NFL Picks of the Week: Late Games

Bills at Dolphins-4:05pm ET

Vegas Line: Bills by 1

My pick: Dolphins

Projected score: 21-17 Dolphins win

Comments: I really think the Dolphins should be favored here. Even with Chad Pennington injured, I still think the Dolphins will earn the win.

Jets at Saints-4:05pm ET

Vegas Line: Saints by 8

My pick: Jets

Projected score: 35-31 Saints win

Comments: This should be a really good game, but I think the Saints firepower will win in the end.

Cowboys at Broncos-4:15pm ET

Vegas Line: Cowboys by 3

My pick: Cowboys

Projected score: 24-20 Cowboys win

Comments: The 3-0 Broncos will face a tough test against the Cowboys. I think the Cowboys will come through in the end because of their overall talent on defense and offense.

Rams at 49ers-4:15pm ET

Vegas Line: 49ers by 10

My pick: 49ers

Projected score: 28-10 49ers win

Comments: The Rams are awful. Need I say more?

Chargers at Steelers-8:20pm ET

Vegas Line: Steelers by 7

My pick: PUSH

Projected score: 28-21 Steelers win

Comments: This will be a good game, but I think Pittsburgh will win because of their defense.

Monday Night Game-8:30pm ET

Packers at Vikings

Vegas Line: Vikings by 4

My pick: Vikings

Projected score: 27-14 Vikings win

Comments: Brett Favre will be able to get his revenge against the Green Bay Packers for the first time tomorrow. I think his Vikings will win this game more because of Adrian Peterson and less about him.

NFL Picks of the Week: Early Games

Sorry I didn't post my picks of the week last week but I was sick and didn't really have time to. Here are my Week 4 picks:

Seahawks at Colts-1:oo PM ET

Vegas Line: Colts by 11

My pick: Colts

My projected score: 28-14 Colts win

Comments: Go with the Colts on this one. I know their defense is banged up but their offense will score enough points to make up for it.

Lions at Bears-1:00 PM ET

Vegas Line: Bears by 10

My Pick: Lions

My projected score: 24-21 Bears win

Comments: Coming off their big win against the 'Skins, the Lions will give a good showing in Chicago. I still think the Bears will win , but just barely.

Bengals at Browns-1:00 PM ET

Vegas Line: Bengals by 7

My pick: Bengals

My projected score: 31-17 Bengals win

Comments: Don't over-think this game. Go with the Bengals. They are 2-1 and the Browns are 0-3. Carson Palmer will lit up the Browns' secondary.

Giants at Chiefs-1:00 PM ET

Vegas Line: Giants by 10

My pick: Giants

My projected score: 35-10 Giants win

Comments: Very conservative line. I thought it would be like -14 for the Giants. So, take advantage of this line and go G-Men.

Ravens at Patriots-1:00 PM ET

Vegas Line: Patriots by 2

My pick: Ravens

Projected score: 21-17 Ravens win

Comments: This game is basically a tossup. Whoever you think will win is who you should bet on.

Buccaneers at Redskins-1:00 PM ET

Vegas Line: Redskins by 8

My pick: Buccaneers

Projected score: 13-10 Buccs win

Comments: The Redskins lost to the Lions last week, and they will keep up it up against the Buccs. I would pick the Buccs even if the Redskins win because they won't win big.

Titans at Jaguars-1:00 PM ET

Vegas Line: Titans by 3

My pick: Jaguars

Projected score: 21-14 Jaguars win

Comments: The Titans haven't won a game yet. When I compare the teams I just think the Jaguars have more talent. Maurice Jones-Drew will have a big game today.

Raiders at Texans-1:00 PM ET

Vegas Line: Texans by 9

My pick: Texans

Projected score: 24-10 Texans win

Comments: No comment

NFL Picks of the Week

Last Week's Line Record: I picked 6 right and 9 wrong

Last Week's W-L: 9-6

Panthers (o-1) at Falcons (1-o)

Line: Atlanta by 6

My Pick: Atlanta

My projected score: 31-10 Falcons win

Comments: The Panthers offense looked dismal in Week 1 against the Eagles. The Falcons looked good in Week 1. Looks like an easy pick to me.

Vikings (1-0) at Lions (0-1)

Line: Vikings by 10

My pick: Vikings

My projected score: 35-7 Vikings win

Comments: Adrian Peterson should run all over this defense. The Lions will look like domestic cats in this game, as they get roughed up by the Vikes.

