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Week 10 produced a lot of interesting results, but none more than a little game in Indianapolis that NBC kindly reminded us was the "Rivalry of the Decade"áa thousand times. I'll let you know nowáthat the recap for that one will be more of a rant than a recap. San Francisco (4-5) def. Chicago (4-5), 10-6: Most fans know that Jay Cutler has been labeled as a "gunslinger." We know that he ...

Last week's record: 8-5 Overall record: 90-39 Lock of the Week: 6-for-9 Chicago (4-4) @ San Francisco (3-5): Chicago's defense is not stopping anybody, and their offense is not good enough to outscore teams in a shootout.áAs long asáAlex Smith does a better job of protecting the ball, San Francisco will pick up a win. San Francisco wins, 23-20 Buffalo (3-5) @ Tennessee (2-6): This game will be all about Chris Johnson. Because Tennessee has ...

Week Nine gaveáthe top teamsásome separation. With so many bad teams, the playoff picture is starting to take shape early this year after big performances. With huge games in Pittsburgh and Indianapolis in Week 10, the AFC's top teams could also separate themselves from the rest of the pack. Atlanta (5-3) def. Washington (2-6), 31-17: Washington made a little bit of a comeback late, but they had dug themselves too big ...

Last week's record: 9-4 Overall record: 82-34 Lock of the Week: 5-for-8 Washington (2-5) @ Atlanta (4-3): Atlanta looked pretty good in their loss last week to the Saints while the Redskins haven't looked good all year. Atlanta's offense won't look as good as most people will expect it to look because Washington's defense is better than most think, but Atlanta will still win easily. Atlanta wins, 30-18 (Lock of the Week) Arizona (4-3) @ ...

The big story going into Week Eight was Brett Favre's return to Lambeau in what ended up being a pretty good game. I'll get to that later, but I want to briefly touch on something else that has annoyed me all season. Can we please stop with the throwbacks? I understand this is the AFL'sá50th anniversary and that the NFL is using that to sell more jerseys, but this is too ...

This week, the top teams in the league put the bottom-feeders in their places. The NFL has championed the parity in their league over the past few years, but this season, it's not here. There are more really bad teams this year than there's been in recent memory. There was another important trend that showed up this week: the AFC dominated the NFC, going 6-2 this week. Overall, the AFC has ...

Last week's record: 10-4 Overall record: 64-26 Lock of the Week: 4-for-6 á Chicago (3-2) @ Cincinnati (4-2): Regardless of what Cedric Benson says, he wants revenge against the Bears. He will have a good game, but nothing crazy. This will come down to which defense holds up. The Bears made too many mistakes to beat a good team last week, but they will cut down on those and get a nice road victory. Chicago ...

With just a handful of undefeated teams left, we are finally beginning to figure out which teams are going to be playing for somethingáwhen the weather changes. On the other end of the spectrum, I think it is safe to say that the Rams are the worst team in the league and may already be on the clock. I also want to commend the NFL, its players, coaches, and refereesáfor raising ...

Last week's record: 11-5 Overall record: 33-15 Lock of the Week: 2-for-3 Detroit (1-2) @ Chicago (2-1): Detroit is still coming off of the high of their first win since 2007, but I don't think they'll get a winning streak going this week. The Bears have looked much better in the past two weeks than they did in Green Bay three weeks ago. The Bears' defense will force Matthew Stafford into a few ...