Week Five NFL News

On Monday Night Football, the 1-3 Minnesota Vikings head to New Orleans to battle with the 2-2 Saints in the Superdome. After turning in their best defensive performance a week ago, the Saints will have their hands full tonight with one of the NFL's best running backs.

Odds makers say the Saints are 3 point favorites at home with the total set at 46 1/2.

Although the Saints have let up the fifth highest total yards in the league thus far, they did play well last week against the 49ers. The New Orleans defense held Frank Gore and San Francisco's running attack to just 91 yards in a 31-17 home victory...

Sunday night the 3-1 Pittsburgh Steelers travel south to Jacksonville to take on the 2-2 Jaguars in primetime. With the Steelers riddled with injuries, odds makers are calling the Jags a 5 1/2 point favorite with the total set at 37.

Pittsburgh lost two games at home last year to the Jaguars including a heartbreaking 31-29 loss in the wildcard round of the playoffs. In those games Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was sacked 11 times and has continued to be pressured in 2008. Thus far the Steelers signal caller has been sacked 15 times...

The 4-0 Buffalo Bills are off to their best start in 16 years as they travel to Arizona to take on the Cardinals. They will be looking to keep their perfect record intact on the road against the 2-2 Cardinals. Odds makers are calling the Bills a 1 point favorite with the total set at 44 1/2.

The Bills are lead by quarterback Trent Edwards and have not been off to this good a start since the days of Jim Kelly and Bruce Smith...

The 4-0 Tennessee Titans head into Baltimore to take on Ray Lewis and the Ravens. Odds makers are calling the unbeaten Titans a 3 point favorite with the total sitting at 34.

Most of the credit for Tennessee's terrific start falls squarely on their defense which has allowed an NFL-low 11.5 points per game and a league-high 12 turnovers.

"This team is built on letting the defense go out there and win the game," said defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, who leads AFC linemen with five sacks...

The 2-2 San Diego Chargers have won two in a row since opening the season with two heart breaking losses. San Diego could easily be unbeaten coming into this week's match-up with Miami at Dolphin Stadium. Odds maker call the Chargers a 6 1/2 point favorite on the road with the total set at 45.

Miami is 1-2 after man-handling the New England Patriots two weeks ago. Running back Ronnie Brown led the Dolphins offence with four rushing touchdowns and one passing; in fact Brown had his hands on the football on all five of Miami's scores.

On the other side of the ball the Dolphins defense dominated the Brady-less New England offense...