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Indianapolis               Colts               (0-12):               My,               how               the               tables               turn               quickly.

It               was               only               this               past               July               30               that               the               worst               team               in               football               signed               Peyton               Manning               to               a               contract               that               would               pay               him               $69               million               -               that               is               not               a               typo               -               over               the               first               three               of               a               five               year               commitment.

Now               it               appears,               after               they               draft               Andrew               Luck,               they               will               be               looking               to               dump               Manning               as               soon               as               possible               so               that               they               do               not               have               to               eat               a               $20               million               roster               bonus               due               in               March.

No               matter               what               direction               the               Colts               decide               to               go               at               quarterback,               this               represents               good               news               for               Jim               Irsay,               as               it               provides               a               welcome               distraction               from               a               moribund               defense               that               is               last               in               the               NFL               in               point-per-game               (an               unsightly               29.8).

That               unit               also               has               the               dubious               distinction               of               ranking               in               the               bottom               5               in               total               yards               allowed               per               game               (387.1,               28th),               rushing               yards               allowed               per               game               (144.2,               30th),               team               interception               (5,               last),               and               total               sacks               (19.0,               T-31st).

Colts               quarterbacks               have               managed               a               10:11               TD:INT               while               mustering               just               126               first               downs               (the               Patriots               have               lost               117               yards               from               scrimmage               all               season).

Rookie               Delone               Carter's               347               yards               rushing               on               the               season               is               about               the               best               thing               to               say               regarding               this               offense.

First               Coach               Fired:               Jim               Caldwell.
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Louis               Rams               (2-10):               The               Rams               have               three               offensive               linemen               on               IR               which,               admittedly,               is               not               a               good               recipe               for               sustained               offensive               production.

But               injuries               are               a               fact               of               life               in               the               NFL               and               no               amount               of               battle               scars               can               cover               up               for               these               putrid               offensive               statistics:               11.7               points               per               game               (last),               284               yards               per               game               (31st),               and               manage               to               convert               just               28.2%               of               their               third               down               opportunities               (last).

If               franchise               quarterback               Sam               Bradford               (179-for-328,               54.6%,               1,971               yards,               6:5,               72.3               rating)               can't               play,               Steve               Spagnuolo               will               be               turning               to               either               Kellen               Clemmons               or               Tommy               Brandstater.

No               bueno.

Defensively,               the               Rams               surrender               more               yards               on               the               ground               (157.8)               than               any               NFL               team.

The               unit               has               made               some               strides               under               Spags,               however,               and               are               tied               for               third               in               sacks               (33.0),               paced               by               Chris               Long's               12.0               (tied               with               Jason               Babin               for               2nd               in               the               league),               What               happens               with               this               team               from               here               on               out               is               irrelevant;               new               owner               Stan               Kroenke               will               clean               house               at               season's               end.

Second               Coach               Fired:               Steve               Spagnuolo.
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Jacksonville               Jaguars               (3-9):               It               truly               is               difficult               to               fathom               how               this               team               beat               the               Baltimore               Ravens.

Nevertheless,               interim               head               coach               Mel               Tucker's               passing               game               is               abysmal.

Rookie               Blaine               Gabbert               has               completed               49.5%               of               his               passes               and               has               just               81               more               passing               yards               than               Carson               Palmer,               who               has               started               in               five               less               games.

The               Jags'               top               three               wide               receivers               are               Mike               Thomas               (39/389/1),               Jason               Hill               (25/367/3),               and               TE               Mercedes               Lewis               (30/308/0).

Consider               that               Wes               Welker               has               93               receptions,               one               shy               of               their               combined               total,               the               top               four               NFL               wide-outs               (Welker,               Steve               Smith,               Mega-tron,               and               Victor               Cruz)               have               more               combined               yards               and               that               there               are               55               players               with               at               least               4               touchdowns.

It               would               be               unfair               to               leave               out               the               great               Maurice               Jones-               Drew               in               Jaguars               rant,               who               has               3               more               rushing               yards               (1137)               than               Shady               McCoy               to               pace               the               NFL.

In               six               seasons,               MJD               has               been               incredibly               durable,               missing               only               three               games               and               has               been               the               epitome               of               consistency               (2009:               312/1391/16;               2010:               299/1324/7;               2011:               250/1137/6).

His               pass               catching               abilities               out               of               the               backfield               are               on               par               with               Brian               Westbrook's,               even               though               the               numbers               reflect               a               poor-man's               B-West.

With               the               likes               of               Byron               Leftwich,               Quinn               Gray,               David               Garrard               and               now               Gabbert               throwing               him               the               ball,               MJD               has               a               very               respectable               career               receiving               line               of               264/2396/8/9.1).

Defensively,               this               team               can               do               some               things               but               unfortunately               lost               their               top               two               cornerbacks               (Rashean               Mathis               and               Derek               Cox)               in               the               last               month.

Paul               Posluszny               and               Daryl               Smith               anchor               a               strong               linebacker               corps.

Dawan               Landry               is               an               NFL               safety.

Defensive               ends               Aaron               Kampman               and               John               Chick               are               both               on               injured               reserve,               so               the               2010               10th               overall               pick,               defensive               tackle               Tyson               Alualu               has               to               step               it               up               on               the               pass               rush               (6.0               career               sacks).

With               the               lowest               valuation               of               any               NFL               team               ($725               million)               and               a               new               owner               Shahid               Khan,               Turner               will               get               at               least               one               offseason               to               prove               himself               on               the               cheap.
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Tampa               Bay               Buccaneers               (4-8):               One               can               only               hope               that               the               football               gods               are               merciful               enough               to               disable               every               camera               in               Jacksonville               at               EverBank               Field               this               Sunday               so               that               no               poor               soul               will               be               subjected               to               the               torture               of               seeing               these               two               tremendous               failures               swing               and               miss               at               each               other               like               drunken               prizefighters,               outside               of               the               people               that               actually               bought               tickets               to               this               slop,               who               should               obviously               be               committed.

In               2010,               rookie               quarterback               Josh               Freeman               was               an               absolute               revelation               for               Raheem               Morris'               beleaguered               bunch,               powering               the               Bucs               to               a               10-6               record               on               the               backs               of               four               fourth               quarter               comeback               victories.

Freeman               went               291-for-474/3,451/7.3/25:6/95.9               QB               Rating               and               was               named               to               the               Pro               Bowl.

With               tackle-breaking               extraordinaire               LeGarrette               Blount               banged               up               all               year               and               Earnest               Graham               on               IR,               Freeman               (254-for-411/2,715/6.6/12:16/74.6)               has               been               a               shell               of               himself.

The               Sean               Bray               mush               was               inflicted               upon               this               defense               when               I               picked               them               as               a               sleeper               in               one               of               my               fantasy               football               drafts.

They               have               allowed               a               third-worst-in-the-NFL               27.4               points               per               game,               an               astoundingly               bad               393.8               yards               per               game               (also               3rd               worst),               and               an               equally               awful               141.7               on               the               ground               (4th               to               last).

Their               19.0               total               sacks               are               tied               with               the               winless               Colts               for               second-to-last               in               the               league.

So,               basically,               this               team               does               nothing               well.

Monte               Kiffin               is               crying               in               a               corner               somewhere               and               Jon               Gruden               is               yelling               in               some               poor               guys               ear               that               "WHEN               YOU               WATCH               THE               FILM!"               the               Bucs               are               still               a               top-ten               defense.

One               more               season               for               Freeman               and               Morris               to               get               it               together               in               Tampa.
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Cleveland               Browns               (4-9):               As               a               friend               of               mine               said               during               Thursday's               game               against               the               white-hot               Pittsburgh               Steelers:               "James               Harrison               will               eat               your               soul."               He               could               also               have               mentioned               that               Harrison               is               going               to               try               to               knock               every               starting               quarterback               the               Steelers               face               this               season               out               of               the               game,               fines               be               damned.

Colt               McCoy               (18-for-35/208               YDS/0:2)               finished               the               game               against               the               Steelers               after               Harrison               absolutely               leveled               him               when               he               was               flushed               out               of               the               pocket               late               in               the               fourth               quarter.

I               am               not               predicting               that               the               Texas               University               legend               is               going               to               be               the               next               Otto               Graham,               but               at               the               same               time               it               is               hard               to               use               this               season               as               a               barometer               for               how               his               career               will               play               out.

