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I had another great week last week going 11-2. The two games I missed were Tampa beating Green Bay, which I don’t think anyone picked lol, and Dallas beating Philly. Proud of my toss up picks of Tennessee beating the 49ers and the Bengals beating the Ravens. Ok 21-5 on the year lets see if I can keep it up!

1. Chicago at San Francisco- Both of these teams have looked really good and really bad this season. However, Alex Smith is emerging as a solid QB, and Frank Gore is helping to relieve some of the pressure he would normally be facing. The 49ers win a close one at home 24-20.

2. Buffalo at Tennessee- Can the Titans win out and go 10-6 and make the playoffs! Doubtful, but this should be their 3rd win in a row. The Bills aren't very good and the Titans have looked very impressive in their back to back wins. The Titans move to 3-6 with a 27-14 win.

3. New Orleans at St. Louis- We've had some pretty lopsided games so far this season, and this might be the most lopsided. For my money, this is the best and worst teams in the NFL playing each other. I don't care if the Saints are 21 point favorites. Take the Saints here in a blowout 41-10.

4. Tampa Bay at Miami- Josh Freeman looked like a young Duante Culpepper against the Packers last week. But they will be brought back down to reality by a very solid Dolphins team who is better then their record. Ronnie Brown and Ricky run all over the Bucs in a 31-13 win.

5. Detroit at Minnesota- Another very lopsided matchup, this is another one where I'll say take any spread that Vegas gives you. The Lions will likely benefit from a 100% Calvin Johnson, but the Vikes offense will score early and often. they trounce the Lions 38-14.

6. Jacksonville at New York Jets- Were this in Jacksonville, I would consider it a straight toss up. But the Jets should get a win at home, though for some reason this game smells like an upset to me. Jets squeak one out here 21-20.

7. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh- Got some interesting story lines here. Arguably the most surprising team in the league this year with the Bengals vs the Super Bowl Champs who have been on fire. Gotta go with the Steelers at home here their defense is looking unbeatable now that the freak Troy Polamolu is back. Steelers grind out a 17-13 win here.

8. Denver at Washington- This game will be alot closer then some would think. If this is more then a 10 point spread I would take the Redskins because the Broncos simply aren't built to blow out teams even if they are bad. I think the Skins hang tight here at home but ultimately lose 24-14.

9. Atlanta at Carolina- Ok its no fun unless you pick an upset right? I'll go with the Panthers at home here. The Falcons have looked solid all year, but the Panthers have been playing better football as of late. They beat the Cards and were sticking it to the Saints for a half. This game will come down to Deangelo Williams. IF he can go off, the Panthers win. Carolina in a big upset here 27-24.

10. Kansas City at Oakland- Really? Do they have to play each other? Talk about a boring game here. The question is not which team will win. Its which team will suck less. As usual in tie breakers, I'll go with the home team. The Raiders accidentally win here 14-10.

11. Dallas at Green Bay- Hmm could there be another upset here? I'm going to say yes. Here are the facts. The Packers got flat out embarrassed last week losing to an awful Tampa Bay team. They will come out with something to prove as they need to fight for the playoffs. I think Dallas comes in a tad overconfident and gets surprised this week by the Pack 30-21.

12. Seattle at Arizona- Should be a mismatch, but the Cardinals are known more for winning the games against tough opponents rather then beating the easy opponents. But the Seahawks are very bad and the Cards should handle this one with relative ease 35-17.

13. Philidelphia at San Diego- Wow very well could be the game of the week here. San Diego is flying high after their incredible game winning drive against the Giants, and the Eagles are coming out looking to bounce back from the Cowboys handing them a slice of humble pie. I'm sticking to my guns here. Home teams wins a close one 24-20.

14. New England at Indianapolis- I always find it funny how these two teams manage to play each other every year. And every time they do its a big game. 3 years ago, the Pats would win this easily, but the Colts now know they can beat the Pats. And at home, I think they will. Peyton cements his status as the MVP of the league so far with a thrilling 31-28 win.

15. Baltimore at Cleveland- Talk about a boring Monday Football game. A horrible team vs a team struggling on both sides of the ball. But lets not kid ourselves. the Ravens are clearly superior in all facets of the game and win this one easily 21-6.

Ok those are my thoughts. Think I'm wrong about a couple games? Let me know I'd love to hear from you guys. Thanks.