Bengals (0-1) at Packers (1-0)

Line: Packers by 9

My pick: Bengals

Projected score: 24-17 Packers win

Comments: This line favors the Packers too much. The Bengals have a potent passing game, and that should at least keep them in the game. The Packers will still win though, especially at Lambeau.

Texans (0-1) at Titans (0-1)

Line: Titans by 7

My Pick: PUSH

Projected score: 21-28 Titans win

Comments: This will be a close game between two teams that favor the run. I think the Titans defense will step up and stop Steve Slaton. I believe the line is right on target here.

Raiders (0-1) at Chiefs (0-1)

Line: Chiefs by 2

My pick: Raiders

Projected score: 17-14 Raiders win

Comments: Even though Matt Cassel is playing for the Chiefs, I think the Raiders will be abe to pull one out on the road. Cassel doesn't have enough talent around him (including the defense) to beat most teams (even the Raiders).

Patriots (1-0) at Jets (1-0)

Line: Patriots by 4

My pick: Patriots

Projected score: 31-14 Patriots win

Comments: The Patriots won a close game last week. In this game, the Pats will return to form against the Jets. The Patriots defense will terrorize rookie Mark Sanchez.

Saints (1-0) at Eagles (1-0)

Line: Eagles by 3

My pick: Saints

Projected score: 28-24 Saints win

Comments: I picked the Eagles to lose last week, and I'll do it again here (hopefully the same thing will happen and I'll be wrong). I just don't see how Kevin Kolb can outscore the Saints potent offense.

Rams (0-1) at Redskins (0-1)

Line: Redskins by 10

My pick: 'Skins

Projected score: 21-10 Redskins win

Comments: The Rams are one of the worst teams in the league, and they won't pull off a road win against the tough Redskin D.

Cardinals (0-1) at Jaguars (0-1)

Line: Jaguars by 3

My pick: Cardinals

Projected score: 31-14 Cardinals win

Comments: With Anquan Boldin back at close-to-full strength, I think the Cardinals offense will flourish.

Buccaneers (0-1) at Bills (0-1)

Line: Buffalo by 4

My pick: Buccaneers

Projected score: 21-17 Buccs win

Comments: The Bills D held their own against the Patriots, but I don't think they will be able to stop the running back duo of Ward and Williams.

Seahawks (1-0) at 49ers (1-0)

Line: Seahawks by 1

My pick: 49ers

Projected score: 24-21 49ers win

Comments: No comment

Steelers (1-0) at Bears (0-1)

Line: Steelers by 3

My pick: Steelers

Projected score: 24-14 Steelers win

Comments: Jay Cutler struggled last week against the Packers... imagine what the Steelers defense will do to him.

Browns (0-1) at Broncos (1-0)

Line: Broncos by 3

My pick: Broncos

Projected score: 14-10 Broncos win

Comments: No comment.

Ravens (1-0) at Chargers (1-0)

Line: Chargers by 2

My pick: Ravens

Projected score: 28-24 Ravens win

Comments: This will be a very, very good game but I believe the Ravens have more talent and will pull one out on the road.

Giants (1-0) at Cowboys (1-0)

Line: Cowboys by 3

My pick: Giants

Projected score: 28-21 Giants win

Comments: BRING DOWN THE VIDEO BOARD! BRING DOWN THE VIDEO BOARD!

Colts (1-0) at Dolphins (0-10

Line: Colts by 3

My pick: Colts

Projected score: 31-21 Colts win

Comments: No comment

NFL Picks of the Week

Here are my world-famous NFL picks of the week

Week 1: Sunday

Miami at Atlanta

Vegas Line: Atlanta by 4

My pick: Atlanta

Projected score: 28-21 Atanta wins

Comments: The Dolphins defense won't be able to handle all Atlanta's offensive weapons (Michael Turner, Tony Gonzalez, Matt Ryan, Roddy White.

Broncos At Bengals

Vegas Line: Bengals by 6

My pick: Broncos

Projected score: 24-21 Bengals win

Comments: I always used to pick the Bengals to win because of their high-powered passing game. I am wiser now and I have learned that they have no running game or defense, so I believe they will just edge out the Broncos.

