Green Bay last week and it’s bounce-back time. Betting line disrespects the Ravens, who are wounded and perhaps all the more dangerous for it.

Television: CBS

Prediction: Texans, 24-20

TITANS (2-4) at BILLS (3-3), 1 p.m.

Outlook: Signs of life. These are the league’s two worst scoring defenses, but Titans surprised Pittsburgh last Thursday and Bills are coming off a nice OT win over Arizona. My gut says Titans have a big upset shot here, but they are 0-3 on the road, and no NFL pass defense (107.9 opponent passer rating) is worse. Just wish I trusted the erratic Bills even a little bit.

Prediction: Bills, 31-26

BROWNS (1-5) at COLTS (2-3), 1 p.m.

Outlook: Like the Browns here. It might be a bigger upset than our Upset of the Week, but just doesn’t feel like it. The Andrew Luck/Brandon Weeden rookie QB duel tops this game’s marquee, but the result swings on Cleveland as a better balanced team, and I think Trent Richardson can run on this Colts defense. Yeah, I know, Cleveland has lost 10 in a row on the road. Law of averages, remember?

Prediction: Browns, 24-21

REDSKINS (3-3) at GIANTS (4-2), 1 p.m.

Outlook: Giants played their best game in humbling the Niners in San Francisco last week, so the letdown factor is in play, but Giants are too experienced and well-coached for that. Plus, it’s a division game and rivalry. Remember how New York’s Osi Umenyiora called Robert Griffin III “Bob” because he said he hadn’t earned the RG3 nickname? He’s earned it and will prove it here, even in narrowly losing.

Television: FOX

Prediction: Giants, 30-27

SAINTS (1-4) at BUCCANEERS (2-3), 1 p.m.

Outlook: Chatter in this game’s preamble centered on whether Saints LB Jonathan Vilma, Bountygate poster child, might make his season debut while appealing his suspension. Whatever. The result for me turns on this: Drew Brees vs. a Bucs team allowing 312 passing yards per game. New Orleans is 0-2 on road and Buccaneers have won three of past five in series, but still like the Saints.

Prediction: Saints, 34-27

COWBOYS (2-3) at PANTHERS (1-4), 1 p.m.

Outlook: Cowboys will be missing RB DeMarco Murray, but Tony Romo still has ample threats to outscore a floundering Panthers offense that has produced 12 points over the past three home games. Oh, Cam Newton, where for art thou? Fans want to trade in the 2012 Cam for the rookie model. Carolina has sunk into the NFL’s lower tier until the Panthers do something to prove otherwise.

Prediction: Cowboys, 24-20

PACKERS (3-3) at RAMS (3-3), 1 p.m.

Outlook: I loved Aaron Rodgers’ comment after his six TD passes humbled previously unbeaten Houston last week. Asked what he’d tell his team’s critics, he simply said, “Shhh.” Perfect. Write off the Pack at your own peril. St. Louis is an admirable 3-0 at home but looks overmatched here. Rodgers (calf) is officially questionable but of course will play. Enough said.

Prediction: Packers, 31-17

CARDINALS (4-2) at VIKINGS (4-2), 1 p.m.

Outlook: Here’s your Game of the Week in the Upstart Division, with two expected NFC also-rans making a play at credibility. Make it a venue call. Vikes have beaten Arizona eight of past 10 and are 3-0 at home. Plus, Arizona’s shabby O-line has allowed 22 sacks in past three games, and Jared Allen told me Minnesota has a pretty good pass rush. John Skelton would not be your fantasy play this week.

Prediction: Vikings, 21-17

JAGUARS (1-4) at RAIDERS (1-4), 4:25 p.m.

Outlook: Regular readers know our Dog of the Week refers not to our favorite betting underdog but to the week’s muttiest, least attractive game, and this one was quick work for the selectors. Jacksonville’s is the league’s worst offense, and I doubt a bye week solved that. Oakland isn’t breaking any scoreboards, either, but Carson Palmer should have all day back there because Jags are last in league in sacks. Raiders played unbeaten Falcons very tough last week. If they remember they aren’t that good and don’t let down, this game is theirs.

Prediction: Raiders, 23-13

STEELERS (2-3) at BENGALS (3-3), 8:20 p.m.

Outlook: We are well aware Pittsburgh has won 10 of the past 11 trips to Cincy. Ever heard of the law of averages? These are battered, diminished Steelers who are 0-3 on the road this year. Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger, likely missing Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey, could be under siege from a Bengals pass rush that has 20 sacks, second in the NFL, especially with RBs Rashard Mendenhall and Isaac Redman both iffy to play. Cincy is healthier, home, and out to prove itself ready for prime time. Upset of the Week.

Television: NBC

Prediction: Bengals, 27-23

MONDAY

LIONS (2-3) at BEARS (4-1), 8:30 p.m.

Outlook: There is every reason to love da Bears in this grudge match. They are 2-0 at home, coming off a bye, and have won their past three games by a combined 98-27. They are on a 7-1 roll in this series, and 8-2 on MNF under Lovie Smith. So why does this pick make me queasy? Because in this nutty league, when all conventional wisdom points one way it is often cause to look the other way. I’m not doing it. Just sort of pre-second-guessing myself.

Television: ESPN

Prediction: Bears, 28-21

— Greg Cote, Miami Herald; last week: 8-6; season: 51-40