green bay at detroit
analysis : with all of the accolades and records that brett favre possesses, few people realize that he's been able to do so with various members of the media living in the his butt. perhaps he plays better with them in there, which would explain his play this season. and unfortunately for lions, i think ron jaworski just made his way in.
the pick : green bay
ny jets at dallas
analysis : there's nothing worse than getting beat down on the road on a national holiday on national tv. so if the jets' players and coaches are crying on the sidelines, we'll know why.
the pick : dallas
indianapolis at altanta
analysis : i have no idea why byron leftwich started last week's game when the falcons won two games in a row with joey harrington. i will just continue to assume that bobby petrino is doing everything in his power to force arthur blank to buy him out of his contract.
the pick : indianapolis
tennessee at cincinnati
analysis : i'll be surprised if marvin lewis isn't fired before start of next season. the bengals are wasting a great offense by not having anything that resembles a defense. don't they realize that they can't keep an offense like this together for any extended period of time? and what happened to rudi johnson this season? has he finally become depressed by the fact his first name is spelled with 'i' to the point that he is unable to rush the ball? these are questions that need to be addressed in the offseason.
the pick : tennessee
houston at cleveland
analysis : the browns are getting are the breaks that a team needs to make the playoffs, as evidenced by last week's win over the ravens. [i still can't believe that brian billick didn't make more of a stink after the referees seemingly had extra help from either replay booth officials or the jumbotron to decide if the field goal was good or not. doessn't he seem like the type who would?] even with their good offense, the browns will have difficult time against a young and talented texans defense.
the pick : cleveland
oakland at kansas city
analysis : the chiefs have been an absolute surprise this year. early in the season, i actually thought that they were the worst team in the league. now, i think that they are capable of making the playoffs. the raiders are also not as bad as people think they are, and they'll give the chiefs a challenge.
the pick : kansas city
seattle at st louis
analysis : the injury to shaun alexander has helped the seahawks in many ways. for instance, they don't have to worry about feeding alexander's ego by giving him twenty carries, which allows them to throw the ball as much as they want, much to mike holmgren and matt hasselbeck's delight. they also have a running back in maurice morris who doesn't mind the occasional contact with players from the opposing team.
the pick : seattle
washington at tampa bay
analysis : the redskins have lost a few games where they were in control for most of the game, which could be a sign of their inexperience affecting them late in the fourth quarter. the buccaneers are a team that has flown under the radar all season, so people [and perhaps the redskins] may be surprised as to how well they can play.
the pick : tampa bay
new orleans at carolina
analysis : the saints and panthers are both inconsistent teams, but at least the saints don't have a quarterback situation where vinny testeverde and david carr are the front-runners. how the panthers have kept steve smith from complaining to the media so far may be this season's biggest mystery.
the pick : new orleans
buffalo at jacksonville
analysis : in david garrard, the jaguars have a quarterback who doesn't turn the ball over and gets enough key first downs to help his team win. there isn't much else that jack del rio can ask, except for maybe a pastrami sandwich.
the pick : jacksonville
minnesota at ny giants
analysis : the vikings have the worst collection of quarterbacks in the league. the only reason that tavaris jackson plays is because he was a second round pick and the vikings wanted to see if he could play [he cannot]. brooks bollinger could very well be the single biggest reason why curtis martin retired. kelly holcombe has been described as being a great to have as a backup, but not great to have as a starter. so yeah, the fact that adrian peterson rushed for 296 yards with virtually no help from the vikings' passing game is actually equivalent to 750 yards rushing under normal circumstances.
the pick : ny giants
san francisco at arizona
analysis : at this point in the season, the best thing that the 49ers have going for them is a high draft pick in next year's draft. except that they already traded that pick to patriots, which means that rich just gets richer.
the pick : arizona
baltimore at san diego
analysis : the ravens looked like they found something that resembles an offense with kyle boller[!] at the helm. this week, they play another struggling team that has come well short of preseason expectations. as bad as the ravens have been playing, the chargers have been worse.
the pick : baltimore
denver at chicago
analysis : the broncos finally look like the team that everyone thought they would be. jay cutler is thriving from play-action plays that have been set up by an excellent running attack. the bears have been average so far this season, which is in line with the jinx associated with the super bowl loser.
the pick : denver
philadelphia at new england
analysis : i am certain that donovan mcnabb suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta. this season he has an ankle injury, which gives the eagles the option to play either aj feeley or second round pick kevin kolb. in the end, it doesn't matter if it's the t-1000 at quarterback, because the eagles have no chance of winning this game.
the pick : new england
miami at pittsburgh
analysis : as opposed to the eagles, the dolphins do have a chance to win this week, albeit a small one. if they can get turnovers and points from their defense [which they can] and help from their special teams, they can give the steelers a competative game. also, if the game is close in the fourth quarter, the steelers may pay tight since they don't want to be the first team to lose to the dolphins this season.
the pick : pittsburgh
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