Vikings at Browns

Vegas Line: Vikings by 4

My pick: Vikings

Projected score: 31-10 Vikings win

Comments: That's a very conservative line. The Browns defense, while improved, is not good enough to stop Peterson from going 100+ yards. The Vikings defense will not allow much to Brady Quinn and the Browns. Very safe bet to go Vikes here.

Jaguars at Colts

Vegas Line: Colts by 7

My pick: Colts

Projected score: 34-21 Colts win

Comments: The Jaguars were horrendous last year and the Colts will come out firing in week 1 and it would be a safe bet to go Colts here.

Lions at Saints

Vegas Line: New Orleans by 14

My pick: Lions

Projected score: 31-21 Saints win

Comments: New Orleans' D is too suspect to rely on. While the offense will have no trouble putting up points on the board. But the defense has trouble stopping most attacks even the feeble Lions.

Cowboys at Buccaneers

Vegas line: Cowboys by 5

My pick: Cowboys

Projected score: 24-1o Cowboys win

Comments: Nothing really to say here. Very conservative line (for some reason). Byron Leftwich is not a bad QB, but how will he handle the Cowboy rush. Safe bet says Cowboys roll.

Eagles at Panthers

Vegas Line: Panthers by 3

My pick: PUSH

Projected score: 24-21 Panthers win

Comments: This is a very tough game to wager on. It's all about who comes out better and scores first. I'm going to go with Carolina because I think DeAngelo Williams will run over the Eagle D.

Chiefs at Ravens

Vegas line: Baltimore by 13

My pick: Ravens

Projected score: 28-7 Ravens win

Comments: Doesn't matter whether Matt Cassel plays week 1 or not. The Ravens D is so stingy that I see the Chiefs only getting 1 lucky TD. Joe Flacco and Ray Rice will have a field day against the woeful Chiefs.

Jets at Texans

Vegas Line: Texans by 4

My pick: Texans

Projected score: 24-10 Texans win

Comments: The Texans are a good team and their defense will pressure rookie Mark Sanchez to no end. Pretty safe bets to go with the Texans here.

Redskins at Giants

Vegas Line: Giants by 7

My pick: Giants

Projected score: 27-14

Comments: No comment. I don't like praising the Giants more than I have done already.

49ers at Cardinals

Vegas Line: Cardinals by 6

My pick: Cardinals

Projected score: 23-1o Cardinals win

Comments: The 49ers have a good D and a decent offense but Shaun Hill will not be able to throw against the Cardinals talented secondary. Safe bet to go with the Cards here.

Rams at Seahawks

Vegas Line: Seahawks by 8

My pick: Seahawks

Projected score: 27-6

Comments: Don't ever bet with the Rams during an away game. Just a rule because they were atrocious last year.

Bears at Packers

Vegas Line: Packers by 4

My pick: Bears

Projected score: 17-14 Bears win

Comments: I'm a little surprised by the line here. The Bears defense is flat-out stingy against the run and is OK against the pass. Expect Matt Forte to go 100+ yards, helping out Jay Cutler in his debut.

Week 1-Monday

Bills at Patriots

Line: Pats by 11

My pick: Patriots

Projected score: 35-14

Comments: Do I need to explain?

Chargers at Raiders

Vegas Line: Chargers by 9

My pick: Chargers

Projected score: 30-7

Comments: Vegas is being conservative with this one. Not even home-field advantage can save the Raiders from getting blown out (well, I didn't expect JaMarcus Russell). Expect the Chargers to trounce the Raiders.

NFL Picks Week

Last week's record: 10-5

New York Giants at Buffalo: winner- Buffalo
Spread: New York by 2 1/2
My Prediction: Bills 24, Giants 20
The Giants have not been playing well recently and they will make too many mistakes in this game too win it. Look for Eli Manning to have a mediocre day.

Green Bay at Chicago: winner- Green Bay
Spread: Green Bay by 8
My Prediction: Packers 31, Bears 10
The Packers strong D will hold QB Kyle Orton and the Bears offense. The Packers should win this game easy and look to take over the 1# spot in the NFC.

Cleveland at Cincinnati: winner- Cleveland
Spread: Cleveland by 2 1/2
My Prediction: Browns 42, Bengals 31
The Browns will run the ball with Jamal Lewis early in the game to open up the deep threat. The Browns will win the second game between these teams this season in another high-scoring affair.

Kansas City at Detroit: winner- Detroit
Spread: Detroit by 4 1/2
My Prediction: Lions 21, Cheifs 17
This should be a snooze-fest between two bad teams. Jon Kitna will air it out all game and while he will throw a couple interceptions, he will throw a few touchdowns also.