This               offense               was               supposed               to               be               centered               around               bull               runner               Peyton               Hillis.

Here               is               a               look               at               Hillis'               game               statistics               and               the               Browns'               opponents:
               ·               Week               1,               Bengals:               17/57/3.4/0               
               ·               Week               2,               @               Colts:               27/94/3.5/2               
               ·               Week               4,               Titans:               10/46/4.6/0               
               ·               Week               6,               @               Raiders:               6/14/2.5/0               
               ·               Week               12,               @               Bengals               19/65/3.4/0               
               ·               Week               13,               Ravens               12/45/3.8/0               
               ·               Week               14,               @               Steelers               10/25/2.5/0               
               McCoy               has               exactly               one               playmaker               on               the               outside,               in               rookie               second               round               pick               out               of               North               Carolina,               6'3",               231               pound               Greg               Little               (52/538/1).

Like               many               bad               teams,               Cleveland               has               been               gouged               by               the               run,               allowing               150.9               yards               on               the               ground               per               game,               second               worst               in               the               NFL               next               to               the               Rams.

They               have               been               very               stout               against               the               pass               this               season               (187               YPG,               2nd               in               the               NFL)               and               have               given               up               just               three               plays               of               40               or               more               yards               all               season.

With               former               Andy               Reid               protégé               Pat               Shurmur,               there               are               some               good               things               to               build               on               here;               does               Holmgren               still               have               faith               in               McCoy?
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Minnesota               Vikings               (2-10):               Sure,               there's               no               such               thing               as               a               moral               victory               in               the               standings.

That               does               not               mean               that               there               are               not               positive               things               to               build               off               of               in               losses               and               the               Vikings               have               lost               their               last               three               games               in               about               as               productive               a               fashion               as               possible.

After               a               45-7               demolition               at               the               hands               of               the               best               team               in               football,               Green               Bay,               on               November               14,               Minnesota               has               lost               to               Oakland               (27-21),               Atlanta               (24-14),               and               the               Denver               Tebows               (35-32)               in               respectable               fashion.

Against               Oakland,               the               Vikings               found               themselves               in               a               27-7               hole               with               promising               rookie               Christian               Ponder               throwing               three               picks,               two               crucial               ones               at               the               goal               line.

If               not               for               a               ridiculous               hustle               play               by               a               special               teamer               on               the               Falcons               that               stopped               a               104-yard               Percy               Harvin               kick               return               3               yards               shy               of               the               goal               line,               the               Vikings               could               have               put               a               serious               hurtin'               on               Atlanta's               playoff               hopes.

Ponder               only               threw               for               186               yards,               but               he               was               accurate               (17-for-25)               and               didn't               turn               the               ball               over               without               the               best               player               in               football,               Adrian               Peterson               in               the               lineup.

Against               Denver,               Ponder               was               plagued               by               the               same               issues               he               faced               in               the               Oakland               loss,               throwing               two               crucial               picks               deep               in               Denver               territory.

On               a               positive               not,               he               did               set               a               Vikings               rookie               record               with               381               passing               yards               and               he               threw               3               touchdown               passes,               2               to               Percy               Harvin               (8/108/2).

Despite               a               solid               front               seven               led               by               three               defensive               ends               that               include               perennial               Pro               Bowler               DE               Jared               Allen               (14.5               sacks),               and               his               counterparts               Brian               Robison               (6               sacks)               and               Everson               Griffin               (4               sacks).

Five               year               veteran               WILL               linebacker               Chad               Greenway               ranks               fifth               in               the               NFL               in               total               tackles               (110),               combining               with               nine               year               veteran               MIKE               backer               E.J.

Henderson               (72               tackles,               on               his               way               to               his               4th               career               100+               tackle               season)               and               promising               fourth               year               SAM               linebacker               Erin               Henderson,               who               went               undrafted               out               of               Maryland               and               has               already               played               in               more               games               this               season               (11)               than               any               season               prior.

The               problem               with               this               squad               is               their               miserable               secondary,               which               allows               the               second               most               total               yards               (356.0,               252.2               through               the               air)               and               has               managed               just               6               interceptions,               also               second               worst.One               good               draft/offseason,               a               healthy               AP               and               this               team               is               a               playoff               contender               next               season.
               26.

Washington               Redskins               (4-8):               It's               a               credit               to               Mike               Shanahan               that               the               Deadskins               have               been               competitive               in               all               but               one               game               this               season               (a               23-0               doughnut               to               Buffalo               in               Week               8)               with               Rex               Grossman               and               John               Beck               as               the               quarterbacks               on               the               depth               chart.

With               how               bad               the               NFC               East               is               this               season,               had               workhorse               running               back               Tim               Hightower               stayed               healthy,               they               might               still               be               in               the               race.

Nevertheless,               TE               Fred               Davis               has               blossomed               in               his               fourth               season               (59/796/13.5YAC/3)               as               the               1a               option               in               the               passing               game,               with               gritty               veteran               WR               Jabar               Gaffney               (46/665/14.5YAC/3)               as               option               1b.

Rookie               RB               Roy               Helu               (97/476/4.7/2)               has               had               a               real               nice               last               two               weeks               (46/208/2)               in               a               23-17               upset               at               Seattle               and               a               closer               than               it               looks               34-19               loss               to               the               Jets,               respectively.

The               problem               is               Helu's               got               butterfingers,               giving               the               ball               away               as               many               times               as               he's               hit               paydirt,               including               one               that               set               the               Jets               up               for               a               9-yard               Shonn               Green               scamper               that               iced               the               Jets               game.

If               Washington               acquires               a               legitimate               quarterback               and               gets               a               power               runner               to               compliment               Helu               plus               another               wide               receiver               to               compliment               No.

1               Santana               Moss               and               eventually               replace               him,               they               will               be               OK.

Defensively,               their               front               seven               can               compete               against               anyone               in               the               NFL.

On               the               left               side,               DE               Adam               Carriker               (5               sacks)and               rookie               hybrid               linebacker               Ryan               Kerrigan               (56               tackles,               7               sacks)               have               been               consistently               solid.

Here's               a               look               at               14-year               WILL               linebacker               London               Fletcher's               season-by-season               tackle               numbers               and               the               team               he               played               for:
               ·               1998-99               (Rams):               28               
               ·               1999-00               (Rams):               90               
               ·               2000-01               (Rams):               133               
               ·               2001-02               (Rams):               119               
               ·               2002-03               (Bills):               149               
               ·               2003-04               (Bills):               133               
               ·               2004-05               (Bills):               144               
               ·               2005-06               (Bills):               158               
               ·               2006-07               (Bills):               146               
               ·               2007-08               (Redskins):               129               
               ·               2008-09               (Redskins):               133               
               ·               2009-10               (Redskins):               142               
               ·               2010-11               (Redskins):               136               
               ·               2011-12               (Redskins):               124               
               
They               are               very               balanced               defensively               with               33.0               sacks               (T-4th),               325.4               yards               per               game               (8th),               21               forced               turnovers               (8               INT,               13               FF)               and               are               totally               wasted               with               an               atrocious               offense.

Shanahan               will               stick               around               for               as               long               as               he               feels               like               it;               If               Washington               acquires               a               legitimate               quarterback               and               gets               a               power               runner               to               compliment               Helu               plus               another               wide               receiver               to               compliment               No.

1               Santana               Moss               and               eventually               replace               him,               they               will               be               OK.


               25.

Kansas               City               Chiefs               (5-7):               There               is               no               doubt               in               my               mind               this               team               would               be               right               in               the               thick               of               the               AFC               West               race               if               they               did               not               lose               QB               Matt               Cassel,               RB               Jamaal               Charles,               and               S               Eric               Berry,               the               most               devastating               trio               of               injuries               any               NFL               team               has               suffered               this               season,               all               have               been               placed               on               IR.

I               cannot               rank               a               team               higher               than               25               with               Tyler               Palko               on               the               team,               let               alone               the               starting               quarterback.

Palko               (64-for-102/67.2%/601/5.89/1:6)               has               been               predictably               awful               after               being               released               by               the               Saints,               Cardinals,               Steelers               and               two               CFL               teams               before               being               signed               to               the               Cheifs'               practice               squad               last               year               and               then               was               inexplicably               promoted               to               Matt               Cassel's               backup               after               a               lockout.

