Week 4 Predictions - Early afternoon games.

Chicago at Detroit: The Bears have finally decided to go to Brian Griese at quarterback, but will it be a winning solution? The Lions will have a statement to make, after getting plastered by the Eagles last week, and I think they will not only keep it close, but pull out a win.

Score: Detroit 27, Chicago 20

Baltimore at Cleveland: Jamal Lewis is playing his first game against his old team. Only a few seasons ago, he ran for 295 yards against Cleveland in a Ravens uniform. He won’t run for near that many on Sunday as a Brown, but the result will be the same as in that game - a Baltimore win. They cut it close last week against Arizona, which shows that they’re a little vulnerable to a team with a good offense (i.e. Cincinnati in their opener as well), so the Browns have a chance if Lewis and Derek Anderson play well.

Score: Baltimore 23, Cleveland 10

New York Jets at Buffalo: Another week, another loss for Buffalo. If there is a such thing as second-best in the AFC East, it’s the Jets. The Bills need to muster up a little offense if they are to have a shot for their first win.

Score: Jets 17, Bills 7

Houston at Atlanta:Something tells me that Pink Floyd or Incubus’ ‘Wish You Were Here’ will be playing pretty regularly when Matt Schaub is leading the Texans down the field. As for Michael Vick, he’ll be at home, smoking a joint, and opening all of his hate mail.

Score: Houston 34, Atlanta 17

Green Bay at Minnesota: Brett Favre and the Packers traditionally don’t do well in Minnesota, but they have won three of their last four in Mini-Soda. Green Bay is riding high, and it’ll be a record-setting day as Favre becomes the all-time career leader in touchdown passes. The Vikings will be intent on spoiling #4’s big day, but his teammates will make sure that doesn’t happen.

Score: Green Bay 28, Minnesota 16

Oakland at Miami: These two teams aren’t bad, but they aren’t good either, are they? Oakland’s actually been pretty competitive in each of their first three games, and might actually be a little better if Daunte Culpepper is in the starting lineup tomorrow. The Dolphins have been struggling mightily on defense in the past two games, allowing 68 points, and that doesn’t bode well against the Raiders, who are doing pretty good offensively, most notably on the ground. But, the Dolphins’ offense showed a great deal of improvement last weekend against the Jets (Ronnie Brown - over 200 yards of total offense and three touchdowns against New York), and should find a way to get Cam Cameron his first win against a Raiders defense that hasn’t fully played up to last year’s standards yet. Don’t be surprised to see this one come down to the final minutes, and if it does, expect Cameron and Raiders’ coach Lane Kiffin to have some timeouts saved just in case.

Score: Miami 24, Oakland 21