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San Francisco 49ers (8-8) at St. Louis Rams (1-15)

Remember how we all said there's no way Michael Crabtree could make an impact as a late-signing NFL freshman? Well, he's no Pro Bowler or anything, but he's had 78 balls thrown to him in 10 weeks. That's impact.

Prediction: San Francisco 49ers 23, St. Louis Rams 16

San Francisco 49ers

St. Louis Rams

Fans Say: San Francisco 49ers (95%)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: San Francisco 23, St. Louis 16 Fans Say: 49ers (95%)

Injury Report

San Francisco
WR	Isaac Bruce (questionable)	ankle
K	Joe Nedney (out)	left hamstring
T	Joe Staley (questionable)	knee
CB	Nate Clements (out)	shoulder
QB	Shaun Hill (Probable)	back
T	Chilo Rachal (Probable)	knee

St. Louis
RB	Steven Jackson (questionable)	back
DE	Leonard Little (questionable)	knee
CB	quincy butler (out)	knee
G	Mark Setterstrom (out)	tricep
WR	Donnie Avery (Probable)	thigh
LB	Paris Lenon (questionable)	toe
DE	Chris Long (Probable)	hamstring

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Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7) at Miami Dolphins (7-9)

Mike Tomlin rises at dawn in his Fort Lauderdale hotel Sunday morning, walks into the bathroom, looks in the mirror and says, "Eleven months ago, I'm waking up in a hotel room in Florida on a Sunday morning, putting the final touches on a Super Bowl game plan. Today I'm waking up in a hotel room in Florida, putting the final touches on a game plan to win a game so that we'll have prayer of being the last wild-card team. A prayer. What happened?''

Prediction: Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Miami Dolphins 20

Pittsburgh Steelers

Miami Dolphins

Fans Say: Pittsburgh Steelers (70%)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Pittsburgh 26, Miami 20 Fans Say: Steelers (70%)

Injury Report

Pittsburgh
DE	Brett Keisel (questionable)	neck
G	Chris Kemoeatu (questionable)	wrist
S	Troy Polamalu (questionable)	knee
LB	Rocky Boiman (Probable)	calf
DE	Travis Kirschke (Probable)	calf
RB	Willie Parker (Probable)	shoulder
WR	Hines Ward (Probable)	hamstring

Miami
C	Ricky Williams (questionable)	shoulder
T	Vernon Carey (Probable)	knee

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Indianapolis Colts (14-2) at Buffalo Bills (6-10)

The Bills put up 24 on the team the Colts put on the field for the fourth preseason game last summer.

Prediction: Buffalo Bills 24, Indianapolis Colts 12

Indianapolis Colts

Buffalo Bills

Fans Say: Indianapolis Colts (58%)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Indianapolis 12, Buffalo 24 Fans Say: Colts (58%)

The Bills put up 24 on the team the Colts put on the field for the fourth preseason game last summer.

Injury Report

Indianapolis
T	Ryan Diem (out)	elbow
TE	Gijon Robinson (out)	knee
LB	Clint Session (out)	knee
S	Melvin Bullitt (questionable)	shoulder
DE	Keyunta Dawson (questionable)	knee
ST	Aaron Francisco (questionable)	hand
DE	Dwight Freeney (questionable)	abdomen
WR	Pierre Garcon (questionable)	hand
DT	Antonio Johnson (questionable)	shoulder
T	Charlie Johnson (questionable)	foot

Buffalo
QB	Ryan Fitzpatrick (Probable)	ankle
QB	Trent Edwards (out)	ankle
WR	Steve Johnson (out)	ankle
S	Todd Johnson (out)	hamstring
WR	Josh Reed (out)	ankle
S	Bryan Scott (out)	head
T	Jonathan Scott (out)	ankle
S	Donte Whitner (questionable)	illness

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New England Patriots (10-6) at Houston Texans (9-7)

Simple reason: I don't see Bill Belichick playing Tom Brady, with everything that has ailed him the second half of this season (shoulder, ribs, finger) four quarters in a game the Patriots don't need.

Prediction: Houston Texans 27, New England Patriots 17

New England Patriots

Houston Texans

Fans Say: New England Patriots (53%)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: New England 17, Houston 27 Fans Say: Patriots (53%)

Injury Report

New England
DE	Ty Warren (questionable)	ankle
DT	Vince Wilfork (questionable)	foot
CB	Leigh Bodden (Probable)	knee
QB	Tom Brady (Probable)	right shoulder, right finger, rib
DE	Jarvis Green (Probable)	knee
T	Nick Kaczur (Probable)	shoulder
RB	Laurence Maroney (Probable)	knee
WR	Randy Moss (Probable)	not injury related
CB	Shawn Springs (Probable)	knee
TE	Ben Watson (Probable)	knee

Houston
DT	Shaun Cody (questionable)	knee
T	Duane Brown (Probable)	knee
WR	Andre Johnson (Probable)	ankle
WR	Jacoby Jones (Probable)	shoulder

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Chicago Bears (7-9) at Detroit Lions (2-14)

In the 1994 and 1995 seasons, Erik Kramer and Steve Walsh combined to throw 1,023 passes for the Bears with 26 interceptions. This year, throwing 522 passes, Jay Cutler has 26 interceptions. I think that's a little bit more than a quirky stat.

