Here are the Week 4 underdogs

We have reached the fourth week of the American pro football season, and the players in our charity underdog game have this delectable menu off which to select. Given the weather forecast in the southeast, this might be a good week to make a backup pick, per the rules:

10.5 NEW ENGLAND at Green Bay

6.5 JACKSONVILLE at Philadelphia

5 HOUSTON vs. Los Angeles Chargers

5 SEATTLE at Detroit

3.5 MIAMI at Cincinnati (pick due Thursday, 5:15 p.m. PDT)

3.5 BALTIMORE vs. Buffalo

3.5 WASHINGTON at Dallas

3.5 NEW YORK JETS at Pittsburgh

3.5 CHICAGO at New York Giants

3 TENNESSEE at Indianapolis

2.5 NEW ORLEANS vs. Minnesota (in London, pick due Sunday, 6:30 a.m. PDT)

2.5 TAMPA BAY vs. Kansas City

2.5 LOS ANGELES RAMS at San Francisco (Monday, pick still due Sunday, 10:00 a.m. PDT) 

2 DENVER at Las Vegas

1.5 ATLANTA vs. Cleveland

1.5 ARIZONA at Carolina

Meanwhile, Dallas beat the Giants last night, scoring 2.5 points for Evil O. Thus, our standings going into Week 4 are as follows:

Last rank	Current rank	Player	Point total
1	1	MadDog	15.5
6	2	Buster Douglas	13.5
1	3	Linda	12.5
3	4	JC	12
6	5	Mojo	10.5
4	6	Howler	10
5	7	Kosar19	9
13	8	Atwater27	7
13	8	Gordon	7
13	8	Meow	7
6	11	CrimsonCrud	6.5
6	11	Eric	6.5
11	11	Evil O	6.5
10	14	PDXileinOmaha	5.5
12	15	VegasBaby5	3.5
13	16	No Chance in Hell	2.5
13	17	Annie B.	0
13	17	Bad Picker	0
13	17	DB	0
13	17	DogDown	0
13	17	Micah	0
13	17	Not Gonna Happen	0
13	17	Paul	0
13	17	SteveO	0

If ever there was a week for underdogs, Week 3 was it. The 'dogs won 9 and lost 7, although most of the winners were the chihuahuas.

We have $490 in the charity prize pool, and so barring some additional contribution from some as-yet-unknown source, the players who finish in the following places in the standings at the end of the season (including the playoffs) will get to designate the following amounts to their respective favorite eligible charities:

• First place - $315
• Second place - $100
• Third place - $75

There's also pride, people. And bragging rights. And so the competition shouldn't let up all season long.

Good luck to all in Week 4.