FRIDAY FOOTBALL PICKS
Last week's record:  9-7.  Not bad!  Let's keep it going.
We'll just focus this week on...

NFL PICKS

New Orleans at Atlanta.  LINE:  pick 'em.  MY PICK:  SAINTS.  With last week's win, I suspect the Saints got their mojo back.

Baltimore at Seattle.  LINE:  Ravens by 6.5.  MY PICK:  RAVENS.  Speaking of getting their mojo back, I think the Ravens did it last Sunday night in Pittsburgh.

Tennessee at Carolina.  LINE:  Panthers by 3.5.  MY PICK:  PANTHERS.  The Titans seem to be in a funk.  Chris Johnson is not effective.  The Panthers and Cam Newton play pretty well at home.

Detroit at Chicago.  LINE:  Bears by 3.  MY PICK:  LIONS.  The Bears won a big game last week in Philly.  But they now have a short week, while the Lions had a bye.  Look for the Lions to be ready to go, and for Calvin Johnson to make more hay against the Bears' secondary.

St. Louis at Cleveland.  LINE:  Browns by 2.5.  MY PICK:  BROWNS.  Two weak teams.  But the Browns are at home.

Buffalo at Dallas.  LINE:  Cowboys by 5.5.  MY PICK:  BILLS.  Remember how the Eagles gashed he Cowboy run defense a couple of weeks ago?  The Bills have a runner named Fred Jackson, and the Cowboys have not been the most consistent team nor a great home team.  Look for the Bills at least to cover here.

Houston at Tampa Bay.  LINE:  Texans by 3.  MY PICK:  TEXANS.  Look for Arian Foster to run well again.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis.  LINE:  Jaguars by 3.  MY PICK:  JAGUARS.  Again--the Colts appear to be beaten down.

Denver at Kansas City.  LINE:  Chiefs by 3.  MY PICK:  CHIEFS.  I can't believe the Chiefs will be as bad this week as they were last week.  Nor has Tim Tebow suddenly become great.

Washington at Miami.  LINE:  Dolphins by 4.  MY PICK:  DOLPHINS.  Hey, they're on a roll.  And the Redskins, with all their injuries, figure to continue to struggle.

New England at NY Jets.  LINE:  Jets by 1.5.  MY PICK:  JETS.  The Patriots' offense is struggling.  Their defense continues to give up lots of yards.  And the Jets appear to be rounding into form.

Arizona at Philadelphia.  This one's been taken off the board due to injury uncertainty.  In any case, my pick:  EAGLES.  Even if Kevin Kolb does play, the Eagles with all their talent should emerge on top here, whatever other problems they have.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.  LINE:  Steelers by 3.  MY PICK:  STEELERS.  I like the Bengals, and have been impressed by them.  But this is a big-time game, and until the Bengals have shown they can win a game like this against a top team, it's better to go with the team who has proven it.

NY Giants at San Francisco.  LINE:  49ers by 3.  MY PICK:  GIANTS.  Just a feeling--the Giants can stop the run, and while the Niners' run defense is good, Eli Manning is playing well.  And I have the feeling that here too the Giants have more experience in winning big-time games.

Minnesota at Green Bay.  LINE:  Packers by 13.5.  MY PICK:  PACKERS.  Christian Ponder and the Vikings game the Pack a run for it in Minnesota.  But this game isn't in Minnesota; it's in Lambeau Field, where the Packers usually roll.

"My God!", said his wife to legendary Green Bay Packers Coach Vince Lombardi as he got into bed one night, "your feet are freezing!"  "In bed, dear," Lombardi replied, "you may call me Vincent."