Prediction: Chicago Bears 23, Detroit Lions 10

Chicago Bears

Detroit Lions

Fans Say: Chicago Bears (88%)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Chicago 23, Detroit 10 Fans Say: Bears (88%)

Injury Report

Chicago
S	Danieal Manning (Doubtful)	calf
LB	Lance Briggs (Probable)	back
DT	Tommie Harris (Probable)	knee
S	Craig Steltz (Probable)	foot

Detroit
LB	Larry Foote (out)	foot
PR	Phillip Buchanon (questionable)	shoulder
DT	Joe Cohen (Probable)	knee
LB	Jordon Dizon (Probable)	neck
DT	Grady Jackson (Probable)	knee
QB	Drew Stanton (Probable)	ankle
DE	Dewayne White (Probable)	toe

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New Orleans Saints (13-3) at Carolina Panthers (8-8)

I want to see the Saints turn it around. I really do. It'd be good for football, good for the postseason. But did you see the Panthers last week? No matter who runs the ball for this team, they're a powerhouse right now, and they'll play that way even though they've got nothing on the line. That's the way they've been brought up in the John Fox system.

Prediction: Carolina Panthers 23, New Orleans Saints 20

New Orleans Saints

Carolina Panthers

Fans Say: New Orleans Saints (50%)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: New Orleans 20, Carolina 23 Fans Say: Saints (50%)

Injury Report

New Orleans
PR	Lance Moore (out)	ankle
RB	Pierre Thomas (out)	rib
CB	Usama Young (out)	abdomen
LB	Scott Shanle (Doubtful)	concussion
TE	David Thomas (Doubtful)	calf
DT	Sedrick Ellis (questionable)	knee
DE	Bobby McCray (questionable)	back
S	Darren Sharper (questionable)	knee
TE	Jeremy Shockey (questionable)	toe
LB	Jonathan Vilma (questionable)	knee

Carolina
WR	Steve Smith (out)	forearm
KR	DeAngelo Williams (Doubtful)	ankle
ST	Richard Marshall (questionable)	ankle
QB	Matt Moore (questionable)	rib
WR	Muhsin Muhammad (questionable)	ankle
T	Geoff Schwartz (questionable)	groin
RB	Jonathan Stewart (questionable)	Achilles

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Atlanta Falcons (9-7) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-13)

One team you can count on giving an October effort this weekend-despite being out of the playoffs is Atlanta, playing to earn the first back-to-back winning seasons in franchise history. I don't think we can overplay what a strange, strange factoid that is in the Falcons' 44th season of existence.

Prediction: Atlanta Falcons 30, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12

Atlanta Falcons

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Fans Say: Atlanta Falcons (88%)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Atlanta 30, Tampa Bay 12 Fans Say: Falcons (88%)

Injury Report

Atlanta
DE	Jamaal Anderson (questionable)	chest
DT	Jonathan Babineaux (questionable)	shoulder
T	Sam Baker (questionable)	elbow, hamstring
K	Matt Bryant (questionable)	right hamstring
TE	Tony Gonzalez (questionable)	calf
DT	Thomas Johnson (questionable)	knee
K	Michael Koenen (questionable)	head
LB	Curtis Lofton (questionable)	shoulder, hamstring
S	Charlie Peprah (questionable)	hamstring
QB	Matt Ryan (questionable)	toe

Tampa Bay
KR	Derrick Ward (questionable)	knee, thigh
G	Jeremy Zuttah (questionable)	toe
WR	Antonio Bryant (Probable)	groin
C	Jeff Faine (Probable)	back
DT	Chris Hovan (Probable)	illness
TE	Kellen Winslow (Probable)	knee

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New York Giants (8-8) at Minnesota Vikings (12-4)

If it's possible to pick neither team to win, sign me up for that option.

Prediction: Minnesota Vikings 27, New York Giants 25

New York Giants

Minnesota Vikings

Fans Say: Minnesota Vikings (80%)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: New York 25, Minnesota 27 Fans Say: Vikings (80%)

If it's possible to pick neither team to win, sign me up for that option.