Houston at Indianapolis: winner- Indianapolis
Spread: Indianapolis by 7
My Prediction: Colts 28, Texans 24
This game will be more competitive than most people think as the Texans almost pull an upset of the Colts.

Philadelphia at New Orleans: winner- Philadelphia
Spread: New Orleans by 3
My Prediction: Eagles 27, Saints 24
Brian Westbrook will be the force that drives the Eagles to a victory. The Eagles D will hold up well against Drew Brees.

Oakland at Jacksonville: winner- Jacksonville
Spread: Jacksonville by 13
My Prediction: Jaguars 35, Raiders 14
The Jaguars two-back combinations will run right through the Raiders. Look for Fred Taylor to have a big game as he seeks some revenge for not being named to the Pro Bowl.

Atlanta at Arizona: winner- Arizona
Spread: Arizona by 10
My Prediction: Cardinals 24, Atlanta 10
Atlanta is a absolute mess right now and the Cardinals will handle them with ease.

Tampa Bay at San Francisco: winner- Tampa Bay
Spread: Tampa by 5 1/2
My Prediction: Bucs 27, 49ers 7
Jeff Garcia will return to his former dwelling and win in style.

Miami at New England: winner- New England
Spread: New England by 22
My Prediction: Patriots 42, Dolphins 10
So, the Dolphins finally got their first win last week and caught the Big Tina (Bill Parcells). Too bad that was the Dolphins last win.

Baltimore at Seattle: winner- Seattle
Spread: Seattle by 11
My Prediction: Seahawks 27, Baltimore 17
The Seahawks should beat the Ravens in the first half but calm it down in the second half.

Washington at Minnesota: winner- Minnesota
Spread: Minnesota by 6 1/2
My Prediction: Vikings 28, Redskins 20
The Vikings will win the game on the ground, as they always do. Look for Chester Taylor to oust his teammate Adrian Peterson on the ground.

Monday Night:

Denver at San Diego: winner- Denver
Spread: San Diego by 8 1/2
My Prediction: Broncos 28, Chargers 24
The Broncos will win this game through physical play and their ground attack. Look for the Denver D to step up and stop LT.

This Week's Game Breakers

Brian Westbrook: He will lead the Eagles to victory once again with his elusiveness and his great pass-catching ability. He will break big plays off screen passes and cross the goal line more than once.

Fred Taylor: The Jaguars veteran running back has been playing like one of the 50 best running backs ever to play the game. Oh wait, he is. He has never been named to a Pro Bowl even though he is on the list as one of the 50 best rushers ever. He is the only player not to be named to a Pro Bowl on that list. He will show the world why he should be a Pro Bowl back this Sunday.

Chester Taylor: This will be the week of the 'Taylor'. Chester will have a great day this week. Taylor is having a good year but is being overshadowed by superstar rookie Adrian Peterson. Taylor will outshine Peterson this week, however.




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NFL Picks of the Week

Last Week: 10-4

Tonight's game:

Cincinnati at San Francisco: winner- Cincinnati
Spread: Cincinnati by 9
My Prediction: Bengals 35, 49ers 14
The Bengals offense is just too explosive for the 49ers to handle.

Sunday's games:

Buffalo at Cleveland: winner- Cleveland
Spread: Cleveland by 5 1/2
My Prediction: Browns 28, Bills 24
This should be a very hard-fought game by two playoff-starved teams. Derek Anderson will lead the Browns to victory on the last drive of the game.

Tennessee at Kansas City: winner- Tennessee
Spread: Tennessee by 3 1/2
My Prediction: Titans 24, Chiefs 14
Vince Young needs to step up and lead this team to victory if the Titans want any shot at the playoffs. Young will have a great game.

Green Bay at St. Louis: winner- Green Bay
Spread: Green Bay by 9
My Prediction: Packers 31, Rams 24
The Rams are starting to show some life and they will make this game fairly competitive against a good Packers team. Ryan Grant has been playing phenomenal in recent games and don't expect that to change.

Baltimore at Miami: winner- Miami
Spread: Baltimore by 3
My Prediction: Dolphins 17, Ravens 14
The Dolphins will be playing their hardest this week because this might be the only chance they have to win a game. The next two games are against New England and Cincinnati. Wouldn't it be cool if the Dolphins played the Patriots on the last week of the season. Both teams would have exact opposite records if they continued at their current pace. Back to this week's game, the Dolphins will just edge out the Ravens in a mistake-filled contest.

