TV Clicks and Picks
Analysis and predictions
by Danny O'Neil of The Seattle Times
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| Today's games |
Time |
Pick |
| New England at Green Bay |
10 a.m. (Ch. 7) |
Patriots, 26-24 |
| Tom Brady has five INTs and one TD his past two games. |
| Pittsburgh at Cleveland |
10 a.m. |
Steelers, 31-24 |
| Steelers have won 11 of the past 12 games against the Browns. |
| Oakland at Kansas City |
10 a.m. |
Chiefs, 20-9 |
| Chiefs have won six in a row over Raiders by average of 4.7 points. |
| Minnesota at Miami |
10 a.m. |
Dolphins, 20-10 |
| Vikings offense scored two touchdowns in last three games. |
| Cincinnati at New Orleans |
10 a.m. |
Saints, 27-24 |
| Drew Brees has passed for more than 300 yards his past three games. |
| Chicago at N.Y. Jets |
10 a.m. |
Bears, 33-20 |
| Jets have a winning record despite being outscored 207-177. |
| Tennessee at Philadelphia |
10 a.m. |
Eagles, 24-13 |
| Titans averaging 12.4 points on the road, 21 points at home. |
| Washington at Tampa Bay |
10 a.m. |
D.C., 17-16 |
| Tampa's offense so bad, the Bucs have punted more than the Raiders. |
| St. Louis at Carolina |
10 a.m. |
Panthers, 27-26 |
| Rams outscored 74-50 by opponents in the fourth quarter this season. |
| Atlanta at Baltimore |
10 a.m. |
Ravens, 30-27 |
| No Falcon has rushed for more than 80 yards in the past four games. |
| Buffalo at Houston |
10 a.m. |
Texans, 16-12 |
| Texans allowed 29.4 points first five games, 14.8 the last four. |
| Seattle at San Francisco |
1:05 p.m. (Ch. 13) |
Seahawks, 27-20 |
| 49ers have won consecutive games for just third time in four seasons. |
| Detroit at Arizona |
1:05 p.m. |
Cardinals, 31-30 |
| Cardinals' last six opponents have scored 22 or more points. |
| Indianapolis at Dallas |
1:15 (Ch. 7) |
Cowboys, 28-27 |
| Five of Dallas' final seven games are at home. |
| San Diego at Denver |
5:15 (Ch. 5) |
Broncos, 27-24 |
| Chargers 2-17 in Denver since 1987. |
| Tomorrow's game |
Time |
Pick |
| N.Y. Giants at Jacksonville |
5:30 p.m. (ESPN) |
Jaguars, 23-16 |
| Jaguars allowing 7.4 points at home, 22.5 points on the road. |
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Last week's record: 6-10. Season record: 81-62 (.566) |
Game of the Day
Indianapolis at Dallas, 1:15 p.m., Ch.7
The Colts are allowing a league-high 159.3 yards rushing. After their victory in New England two weeks ago, one of the biggest questions was why the Patriots didn't run between their tackles more. Well, you can bet that Cowboys coach Bill Parcells won't waver from a ground-bound game plan. Dallas averages 135.7 yards rushing, fifth-most in the NFL, and the Cowboys have 13 rushing TDs, second only to San Diego.