KC               has               managed               a               four-game               winning               streak               from               Weeks               4-8,               including               two               divisional               victories               (Week               7               at               Oakland               28-0               and               Week               8               vs               San               Diego,               23-20)               but               with               the               roster               a               shell               of               itself               they               are               averaging               under               14               points               and               300               total               yards               per               game               on               the               season.

Chiefs               RB's               have               combined               for               a               whopping               three               touchdowns               this               season.

Wide               receiver               and               tight               end               will               be               play-making               positions               for               this               team               for               years               to               come.

Dwayne               Bowe               (59/868/14.7/4)               and               Steve               Breaston               (48/641/13.4/2)               have               done               what               they               can               and               TE               Tony               Moeaki               (47/556/11.8/3               in               2010               rookie               campaign)               is               an               up-and-comer               at               his               position               who               suffered               a               season               ending               knee               injury               in               the               preseason.

Berry               really               could               have               helped               sure               up               a               24th               ranked               run               defense               (130.3               YPG)               but               their               secondary               has               still               managed               17               picks.

Penn               State               star               DE               Tamba               Hali               (8.0               sacks)               anchors               an               otherwise               weak               pass               rush               (20.0               sacks,               29the               in               NFL).Todd               Haley               can't               be               blamed               for               the               injuries               but               with               their               last               four               at               the               Jets,               home               against               Green               Bay               and               the               Raiders               and               the               season               finale               at               Denver,               KC               could               be               hard               pressed               to               win               another               game.
               24.

Arizona               Cardinals               (5-7):               Jason               Garrett,               Ken               Wisenhunt               says               thank               you.

Beating               a               winning               team               in               Week               12               -               the               first               time               Arizona               can               say               that               all               season               -               when               you               have               had               so               many               things               go               wrong               is               the               Silver               Star               on               top               of               the               Poop               Tree.

Beetlejuice               from               Howard               Stern               could               throw               Larry               Fitzgerald               the               ball               and               he               would               find               a               way               to               catch               it,               which               Cards'               fans               will               be               able               to               smile               about               for               the               rest               of               his               career.

Fitzgerald               (55/943/17.2/6)               may               prefer               that               hideous               little               fellow               over               the               likes               of               John               Skelton               (59-for-117/50.4%/750/6.4/4:7)               but,               in               all               fairness,               we               must               let               the               record               show               that               Skeleton               went               9-for-16,               166               yards               and               1               touchdown               against               the               Eagles.

In               the               fourth               quarter.

Kevin               Kolb's               season               hasn't               gone               according               to               plan               but               anyone               other               than               me               who               follows               football               could               see               this               was               going               to               be               a               rocky               transition               after               the               lockout.

I               personally               still               think               he               will               have               a               solid               career               in               AZ               if               they               rebuild               what               is               a               moribund               offensive               line.

Ohio               State               RB               Beanie               Wells               (201/916/4.6/9)               is               having               a               monster               year               despite               being               hobbled               by               knee,               thumb               and               hamstring               issues               at               various               times               of               the               season.

The               secondary               of               Arizona               has               masked               what               has               been               a               surprisingly               effective               front               seven.

The               Cards               are               24th               in               the               NFL               in               passing               yards               allowed               per               game               (251.1)               and               have               just               9               INT's.

They               give               up               almost               120               yards               per               game               on               the               ground               and               4               yards               per               carry               but               that's               because               they               are               losing               so               often               and               teams               are               rushing               the               ball               29.4               times               a               game,               the               seventh               highest               number               in               the               league.

Their               29.0               total               sacks               are               tied               for               6th               in               the               NFL.

Wisenhunt               isn't               going               anywhere;               they               need               a               new               o-line               and               a               full               offseason.
               23.

Philadelphia               Eagles               (4-8):               "I've               been               walking               my               mind               to               an               easy               time               My               back               turned               towards               the               sun               Lord               knows               the               cold               wind               blows               it'll               turn               your               head               around               Well,               there's               hours               of               time               on               the               telephone               line               To               talk               about               things               to               come               Sweet               dreams               and               flying               machines               in               pieces               on               the               ground."               ~Fire               and               Rain,               James               Taylor,               1970…               You               can               picture               a               big,               sad               man               walking               away               from               the               sunset,               a               beer-stained               and               ripped               Mike               Mamula               jersey               being               drenched               in               the               tears               emanating               from               the               conversation               he               is               having               with               his               equally               portly               friend               about               how               the               Philadelphia               Eagles               were               just               humiliated               by               the               "f@#$%^g               Seahawks!"               Michael               Vick,               the               newly               minted               $100               million               man,               had               to               watch               from               the               sidelines               as               the               Eagles'               scout               team               level               linebackers               and               safeties               were               the               evening               sacrifice               for               Maximus               Decimus               Meridias,               a.k.a               Marshawn               Lynch,               as               the               Seahawks'               running               back               completely               laid               to               waste               everything               in               his               path.

Vince               Young               autographed               Daniel               Hawthorne's               game               tape               with               a               stunningly               poor               throw               that               resulted               in               a               pick               six               and               ended               any               chance               for               the               city               of               Philadelphia               to               see               a               decrease               in               its               abhorrent               domestic               violence               statistics.

This               team               sucks.

Wait               until               the               offseason               when               the               real               drama               and               excitement               begins.

There               really               is               not               a               whole               lot               to               watch               here               unless               you               have               Eagles'               players               on               your               fantasy               team,               wish               to               see               them               lose               to               the               Dolphins               or               maybe               you're               the               kind               of               person               that               enjoys               watching               paint               dry.

Andy               Reid               will               be               your               coach               next               season.

After               2012,               all               bets               are               off.

If               Reid               decides               he               doesn't               want               the               job               anymore,               I               hope               you've               enjoyed               Marty               Mornhinweg.
               22.

Carolina               Panthers               (4-8):               Perhaps               beating               Tampa               Bay               is               not               classified               as               a               stunning               achievement               these               days,               but               you               can               see               the               foundation               being               laid               for               this               football               team               to               be               good               very               soon.

Cam               Newton               turns               the               ball               over               too               much               (13:14               TD:INT)               and               he               needs               to               learn               how               to               win               in               the               fourth               quarter               of               NFL               games.

But               there               is               no               sky               or               limit               for               this               dude,               who               is               playing               like               a               grizzled               veteran               while               ranking               in               the               top               10               in               yards               (9th               with               3,297),               yards               per               game               (8th               with               274.8)               and               has               a               ridiculous               13               rushing               touchdowns,               the               most               for               a               quarterback               in               a               single               season               in               NFL               history.

The               rookie               has               obviously               rejuvenated               the               great               Steve               Smith's               career               (61/1092/17.9/5)               and               TE               Greg               Olsen               (41/472/11.5/4)               has               been               an               excellent               free               agent               signing               from               Houston.

The               defense               is               quite               horrid               (27.0               PPG/363               YPG/132.5               RYPG)               but               Ron               Rivera               is               the               right               man               to               oversee               this               operation,               coming               from               a               strong               defensive               background               as               the               Bears'               defensive               coordinator               (2005-07)and               shaping               one               of               the               best               3-4               linebacker               corps               in               football               when               he               was               with               San               Diego               (2008-11).

Could               easily               have               two               more               wins;               not               having               a               running               game               hasn't               helped               either.
               21.

San               Diego               Chargers               (5-7):               There               will               be               no               December               miracles               for               the               softest               team               in               football               this               year.

Phillip               Rivers               278-for447/62.2%/3,505/7.8/19:17)               recently               told               the               San               Diego               media               that               Norv               Turner               doesn't               get               enough               credit.

Hey               Philip,               welcome               to               the               real               world.

If               you               fail,               someone               replaces               you;               that's               life.

In               2006               the               Chargers               went               14-2               but               after               a               first               round               loss               to               New               England,               Chargers               owner               Dean               Spanos               fired               coach               Marty               Schottenheimer.

And               he               hired               Turner               with               a               Super               Bowl-or-bust               mandate               that,               frankly,               should               probably               be               fulfilled               by               now.

The               following               three               season,               Philip               Rivers               set               the               league               on               fire,               beginning               a               stretch               (2007-08               to               2010-11)               where               he               went               over               4,000               passing               yards               and               combined               for               a               72:34               TD:INT               while               completing               over               65%               of               his               attempts.