Injury Report

New York
DE	Chris Canty (out)	knee
T	Kareem McKenzie (out)	knee
CB	Corey Webster (out)	knee
RB	Ahmad Bradshaw (questionable)	ankle, foot
WR	Mario Manningham (questionable)	shoulder
G	Rich Seubert (questionable)	knee
DE	Justin Tuck (questionable)	knee
QB	Eli Manning (Probable)	foot
DT	Fred Robbins (Probable)	lower leg

Minnesota
DT	Jimmy Kennedy (Doubtful)	thumb
TE	Visanthe Shiancoe (questionable)	thigh
DT	Pat Williams (questionable)	elbow
S	Eric Frampton (Probable)	ankle
G	Steve Hutchinson (Probable)	shoulder
C	John Sullivan (Probable)	knee
CB	Antoine Winfield (Probable)	foot

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Jacksonville Jaguars (7-9) at Cleveland Browns (5-11)

In the past three weeks, Cleveland has won three games; Minnesota and New Orleans have combined to win two. And I still think the odds are against Eric Mangini keeping his job when he pow-wows with Mike Holmgren early next week.

Prediction: Cleveland Browns 26, Jacksonville Jaguars 20

Jacksonville Jaguars

Cleveland Browns

Fans Say: Jacksonville Jaguars (64%)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Jacksonville 20, Cleveland 26 Fans Say: Jaguars (64%)

Injury Report

Jacksonville
DT	Atiyyah Ellison (out)	knee
WR	Torry Holt (out)	hand
TE	Marcedes Lewis (out)	cheek, head
CB	Rashean Mathis (out)	groin
DT	John Henderson (Probable)	shoulder
S	Anthony Smith (Probable)	ankle
LB	Daryl Smith (Probable)	neck

Cleveland
DE	Kenyon Coleman (Doubtful)	ankle, elbow
T	John St. Clair (Doubtful)	ankle
S	Raymond Ventrone (questionable)	finger
DT	Corey Williams (questionable)	ankle
FB	Lawrence Vickers (questionable)	groin
S	Mike Adams (Probable)	elbow
DE	David Bowens (Probable)	knee
C	Rex Hadnot (Probable)	knee
KR	Jerome Harrison (Probable)	hip
DT	Robaire Smith (Probable)	groin

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Green Bay Packers (11-5) at Arizona Cardinals (10-6)

Packers are in with a win or loss, but they'd better do something about the penalties for the playoffs: They're first in the league in accepted penalties (114, for 1,038 yards).

Prediction: Green Bay Packers 31, Arizona Cardinals 23

Green Bay Packers

Arizona Cardinals

Fans Say: Arizona Cardinals (55%)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Green Bay 31, Arizona 23 Fans Say: Cardinals (55%)

Packers are in with a win or loss, but they'd better do something about the penalties for the playoffs: They're first in the league in accepted penalties (114, for 1,038 yards).

Injury Report

Green Bay
LB	Nick Barnett (Probable)	illness
LB	Brandon Chillar (Doubtful)	back
T	Chad Clifton (Probable)	knee
RB	Korey Hall (questionable)	elbow
DT	Johnny Jolly Jr. (Probable)	foot
CB	Derrick Martin (out)	ankle
DE	Michael Montgomery (questionable)	ankle
DT	Ryan Pickett (questionable)	hamstring
CB	Charles Woodson (Probable)	shoulder

Arizona
WR	Larry Fitzgerald (Probable)	elbow
DE	Kenny Iwebema (questionable)	head
FB	Dan Kreider (questionable)	neck
KR	Sean Morey (questionable)	head
TE	Ben Patrick (questionable)	head
K	Neil Rackers (questionable)	right groin
CB	Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (Probable)	toe
CB	Antrel Rolle (questionable)	thigh

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Philadelphia Eagles (11-5) at Dallas Cowboys (11-5)

Game-of-the-year type game, and somehow I see a Miles Austin-DeSean Jackson duel in Arlington. I love this game. Both teams will enter the postseason playing better than the Vikes and Saints.

Prediction: Dallas Cowboys 24, Philadelphia Eagles 23

Philadelphia Eagles

Dallas Cowboys

Fans Say: Philadelphia Eagles (54%)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Philadelphia 23, Dallas 24 Fans Say: Eagles (54%)

Game-of-the-year type game, and somehow I see a Miles Austin-DeSean Jackson duel in Arlington. I love this game. Both teams will enter the postseason playing better than the Vikes and Saints.

