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1. PATRIOTS: If they’re up for MIA, Bill is the greatest coach ever |
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2. COLTS: Scored more and allowed fewer points than GB so it’s easy to put them here |
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3. PACKERS: Little concerned that Jackson ran for 143 |
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4. COWBOYS: Everybody gets one let down - but only one |
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5. JAGUARS: Incredible win, but 10-4 still doesn’t crack the top 4 |
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6. CHARGERS: PITT, SEA and NYG each lose while SD puts up 51 (they’re still out in the first round, though) |
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7. STEELERS: If they win out, they play CLE @ home in the playoffs |
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8. SEAHAWKS: I just can’t tell who’s better between them or NYG - since SEA will beat NYG in the 1st round, I’ll take No. 8 |
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9. GIANTS: Could have ended WASH’s season and instead put more questions in their own mind |
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10. BROWNS: If they win a playoff game, I need to recant about ol’ Romeo |
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11. BUCS: Much better, but still losing to WASH in the 1st round |
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12. VIKINGS: Their magical season ends this weekend |
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13. TITANS: Remember when winning at Arrowhead was a big win? |
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14. TEXANS: What a year! 7-3 outside the division and will end up 0-6 in it |
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15. REDSKINS: @ MIN and vs. a DAL team that will be resting their starters - I smell conference semi’s |
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16. SAINTS: Brees threw four INC’s |
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17. BILLS: Please, don’t use the weather as an excuse, you’re from Buffalo! |
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18. BRONCOS: I know they beat BUF, but this team’s going down hill faster |
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19. PANTHERS: Would have bet the farm they’d lose to SEA |
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20. EAGLES: This makes sense: Only two divisional wins and they were @ DAL and @ WAS |
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21. CARDINALS: The organization is just not ready to win December road games that determine playoff births (I think they will be next year) |
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22. LIONS: This isn’t a collapse, they weren’t that good to begin with |
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23. BEARS: Lovie is half the coach I thought he was |
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24. RAIDERS: I will bring an explosive offense to this franchise = 104 yards passing |
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25. BENGALS: You beat STL and KC, but can’t beat SF? |
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26. RAMS: Is a 50 percent completion percentage really a difficult request? |
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27. 49ERS: It gets difficult to rank when 25, 26, & 27 beat each other up |
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28. CHIEFS: Best home field advantage and they get two wins? |
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29. JETS: I’m shocked it was only a 10 point loss |
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30. FALCONS: They’re just a waste of time |
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31. DOLPHINS: UNBELIEVEABLE! |
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32. RAVENS: I know they’ve won 4 games, but you get dropped for being gutless |
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1. PATRIOTS: Hey PIT! How’d that number 1 defense hold up? |
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2. COWBOYS: Simple question/tough answer: is DAL doing anything wrong? |
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3. COLTS: I know BAL rolled over but, WOW! |
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4. PACKERS: If Ryan Grant is a rookie from Notre Dame, shouldn’t I know who he is? |
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5. JAGUARS: 427 yards of offense and gave up just 144, 40 min TOP, won the T/O ratio, and got 132 from Fred Taylor |
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6. STEELERS: I follow Wolf, put a team at 5 before they lose |
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7. SEAHAWKS: Too perfect of a game to keep the Giants ahead of them |
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8. GIANTS: I don’t know if anyone’s picked up on this but when Manning doesn’t throw an INT, they win |
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9. CHARGERS: Lucky they’re in the AFC West, they’d miss the playoffs if they needed a wild card |
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10. BROWNS: Let’s review, flip a coin to determine your QB, trade the QB that won the flip, go 0-2 against PITT, earn the #6 seed |