But               in               2007-08,               when               San               Diego               met               the               undefeated               Patriots               and               lost               21-12,               a               downward               trend               began.

Rivers               was               really               bad               that               night,               going               19-for-37,               211               yards               and               2               picks               with               0               TD's.

In               2008-09,               after               beating               Peyton               Manning's               Colts               in               a               23-17               wild               card               round               OT               thriller,               the               Chargers               lost               at               Pittsburgh               in               the               divisional               round               35-24.

2009-10               rolls               around               and               lost               another               thriller,               this               time               to               the               Jets               in               a               17-14               upset               after               a               13-3               season               which               culminated               in               a               10               game               winning               streak               and               first-round               bye.

(And               it               was               against               Mark               Sanchez.)               2010-11               was               a               9-7,               playoff-less               campaign,               which               means               their               one-step-backward-at-a-time,               drawn-out               demise               has               lasted               one               year               longer               than               our               beloved               Phillies.

Norv               Turner               and               A.J.Smith               were               meant               for               each               other,               as               long               as               an               unemployment               line               and               a               town               hall               meeting               where               debating               how               to               commit               highway               robbery               are               close               by.
               
               20.

Buffalo               Bills(5-7):               Ryan               Fitzpatrick's               play               has               come               around               this               week,               a               result               of               the               reverse-Sean               Bray               hex               in               which               I               predict               a               player               will               do               poorly               or               rip               into               them               from               behind               a               computer               screen               if               they               aren't               performing               well               and               then               they               happen               to               do               really               awesome               immediately               after.

The               Guy               from               Harvard               lit               into               the               Jets               with               an               impressive,               29-for-36,               264               yard,               3               TD               performance               and               followed               that               up               with               a               29-for46,               288               yard,               4               TD               day               against               the               Titans,               both               playoff               contenders.

Fred               Jackson               was               about               to               win               me               a               fantasy               football               championship               and               possibly               the               NFL               rushing               title               (you               decide               which               is               more               important)               and               then               suffered               a               fractured               fibula               in               Week               11               at               Miami.

Stevie               Johnson               had               82               catches               for               1,073               yards               and               10               TD's               last               season               and               has               followed               that               up               with               a               solid               2011-12               campaign               (59/674/6).

Buffalo's               porous               defense               has               allowed               25.3               PPG               (25th),               129.1               on               the               ground               (23rd)               and               has               produced               a               measly               17.0               sacks.

Aaron               Maybin's               career               resurgence               (6               sacks               and               4               forced               fumbles)               has               been               a               sight               to               see               for               everyone               excepts               Bills               fans,               who               have               had               to               endure               the               thought-to-be-bust               reinvent               himself               with               the               Jets.

If               Fred               Jackson               can               come               back               strong               and               they               can               get               a               few               pass               rushers,               the               Bills               will               compete               for               2nd               place               in               the               AFC               East               next               season.
               19.

Seattle               Seahawks               (5-7):               Pete               Carroll               does               not               make               bright               personnel               decisions.

Carroll               traded               Seattle's               40th               overall               pick               in               the               2010               draft               plus               a               third               rounder               in               the               2011               draft               for               San               Diego's               60th               overall               pick               and               quarterback               Charlie               Whitehurst,               who               promptly               received               a               $2               million               signing               bonus.

Arizona               TE               Rob               Gronkowski,               Penn               State               LB               Sean               Lee               and               Auburn               RB               Ben               Tate               were               available               in               the               second               round               of               the               2010               draft               beyond               the               40th               selection.

Offensive               coordinator               Darrell               Bevell               coached               Tavaris               Jackson               with               the               Vikings,running               a               West               Coast               offense               and               Carroll               brought               the               two               as               a               patchwork,               quick-fix               for               a               lockout               shortened               season.

Jackson               is               not               a               starting-caliber               quarterback               in               the               NFL,               despite               the               Eagles               making               him               look               like               a               young               McNabb.

Marshawn               Lynch               (202/854/8)appears               to               be               made               of               steel               in               his               sixth               year               out               of               Cal               and               if               he               is               not               dragged               of               the               field               strapped               to               a               gurney               after               they               play               San               Francisco               on               Christmas               Eve,               he               will               get               one               more               big               NFL               payday.

The               Seahawks               run               defense               is               stout               (103.5               YPG)               and               their               tall               rookie               corners               (6'3"               Richard               Shelman               and               6'4"               Brandon               Browner)               have               allowed               this               unit               to               pick               off               16               passes.

LB               David               Hawthorne               (78               tackles,               3               INT's)               continued               his               impressive               play               against               the               Eagles,               although               a               combination               of               Vince               Young's               ineptitude               and               the               Eagles               inability               to               consistently               feed               LeSean               McCoy               the               rock.

Mediocrity               thrives.
               18.

Chicago               Bears               (7-5):               The               Bears               have               swan               dived               out               of               an               airplane               with               no               parachute               in               a               parallel               universe               where               the               god(s)               has               a               twisted               sense               of               humor               and               won't               allow               them               to               mercifully               hit               the               surface               until               they               really,               truly               know               they               are               dead.

Say               what               you               want               about               Jay               Cutler               but               after               a               Week               4               win               over               Carolina               when               Cutler               was               awful               (9-for-17,               102               yards,               1               pick),               he               went               111-for-173               with               1,359               yards               and               an               8:3               TD:INT               in               his               next               six               starts               in               which               the               Bears               were               5-1               and               being               talked               about               as               a               team               Green               Bay               may               not               want               to               see               in               its               quest               for               perfection.

With               Cutler               and               now               dynamic               RB               Matt               Forte               (203/997/3)               out               with               a               knee               injury,               da               Bears               have               to               go               to               bat               with               Caleb               Hanie               and               Marion               Barber               III.

(I               personally               don't               see               the               downside               in               giving               Donovan               McNabb               a               workout               despite               all               the               "complexities"               of               a               Mike               Martz               offense.

If               he               looks               lost               and               seems               like               it's               a               waste               of               your               time,               you               cut               him,               end               of               story.)               The               Bears               get               torched               through               the               air               to               the               tune               of               259.5               yards               per               game,               5th               worst               in               the               NFL.

So,               despite               limiting               opponents               to               an               8th               best               99.8               yards               on               the               ground,               they               still               allow               20.2               PPG               and               Caleb               Hanie               is               not               scoring               you               three               TD's               a               week.

The               Bears               will               lose               their               next               three               (@               DEN,               Seattle,               @               GB)               so               that,               by               the               time               they               go               to               Minnesota               in               Week               17,               the               game               will               have               the               same               meaning               for               both               teams.

Lovie's               back,               Martz               is               coaching               at               a               university               somewhere               on               the               West               Coast               and               Jay               Cutler               will               continue               to               invent               new               ways               to               even               out               his               ABILITY:WUSSINESS               ratio               while               never               winning               anything               meaningful.
               17.

Oakland               Raiders               (7-5):               The               Silver               and               Black               are               this               year's               most               overrated               team               in               football.

You               do               not               trade               first               round               draft               picks               for               quarterbacks               that               are               over               30-               in               Carson               Palmer's               case               32               on               December               27               -               no               matter               what               kind               of               instant               gratification               you               receive               from               watching               the               twilight               of               a               pretty               good-to-good               USC               guy's               NFL               career.

Palmer               lit               up               the               aforementioned               Bears               secondary,               the               Vikings               and               the               Chargers.

He               put               up               good               numbers               last               week               against               Miami,               as               NFL               quarterbacks               tend               to               do               when               their               team               suffers               a               34-14               trouncing               (re:               Vince               Young,               400               yards,               Patriots).

When               the               Denver               Dumervill's               win               the               AFC               West               and               Hue               Jackson               is               praising               an               NFL-best               running               game               that               didn't               even               have               the               services               of               one               of               the               game's               best               featured               backs,               Darren               McFadden,               he               will               be               within               his               rights.

But               Jackson               better               also               explain               how               he               is               going               to               fix               a               defense               that               gives               up               25.7               PPG               (26th),               141.3               YPG               on               the               ground               (27th)               and               231.9               through               the               air               (a               slightly               more               encouraging               16th).

And               he               better               also               tell               Raider               Nation               why               he's               short               two               draft               picks               when               he's               in               the               process               of               fixing               this               soon-to-be               mess.

