Here’s a quick rundown of the money I’m investing this week, after another break-even performance last weekend kept me at the $1000 I started with:

$50 on Chiefs (+5.5) over FALCONS

The Chiefs might be really terrible, but usually Herm fields at least competent teams. The Falcons are bad. I don’t see the Falcons winning by 6 points here, not with Leaf Ryan Matt Ryan calling the shots here.

$100 on VIKINGS (+3.5) over Panthers

Maybe the Vikings are really bad. Maybe the Panthers are really good. I’m loath to buy into either argument. The Vikings are at home, playing their superior quarterback (Hi, Gus! You look great!), and the line has moved too far in the Panthers’ direction because of Adrian Peterson probably not playing. But the Vikings’ running game isn’t really that much worse off without him. I think the Vikings win by about 7-10 points.

$100 on EAGLES (-3) over Steelers

The Eagles are firing on all cylinders as they usually are when McNabb and most of their o-line is healthy. The Steelers are easily the most overrated team in the league, the bandwagon crowding after they blew out the Texans and edged out the Browns, two teams that look frisky based on last year but, in reality, suck. It’s a bad matchup for the Steelers; the Eagles feature strong pass defense, strong pass offense and strong special teams. The Steelers are horrible at pass defense when they can’t pressure the QB into mistakes–which they won’t be able to do to McNabb–and have atrocious special teams. I expect a blowout, truth be told. Something like 34-20 or 34-24, but not as close as that score makes it look.

$50 on Jets (+10) over CHARGERS

What the Tarvaris Jackson is up with this line?