Last Week: 9-4
On the Season: 69-71 (almost .500, baby)
Locks of the Week: 6-3

This week’s games:

New York Jets @ New England Patriots (-3): They beat New York in New York. Both teams are better than they were then, but the Jets won’t be able to run the ball, and that means Brett Favre adds to his league leading interception total. Take the Pats in a gimme.

Denver Broncos @ Atlanta Falcons (-6): The spread scares me. Six points is a little high, even if Atlanta has been playing well. But that Broncos defense is terrible.

Oakland Raiders @ Miami Dolphins (-10): The Dolphins have quite possibly the easiest path to the playoffs. It starts this week.

Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts (-8): Sage hasn’t gotten the last game out of his head yet. Bob Sanders is back. Indy has been rolling. This shouldn’tbe a tough one to pick.

Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers (-2): Kyle Orton still isn’t expected to play. That means the Packers roll.

Philadelphia Eagles (-9) @ Cincinnati Bengals: I hate taking this many favorites in a row, but I’ll lose betting the Eagles before I risk losing betting the Bengals.

New Orleans Saints (-5.5) @ Kansas City Chiefs: If you’ve paid attention this year, I like underdogs. I really do, even if you can’t tell right now. But go with the favorite here, as well.

Detroit Lions (+15) @ Carolina Panthers: The spread is just too high.

Minnesota Vikings @ Tampa Bay Bucs (-3): Vikes won’t run on that defense.

St. Louis Rams (+7) @ SF 49′ers: Too many points when it’s two really bad teams.

San Diego Chargers @ Pittsburgh Steelers (-5): The Chargers have burnt me more than any other team this year. Whether it’s Byron or Big Ben, Steelers roll.

Cleveland Browns @ Buffalo Bills (-5): I think the Browns have all quit. They’re not going to the playoffs. The only thing to play for right now is Brady Quinn’s future.

Locks of the Week:

This week is a special week. I normally go with one lock of the week, only I see three games this week that have L-O-C-K written all over them. Here they are.

Dallas Cowboys (-1.5) @ Washington Redskins: Washington was peaking many weeks ago when they beat Dallas. The Cowboys have their starting quarterback back, and Washington has 70 percent of its offense listed as doubtful. No Clinton Portis, Tony Romo returns? This seems too easy. Dallas rolls, TO finally cracks 100 yards.

Tennessee Titans (-3) @ Jacksonville Jaguars: Anyone that’s watched both of these teams play this year can pick this blindly. Three points? I normally say if it smells funny in Vegas, run the hell away from it. Not this time. Take the Titans to cruise, roll to 10-0.

Baltimore Ravens @ New York Giants (-6.5): Love. This. Game. We’ll see how well Joe Flacco plays when he’s behind. We’ll see just how good this defense is when it actually plays an offense. Baltimore’s defense is regarded as one of the best in the league. Let me read you some numbers: 32, 27, 26, 22, 23, 8, 29, 27, 5. Those are where each team they’ve played ranks offensively, the two “27’s” coming against the Browns, whom they’ve played twice. And there should probably be an asterisk next to the 5, because they got Houston when Matt Schaub was out. This thing is a 50 star lock. Trust me.