The               only               question               pertaining               to               their               matchup               with               Green               Bay               on               Sunday               is               how               ugly               will               this               truly               get?

Jackson               lasts               another               season               before               this               truly               blows               up               in               his               face,               the               Chargers               get               a               coach/G.M.

that               is               more               interested               in               winning               than               smelling               their               own               gas               and               they               get               back               to               normal,               the               Chiefs               get               healthy               and               the               Broncos               keep               improving.

Al               Davis               or               no               Al               Davis               this               is               a               peek-from-the-sewer-hole               season               before               they               go               back               to               collecting               cobwebs.
               16.

Miami               Dolphins               (4-8):               Other               than               playing               with               heart               and               actually               practicing               the               philosophy               of               playing               the               season               out               strong               instead               of               using               it               as               window               dressing,               the               Dolphins               and               their               Sunday               opponent,               Philadelphia,               have               a               lot               in               common.

They               have               been               outscored               by               the               exact               same               margin               in               the               fourth               quarter               (Dolphins:               84-39;               Eagles:               94-49)               and               have               lost               their               eight               games               in               incredibly               bizarre               fashion.

Consider:
               ·               Week               1,               vs.

Patriots:               Victim               of               Tom               Brady's               first               500               yard               game               (32-for-48,               517               yards,               4               TD's)               
               ·               Week               2,               vs.

Texans:               Still               flirting               with               the               Chad               Henne               experiment,               the               50-year-old               throws               12               completions               and               a               brutal               pick               at               his               own               9               
               ·               Week               3,               @               Browns               After               controlling               the               clock               for               over               37               minutes               and               completely               dominating               the               game,               Colt               McCoy               orchestrates               an               80               yard               drive               in               the               last               3               minutes               to               rally               CLE               
               ·               Week               4,               @               Chargers               Matt               Moore               finally               takes               over               but               Philip               Rivers               has               his               last               INT-less               game               
               ·               Week               7,               vs.

Broncos               Dolphins               command               the               game               and               lead               15-0               with               7:34               to               go               before               the               NFL               is               introduced               to               "getting               Tebowed"               as               he               brings               them               all               the               way               back               to               an               18-15               win               
               ·               Week               8,               @               Giants               Reggie               Bush               averages               7               YPC               and               Miami               has               the               game               in               hand               until               Eli               leads               10               point,               4th               quarter               rally               
               ·               Week               12,               @               Cowboys               A               fourth               quarter               lead               evaporated               again               as               Romo               leads               game-winning               field               goal               drive               
               
The               Dolphins               allow               18.3               points               per               game,               5th               best               in               the               NFL               and               are               powered               by               a               run               defense               that               is               also               5th               in               the               league               (93.2               YPG).

The               Achilles               heel               with               this               unit               is               a               secondary               that,               in               clear               contrast,               is               bottom-10               in               passing               yards               per               game               (248.9)               and               have               not               performed               well               against               an               elite               quarterback.

RB               Reggie               Bush               had               many               haters               when               he               left               New               Orleans               for               Miami               to               be               the               Dolphins               feature               back,               but               the               sixth-year               veteran               has               had               a               fine               season               (155/667/5)               to               alleviate               some               of               the               pressure               off               of               perfect               stop-gap               quarterback               Matt               Moore               (151-for-244,               1,769               yards               and               9:5               in               9               games,               8               starts).

Brandon               Marshall               (63/910/14.4/3)               is               an               elite               wide               receiver               no               matter               who               is               throwing               him               the               ball               and               Moore               has               found               TE               Anthony               Fasano               (23/356/4),               a               sixth-year               man               out               of               Notre               Dame,               to               be               a               reliable               red               zone               target.

Tony               Sparano               should               not               be               fired               if               the               opinions               of               the               players               he               coaches               mean               anything,               but               I               have               a               feeling               he               is               Coach               Number               Four               on               the               chopping               block               unless               he               can               finish               at               least               3-1.

15.

New               York               Giants               (6-6):               It               is               quite               enjoyable               to               write               about               the               futility               of               a               New               York               sports               franchise,               but,               alas,               Jason               Garrett's               moronic               time-out               to               freeze               his               own               rookie               kicker               who               had               been               one               of               the               NFL's               most               accurate               this               season,               not               only               shattering               his               confidence               but               giving               the               Giants               life               they               do               not               deserve.

Your               defense               gives               up               an               18-play,               6-first               down,               10+               minute               touchdown               drive               to               Vince               Young,               you               should               be               forced               to               forfeit               an               additional               game.

Coming               off               an               inspired               game               against               the               Packers,               Eli               Manning               (276-for-442,               3,705               yards,               24               TD's               and               a               chance               at               Marino's-but-soon-to-be-Brees'-record)               is               showing               that               he               is               still               fighting               his               heart               out               to               will               his               team               into               the               playoffs.

Two               seasons               ago,               Manning               helped               Steve               Smith               become               the               franchise's               all-time               single               season               receptions               leader               (107)and               this               year               he               is               spreading               the               rock               around               like               a               crack               dealer,               including               making               no-name               TE               Jake               Ballard               -               who               was               not               involved               in               Ohio               State's               passing               game               in               college               -               a               500+               yard               receiver.

Victor               Cruz               (62/1076/7)               is               third               in               the               NFL               in               receiving               yards.

But               Eli               has               shown               he               cannot               win               ballgames               on               his               own,               needing               a               complimentary               running               game               to               go               with               a               typically               bruising               Giants               pass               rush.

The               Giants               do               have               33.0               team               sacks               (T-4th)               but               18               of               them               come               from               Umenyiora               and               Jason               Pierre-Paul               (11.0),               another               stud               DE               the               Eagles               could               have               drafted               (remember               Anthony               Spencer?)               and               passed               on               for               Brandon               Graham.

As               I               have               tried               to               stress,               the               schedule               makers               absolutely               screwed               the               Giants               (from               Weeks               8-12,               the               Giants               had               to               run               a               gauntlet               of               @               NE,               @SF,               vs.

PHI,               @NO,               vs.

GB)               but               the               NFC               East               sucks               bad               enough               that               they               could               conceivably               win               it               with               an               8-8               record.

The               Giants               surrender               over               260               yards               per               week               through               the               air               and               are               27th               in               points               allowed               (26.3).

Dallas'               defense               will               eat               Eli               Manning               alive               without               an               effective               Bradshaw.

If               the               Giants               miss               the               postseason,               which               I               still               say               they               will,               Coughlin               is               the               Fifth               Coach               of               the               Power               Rankings               out               of               a               job               this               offseason.
               14.

Tennessee               Titans               (7-5):               A               Week               1,               16-14               loss               to               Jacksonville               on               the               road               proves               why               any               nonsense               about               NFL               games               being               more               important               at               one               time               or               another               in               the               regular               season               is               completely               invalid.

After               a               completely               unproductive               first               half               in               which               they               punted               five               times               and               managed               one               drive               of               more               than               four               plays,               Matt               Hasselbeck               hooked               up               with               stud               wide               receiver               Kenny               Britt               for               two               second               half               TD's               that               were               too               little,               too               late.

The               journeyman's               journeyman,               Hasselbeck               (241-for-396,               2,657               yards               and               15               TD's)               has               the               Titans               breathing               down               Houston's               necks.

Chris               Johnson,               another               player               who               can               thank               me               for               lambasting               him               and               in               turn,               reviving               his               season,               has               vaulted               himself               back               into               the               top-15               RB's               yardage-wise               (852,               14th               best).

Johnson               has               gone               postal               against               the               Bucs               (23/190)               and               Bills               (23/153/2)               in               the               last               two               weeks,               respectively.

Nate               Washington               (53/668/4)               has               filled               in               Britt's               shoes               admirably               as               the               teams               go-to               WR               and               third-year               TE               Jared               Cook               out               of               Steve               Spurrier's               South               Carolina               program               is               having               his               best               season               (28/424/2).

This               defense               will               give               up               yards               (355.9)               but               they               keep               teams               out               of               the               end               zone               (19.1               PPG,               6th               best               in               the               NFL)               and               rookie               MLB               Colin               McCarthy               has               been               a               bright               spot               as               well.

