Rising star quarterback C.J. Stroud leads the Houston Texans into Minnesota while the Los Angeles Chargers visit Pittsburgh on Sunday in two NFL showdowns of undefeated clubs. The third week of the campaign sees a Texans squad off to its first 2-0 start since 2016 against a Vikings team that leads the NFL with 11 quarterback sacks.

Baltimore Sun staff writers pick every game of the NFL season. Here’s who they have winning in Week 3:

It was a solid Week 2 for me -- at least against the spread. You would think I'd be better picking the games straight up, but that wasn't the case last week. I went 7-9 straight up for a 17-15 overall record and I was 9-6-1 ATS for a 17-12-3 record.