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This is the weekend that football fans live for.
Three nFL games today and then tonight, USC vs ASU!
What sweet madness.
I have some small issues with the college games. I don't quite agree with taking college students away from their families on a holiday, but money always dictates all.
I think this is one time home field advantage is a huge factor. Still, GO MEN OF TROY!
Last week was my worst week ever making NFL picks. I went 8-8 and fell from 23rd in the contest down to 1231! Now 15 points from the leader. Undaunted and unafraid we make our picks.
My pick is in bold.

Green Bay at Detroit - And the weekend starts off with the NFL game of the week! The Packers believe in themselves, they believe in Brett Favre. That belief can sometimes be enough to win a lot of games they shouldn't. The Lions had a tough two losses and are shaken. Martz's play calling cost them both games. Martz has flair but takes too long to believe in the talent on the field. But Jon Kitna vs Brett Favre is interesting enough on its own. The gunslinger vs the general. This should be good.

New York Jets at Dallas - Last week the Jets exposed the Steelers with nasty viciousness. The problem with swagger is you can never lose. The Cowboys are rolling along and the Jets shouldn't present much of an obstacle. The Jets are more banged up and the short week will hurt them more.

Indianapolis at Atlanta - The Colts have been looking abysmal since the Patriots game. Atlanta is only one game out of first place (?!?). Even with the Colts blaming everything except their own mediocre play the Falcons don't have enough to hang close.

And that's the Thanksgiving day lineup. That new third game strikes me as odd. The NFL is a corporation so I guess its just plain old corporate greed.

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Buffalo at Jacksonville - Here's a game that is more and more interesting as you think about it. I think the Jaguars have too much defense for the Bills, especially since Lynch is out. On the other side of the ball Garrard looks like his injury let him rest up for a nice drive for the playoffs.

Denver at Chicago - So the Bronco's look revitalized and the Bears look totally fizzled out. The Bears defeat in Seattle was a huge embarrassment for the franchise. The Broncos looked magnificent dismantling the Titans last week but this game isn't in Denver. Even though they're both cold weather teams I'd expect a surliness from the Bears that should translate out to sins. Grossman playing like the universe doesn't hang in the balance is a better QB. This should be a good game.

Houston at Cleveland - The Texans didn't look that good beating the Saints Sunday. The Browns just keep improving enough to lift this game from cruddy status to interesting. I want to see what the Browns defense can do against a 2nd tier rushing attack and to see how this kid Anderson stands up to the pressure the Texans will try and bring.

Minnesota at New York Giants - Cruddy game of the week runner up. There's nothing I find interesting about this game. I figure the Giants will win but it seems like a pretty ho hum affair.

New Orleans at Carolina - Okay, I'm off the Saints bandwagon. Last year was a magical miracle built on the hopes of a dashed city. It will never be equalled and we'll never see its light again. The Saints defense will make Testaverde look magical this week but Reggie Bush should be healed up and Brees is a man who hates losing.

Oakland at Kansas City - The Chiefs have lost both starting running backs and are sticking with a rookie QB. While the Raiders . . . well they have those cool silver and black uniforms and a nifty logo.

Seattle at St Louis - I don't think much of the Seahawks but I like Hasslebeck especially that Holmgren has turned him lose. The Rams have won 2 in a row! I think that ends here.

Tennessee at Cincinnati - Okay. I have to make at least one psycho pick a week. The Bengals look terrible but that offensive still throbs with the potential to explode. The Titans didn't look dismal last week but they lost a game they should have won because their coach, Jeff Fisher, is arrogant without ever winning much. When it comes down to it Marv Harrison should beat Jeff Fisher 99.9% of the time.

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Washington at Tampa Bay - This is a pick against the Redskins more than a pick for the Buc's. The Redskins are a pure .500 team, this could be the one week they win. Its hard to care.

San Francisco at Arizona - Cruddy game of the week. It still has to be better than their first meeting which was the cruddy game of the year if not the decade! The Cardinals are getting surprisingly good while the 49er's aren't.

Baltimore at San Diego - Bring back Marty! The Chargers look like they stink but there is still all that gaudy talent. Baltimore is disintegrating. Strange sense of deja vu on the Raven's side lines. Haven't they disintegrated every year since their SuperBowl win?

Miami at Pittsburgh - The Dolphins are considering bringing Ricky Williams back??

Philadelphia at New England - The Eagles McNabb is making sounds like he would do anything rather than play against the Patriots. Who could blame him? The lambasting he'll take after the Patriot machine destroys them would be worse than the 7 or 8 sacks he'll take on the field. While the Patriots . . . wow. Tom Brady . . .WOW! Randy Moss . . . is this the same guy who played in Oakland a few years? WOW! Pick a guy on their team, add wow.

The picks are for fun and to use to have a solid reason for insulting my intelligence. Using them for any other purpose is a good reason to insult your own intelligence.