Not much time to finish my NFL picks this week, but first the recent revelation that St. Louis is the most dangerous city in the US. Washington University is up in arms, and St. Louis in general is nitpicking about how the statistics were compiled, but the fact of the matter is that whether it's ahead of Detroit and Camden or not, St. Louis is not very safe.

Instead of trying to worm your way down to #2 or #3, St. Louis, how about doing something about the problem. The area just north, south, and east of the Delmar Loop is awful, as is the area around Debaliviere and Central West End. And that's not even considering downtown or East St. Louis.

On to some abbreviated picks, as it's hard to even think about football after last Sunday night's debacle in Foxboro.

CLE at ATL: ATL
SD at CIN: SD
SF at DET: DET
BAL at TEN: BAL
BUF at IND: IND
KC at MIA: MIA
GB at MIN: MIN
NYJ at NE: NE
WAS at PHI: WAS
HOU at JAX: JAX
DEN at OAK: DEN
DAL at AZ: DAL
NO at PIT: PIT (Upset Special? Oh how the defending champs have fallen)
STL at SEA: STL
CHI at NYG: CHI
TB at CAR: CAR