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N.F.L. Week 3 Picks: Patriots, Raiders and Broncos on Top Looking Down

Related Topics: Marshawn Lynch

Expectations have to be adjusted throughout the league as teams like Denver and New England looked far better in Week 2 than they had in Week 1, while Dallas and Green Bay fell off a cliff. There is still too much noise in any of the results to draw too many conclusions, but the N.F.L.’s hierarchy might get some clarity this week. Here is who we think will win.

Record against the spread in Week 2: 10-6

Record against the spread overall: 18-13

Raiders at Redskins, 8:30 p.m. on NBC

Line: Raiders by 3

It is hard to say who is enjoying Marshawn Lynch’s return to the N.