Bills, Redskins lead early NFL surprises

The Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins were both pegged for last-place finishes in their respective divisions this season, but after two weeks both teams carry perfect 2-0 records. They'll put those spotless marks on the line in Week 3, with Buffalo hosting New England (Sunday, 1:00pm ET, CBS) and Washington visiting Dallas (Monday, 8:30pm ET, ESPN).

With the Patriots on deck the Bills' run in the sun is likely coming to an end on Sunday, but they've still impressed so far this season by putting up a combined 79 points in wins over Kansas City (41-7) and Oakland (38-35).

And you can thank Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick for a good chunk of those points. Fitzpatrick, a preseason candidate to get replaced by Stanford pivot Andrew Luck next season, threw for 208 yards and four touchdowns in Week 1 against Kansas City, and then picked up 264 passing yards and three more TD strikes vs. the Raiders over the weekend. As well, Fitzpatrick has thrown just one interception so far this year despite sitting with a TD/INT ratio of 51/43 in his six-year NFL career.

Fred Jackson rushed for 117 yards and two scores for Buffalo against the Raiders, while Stevie Johnson, David Nelson, and Scott Chandler had the TD catches.

Still, the Bills will be home underdogs on Sunday against a Patriots team that's also 2-0 on the season after beating Miami and San Diego in their first two games. And Tom Brady has thrown seven touchdown passes and just one interception so far in 2011 as well, although he does have a bit of a better track record than Fitzpatrick � in his 12-year NFL career Brady has a TD/INT ratio of 268/104.

The Redskins were another team that looked like they were headed down Andrew Luck Road before the season started, with starting QB duties handed over to Rex Grossman and a year's worth of tough competition from the NFC East. However, Washington won 38-24 over the Giants in Week 1 and beat Arizona 22-21 in Week 2, giving them sole possession of top spot in their division heading into Week 3.

Grossman wasn't that accurate in the team's win over the Cardinals � completing just 25-of-43 pass attempts for 291 yards with a pair of interceptions � but he managed to throw a pair of touchdown strikes, including a key one in the fourth quarter as the Redskins came back for the victory. In Week 1 against the Giants Grossman threw for 305 yards and two touchdowns and wasn't intercepted at all.

On Monday night the Redskins will face a favored Cowboys team that avoided an 0-2 start by slipping past the 49ers 27-24 in San Francisco over the weekend; Dallas was bounced 27-24 on the road by the Jets back in Week 1. Cowboys WR Dez Bryant missed the team's victory in Week 2 because of a quadriceps injury.

Check out the Oddsmaker NFL betting board this week for updated odds on the Patriots/Bills and the Redskins/Cowboys matchups, as well as for all the lines, totals, and proposition bets for the Week 3 slate of games around the league.