NFL Week 13

The Game Room
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Since no one else has done it… Favorites listed first.



Thursday Night
@Atlanta	New Orleans       

Sunday Morning
@Buffalo	Jacksonville       
@Chicago	Seattle              
@Detroit	Indianapolis      
@Green Bay	Minnesota 
Houston	        @Tennessee       
Carolina	@Kansas City     
San Francisco	@St. Louis    
New England	@Miami        
@New York (NYJ)	Arizona  

Sunday Afternoon
@Denver 	Tampa Bay         
@Oakland	Cleveland  
Cincinnati	@San Diego      
@Baltimore	Pittsburgh 

Sunday Night
@Dallas	        Philadelphia  

Monday Night
New York (NYG)	@Washington
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And now, the lines. Per Vegas.com

ATL -3.5

BUF -6
CHI -3.5
DET -5
GB -8

HOU -6
CAR -3
SF -7
NE -7.5
NYJ -4.5

DEN -7
OAK No Line
CIN -2
BAL No Line

DAL -10

NYG -2.5

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Dallas
Washington
New Orleans
St. Louis
Miami

All need to win to stay playoff viable.

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I’m going to the Packers / Vikings game on Sunday (my one chance per year to actually use my Packer season tickets myself). After the whipping they took at the hands of the Giants, and AP’s strong performances in recent weeks, I wish I felt more bullish about the Packers’ chances than I do.

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Yeah, but the Vikings, and in particular Christian Ponder, looked awful against the Bears. A good chunk of that is the loss of Percy Harvin, who looks to be a bit of a longshot to make a start, but I’m not sure the Vikings offense (outside of AP) scares me at all. The Packer injuries are still bad, but at home against the Vikings? I’m not too worried.

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Once again it looks like San Diego will be spared from watching the Chargers do poorly. And I will get some chores done around the house.

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What happened to Drew Brees? Are the ghosts of Justin and Aldon still chasing him or something?

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Yuck. Brees lost his consecutive games with a TD pass streak, and throws 5 official INT, with another one negated by a penalty. Atlanta earned the win tonight. Kudos to them.

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I am really worried about this game. The Bengals really need the win to keep pace and San Diego has some good players…not to mention that the Bengals traditionally don’t fare all that well out west.

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I can see as many as 25% of the teams in the NFL firing their head coaches this year. To be honest, I’d probably fire 12 of them. Last year, there were 7 coaches fired, we’ll see if that many happens again.
Likely to be on the chopping block:

Rex Ryan, Jets
Pat Shurmer (and Mike Holmgren), Browns
Norv Turner, Chargers
Romeo Crennel, Chiefs
Andy Reid, Eagles

Iffy, but I’d fire

Ken Whisenhunt, Cardinals.
Chan Gailey, Bills
Jason Garrett, Cowboys

Too early to tell? I don’t think so.

Ron Rivera, Panthers
Jim Schwartz, Lions
Mike Munchak, Titans
Mike Mularkey, Jaguars
Dennis Allen, Raiders

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Holmgren has already announced he’s leaving.

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On a JET plane? Does he know when he’ll be back again?

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Hasn’t Holmgren already left?

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A New England win over Miami clinches the division for them.

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Thanks for that Skammer.

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Just heard that a Kansas City Chiefs player committed suicide at the team facility, perhaps after murdering his wife and/or girlfriend. Anyone know any more details?

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They say his name is being withheld until the family is notified…

Yahoo Sports

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Still unconfirmed, but assuming Twitter rumors are true, the player is Jovan Belcher.

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Possibly Jovan Belcher, a linebacker.

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He killed himself in front of the coaching staff? There is no way this game should be played tomorrow.