Adopt a pooch: The Week 2 underdogs

Here we go with Week 2 of our charity pro football underdog game. Players, do you see an underdog (in caps) who can win its game outright?

13.5  MIAMI at San Francisco

8.5  CLEVELAND at Tampa Bay

8.5  NEW ORLEANS at Baltimore

7  LAS VEGAS at Los Angeles Chargers

7  NEW YORK GIANTS at Los Angeles Rams (Monday, pick still due 10:00 a.m. PDT Sunday)

7  TENNESSEE vs. Philadelphia

6.5  INDIANAPOLIS at Kansas City

5.5  MINNESOTA at Chicago

5.5  PITTSBURGH at New England

4.5  ARIZONA vs. Seattle

4.5  DETROIT at Buffalo (Thursday, 5:15 p.m. PDT)

4.5  NEW YORK JETS vs. Green Bay

3.5  WASHINGTON at Dallas

3  CINCINNATI at Houston

2.5  JACKSONVILLE at Denver

1.5  ATLANTA vs. Carolina

The Thursday night 'dog deadline is kickoff time; all other picks are due Sunday by 10:00 a.m. PDT at dogpdx26@gmail.com. If you haven't paid your entry yet, please do so today or tomorrow.

Our current standings are here, and as anyone can see, only three players have scored any points so far. And so there's still time for new players to join the game. If you're interested, send an email of interest to dogpdx26@gmail.com for details. Basically, you pick one underdog a week to win its game outright; if you're right, you get the number of points that the 'dog was favored to lose by (to the left of each all-caps underdog on the list above). The three players with the most points at season's end get to name eligible charities who get the pool. All proceeds to charity. The entry fee for the season is $25.

Okay, players, good luck sorting through all those lovely options this week. There are lots of shining, sparkly points just waiting for you there.