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11. BUCS: How did Sage Rosenfels complete 75% against the 4th best passing defense? Huh, Monte? |
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12. BILLS: I’m sure you said this in September, “I can’t wait till that CLE/BUF game to see who’s going to the playoffs.” |
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13. VIKINGS: Brad Childress has more saves than Backstrom (did you know the Wild is a win away from the No. 2 seed-me neither) |
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14. TITANS: Hey Texans, do you still want Vince Young? |
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15. TEXANS: Wow! 6-3 outside their division, and Williams has 9 ½ sacks |
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16. BRONCOS: Beating the Chiefs is not impressive, 453 in offense and Young averaging 9.1/carry is |
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17. REDSKINS: Great performance against CHI (not a good team but they’re 3-1 v AZ, PHI, and DET) |
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18. CARDINALS: Would have been nice to win a game you shouldn’t have since you’ve lost two you shouldn’t have |
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19. SAINTS: NO or AZ gets eliminated in the Big Easy |
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20. LIONS: How fast things can change in the NFL |
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21. BENGALS: It’s sad when you celebrate a win over STL |
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22. EAGLES: Unless they’re playing WAS, they find ways to lose |
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23. PANTHERS: Testaverde 13/28 84y, 0TD’s, 1 INT-don’t worry Foster picked up the slack with 46 yards rushing |
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24. BEARS: WAS suffers a crushing loss to BUF, buried a teammate, losses their QB and you couldn’t win? |
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25. RAIDERS: They’re not good–so what does that say about 26-32? |
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26. CHIEFS: 129 yards of offense and 3 TO’s-how’s that revamped offense going Herm? |
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27. RAVENS: There’s more fight in Peter McNeeley |
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28. RAMS: Will they care when they show up in Glendale? |
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29. FALCONS: 23 months until they’re going to be any good (what did you think 23 months represent) |
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30. JETS: Back to reality, you can’t play MIA every game |
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31. 49ERS: With every loss, McFadden gets closer to NE |
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32. DOLPHINS: Rushed by BUF, is there anything else to say |
1.PATRIOTS: You’ll tell your kids about the time they almost lost, just like my dad told me about the ’72 Dolphins
2. COWBOYS: Ddo I smell 4-0 to end it? (@ failing DET, home v make-it-close-and-lose PHI, @ 1-win-at-home CAR, @ sadly-going-in-the-tank WAS)
3. COLTS: I recant
4. PACKERS:
Drops because of INDY win—they’ll finish 13-3
5. STEELERS: I follow Wolf, put a team at 5 before they lose
6. JAGUARS: It was closer than you thought against INDY but they still have to go to PITT after hosting CAR
7. BUCS:
Escaped but still on their way to a No. 3 seed (SEA has tie-breaker)
8. GIANTS: Very interesting schedule the rest of the way out three weaker teams that are still in the hunt and then the chance to end history
9. SEAHAWKS: Below the Giants because of their division and because they keep escaping with wins—nobody’s dropping a FG snap this year gentlemen
10. CHARGERS: Never thought I’d say this but winning at Arrowhead just isn’t impressive anymore
11. BROWNS:
It’s December and I have no idea if this is a playoff team
12. TITANS: I present to you the D-Backs (they’re tied for the 6 seed but they give up more points than they score)
13. CARDINALS: Good win, good coaching—but when you make the choice to go 0-2 against SF, you must go 2-0 against
14. BILLS: Look out! They’re a game out of the playoffs—and they play MIA next.
15. VIKINGS:
Highest jump in the history of the poll (that’s what they say when someone does something in the AP poll so I thought I’d use it)
16. BRONCOS: Plummer never lost to
17. LIONS: How fast things can change in the NFL
18. TEXANS: They’re actually not bad—how’s 5-3 sound when they’re not playing in the toughest division in the NFL?
19. SAINTS:
I’m embarrassed I ever believed in this team
20. EAGLES: Back-to-back INT’s on the last drive in two games
21. REDSKINS: A Hall of Fame coach with a Hall of Shame mistake (rough agenda: Sun, miss opportunity against BUF; Mon, bury teammate; Tue, learn gameplan; Wed, fly to
22. PANTHERS: I decided to just leave what I wrote last week because I knew you wouldn’t believe me if I told you I got in a rip and was right on the money–let’s see if this franchise gives up 374 yards of offense and puts up a -4 turnover ratio when they host SF (even more embarrassing: CAR has no wins at home, keep that in mind when they’re running over SF)
