Here be the Week 3 underdogs

The third week of the American pro football season is upon us, and for the players in our charity underdog game, there are some intriguing matchups. Do you see a 'dog here (in caps) that can win its game outright, without the benefit of the point spread?

8  WASHINGTON at Cincinnati (Monday, pick still due Sunday 10:00 a.m. PDT)

7.5  LOS ANGELES RAMS vs. San Francisco

6.5  DENVER at Tampa Bay

6.5  NEW ENGLAND at New York Jets (Thursday, 5:20 p.m. PDT)

6  NEW YORK GIANTS at Cleveland

5.5  JACKSONVILLE at Buffalo (Monday, pick still due Sunday 10:00 a.m. PDT)

5  CAROLINA at Las Vegas

5  MIAMI at Seattle

4.5  ATLANTA vs. Kansas City

2.5  ARIZONA vs. Detroit

2.5  GREEN BAY at Tennessee

2.5  MINNESOTA vs. Houston

2  CHICAGO at Indianapolis

2  LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at Pittsburgh

1  DALLAS vs. Baltimore

1  PHILADELPHIA at New Orleans

If you want New England, they're the Thurs-'dog, and your pick is due by their kickoff time. All other picks (including the Monday night games, of which there are two this week) are due at 10:00 a.m. PDT on Sunday.

There's still time to get in on the action if you have not already done so. It's all for charity. Just send a note of interest to me at dogpdx24@gmail.com. Our standings so far are here, and more than a third of our players still have not scored. But they will, sooner or later. No player who has picked a team every week has ever finished our game with zero points for the season. 

Anyway, last week many 'dogs came through. May it be so again. Good luck to all 'dognosticators!