Second               year               DE               Derrick               Morgan               (4               career               sacks)               needs               to               step               up               his               pass               rush               and               inject               some               life               into               a               unit               that               needs               to               improve               upon               its               22.0               team               sack               total               against               Drew               Brees.

Titans               run               the               table               and               win               their               division               as               Mike               Munchak               is               named               AFC               Coach               of               the               Year               unanimously.
               13.

Cincinnati               Bengals               (7-5):               Despite               having               all               but               one               of               their               games               blacked               out               on               TV               this               season               because               of               continuously               abysmal               ticket               sales,               the               Bengals               are               still               firmly               in               the               thick               of               the               playoff               race.

There               is               no               shame               in               not               being               ready               for               a               right               hook               from               two               of               the               best               teams               in               football               after               coming               off               a               four               win               season               that               consisted               of               a               10-game               losing               streak.

I               am               not               arguing               that               this               team               will               make               the               playoffs               (they               won't)               or               that               they               have               beaten               anybody               of               note               (they               haven't)               but               Andy               "The               Fabulous               Fire               Crotch"               Daulton               (229-for-387,               2,644               yards,               17:12)               has               shown               the               future               is               bright               in               more               ways               than               one               for               the               beleaguered               Bengals.

RB               Cedric               Benson               (201/792/5)               is               a               steamroller               coming               out               of               the               backfield               and               punishes               opposing               defenses.

Rookie               sensation               A.J.

Green               (50/832/7)               has               been               everything               you               can               ask               a               4th               overall               pick               to               be.

Fourth               year               receiver               Jerome               Simpson               has               had               a               breakout               year               with               Dalton               (36/577/2)               and               second               year               TE               Jermaine               Gresham               (40/407/5)               is               an               elite               player               at               his               position.

Cincy's               defense               has               been               very               good               with               second               year               DT               Geno               Atkins               (7.0               sacks)               building               off               a               solid               rookie               year,               and               SAM               'backer               Thomas               Howard               (66               tackles)               and               safety               Reggie               Nelson               (also               66)               pacing               the               team               in               stops.

The               Bengals               need               to               find               some               playmakers               in               the               secondary               as               overrated               Nate               Clements               (1               pick)               and               Pacman               Jones               make               up               their               starting               two.

A               great               draft               keeps               Marvin               Lewis               on               the               job               for               a               least               another               3               years               and               this               is               a               team               to               get               excited               about.

It's               a               shame               there               are               18               Bengals               fans               in               Cleveland               that               care.
               12.

Denver               Broncos               (7-5):               There               is               simply               no               longer               any               reason               to               ask               the               why               or               how's               anymore               with               this               team.

John               Fox               isn't               changing               anything               up:               they               are               going               to               gouge               you               on               the               ground               with               a               heavy               dose               of               Willis               McGahee               (182/886/4),               option-read's               for               Tim               Tebow               (82/468/3)               and               use               a               ferocious               defense               to               keep               the               game               within               a               score               until               the               fourth               quarter               when               Tebow               wins               games,               flat-out.

Not               that               this               will               surprise               anyone,               but               it's               still               worth               noting               that               second               year               wide               receiver               Eric               Decker               (39/552/8)               is               the               only               Bronco               on               the               roster               with               more               than               20               receptions.

With               the               Bears               and               New               England               at               home               the               next               two               weeks,               then               at               Buffalo               and               finishing               the               year               with               a               home               game               against               the               Chiefs,               the               schedule               favors               Denver               to               go               at               least               3-1               and               win               the               AFC               West               for               the               first               time               since               2005.

Defensive               Rookie               of               the               Year               shoe-in               Von               Miller               (11.0               sacks,               2nd               only               to               Jesus               Chr-               I               mean               DeMarcus               Ware's               15.0)               and               his               partner               in               crime               Elvis               Dumervil               (7.0               sacks)               anchor               a               defense               that               yields               24.7               PPG               and               366.4               YPG,               both               bottom-10,               but               one               that               has               also               steadily               improved               as               the               season's               gone               on.

There               is               no               one               in               the               world               that               can               predict               when               this               thing               will               end.

I               don't               think               it's               going               to               happen               until               after               Denver's               eventually               eliminated               (???)               from               the               playoffs.
               11.

Detroit               Lions               (7-5):               In               three               out               of               his               four               games               since               Detroit's               bye               week,               Matthew               Stafford               has               struggled.

(The               exception               being               a               5               TD               day               three               weeks               ago               against               the               awful               Carolina               secondary               in               a               49-35               laugher.)               Stafford's               other               three               starts               and               the               team               he               faced:
               ·               Week               10,               @               Bears:               33-for-63,               329,               1:4               
               ·               Week               12,               vs.

Packers:               32-for-45,               276,               1:3               
               ·               Week               13,               @               Saints:               31-for-44,               408,               1:1               
               
The               Lions,               however,               should               be               salivating               at               the               thought               of               playing               a               Vikings               team               with               a               hurt               Christian               Ponder,               a               hurt               Adrian               Peterson               and               a               really               bad               secondary.

Detroit               is               vulnerable               against               the               run               (125.0               YPG,               22nd)               even               with               Ndamukong               Suh               but               I               don't               think               Our               Lady               of               Fatima's               2000-01               7th               and               8th               grade               Varsity               defense               would               worry               about               Teddy               Bear               Gerhart               (62/253/1)               so               the               Lions               are               obviously               catching               a               break.

They               also               surrender               23.1               PPG               (20th)               so               the               offense               needs               to               get               some               of               its               explosiveness               back               which               they               are               more               than               capable               of.

Stafford               still               has               a               27:13               despite               that               ugly               3:8               in               the               three               contests               I               listed.

Calvin               Johnson               (69/1,092/12)               scored               eight               of               those               TD's               in               the               season's               first               four               weeks;               in               the               next               four               weeks,               he               only               crossed               the               goal               line               three               times               but               still               had               23               catches               for               483               yards.

Megatron's               last               four               games:               ·               Week               10,               @Bears:               7/81/0               
               ·               Week               11,               vs.

Panthers:               5/89/0               
               ·               Week               12,               vs.

Packers:               4/49/1               
               ·               Week               13,               @               Saints:               6/69/0               
               
That               obviously               has               much               to               do               with               the               amount               of               attention               Johnson               receives               and               Stafford's               recent               struggles,               but               Megatron               needs               to               return               to               his               old               unguardable               self               in               order               for               Detroit               to               make               a               serious               run.

Jim               Schwartz               won't               win               NFC               Coach               of               the               Year,               but               he'll               get               Detroit               to               the               playoffs               for               the               first               time               since               1999               and               their               first               winning               season               since               2000.

Detroit               is               still               an               awful               city.

10.

Atlanta               Falcons               (7-5):               How               Do               We               Give               Our               Playoffs               Hopes               Away               101:               Lessons               from               the               Enigma               I               Call               My               2011-12               Season               in               Atlanta               by               Mike               Smith               could               aptly               summarize               the               whirl-wind               season               in               The               City               Too               Busy               To               Hate.

But               Carolina,               Jacksonville               and               Tampa               Bay               all               remain               on               the               Falcons'               docket               which               is               the               opposite               of               what               the               NFL               schedule               makers               got               the               Giants               for               Christmas.

Matt               "Matty               Ice"               Ryan               (266-for-441,               3,154               yards               and               19               TD's)               is               having               a               good               year               after               a               spectacular               2010-11               campaign               when               he               had               a               91               QB               rating               and               28:9               for               a               14-2               team.

Since               freight               train-sized               RB               Michael               Turner               has               gotten               to               Atlanta               from               San               Diego               where               he               played               second               fiddle               to               LT,               Turner               has               done               nothing               to               dispel               the               notion               that               he               is               one               of               the               game's               best               (233/992/8).

WR's               Roddy               White               (68/881/5)               and               TE               Tony               Gonzalez               (66/730/7)               can               stake               a               claim               as               two               of               the               best               at               their               positions               as               well               and               rookie               WR               Julio               Jones               (sixth               overall)               completes               one               of               the               most               devastating               offensive               arsenals               in               the               NFL               (34/566/2/16.6               YPC).

Atlanta               gives               up               just               90.0               yards               on               the               ground               per               game               (3rd               best)               and               their               20.3               PPG               allowed               is               one-tenth               of               a               point               less               than               the               Bears               (T-10th).