23. BEARS: Remember when Lovie Smith was a great coach?
24. RAIDERS: Hhere’s what you need to know about the AFC West: two weeks ago, OAK was winless in the division for over three years, now they’re three games out of the four seed
25. CHIEFS: They only have one more win @ Arrowhead than everyone else in the division
26. RAVENS: Time Out! Time Out!
27. BENGALS: 0-2 versus the NFC West (next two: v STL, @SF)
28. RAMS:
Few teams can take pride in beating ATL, this team is one
29. FALCONS: Better beat NO because you’re done after that
30. JETS:
Rejoice! You didn’t give into MIA
31. 49ERS: They are who we thought they were!
32. THE ’72 DOLPHINS:
Even in their 60’s, they’re better than the current version
33. DOLPHINS: I knew they’d lose to NYJ—but by 27!
1.PATRIOTS: If others follow the Eagles game plan, the Pats will be beat
2. COWBOYS:
NFC supremacy goes to
3. PACKERS: As long as it’s close, I won’t drop them after their loss to DAL
4. JAGUARS:
Wolf recants on INDY this Monday morning
5. COLTS: Let me be the first to say it, the Colts will not be in the AFC Championship game
6. STEELERS: I don’t care about the weather, 3-0 to the Dolphins shows how far this team has to come
7. BROWNS:
Jamal Lewis cares so this team is actually good
8. BUCS: Did you pick them to win 10 games (I didn’t either but I am now)
9. GIANTS: Last week I told you I’ve been right on every Giants game—never mind
10. CHARGERS: Could easily finish 11-5 but it doesn’t matter because they still have Norv and Phillip and they’re not winning a playoff game
11. SEAHAWKS: Let me get this straight, you lose to
12. LIONS: Need to win 4 of 5 to get to 10 wins (still has GB, DAL, and SD ahead so it’s not going to happen)
13. TITANS: Am I the only person who saw through this fraud or just the first?
14. BRONCOS:
Kick the ball out-of-bounds!
15. SAINTS: I present to you the only team harder to figure out than AZ
16. CARDINALS: Play-calling, clock-management, missed chip shots, 4 turnovers, 10 penalties, allowing an 8-game losing streak to end, and giving up 37 points to a team that was held without a TD for 11 quarters coming into the game (I can keep going)
17. BILLS: Time for a run with an emotional
18. EAGLES: Looked better with Feeley (do you realize they’re in the 6-team mess at 5-6?)
19. REDSKINS: Sean Taylor dead at 24—what would life be like if everyone lived by the kindergarten mantra, “if it’s not yours, don’t take it?” (Sean’s life included)
20. BEARS: Explain to me why you have a job when you say in a meeting, “We’re going to kick to Hester,”?
21. CHIEFS: You call TO and then challenge? Herm Edwards will never take a team to a SB
22. PANTHERS: Let’s see if this franchise gives up 374 yards of offense and puts up a -4 turnover ratio when they host SF (even more embarrassing: CAR has no wins at home, keep that in mind when they’re running over SF
23. RAVENS: Most overrated coach in NFL history
24. TEXANS:
Had a good season, too bad there’s only two wins left
25. BENGALS: No credit when you finally play up to expectations after Thanksgiving
26. VIKINGS:
I would have bet the farm MIN and SF lose—didn’t count on them both going +4 in turnovers
27. FALCONS: Barely averaging two TD’s a game
28. RAIDERS:
The curse is over, they can win in the division!
29. RAMS:
Gus! Take the ball and hand-off the ball
30. JETS: We’ve got GB/DAL and JAX/INDY this week, but the big one is in
31. 49ERS: Is there a rule against giving the ball to Frank Gore every play?
32. DOLPHINS: NYJ @ home might be their only chance—do you believe in miracles? No!
1.PATRIOTS: Can’t you go undefeated with class?
2. COWBOYS:
Can we just skip the Jets game and move straight to the Pack?