New York Jets at New England: winner- New England
Spread: New England by 23 1/2
My Prediction: New England 56, Jets 13
This game is a rematch of the opening game of the season in which the Jets coach, Eric Mangini, ratted the Patriots out for video taping the Jet's defensive signals. That made the Pats mad and now they have made an historical run in which they won every game and blew out most. The whole league hated the Pats for cheating after that and now the Pats want revenge. The will show no mercy in this outing.

Arizona at New Orleans: winner- New Orleans
Spread: New Orleans by 3 1/2
My Prediction: Saints 28, Cardinals 14
With Fitzgerald and Boldin not at 100% for the Cards, they will lose against a pass-happy Drew Brees. He will be pass-happy because Reggie Bush is out for the season.

Jacksonville at Pittsburgh: winner- Pittsburgh
Spread: Pittsburgh by 3
My Prediction: Steelers 35, Jaguars 31
This will be a very close and high-scoring game between two 9-4 teams in the playoff hunt. Pittsburgh will just win this game on the last drive of the game. Look for Willie Parker to step it up.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay: winner- Tampa Bay
Spread: Tampa by 13 1/2
My Prediction: Bucs 35, Falcons 10
Things get even worse for the Falcons as the Bucs clinch a playoff spot.

Seattle at Carolina: winner- Seattle
Spread: Seahawks by 8
My Prediction: Seahawks 38, Panthers 13
The Seahawks are coming off a nice stretch and should blow out disappointing Carolina.

Indianapolis at Oakland: winner- Indianapolis
Spread: Indy by 11
My Prediction: Colts 34, Raiders 17
The Colts will thrash the Raiders with good running from Joseph Addai.

Philadelphia at Dallas: winner- Dallas
Spread: Dallas by 10 1/2
My Prediction: Cowboys 41, Eagles 20
I am sorry to say that T.O. and the gang will put a whipping once again on the Eagles. Tony Romo will have a great game along with Jason Witten but I don't see T.O. making too much of a splash.

Detroit at San Diego: winner- San Diego
Spread: San Diego by 10 1/2
My Prediction: San Diego 34, Lions 21
The Lions have been playing awful of late, but they will do o.k. in defeat.

Washington at New York Giants: winner- Giants
Spread: Giants by 5
My Prediction: Giants 24, Redskins 14
The Redskins might have had a chance if Jason Campbell hadn't got injured. With Todd Collins at the helm, I don't think the Redskins can overtake the Giants.

Monday Night:

Chicago at Minnesota: winner- Minnesota
Spread: Minnesota by 10
My Prediction: Vikings 31, Bears 13
The Viks running combination this season is one of the best ever. Simple as that.

My Game Breakers:

Derek Anderson: The Browns QB will have a great game against the Bills this week. I expect him to lead the Browns on some very important drives in this close game. Anderson has stepped up all year for this Browns team and has lead them into the playoffs.

Vince Young: Even though he hasn't been playing as well this year, I think Vince Young will step it up and be a leader this week for the Titans. He will use his arm and his legs to beat the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend.

Ryan Grant: He has unsuspectingly stepped up in the starting roll at running back for the Green Bay Packers and has been playing very well. That won't change tommorow as he probably will approach 200 yards.

NFL Picks of the Week

Last week: 8-7

Carolina at Jacksonville: winner- Jacksonville
Spread: Jacksonville by 10 1/2
My Prediction: Jaguars 31, Panthers 10
The Jags will beat up on the hapless Panthers using their dynamic rushing duo of Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew.

Oakland at Green Bay: winner- Green Bay
Spread: Green Bay by 10 1/2
My Prediction: Packers 24, Oakland 10
Brett Farve or no Brett Farve, the Packers will beat the Raiders either way.

Tampa Bay at Houston: winner- Tampa Bay
Spread: Tampa by 3
My Prediction: Bucs 27, Texans 14
The Texans may not have their starting quarterback on the field and they will get outplayed by the playoff-bound Buccaneers.

Cleveland at New York Jets: winner- Cleveland
Spread: Cleveland by 3
My Prediction: Browns 38, Jets 28
This will be a high-scoring affair between two teams lead by young quarterbacks ( Browns-Derek Anderson, Jets- Kellen Clemens). Anderson will beat out Clemens in this game.

