How many times will Brett Favre jump into a teammates' arms this Sunday? Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

After nearly one full month of grueling action the NFL enters the seven week stretch of fantasy football turmoil known as "bye time." Did you draft Reggie Bush, Maurice Jones-Drew and Clinton Portis not realizing they'll all be sitting at home on Sunday? Oops. Enjoy starting Brian Leonard.

Fantasy football aside, bye weeks serve as crucial breaks for NFL players, not just time off to visit or conceive illegitimate children. Take this week for example. The Saints get a much needed break from killing the morale of New Orleans, Vince Young is free to splice highlights of Monday night's game into his "Beating Reggie Bush" DVD, and Jason Campbell finally has time to learn how to not waste 1/4 of his team's potential game winning plays by spiking the ball when there's plenty of time left.

Thankfully, our friendly oddsmakers in Las Vegas abstain from taking bye weeks and they were once again kind enough to provide point spreads for this weekend's games. Here's everything you need to know about them.

Oakland at Miami (-4.5): An 0-3 start is not what Miami was hoping for. With little chance of their team reaching the playoffs, Dolphins fans will soon be forced to focus their energy on rooting against Alabama. Pick: Oakland

Chicago at Detroit (+2.5): It's been a rough week for Rex Grossman. Not only was he stripped of his starting job, but the team won't even let him wear a headset because they're afraid it will somehow end up in the hands of a Lions defensive back. Pick: Chicago

Houston at Atlanta (+3): Joey Harrington turned his season around with a great performance last week. After the game Harrington was feeling so confident he stormed into the Falcons locker room and gave Byron Leftwich an atomic wedgie. Pick: Atlanta

Baltimore at Cleveland (+4): Everybody in Baltimore wants to chime in on the city's hottest sports debate -- what's more brittle, the Orioles bullpen, or Steve McNair's body? Pick: Cleveland

St. Louis at Dallas (-13): Steven Jackson will miss Sunday's game with a groin injury, but at least he can take solace in the fact that he hurt it during a run and not during a fight with an official. That's the good news. The bad news is that Jackson has the same groin doctor as Fred Taylor. Pick: Dallas

New York Jets at Buffalo (+3.5): Facing the Bills defense is like playing a bonus level in a video game. You get lots of points and there's no chance of losing. Pick: New York Jets

Green Bay at Minnesota (+1): With one more touchdown pass Brett Favre will break Dan Marino's record and become the NFL's all-time leader. But that's not all. This week Favre could also set an NFL record for most consecutive games jumping into the arms of a teammate. Pick: Green Bay

Pittsburgh at Arizona (+6): After last week's loss Matt Leinart congratulated Kurt Warner on playing a great game. Leinart told him that if he keeps working hard, he might someday earn a starting job and win a championship just like Leinart did at USC. Warner then proceeded to repeatedly punch Leinart in the face with his Super Bowl ring. They're both listed as questionable. Pick: Pittsburgh

Tampa Bay at Carolina (-2.5): The Panthers have won seven out of the last eight meetings between these two teams, but the Bucs will be ready for them on Sunday. Throughout the week Tampa Bay defensive backs spent extra time practicing how to not commit 67 yards worth of penalties on a single drive. Pick: Tampa Bay

Denver at Indianapolis (-9.5): On Sunday, for the first time in the history of the world, Denver residents could be more interested in a Rockies game than a Broncos game. Considering the Broncos have been outscored 90-34 the last two times they played in Indy, that might not be a bad thing. Pick: Indianapolis

Kansas City at San Diego (-11.5): LaDainian Tomlinson and Larry Johnson battle to see who can create a more frenzied mob of angry fantasy football owners. This week Johnson's goal is to finish with negative yardage. Pick: San Diego

Seattle at San Francisco (+1): The 49ers offense has struggled, but they're not at the bottom of every statistical category. Alex Smith has thrown the ball away a league leading 36 times and his 27 dump-off passes are the 2nd most in the NFC. Pick: Seattle

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants (+2.5): You can't even quantify the magnitude of the Giants comeback win against the Redskins last week. The win was so big that after the game coach Tom Coughlin felt confident enough to remove his resume from Monster.com. Pick: N.Y. Giants

New England at Cincinnati (+7): Have you noticed that if you take the number of points the Patriots have scored in each game this year (38), multiply that by the number of seasons Bill Belichick has coached in New England (8), multiply that by the number of Sports Illustrated Coach of the Year awards Belichick has won (2), add Tom Brady's number (12), and subtract the number of Belichick Super Bowl wins (3), you get 617. Or put another way, 6/17 (June 17th), the day of the Watergate break-in. Coincidence? I think not. Pick: New England

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