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Sporting News, The, Sept 23, 2005

Teams that lost in Week 1 in 2004 but finished with a winning record. Two of those teams (Indianapolis, Baltimore) won in Week 2, but the third (Buffalo) lost four games before finally winning. The Colts finished with a 12-4 record; the Ravens and Bills were 9-7.

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1 p.m. ET: Minnesota at Cincinnati. Daunte Culpepper struggled in Week 1 and must help his team regroup to keep up with Carson Palmer and the Bengals' explosive offense, Look for Minnesota to take pressure off Cu]pepper with a more balanced approach, which will open up some game-turning plays downfield. Prediction: Vikings 27, Bengals 24.

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New England at Carolina. This Super Bowl 38 rematch features two talented, well-coached teams. Each team has a solid front seven with which to contain the other's power running, so look for a Tom Brady-Jake Delhomme duel, with the late field-goal edge going to the home team. Prediction: Panthers 23, Patriots 20.

San Diego at Denver. With both teams coming off losses, this will be a critical division game. The Broncos' front seven can slow LaDainian Tomlinson, and at home, Jake Plummer will comfortably take advantage of play-action chances against the Chargers' young secondary. Prediction: Broncos 31, Chargers 23.

New Orleans at N.Y. Giants. Playing their first home game away, the Saints will continue to play hard with heavy hearts, but the Giants also were impressive last week. Both teams will try to pound the ball, which favors New York's backfield depth and stronger run defense. Prediction: Giants 26, Saints 21.--Vinnie lyer

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'I'm definitely getting that rookie treatment.'

--Bucs running back Camell Williams, telling Bob Berger and Bob Stelton of Sporting News Radio how the Vikings were trash-talking to him during Tampa Bay's win

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Sporting News, The, Sept 23, 2005

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