Dallas at Detroit: winner- Dallas
Spread: Dallas by 10 1/2
My Prediction: Cowboys 42, Lions 21
The Cowboys are just too good and the Lions are just too mistake-prone. Look for Jon Kitna to throw multiple interceptions.

San Diego at Tennessee: winner- San Diego
Spread: Pick
My Prediction: Chargers 28, Titans 24
This will be a game decided by the run and LT will have a monster game for the Chargers in this one.

Arizona at Seattle: winner Arizona
Spread: Seattle by 7
My Prediction: Cardinals 24, Seahawks 21
Kurt Warner will step up and have a good game, while the Cards D will handle Shaun Alexander.
I'm thinking a field goal to win in the last seconds of the game by Neil Rackers to propel the cards past the Seahawks in a thriller.

Kansas City at Denver: winner- Denver
Spread: Denver by 7
My Prediction: Broncos 14, Cheifs 10
Very low-scoring game but the Broncos will pull this one out at home.

Miami at Buffalo: winner- Buffalo
Spread: Buffalo by 7
My Prediction: Bills 24, Dolphins 14
This game will unfurl Miami's real desperation to get their first win. That desperation will force them to make mistakes late in the game.

St. Louis at Cincinnati: winner- Cincinnati
Spread: Cincinnati by 9 1/2
My Prediction: Bengals 35, Rams 28
Carson Palmer will show why he is the leader of this team but it is too late for the postseason for the struggling Bengals.

Minnesota at San Francisco: winner- Minnesota
Spread: Minnesota by 8 1/2
My Prediction: Vikings 28, 49ers 14
The 49ers have been struggling and the Vikings have been running. That pattern should not stop today.

Pittsburgh at New England: winner- Pittsburgh
Spread: New England by 10 1/2
My Prediction: Steelers 35, Patriots 31
This should be one of the best games played this year. Big Ben Roethlisberger will lead his team valiantly through the undefeated Patriots.

Indianapolis at Baltimore: winner- Indianapolis
Spread: Indianapolis by 9
My Prediction: Colts 34, Ravens 14
The Colts should handle the Ravens without breaking a sweat.

New Orleans at Atlanta: winner New Orleans
Spread: New Orleans by 3
My Prediction: Saints 24, Falcons 17
The Saints finally get a win that they should get but it may be too little too late for the playoffs.

Philadelphia at home vs. New York Giants: winner- Philadelphia
Spread: Philly by 3
My Prediction: Eagles 28, Giants 24
This will be a good game to watch as Brian Westbrook does everything but kick the field goals for the Eagles.


My Predictions for this Week's Top Performers:

LaDanian Tomlinsion- LT will run over the Titans and almost single-handily win a very important game for the Chargers and their playoff aspirations. Expect him to have a game of record proportions. Also expect him to have 3 touchdowns and over 200 yards.

Ben Roethlisberger- Big Ben will beat the Pats with his arm and his legs today. He will carry his team, the Steelers, to a upset win over the 12-0 Pats. He will take on the Pats stunning defense and come out victorious. He will also have some help from the Steelers stifling D.

Brian Westbrook- Like I said, Westbrook will do everything except kick the field goals for this Eagles team as they look to beat the rival Giants. Expect 200 or more yards rushing and, at the very least, 100 yards receiving.