The               Falcons               do               not               generate               much               of               a               pass               rush               (just               23.0               sacks)               and               are               vulnerable               to               the               deep               ball               (239.8               YPG               through               the               air)               if               they               get               into               a               shootout.

A               cake               walk               schedule               will               have               them               in               the               playoffs.

They               will               be               a               tough               out               and               a               dangerous               team               to               face               in               the               postseason               if               they               do               not               kill               themselves               with               mistakes               or               if               Mike               Smith               does               not               attempt               to               take               any               kind               of               proactive               stance               while               the               game               is               in               progress.
               9.

New               York               Jets               (7-5):               The               most               unlikable               team               in               professional               sports               is               at               it               again,               this               time               with               Mark               Sanchez               becoming               the               first               quarterback               in               the               modern               era               to               throw               4               TD               passes               and               less               than               200               yards.

It               never               occurred               to               me               as               I               was               growing               up               that               all               it               took               to               get               famous               was               to               piggyback               off               of               a               famous               parent,               as               the               slovenly               Ryan               brothers               have               done               with               legendary               Eagles               coach               Buddy               Ryan.

Rex               and               Rob               have               won               nothing               and               nothing               in               their               careers,               respectively               as               the               head               coach               of               anything               and               yet               somehow               receive               unwarranted               praise               because               one               knows               how               to               curse               and               one               has               a               foot               fetish               that               he               likes               to               videotape.

The               Jets               road               to               the               playoffs               is               not               paved               with               roses;               however,               as               games               at               home               against               KC               and               the               Giants               plus               road               games               at               Philly               and               Miami               could               make               it               interesting,               but               the               world               is               a               cruel               place               and               good               things               happen               to               bad               people.

If               you               want               to               actually               read               about               the               Jets               you'll               have               to               go               somewhere               else.

They'll               make               the               playoffs.

Who               cares?
               8.

Dallas               Cowboys               (7-5):               Normally               I               would               love               to               use               this               rant               as               a               forum               to               boast               of               the               follies               of               Jason               Garrett               freezing               Dan               Bailey,               his               own               kicker,               in               a               loss               to               the               Cardinals.

But               Dallas               controls               its               own               fate               still               and               with               two               games               left               against               the               Giants,               one               in               Tampa               and               at               home               against               Philly,               the               'Pokes               are               in               good               shape.

Tony               Romo               (273-for-442,               3,325               yards               and               22:9)               has               been               up-and-down               but               he               lived               up               to               his               Mr.

November               billing,               a               month               he               has               now               gone               an               absurd               19-2               for               his               career               in               as               Dallas               went               4-0.

Romo's               gumption               and               his               penchant               for               not               coming               through               in               the               clutch               will               haunt               him               his               whole               career               if               he               doesn't               start               doing               something               to               change               the               perception               and               this               Sunday               night               at               home               against               the               wounded-animal               Giants               is               the               perfect               opportunity.

Miles               Austin               (150/2361/18               from               2009-2010)               emerged               as               an               elite               receiver               two               years               ago               but               while               he               has               played               in               only               6               games               and               remains               questionable               for               the               Giants               game,               Laurent               Robinson               (42/626/7)               dithered               around               with               the               Falcons               and               Rams               his               first               four               seasons               before               carving               out               a               niche               in               Dallas.

Robinson               forms               a               great               WR               tandem               with               second               year               stud               Dez               Bryant               (46/706/7)               and               future               Hall               of               Fame               TE               Jason               Witten               (61/760/5).

Complimented               by               RB               DeMarco               Murray               (179/872/2/5.5               YPC)               this               can               be               a               much               more               potent               offense               than               they've               shown               if               they               can               stop               tripping               over               their               own               feet.

Dallas'               has               been               impressive               defensively,               allowing               20.3               PPG               (T-10th)               and               100.5               YPG               on               the               ground               (9th)               and               they               are               led               by               NFC               Defensive               Player               of               the               Year               lock               DeMarcus               Ware               (15.0               sacks)               recorded               20.0               for               the               2008               season               and               could               definitely               break               Michael               Strahan's               single               season               record               22.5               from               2001.

Dallas               wins               the               NFC               East               but               Jerry               Jones               knows               that               is               not               much               of               an               accomplishment               and               Garrett               needs               to               win               at               least               one               playoff               game               and               not               get               killed               in               another               to               keep               his               job.
               7.

Houston               Texans               (9-3):               I               am               not               picking               this               team               to               make               the               playoffs,               but               in               the               interest               of               the               exercise,               a               nine               win               team               with               the               NFL's               number               one               ranked               defense               can't               be               ranked               too               low.

Houston               has               a               very               difficult               game,               at               Cincinnati               against               a               desperate               Bengals               team               with               nothing               to               lose               after               an               0-3               run               against               the               Steelers               twice               and               once               to               Baltimore.

Look               at               T.J.

Yates'               drive               log               in               his               game               and               a               half               as               the               Texans'               starter:               punt,               punt,               punt,               punt,               punt,               punt,               punt,               punt,               fumble,               FG,               punt,               TD,               punt,               punt,               missed               FG,               TD,               punt.

That's               12               punts,               2               TD's,               1-for-2               on               FG's.

After               the               Bengals               game,               another               trap               game               awaits               at               home               against               Carolina               who               is               trying               to               figure               out               how               to               win               ballgames               and,               like               Cincy,               will               be               playing               with               nothing               to               lose.

Of               course,               this               prediction               is               probably               utter               tripe,               considering               Houston's               defense               has               allowed               15.8               PPG               (3rd               best),               274.1               YPG               (1st)               and               whose               35.0               sacks               are               tied               with               Dallas               and               Minnesota               for               the               most               in               the               NFL.

Also,               when               you               have               two               RB's               like               Arian               Foster               (224/916/8               in               10               games)               and               Ben               Tate               (138/753/3)               your               quarterback               may               end               up               being               inconsequential.

Nevertheless,               I               want               to               be               able               to               say               I               called               it               if               Tennessee               does               pull               off               the               miracle.

Comes               down               to               9-6               Houston               and               9-6               Tennessee               on               the               final               day               of               the               season,               in               Houston               and               I'm               going               with               the               Titans               to               win               the               ballgame               and               the               tie-breaker.

More               sadness               in               Houston.

Crazier               things               have               happened.
               6.

New               Orleans               Saints               (9-3):               Let's               give               some               props               to               Dan               Marino.

In               1984,               that               man               played               in               an               era               when               wide               receivers,               quarterbacks,               and               the               passing               game               in               general               was               not               regarded               as               sacred               like               the               game               we               watch               today               and               he               threw               for               5,084               yards               and               47               TD's,               a               yardage               record               that               will               only               be               broken               now,               27               years               later               and               a               TD               record               that               stood               for               20               years               until               Peyton               Manning               threw               49               in               2004.

Marino               had               the               legendary               5-time               Pro               Bowler               Mark               Clayton               (73/1389/18)               but               you               watch               highlight               clips               of               Mark               Duper               (71/1306/8)               and               you               see               that               without               Marino,               this               guy               isn't               making               3               Pro               Bowls.

Marino's               leading               rusher               was               FB               Woody               Bennett               (144/606/7)               and               that               was               a               season               I'll               always               regret               not               getting               to               personally               watch               because               it               is               one               of               the               greatest               statistical               feats               in               the               history               of               American               sports.

So,               congratulations               to               Drew               Brees               who               is               going               to               shatter               that               bad               boy               worse               than               Elin               Nordergren               smashed               Tiger               Woods'               windshield               two               years               ago.

Brees               (349-for-496,               4,031               yards,               30:11)               has               had               an               unbelievable               run               with               the               Saints               and               he               cemented               his               shrine               in               Canton               with               his               Super               Bowl               victory               two               years               ago.

Sean               Payton's               squad               is               going               to               live               and               die               by               this               offense               and               it               will               be               a               hell               of               a               game               when               they               end               up               facing               Green               Bay               in               the               playoffs.
               5.

San               Francisco               49ers               (10-2):               Alex               Smith               is               8th               in               the               NFL               with               a               94.9               QB               rating.

Miracles               do               happen,               and               John               Harbaugh               has               been               pulling               rabbits               out               of               his               hat               with               this               guy               all               season.

Smith               (302-for-521,               2,390               yards               and               15               TD's)               has               only               thrown               5               picks               and               he               has               had               a               game               this               season               where               he               was               sacked               11               times               (Baltimore               on               Thanksgiving).

