The National Football League rolls out its third week of action on Sunday,
\nwith marquee games in Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nand Green Bay<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. Here\u2019s a look in
\ntoday\u2019s Daily Sports Roundup. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Gridiron Spotlight<\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Eagles lost a tough game against the Cowboys in Week 2, so they\u2019ll try
\nto bounce back this week by knocking their state rivals from Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nfor a loss. The Eagles and Steelers will clash at 4:15pm ET<\/st1:time> at Lincoln Financial Field, with Philly pegged
\nas a 3.5-point home favorite (and the total at 45). Despite their loss last
\nweek the Eagles are still 2-0 ATS on the season, while unbeaten Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nis just 1-1 ATS over two contests.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Cowboys aim to follow up their win over Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nwith another victory against a big-time NFC team – the Packers. Aaron Rodgers
\nand company will play host to Tony Romo<\/span> and the \u2018Boys
\nstarting at 8:15pm ET<\/st1:time> at Lambeau
\nField on Sunday night, with Dallas<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nlisted as a 3-point road favorite. Both the Cowboys and Packers are 2-0 to
\nstart the season, with Green Bay<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\ncovering twice, and Dallas<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> only
\ncovering in one victory.<\/p>\n

The Handicapper\u2019s Report Card<\/o:p><\/b><\/p>\n

No handicapper dominates any sport the way Joe Duffy\u2019s GodsTips does the
\nNFL. But they are far from the only elite sports handicapping<\/a> service that
\nwill win big time again on Sunday. Check out where the NFL
\nexpert picks<\/a> are for week 3 betting against the spread. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

Other Notable Events<\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

The NFL\u2019s byes don\u2019t start until next week, so that means every team is in
\naction once again in Week 3. The Patriots will look to stay on a roll behind
\nMatt Cassel<\/span> when they host the lowly Dolphins in a 1:00pm ET<\/st1:time> contest; they\u2019re 12.5-point home
\nfavorites. As well, the Colts will be looking to keep the rival Jaguars winless
\nwhen they host them at Lucas Oil Stadium at 4:15pm
\nET<\/st1:time>; Indy has been listed as a 5.5-point home favorite.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Making up the rest of the NFL\u2019s Sunday schedule: Oakland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nat Buffalo<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> (-9.5), Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName>
\nBay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place> at Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\n(-3), Houston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Tennessee<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\n(-4.5), Carolina<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Minnesota<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\n(-3), Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at the Giants
\n(-13), Arizona<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>
\n(-3), Detroit<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at San
\nFrancisco<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> (-4), St. Louis<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nat Seattle<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> (-9.5), New
\nOrleans<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Denver<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\n(-5.5), and Cleveland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\n(-2). As well, the least interesting game of the entire day has Kansas
\nCity<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> taking on Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\n(-6).<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Sprint Cup Series will stage their second playoff event on
\nSunday, the Camping World RV 400 presented by AAA at Dover International
\nSpeedway. Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards sit tied atop the standings heading
\ninto this race, and they\u2019re at 5\/1 and 9\/2 odds to visit victory lane. Kyle
\nBusch, who fell to eighth in the standings with a poor result last weekend, is
\nalso pegged at 9\/2 odds to take the checkered flag.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Rest of the Schedule<\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Yankee Stadium closes on Sunday night with a matchup between Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>\u2019s
\nChris Waters (3-3, 4.75 ERA) and New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>\u2019s
\nAndy Pettitte (13-14, 4.57 ERA). The rest of the American League\u2019s slate:
\nDetroit at Cleveland, Boston at Toronto, Minnesota at Tampa Bay, the White Sox
\nat Kansas City, the Angels at Texas, and Seattle at Oakland.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The race for the final NL playoff spots continues on Sunday, with Milwaukee<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nat Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nat Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and the Mets at Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>.
\nRounding out the National League schedule: <\/span>Houston<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Pittsburgh<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, <\/span>San Diego<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at <\/span>Washington<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, <\/span>St. Louis<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at the
\nCubs, <\/span>Arizona<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at <\/span>Colorado<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and <\/span>San Francisco<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at the Dodgers.<\/span><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Finally, there are two WNBA<\/span> playoff games on the
\nSunday slate – Indiana at Detroit, and Los Angeles at Seattle – while the CFL<\/span> offers up Edmonton at Montreal (-3).<\/o:p><\/p>\n

News from the Wire<\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

Notable players listed as OUT for Sunday\u2019s NFL games heading into the
\nweekend: Browns S Sean Jones (knee), Cowboys S Roy Williams (forearm), Colts CB
\nBob Sanders (ankle\/knee), Chiefs QB Brodie<\/span> Croyle<\/span> (right shoulder), Saints WR Marques Colston<\/span> (thumb), Eagles WR Kevin Curtis (hernia), Seahawks WR
\nBobby Engram<\/span> (shoulder), Seahawks RB Maurice Morris
\n(knee), Rams WR Drew Bennett (foot), Buccaneers WR Joey Galloway (foot), and
\nTitans QB Vince Young (knee\/hamstring).<\/o:p><\/p>\n

A Peek at the Future<\/strong><\/o:p><\/p>\n

The Chargers are 8.5-point home favorites against the Jets on Monday Night
\nFootball . . . Monday sees the start of a National League series between the
\nCubs and Mets in New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. As
\nwell, Tampa<\/st1:PlaceName> Bay<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>
\nis in Baltimore<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and Boston<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>
\nhosts Cleveland . . . the PGA<\/span> Tour concludes their FedExCup<\/span> playoffs this week at The TOUR Championship at
\nEast Lake Golf Club in Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>,
\nwith Vijay Singh only needing to finish 72 holes to win the Cup.<\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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