3. PACKERS: How did they get screwed and have to play both Thanksgiving teams on the road in successive weeks? (@DET and @DAL 11/29)
4. JAGUARS: In the name of
5. COLTS: If you need a FG to beat KC, you’re not that powerful
6. GIANTS: Remaining 3 road games aren’t tough–@CHI, PHI, BUF (did you know I’ve picked every Giants game correct?)
7. STEELERS: Shell game!
8. BROWNS:
Very impressive
9. BUCS: I hate putting them ahead of DET since the Lions beat them but TB is getting better (we’ll learn a lot with
10. LIONS: Do you realize this is the team standing in the way of the Cardinals in the playoffs and the Cards have the tie-breaker?
11. SEAHAWKS: Not good, but not bad
12. TITANS: Were you listening to the ESPN storyline of Vince v Cutler and thinking of Leinart the whole time, like I was?
13. BRONCOS: If they would have won in TEN I would have moved them up higher but they’re still just 5-5 (and just 3-3 @ home)
14. CHARGERS: Is there anyone who wants to win the AFC West?
15. CARDINALS: Will be 7-5 going to SEA
16. BILLS: I’m sure you picked BUF and SD to have the same record in Week 11—yeah, me neither
17. SAINTS: When I said 10 wins, I thought they’d win the last two (I recant)
18. EAGLES: Since they won, that’s not McNabb’s fault either
19. REDSKINS:
Played much better, and lost
20. CHIEFS: So bad and yet only one game out
21. BEARS: What’s amazing about their collapse is they’re not getting better for next year either
22. PANTHERS:
I knew they’d lose yesterday, I think they’ll lose to NO (don’t worry, it’s SF after that)
23. RAVENS: Billick has as many wins in the AFC North as I do
24. TEXANS: Last place in the South is the same as 1st in the West (sorry, you’re in the South)
25. BENGALS:
Hey
26. VIKINGS:
If it wasn’t for SF, I might say they wouldn’t win again
27. FALCONS: Everyone on their schedule is either good or playing well
28. RAIDERS:
Explosive offense ranked 30th in passing
29. RAMS:
Movin’ up faster than the
30. JETS: Below 50 percent and 162 yards in the passing game—and they won
31. 49ERS: And to think, their first round pick goes to NE
32. DOLPHINS: It actually gets worse from here
1.PATRIOTS: Who’s more to blame for perfection: Mangini or Shula?
2. COWBOYS:
Since they beat a Top-5 team on the road, they take the coveted spot
3. PACKERS:
Even though the Vikings aren’t good, they still shut them out
4. COLTS: 6 INT’s mean they’re not as good as I thought—the fact that they still should have won despite the turnovers means they’re still really good
5. JAGUARS: Only one game behind the Colts, only one place behind them in the poll
6. STEELERS: I’m forced to move them up because everyone around them in last week’s poll lost (and because of
7. GIANTS: Did you know I’ve picked every Giants game correct?—did you know the Lions have never lost at home?—since I’m picking the Giants to win, what streak ends?
8. TITANS: Why do I think JAX is just the start of three in a row?
9. LIONS: Face NYG and GB in a five day span (you’re not winning 4 more, John)
10. BROWNS:
That prevent defense against PITT might have prevented a playoff birth
11. BUCS: Hey Kitna, I do see 10 wins here - Hello No. 3 seed!
12. CHARGERS: LT gets five carries on one drive and gets a TD and a 23 point lead, he gets only nine more carries over the last 38 minutes (but remember, Norv’s a great offensive coordinator)
13. BILLS: What do you want me to do?—you look at the rest of the teams and tell me who should be here
14. SAINTS: I’m still on their band wagon, but I’m walking up the aisle to the door
15. SEAHAWKS: I don’t care they have a better record, just couldn’t put them past the Saints since
16. EAGLES: Since they won, that’s not McNabb’s fault either
18. REDSKINS: There’s talent and there’s good coaches so there must be bad chemistry, but is it between the coaches? The players? Coaches and players?