Frank               Gore               (224/982/5)               is               fifth               in               the               NFL               in               rushing               but               San               Francisco               has               a               leak               in               the               boat               with               a               hole               in               the               right               side               of               an               offensive               line               that               was               badly               exposed               by               the               Ravens               and               will               be               again               by               the               experienced               coaches               they               will               see               in               the               postseason               if               they               don't               patch               it               up.

Michael               Crabtree,               the               much-hyped               Texas               Tech               phenom               in               his               third               year               has               found               a               groove               over               the               last               three               weeks               (17/270/1)               and               if               Braylon               Edwards'               balky               knee               can               heal,               they               can               form               a               legit               WR               corp.

TE               Vernon               Davis               (48/516/5)               is               one               of               the               best               in               the               NFL               at               his               position.

Teams               are               just               hard               pressed               to               score               against               SF               (13.4               PPG,               1st)               and               they               allow               the               fewest               rushing               yards               in               the               league               as               well               (71.8               YPG,               17               less               than               Baltimore,               the               next               closest               team).

John               Harbaugh               is               the               easy               choice               for               NFC               Coach               of               the               Year               and               the               San               Francisco               49ers               are               as               legit               a               Super               Bowl               contender               as               anybody.
               4.

New               England               Patriots               (9-3):               I               predict               this               team               will               represent               the               AFC               in               the               Super               Bowl               but               after               giving               up               350+               yards               against               Dan               Orlovsky               and               the               Colts,               they               get               knocked               back               a               few               pegs.

The               Pats               visit               Washington,               the               one               place               the               franchise               has               never               won               a               game               before               facing               of               against               a               potential               playoff               opponent               at               Denver               before               wrapping               up               the               season               with               two               divisional               games               at               home               against               Miami               and               Buffalo.

The               game               against               the               Broncos               will               be               more               about               whether               Tebow               is               capable               of               throwing               for               300               yards               and               3               scoring               throws               to               get               his               team               a               win               because               as               bad               as               New               England's               pass               defense               is,               they               only               allow               102.1               on               the               ground               (10th)               and               surrender               three               TD's               (20.6)               a               game               which               is               less               than               half               of               what               this               offense               is               capable               of.

Unless               this               team               stumbles               to,               say,               a               2-2               mark               in               its               last               4               and               actually               shows               signs               of               its               Swiss-cheese               secondary               actually               causing               them               to               lose               games,               there               really               isn't               much               cause               for               concern               here.

Everything               is               setting               up               for               Aaron               Rodgers               to               get               his               chance               to               dethrone               the               master               in               what               could               be               the               Super               Bowl               of               our               lifetime,               so               far.
               3.

Pittsburgh               Steelers               (10-3):               Ben               Roethlisberger               (16-for-21/280               YDS/2               TD's)               gave               one               of               his               gutsiest               performances               in               a               career               littered               with               them.

Had               the               Steelers               been               playing               stiffer               competition               than               the               punchless               Browns,               it               would               have               been               even               more               memorable.

Big               Ben's               was               the               grittiest               performance               on               a               bad               leg               since               Donovan               McNabb               played               on               a               broken               fibula               against               the               Cardinals               in               2002               (20-for-25/255               YDS/4               TD's).

RB               Rashard               Mendenhall               is               having               a               forgettable               regular               season,               but               he               did               just               average               over               4               yards               a               carry               (4.2               on               18)               against               the               Browns,               the               first               time               he               has               managed               that               feat               since               Week               9.

And               those               baby               steps               may               be               the               product               of               an               offensive               line               that               is               finally               starting               to               settle               down,               a               unit               that               did               not               allow               a               sack               of               Roethlisberger               the               entire               second               half.

The               only               two               teams               the               Steelers               have               lost               too,               the               Ravens               and               Texans,               each               have               9               wins;               also,               they've               knocked               off               New               England,               Tennessee               and               Cincy               twice.

Their               stiffest               test               of               the               season               comes               next               Monday               night               against               San               Francisco.

Pittsburgh's               ageless               defense               is               allowing               the               second               fewest               points               (15.2)               and               the               second               fewest               yards               (276.1)               per               game.

A               patchwork               offensive               line               and               a               down               year               from               Mendenhall               could               hurt               them               in               the               playoffs,               but               we've               seen               Big               Ben               and               the               defense               do               some               extraordinary               things               so               you               can               never               doubt               Pittsburgh.
               2.

Baltimore               Ravens               (9-3):               The               Ravens               have               41               sacks,               six               more               than               the               next               closest               teams               (Houston,               Dallas               and               Minnesota)               and               absolutely               pulverized               Alex               Smith               and               the               Niners.

The               16.0               PPG               (4th               best)               and               287.3               YPG               (3rd)               ranks               right               behind               rival               Pittsburgh.

Terrell               Suggs               is               an               animal               (53               tackles,               10.0               sacks)               and               inflicts               pain               at               will.

He               made               Ben               Roethlisberger's               life               worse               than               Big               Ben               could               ever               do               to               an               innocent               college               girl               at               a               bar               and               he               single-handedly               disrupted               the               San               Fran               passing               attack               in               their               Thanksgiving               demolition.

One               position               on               the               field               you               can't               make               a               fair               comparison               is               at               QB,               where               Joe               Flacco               is               nice               (240-for-443,               2,895               yards,               13:8)               who               still               needs               to               show               he               can               win               at               the               games               biggest               stage               (Flacco               has               4               TD's               and               7               picks               in               7               postseason               starts.)               The               same               can               be               said               vice-versa               when               admiring               not               only               what               RB               Ray               Rice               does               on               the               field,               but               the               way               he               goes               about               his               business               off               the               field.

Like               Matt               Forte               and               DeSean               Jackson,               Rice               is               playing               on               his               rookie               contract.

Unlike               those               two,               Rice               hasn't               1.

Bitched               and               moaned               about               it               and               2.

Let               it               affect               his               play.

This               quote               is               taken               from               Philadelphia's               SaturdaySportsWeek:               "I               just               live               by               the               creed               of,               'If               you               take               care               of               what               you've               got               to               take               care               of               on               the               field,               then               you'll               be               taken               care               of.'               I               just               think               that's               the               only               way               to               go               about               it.

Talking               and               complaining               about               it               are               not               going               to               get               you               paid.

Everybody               knows               that.

I'm               still               under               contract               anyhow,               so               when               the               season               ends,               obviously               you               get               more               into               that               stuff.

But               you               have               to               put               the               personal               stuff               aside.

We're               winning               and               I'm               on               a               winning               team.

Obviously,               you're               playing               for               guys               like               Ray               Lewis               and               the               vets,               and               you               think               about               everything               they've               been               through.

You're               trying               to               get               those               guys               to               the               Promised               Land.

So               I'm               able               to               easily               block               it               out,               put               my               ego               aside               and               try               to               do               everything               I               can               for               the               team."               Hey               DeSean,               tattoo               that               on               your               forehead               and               take               a               lesson.

You've               got               to               love               this               team               but,               at               the               same               time,               the               onus               is               on               Flacco               to               protect               the               ball               once               they               get               to               the               playoffs.

With               Indy,               Cleveland,               San               Diego               and               Cincy               left,               Baltimore               will               have               the               advantage               of               a               1st               round               bye               and               homefield               advantage               throughout.
               1.

Green               Bay               Packers               (12-0):               Oh,               what,               you               want               an               explanation?

Green               Bay               will               go               undefeated               and               beat               the               Patriots               in               the               Super               Bowl.
               So,               just               to               recap,               here               is               my               NFC               and               AFC               playoff               predictions,               in               order:
               NFC               AFC
               1.

Green               Bay               Packers               (16-0)               1.

Baltimore               Ravens               (13-3)
               2.

San               Francisco               49ers               (13-3)               2.

New               England               Patriots               (12-4)
               3.

New               Orleans               Saints               (12-4)               3.

Denver               Broncos               (10-6)
               4.

Dallas               Cowboys               (9-7)               4.

Tennessee               Titans               (9-7)
               5.

Atlanta               Falcons               (10-6)               5.

Pittsburgh               Steelers               (12-4)
               6.

Detroit               Lions               (9-7)               6.

New               York               Jets               (10-6)               







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