Me: 37-23.
Lucas: 45-15.
The losing streak must end here.

Picks for Week 5

TB at ATL: ATL. Could the Falcons finally have a home-field advantage? Atlanta sports fans are probably the worst in the nation, but they're the quickest to jump on a bandwagon and they seem to have taken a shining to Michael Vick. Until he starts fumbling, Falcons games might no be blacked out on local television.

OAK at BUF: OAK. Both teams have been playing way over their heads, but Oakland usually doesn't shut it down until they're about 7-0. Drew Bledsoe can't keep throwing 4 TDs a week, can he?

NYG at DAL: NYG. Dallas is one of those teams that, on paper, should lose every week. Occasionally they will come up against teams like the Rams that will give them the game by making bad coaching decisions, but the Giants should at least put up a fight, and even that is too much for the Cowboys.

WAS at TEN: TEN. Danny Wuerffel is starting because, in Spurrier's own words, he "performed well for us at Florida". Note to the "Ol' Ball Coach": That was 6 years ago, and even then he was helped by a standout receiving corps.

CIN at IND: IND. Do I even have to say who I'm picking in this game?

NE at MIA: NE. Normally the Dolphins' big edge is their gorilla, Oronde Gadsden, and his Lucas-like size advantage against the short Patriot DBs. However, this year the Patriots have trained their own gorilla, Donald Hayes, to knock Patrick Surtain and friends around. If only these two could square off against each other, it would be like King Kong vs. Godzilla.

PIT at NO: PIT. This is just a hunch, but it really seems like the Steelers match up well against the Saints. Pittsburgh has a poor pass defense, but the Saints have one of their receivers out with an injury. This one will be a good game, almost too close to call.

AZ at CAR: CAR. Yes, I'm actually predicting that Rodney Peete will go 4-1. The clincher is that both Cardinal running backs are hampered by injuries (and not very good to start off with), and the Panthers are playing at home.

KC at NYJ: KC. The Jets are in a sorry, sorry state right now. Trent Green won't blow up like he did last week, but he shouldn't have to against a Jets team that seemingly has no direction.

SD at DEN: DEN. Denver looked bad last week, so you can bet that they will be fired up this time around. Plus they're at home against a team that has injuries on the defensive side and has played way over their heads. Stop LaDanian Tomlinson and you've stopped the Chargers, and I think the Broncos linebackers can do that.

STL at SF: SF. Marvel as the high-powered Rams drop to 0-5. Laugh as Jamie Martin gets the same lack of protection that Kurt Warner had and is forced to run around like a chicken with his head cut off. Rejoice as Mike Martz feels the heat from the media.

PHI at JAX: PHI. After a few easy wins, it's time for the Jags to step up to the plate against the big boys. Does Fred Taylor's amazing streak of health end here?

BAL at CLE: CLE. Sure the Ravens got lucky last week, but now it's back to their regularly-scheduled 3-7 points per game.

GB at CHI: CHI. At home, on Monday night, against a team that has looked terrible in all of their victories, those lucky lucky Bears might find some of that magic that they've been missing these last 2 weeks.