NFL Picks of the Week

Last Week: 10-6

Atlanta at St. Louis: winner- Atlanta Spread: Rams by 3 1/2
My Prediction:Falcons 13, Rams 10
The Rams haven't won a game at home all year and they will be edged out by the Falcons on Sunday afternoon.
Buffalo at Washington: winner- Washington
Spread: Redskins by 5 1/2
My Prediction: Washington 20, Buffalo 14
The Redskins are a better team than they have shown and Jason Campbell will step up in this one.
Detroit at Minnesota: winner- Minnesota
Spread: Vikings by 4
My Prediction: Minnesota 24, Detroit 21
The Lions are on a three game losing streak and the Vikings running backs (Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor) are the best in the league by far.
Houston at Tennessee: winner- Tennessee
Spread: Titans by 4
My Prediction: Tennessee 21, Texans 14
Both teams badly need to win this game to heighten their playoff hopes. Vince Young is a leader and will show that in this game.
Jacksonville at Indianapolis: winner- Indianapolis
Spread: Colts by 7
My Prediction: Indianapolis 35, Jacksonville 14
Very important game for both teams. The Jaguars are a good team but this game won't be as close as it seems to be. The Colts have struggled with the Jags in recent history. This game is the game that might decide the AFC South.
New York Jets at Miami: winner- New York Jets
Spread: Dolphins by 1
My Prediction: Jets 14, Dolphins 13
This game may be Miami's best chance to win a game. Both quarterbacks are playing well considering these teams combined record this year is 2-20.
San Diego at Kansas City: winner- San Diego
Spread: Chargers by 6
My Prediction: Chargers 32-23 Chiefs
The Chargers have been playing well recently and LT will have a good game. Phillip Rivers will also play well.
Seattle at Philadelphia: winner- Philadelphia
Spread: Eagles by 3
My Prediction: Eagles 24, Seahawks 21
The Eagles have the momentum after almost pulling the upset of the millennium against the Patriots. A.J. Feeley will play well again, churning up the QB situation in Philly even more than before.
San Francisco at Carolina: winner- San Francisco
Spread: Panthers by 3
My Prediction: 49ers 24, Panthers 20
The 49ers finally came alive last week with a big win. Frank Gore has to have another good game for the 49ers to succeed.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans: winner- New Orleans
Spread: Saints by 3
My Prediction: Saints 28, Buccaneers 14
This is a very important game for the Saints and I think that they won't waste this chance against a division rival.
Cleveland at Arizona: winner- Cleveland
Spread: even
My Prediction: Browns 35, Cardinals 33
This will be a very good game between two teams looking for a playoff spot.
Denver at Oakland: winner- Denver
Spread: Denver by 3
My Prediction: Broncos 14, Raiders 10
This will be a game where both offenses will struggle.
New York Giants at Chicago: winner- Giants
Spread: Giants by 1 1/2
My Prediction: Giants 23, Bears 20
Eli Manning threw for four touchdowns last week, but who cares if three of them were to the other team. Even with that said, this will be a close game but the Giants will win it by running.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh: winner- Pittsburgh
Spread: Pittsburgh by 7
My Prediction: Steelers 28, Bengals 24
This will be a closer games than most people may think but Big Ben Roethlisberger will lead his team to a win down the stretch.
New England at Baltimore: winner- New England
Spread: Patriots by 20
My Prediction: Patriots 46, Ravens 13
The Pats are disappointed with their win last week against the Eagles and they will voice their anger at the Ravens.

My Game Breakers

Ben Roethlisberger: He will be the key for the Pittsburgh Steelers in winning their game against the Bengals. He has shown that he can lead this offense on by carrying it on his back through even the most treacherous situations. He will take over the game this week.

Frank Gore: He has to have a good game if the 49ers even think about winning against the Panthers. It is as simple as that. He is coming off a good week last week and should continue that this week.

A. J. Feeley: If Andy Reid starts Donovan McNabb over Feeley the Eagles won't win their game against the Seahawks.

NFL Picks of the Week

Last week: 10-6

Green Bay Detroit: winner-Green Bay
Green Bay has shown it is a solid team going 9-1 in the first 10 games.
New York Jets at Dallas: winner-Dallas
Sure, the Jets surprised Pittsburgh last week but they are not good enough to beat a hot Cowboys team.
Indianapolis at Atlanta: winner-Indianapolis
This should be a confidence-building win for the Colts as they look forward to the postseason.
Tennessee at Cincinnati: winner-Tennessee
The Bengals have absolutely no running game and the Titans have all running game. That should make the difference in this game.
Houston at Cleveland: winner-Houston
The Texans will just edge out the Browns in this one.
Oakland at Kansas City: winner-Kansas City
The Chiefs really need to win this game and they should do that playing at home.
Seattle at St. Louis: winner-Seattle
Matt Hassleback played well last game and he should continue at that pace against the woeful Rams.
Minnesota at New York Giants: winner-Giants
The Giants are simply a better team than the Vikings.
Washington at Tampa Bay: winner-Tampa Bay
The Bucs are a good team slipping under the radar at 6-4. Jeff Garcia is playing well. Washington is in a slump and should continue at that pace.
New Orleans at Carolina: winner-New Orleans
I don't know what's up with the Saints but they have to beat the Panthers. Right?
Buffalo at Jacksonville: winner-Jacksonville
The Jaguars have been winning and Buffalo shouldn't stop them this week.
San Francisco at Arizona: winner-Arizona
The 49ers lost to the Rams last week. The Rams. Alex Smith may not even be 100% anyway.
Denver at Chicago: winner-Denver
Jay Cutler showed that he can come up big in games and he will do it again this week.
Baltimore at San Diego: winner-San Diego
Baltimore has been stinking up the place in recent weeks.
Philadelphia at New England: winner-New England
Sorry, we are in for a slaughtering of record proportions.
Miami at Pittsburgh: winner-Pittsburgh
Sorry Miami, O-11.

