Well college football season has blissfully ended until Unnecessary Spurious Bowl Game Week, so now the NFL is making my job harder and having games on Saturdays also (at least we've managed to avoid Thursday games so far this year). I went 10-6 last week (131-94 overall) while Lucas again couldn't keep pace and went 8-8 (141-84 overall). His lead could be single-digits soon. Or it could be even bigger.

MIA at MIN: MIA. The Pats desperately need the Vikings to win. I desperately need an upset to pick. The Dolphins are an unimpressive 2-4 on the road. The Vikings have been playing very well lately. But the Vikings defense...hoo boy.

SF at AZ: SF. Again, it would be really nice to have an upset-worthy game here, but the Cardinals just plain suck. This is why there is no point in watching any NFC games for the rest of the season, matchups like this one.

PHI at DAL: PHI. And then there's this crap-fest. I don't pick the Dallas Cowboys to win against the worst teams in the league, never mind against one of the best. Come on NFL, at least give me a shot to overtake Lucas.

Sunday picks will come tomorrow night...