17. CARDINALS: Enormous game Sunday @ CIN—they could be 5-5 with 4 of 6 at home
19. CHIEFS: This team is bad and in first place (yea, I’ve written this for four weeks but the whole division lost this week)
20. BEARS:
The highest they’ll be the rest of the year
21. PANTHERS:
22. RAVENS: The holidays are the only thing I’m looking forward to more than Billick’s firing
23. BRONCOS:
So, if Vinatieri could kick, they’d be in first place?
24. TEXANS:
Saints were on fire and Texans will still get burned
25. BENGALS:
HOORAY! KICKER!
26. VIKINGS:
Hey Brad! I’m sure you’ve got your team ready to run through a wall as long as their grandmother doesn’t die when it’s time to start running
27. FALCONS: Would they really be that much better with Vick?
28. RAIDERS: 193 yards of offense and still no win remaining on the schedule (how’s that explosive offense doing, coach)
29. 49ERS: Since OAK has never been shut-out, down you slide
30. RAMS:
LOOK OUT!
31. JETS: If you give the team the week off, isn’t that saying they have nothing to work on?
32. DOLPHINS: It actually gets worse from here
1.PATRIOTS: I still say the opponents record for the Colts is better, what they did to the 5th ranked defense is undeniable
2. COLTS: The Pats are so good that an undefeated, defending SB champ is a 5 point home dog in November (FYI: Colts opponents are 24-21, Patriots are 21-31)
3. PACKERS:
Could really weaken an already bad AFC West race—beat DEN last week, @ KC this week
4. COWBOYS:
I hope you got your rest “Boys”—next three are all in the division (@PHI, @ NYG, v WASH)
5. GIANTS:
I predicted a 6-game winning streak and I got it, now the Giants rest before the “Boys” come home
6. CHARGERS:
Explain this: Rivers 130y passing, Gates 92y receiving (Hey
7. STEELERS:
So much better than everyone else in that division
8. TITANS:
Young had 42 yards passing (but they won)
9. JAGUARS:
How does this team win?
10. LIONS: Sorry John, I don’t see 5 more wins on that schedule
11. CHIEFS:
This team is bad and in first place (yeah, I’ve written this for three weeks, nothing’s changed)
12. SEAHAWKS: I hate moving teams up during the bye week but all the other teams lost
13. RAVENS: Another bye week winner until Monday night
14. REDSKINS: Instead of getting mad, how about getting better?
15. PANTHERS:
4-0 on the road, 0-3 @ home?
16. SAINTS: Don’t say I didn’t warn you when I said they’d win 10 games (even though they were 1-4 when I said it)
17. BUCS: 0-2 in the three game test, Cardinals are next
18. CARDINALS: 5 very winnable games with 3 at home (I’ll take 3-2 - @TB, v DET, @CIN, v SF and CLE)
19. EAGLES: Looked good but it was
20. BROWNS: Finally, this madness ends in
21. BILLS: CINCY and MIA next—could you imagine
22. BRONCOS: Just good enough to lose (how are those vaunted CB’s doing?)
23. BEARS: This is getting to the point where you start to question whether it was Lovie or Rivera last year
24. TEXANS: When everything looks bleak, here come the Raiders
25. BENGALS: Only the biggest game of the year and Chad Johnson gets less than 60 yards while the team gets only a 4th quarter TD
26. VIKINGS:
27. 49ERS: Finally, you made it to the Falcons game
28. RAIDERS: See No. 8 and explain this one
30. FALCONS: This week against SF and 12/2 against the RAMS is their only chances left to lose out (lose out in the running for the number one pick to MIA and STL)
29. JETS: The Redskins will get their revenge since it’s NYJ that upset the Patriots
31. DOLPHINS: Why is everyone so excited about the PATS/COLTS? Don’t you realize MIA plays NYJ in the rematch in four weeks?
32. RAMS: Now they’ve lost another lineman—I think that’s the 7th that’s missed time, but I can’t keep it straight