NFL Picks of the Week

Last week: 8-5

Tampa Bay at Atlanta: winner-Tampa Bay
Jeff Garcia should have an excellent game.
Arizona at Cincinnati: winner-Cincinnati
The Bengals should handle the Cardinals at home, even with the Rudi Johnson is having a bad season.
New York Giants at Detroit: winner- New York Giants
The Giants will show that they are a playoff contender today against another team that's in the hunt.
Carolina at Green Bay: winner-Green Bay
The Brett Farve express won't stop against the Panthers.
Kansas City at Indianapolis: winner-Indianapolis
Indy will get back on track against the Chiefs.
Oakland at Minnesota: winner-Minnesota
Even with A-Pete out, the Vikings will still beat a struggling Raiders team. Look for Chester Taylor to have great game with Peterson out.
Miami at Philadelphia: winner- Philadelphia
The Eagles have to beat an 0-9 team. Right?
San Diego at Jacksonville: winner- San Diego
San Diego has the momentum after that win against the Colts.
Cleveland at Baltimore: winner- Cleveland
Baltimore is falling apart and Cleveland should expose that today.
New Orleans at Houston: winner- New Orleans
New Orleans is a mystery. Are they good, or are they bad? Even with Andre Johnson and Matt Schaub coming back this week, the Saints should still win.
Pittsburgh at New York Jets: winner- Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh should handle a bad Jets team.
Washington at Dallas: winner- Dallas
The Cowboys should take care of the Redskins without a sweat.
St. Louis at San Francisco: winner- San Fran
With Frank Gore back to being healthy, the 49ers should just edge out the Rams.
Chicago at Seattle: winner- Seattle
Seattle is 4-1 at home. Note- Rex Grossman is starting for the Bears.
New England at Buffalo: winner- New England
New England will still not have a loss on Monday.
Tennessee at Denver: winner- Tennessee
Vince Young will finally look good tomorrow night.

NFL Picks of the Week

Last week: 9-5
Minnesota at Green Bay: winner-Green Bay
It won't matter what Adrian Peterson does, the Packers are one of the elite teams in the NFC.
Jacksonville at Tennessee: winner-Jacksonville
Vince Young will do O.K., but Jones-Drew and the rest of the Jags will do better.
Denver at Kansas City: winner-Denver
Jay Cutler will most likely be coming back this game, and if Travis Henry is in the line up then the Broncos should take care of the Chiefs.
Buffalo at Miami: winner-Buffalo
The Bills should run over the Dolphins. (and the Bills aren't even a good team)
St. Louis at New Orleans: winner-New Orleans
The Saints should beat down the Rams. Reggie Bush was just cleared as active, so watch for him to have a great day.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh: winner-Pittsburgh
Cleveland is a good team, but Pittsburgh's offense will overpower them in this relatively close game.
Philadelphia at Washington: winner-Washington
I sorry, I had to pick against my home team. It is falling apart here in Philly and the Redskins are just a better team than the Eagles.
Atlanta at Carolina: winner-Atlanta
Atlanta will win again, for a second week, against a disfunctional Carolina team.
Cincinnati at Baltimore: winner-Cincinnati
Cincinnati will just edge out the Ravens. Note: Chad Johnson is starting.
Chicago at Oakland: winner-Chicago
The defense will stop the run for the Bears and Greise (don't know if that's spelled right) will have a good-enough game.
Dallas at New York Giants: winner-Dallas
The Cowboys are an elite NFC team (as much as I hate to say it) and they will show that they are definitely the best in the division by beating thr Giants.
Detroit at Arizona: winner-Detroit
Jon Kitna will have a field day against this bad Arizona defense.
Indianapolis at San Diego: winner-Indianapolis
The Colts are still mad about their loss to the Patriots and they will come out firing today.
San Francisco at Seattle: winner-San Francisco
San Fran will just edge this one out.