There are some surprises going into week 3 of the 2011 NFL season. The Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions, all undefeated at 2-0, hold or share first place in their respective divisions. Meanwhile, two 2010 NFL postseason participants, the Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs, are having early season problems with 0-2 records.

Here is the complete NFL schedule for Week 3, along with the spreads, over/under, our NFL winning picks and NFL best bet:

2001 NFL WEEK 3 SCHEDULE AND SPREADS
FAVORITE	SPREAD	UNDERDOG	OVER/UNDER	OUR PICK
EAGLES	8	Giants	48	Giants
Jets	3.5	RAIDERS	41.5	Jets
BENGALS	2.5	49ers	40.5	Bengals
Patriots	7.5	BILLS	53.5	Patriots
SAINTS	4	Texans	53	Saints
BROWNS	2.5	Dolphins	41	Dolphins
TITANS	6.5	Broncos	42	Titans
Lions	3.5	VIKINGS	44.5	Lions
PANTHERS	3.5	Jaguars	43	Panthers
CHARGERS	14.5	Chiefs	45	Chiefs
Ravens	4	RAMS	41.5	Ravens
BUCS	1.5	Falcons	45.5	Falcons
Cards	3.5	SEAHAWKS	42.5	Cards
Packers	3.5	BEARS	46	Packers
Steelers	11	COLTS	39.5	Steelers
MONDAY NIGHT, SEPT 27, 2011
COWBOYS	5.5	Redskins	46	Redskins

Home Team In CAPS

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The NFL Thursday night game of the week heads to Nashville for an AFC South match-up between the Indianapolis Colts (6-6) and Tennessee Titans (5-7).

The Indianapolis Colts (6-6) are hoping to avoid their first four game losing streak in 9 years. Indianapolis lead the division for the first nine weeks before losing three straight. The Colts are still very much alive in the 2010 NFL playoff picture and, more importantly, control their own destiny. With 4 games remaining, they play two against their AFC South rivals the Titans, and one against the current division leader Jacksonville Jaguars. In the event of a tie with Jacksonville, the Colts would win the tiebreaker and head to the NFL playoffs as the AFC South division champions.

The Titans could also make the playoffs by winning their final four games, but also need outside help. Tennessee started out strong 5-2 before losing five in a row. Injuries and in-fighting have sent the Titans spiraling.

The Titans have lost their last three games against the Colts, with Manning passing for five touchdowns and one interception.

Over the last three weeks Peyton Manning has 11 interceptions, and has thrown four in each of his last two games. In last week’s OT loss to the Cowboys (38-35), two were returned for touchdowns and other for the game winning field goal.

The Colts woes stem from their inability to run to ball. They are averaging just over 54 yards per game over their last 5 games and have had to rely on the passing game to score points. However, the Colts may have some better results against the Titans, who have 4 defensive players who are questionable for game time.   Last week the Titans gave up 258 yards to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Kerry Collins will start for the Titans and WR Kenny Britt has been activated after being out for over a month with a hamstring injury.

Many analysts and football experts would pick the home team. But our analysis points to the Colts as our NFL expert pick of the week.

COLTS Vs. TITANS: GAME DAY PARTICULARS
Visitors	Indianapolis Colts(6-6)
Home	Tennessee Titans (5-7)
When	Thursday, Dec 9 8:20 PM EST
Where	LP Field
TV COVERAGE	NFL Network
GAME DAY FORECAST	Temp: 34º Prec: 0%
Favorite	COLTS -3
Under/Over	46.5

COLTS – TITANS OFFENSE/DEFENSE AVERAGES

COLTS OFFENSE		TITANS DEFENSE
Rush Yds/Gms	79.1 32nd	Rush Yds/Gms	123.4 22nd
Pass Yds/Gms	303.3 1st	Pass Yds/Gms	238.7 23rd
Tot Yds/Gms	382.4 5th	Tot Yds/Gms	362.1 4th
TITANS OFFENSE		COLTS DEFENSE
Rush Yds/Gms	112.6 12th	Rush Yds/Gms	142.8 29th
Pass Yds/Gms	179.0 31st	Pass Yds/Gms	200.0 4th
Tot Yds/Gms	291.6 30th	Tot Yds/Gms	342.8 18th

INJURY REPORT

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
PLAYER	POS	INJURY	STATUS
Mike Hart	RB	Ankle	Out
TENNESSEE TITANS
Dave Ball	DE	Knee	Questionable
Tony Brown	DT	Knee	Questionable
Sen’Derrick Marks	DT	Ankle	Questionable
Ryan Mouton	CB	Hamstring	Questionable

COLTS TITAN NFL WEEK 14 GAME PREDICTION
The Titans injuries on defense (2 defensive ends, a defensive tackle and a cornerback questionable) should allow the Colts to move the ball on the ground. That alone will take some pressure off Peyton Manning and make the Colts passing game more effective.

The Titans have only scored six points in its last two games. They haven’t had an offensive touchdown in 13 quarters.

And what are the chances of Peyton Manning having 4 bad games in a row?

The results of this NFL matchup will bring the NFL playoff picture a little bit more in focus.

The NFL pick of the week – take Peyton Manning and the Colts

COLTS 35 TITANS 10

As we head into Week 13 of the NFL season, let’s take a look at the top NFL pro football passing yards performances so far.

Of the top 13 NFL passing performances, San Diego Charger’s Phillip Rivers and the Indianapolis Colts Peyton Manning share the distinction of each having 2 game performances ranked at the top.

The best NFL passing performance by a quarterback goes to Matt Schaub of the Houston Texans with 497 yards in a Sept 19 (Week 2) win (30-27) against the Washington Redskins.

Below is a list of the top 13 NFL Pro Football Passing Yards Performances in the NFL up to this week.

2010 BEST NFL PASSING
YDS	PLAYER	MATCHUP	GAME STATS
497	Schaub	HOU at WAS 9/19 (ot)	38-52, 3 TD
476	Orton	DEN vs IND 9/26	37-57, 1 TD
469	Cassel	KAN at DEN 11/14	33-53 4 TD
455	Rivers	SND at SEA 9/26	29-53 2 TD
446	Favre	MIN vs ARI 11/7 (ot)	36-47 2 TD
433	P Manning	IND at HOU 9/12	40-57, 3 TD
431	Rivers	SND at OAK 10/10	27-42, 2 TD
426	McNabb	WAS vs HOU 9/19 (ot)	28-38. 1 TD
412	Palmer	CIN at ATL 10/24	36-50, 3 TD
406	Romo	DAL vs TEN 10/10	31-46, 3 TD
396	P Manning	IND at NEW 11/21	38-52 4 TD
387	Roethlisberger	PIT vs NEW 11/14	30-49, 3 TD
386	E Manning	NYG vs TEN 9/26	34-48, 0 TD

Source: new york post, associated press