The players in our charity pro football underdog game have weighed in for the weekend, and there's a serious "favorite" among the pooches. It's the big one:

9.5 INDIANAPOLIS at Houston - NoPoGuy, pdxmick, Jeremy, Bob, George, Bayou Baby, Carol, Gary, Coastal Storm, Drewbob, Bad Brad, Dr. D, Annie, Usual Kevin, John Ch., Ted
7 JACKSONVILLE at Miami - Tinknocker, Gordon
6 SAN FRANCISCO at New England - PDXileinOmaha, John Cr., Will, DB Cooper, Tung, Rudie
5.5 ARIZONA vs. Detroit - genop
5.5 BUFFALO vs. Seattle - Lucas, Biggest Cubs Loser, Juicen, Cinderella Story, Eric W.
3.5 TAMPA BAY at New Orleans - Pete Rose, Broadway Joe
3.5 PHILADELPHIA vs. Cincinnati (Thursday, no go) - Paul
3 CHICAGO vs. Green Bay - genop's gal
3 CAROLINA at San Diego - Dave A., Sola, JMH
3 BALTIMORE vs. Denver - Michael K., Grizfan

Good luck to all our players. Wouldn't it be something if every 'dog won in the same week? Dream on, and enjoy the games, everybody.

UPDATE, 1:35 p.m.: No winners in the first games, including Indy.

UPDATE, 9:50 p.m.: The Niners pull off a nice upset, and of course, our game leader, DB Cooper, is there. He now has a 13.5-point lead with five weeks to go (including just two regular season weeks). Nobody's on the Monday 'dog, and so here are the standings at week's end: