Here are the Week 17 underdogs

It's the next-to-last week of the regular season in American pro football. Our charity underdog game runs into the playoffs, and so there are five weeks left for us counting this week.

A couple of reminders for our players: Once the playoffs get here, the choices get fewer and the spreads tend to be smaller. And here's what we're about: The top three finishers will get to designate these amounts to their favorite eligible charities on January 26:

• First place: $400
• Second place: $125
• Third place: $100

This year's rules (including charity eligibility) are here.

Okay, on with this week's underdogs. Here they are (drumroll, please):

9.5  NEW YORK JETS at Buffalo

9  DALLAS at Philadelphia

8  CAROLINA at Tampa Bay

8  NEW YORK GIANTS vs. Indianapolis

6.5  CLEVELAND vs. Miami

6  ARIZONA at Los Angeles Rams (Saturday, 5:15 p.m. PST)

5.5  HOUSTON vs. Baltimore (Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. PST)

4  ATLANTA at Washington

4  NEW ENGLAND vs. Los Angeles Chargers (Saturday, 10:00 a.m. PST)

3.5  CHICAGO vs. Seattle (Thursday, 5:15 p.m. PST)

3.5  DENVER at Cincinnati (Saturday, 1:30 p.m. PST)

3.5  SAN FRANCISCO vs. Detroit (Monday, pick still due Sunday, 10:00 a.m. PST)

3  PITTSBURGH vs. Kansas City (Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. PST)

1.5  GREEN BAY at Minnesota

1  LAS VEGAS at New Orleans

1  TENNESSEE at Jacksonville

If you want a Wednesday (tomorrow!), Thursday, or Saturday game as your main or backup pick, all your picks must be in by the kickoff time of your earliest game. All other picks are due at 10:00 a.m. PST Sunday. They all must go to dogpdx24@gmail.com.

Our latest standings are here. Good luck, pickers!