There are three types of games this week. I've broken them down by how many of the participants are playoff eligible.
Cincinnati at Cleveland: This game will be really hard to watch. Two quarterbacks that might never start another NFL game after this season. Bengals 20-16.
San Francisco at St. Louis: There is something sort of endearing about the 49ers since Mike Singletary took over. 49ers 27-21.
New Orleans at Detroit: The Saints are out of it at 7-7. The Lions are out of it for about five more years. Is Calvin Johnson going to be one of those good players that never gets a shot at the title? Kind of like Herman Moore, now that I think about it. Weird. Saints 34-28.
Houston at Oakland: At least the Raiders have a good kick returner. Texans 35-17.
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Indianapolis at Jacksonville: The Jaguars are bad, but they finally won last week. The Colts keep doing it ugly, but that is OK in December. Colts 28-14.
Miami at Kansas City: The Chiefs are going to make it hard on Miami, but the Dolphins are learning how to weather the storm. Dolphins 17-13.
Buffalo at Denver: Buffalo probably won't even make it hard on Denver. Broncos 31-16.
New York Jets at Seattle: Seneca Wallace can keep the Seahawks in this one. Will Brett Favre keep the Jets in it? Jets 24-17.
Green Bay at Chicago: The Packers crushed Chicago in their first meeting. I think they can do it again. Packers 21-16.
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Baltimore at Dallas: If nothing else, being a Ravens fan this year has been extremely tense. They are built to play close games, and they are playing good teams. I think they are going to push Tony Romo around. Ravens 13-10.
Pittsburgh at Tennessee: The Titans are not ready for the type of game Pittsburgh is going to bring. Steelers 20-13.
Arizona at New England: The Patriots have been beatable at home, but I like their defense against the weird Cardinals. Patriots 27-24.
San Diego at Tampa Bay: The Chargers look inspired suddenly, just as Tampa looks uninspired. Toss a coin... Bucs 21-20.
Atlanta at Minnesota: Even without Pat Williams the Vikings front four is pretty stout. I think Tarvaris Jackson and Adrian Peterson will win this game. Vikings 30-20.
Philadelphia at Washington: It won't be easy or pretty. Eagles 30-21.
Carolina at New York Giants: Something tells me the Giants can come out of this slump OK. And Jake Delhomme is not going to be standing around all day in New York. Giants 21-17.
