Game of the week
Pittsburgh (plus 5.5) at New England
The long-time AFC rivals meet up again Sunday night. Are the Steelers a team in transition minus receiver/headache Antonio Brown and running back Le’Veon Bell or will quarterback Ben Roethlisberger rally the young players? He probably will, but not this week. Tom Brady will do his thing, but the defense could be better than usual.
Patriots 31, Steelers 20.
Lock of the week
Kansas City (minus 3.5) at Jacksonville
The game-time temperature should be in the mid-to-high 90s, but that has rarely equaled an early-season advantage for the Jaguars, who have lost 1 p.