It's amazing how little we hear about the Jon Benet Ramsey killing now that the charges against the crazy confessor were dropped due to conflicting evidence. I guess the news media is embarassed that they once again jumped to skewer an innocent (if not slightly insane) person...or they're just biding their time until the next time Mel Gibson says something and they can unleash their 24 hour coverage of nothing. Now on to the picks.

CLE at CIN: I watched the Bengals' game against the Chiefs last week, and they didn't look too good on offense. They were definitely not the explosive team that we saw in the preseason, and this was against a Chiefs defense that will most likely finish the season near the bottom. But against the Browns, they'll be just fine. CIN

TB at ATL: One of my rules of picking is to go the opposite way if teams have surprise wins or losses in week 1. Tampa isn't very good, but they shouldn't have lost that big to the Ravens. And no one thought the Falcons would topple the highly (over-)rated Panthers. Look for this one to return both teams to normalcy. TB

BUF at MIA: The Bills defense looked ok last week against the Patriots, and the Dolphins offense looked dreadful against the Steelers. Again, look for both teams to revert back to the mean. MIA

DET at CHI: Either that was a mirage in Detroit last weekend, or the Seahawks really will have as disappointing a season as some are predicting. CHI

NO at GB: I will continue my theme and pick against the Packers, even though I have a strong suspicion that they may win this game. NO

HOU at IND: Let the media hype of the Colts and Peyton Manning begin! IND

OAK at BAL: The Raiders aren't just bad, they're comically bad. Bill Simmons calls the combination of Aaron Brooks and Art Shell the "Perfect Storm of Gambling", and he may be right. Wasn't Aaron Brooks a half-decent QB for a few years? He looks to be going the way of Kordell Stewart. BAL

NYG at PHI: The Eagles may have gotten an Ewing-Theory-like boost in losing TO, but I'm guessing the Giants won't leave Donte Stallworth uncovered all game. NYG

CAR at MIN: It's another classic revert-to-the-mean game. The Panthers may be overrated, but they're not going to go 0-2. CAR

AZ at SEA: The Seahawks will lose a game to the Cardinals this year, but it won't be this one despite how good the Cards offense looked against the patsy Niners. SEA

STL at SF: Any team with a run defense will beat the 49ers, since Alex Smith is still by no means effective. STL

NE at NYJ: Think Tom Brady has something to prove this week with Deion Branch gone? Are pundits really questioning a QB who has won 3 Super Bowl rings in 5 years just because the Pats are abandoning their "throw any old warm body out there at Corner" strategy in favor of a similar one with WRs? NE

KC at DEN: The Broncos looked deliciously bad last week against the Rams, but they seem to do much better at home. Look for Jake Plummer to rebound against a bad defense. DEN

TEN at SD: This is the kind of game that Marty Schottenheimer frequently loses, but I just can't see the Titans winning with no playmakers on offense. SD

WAS at DAL: I watched the first half of the Dallas game last week and they completely dominated. Then I shut it off and turned it back on at the end of the game and they were getting trounced. What happened? Drew Bledsoe happened. DAL anyway

PIT at JAX: The team that Dallas dominated in the first half last week? Jacksonville. And they didn't just look bad, they were downright inept on offense. I don't care if they ended up winning, I can't forget the inept. PIT