Injury Report

Philadelphia
WR	Reggie Brown (Probable)	shoulder
C	Nick Cole (Probable)	knee
S	Quintin Demps (Probable)	ankle
G	Max Jean-Gilles (Probable)	ankle
QB	Michael Vick (Probable)	quadricep

Dallas
T	Marc Colombo (out)	ankle
S	Pat Watkins (out)	knee
WR	miles austin (Probable)	thumb
CB	Terence Newman (Probable)	knee
S	Gerald Sensabaugh (Probable)	thumb
LB	DeMarcus Ware (Probable)	wrist

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Baltimore Ravens (9-7) at Oakland Raiders (5-11)

Ravens are in with the win, but they'd better do something about the penalties for the playoffs: They're first in the league with penalty yardage (1,057, on 110 flags).

Prediction: Baltimore Ravens 23, Oakland Raiders 16

Baltimore Ravens

Oakland Raiders

Fans Say: Baltimore Ravens (88%)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Baltimore 23, Oakland 16 Fans Say: Ravens (88%)

Ravens are in with the win, but they'd better do something about the penalties for the playoffs: They're first in the league with penalty yardage (1,057, on 110 flags).

Injury Report

Baltimore
G	Oniel Cousins (questionable)	knee
LB	Tavares Gooden (questionable)	groin
WR	Derrick Mason (questionable)	knee
S	Ed Reed (questionable)	groin
DE	Terrell Suggs (questionable)	thigh
CB	Carey Williams (questionable)	thigh
T	Jared Gaither (Probable)	foot
LB	Jarret Johnson (Probable)	back, knee
DE	Trevor Pryce (Probable)	illness

Oakland
QB	Bruce Gradkowski (out)	knee
RB	Justin Fargas (Doubtful)	knee
T	Langston Walker (Doubtful)	ankle
CB	Tyvon Branch (questionable)	hip
LB	Greg Ellis (questionable)	knee
DT	Gerard Warren (Probable)	shoulder

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Kansas City Chiefs (4-12) at Denver Broncos (8-8)

I think the football world is being a little too harsh on the Broncos. If they win this game, they finish 9-7. Think of it if you're a Broncos fan: You'd have taken a 7-9 season and been delirious. So be happy with 9-7 and playoffless.

Prediction: Denver Broncos 23, Kansas City Chiefs 13

Kansas City Chiefs

Denver Broncos

Fans Say: Denver Broncos (93%)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Kansas City 13, Denver 23 Fans Say: Broncos (93%)

Injury Report

Kansas City
G	Andy Alleman (out)	back
CB	Brandon Flowers (Probable)	shoulder

Denver
WR	Brandon Marshall (out)	hamstring
TE	Daniel Graham (questionable)	knee
WR	Eddie Royal (questionable)	head, neck
RB	Correll Buckhalter (Probable)	ankle
S	Brian Dawkins (Probable)	knee
S	Renaldo Hill (Probable)	ankle
LB	Spencer Larsen (Probable)	hamstring
CB	Ty Law (Probable)	hamstring
DT	Darrell Reid (Probable)	knee

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Tennessee Titans (8-8) at Seattle Seahawks (5-11)

The only number anyone cares about from this game: 146. That's Chris Johnson's rushing yardage, and gives him his 2,000-yard season on the first Sunday of a new decade in the Pacific Northwest.

Prediction: Tennessee Titans 31, Seattle Seahawks 16

Tennessee Titans

Seattle Seahawks

Fans Say: Tennessee Titans (92%)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Tennessee 31, Seattle 16 Fans Say: Titans (92%)

The only number anyone cares about from this game: 146. That's Chris Johnson's rushing yardage, and gives him his 2,000-yard season on the first Sunday of a new decade in the Pacific Northwest.

Injury Report

Tennessee
DT	Tony Brown (out)	knee, quadricep
DE	Jevon Kearse (out)	not injury related
C	Kevin Mawae (Probable)	elbow

Seattle
KR	Nate Burleson (out)	ankle
CB	Josh Wilson (Doubtful)	hip
RB	Julius Jones (questionable)	rib
LB	LeRoy Hill (Probable)	knee

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Washington Redskins (4-12) at San Diego Chargers (13-3)

A nice little postcard for Jim Zorn to remember his two years in Washington. His Redskins play a team treating this game like it's August and still can't muster up enough offense to win.

Prediction: San Diego Chargers 13, Washington Redskins 10

Washington Redskins

San Diego Chargers

Fans Say: San Diego Chargers (92%)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Washington 10, San Diego 13 Fans Say: Chargers (92%)

A nice little postcard for Jim Zorn to remember his two years in Washington. His Redskins play a team treating this game like it's August and still can't muster up enough offense to win.

Injury Report

Washington
S	LaRon Landry (out)	head
WR	Devin Thomas (out)	ankle
DT	Albert Haynesworth (questionable)	hip
LB	Roger McIntosh (questionable)	back
WR	Santana Moss (Probable)	knee

San Diego
RB	Jacob Hester (Doubtful)	shoulder
LB	Shawne Merriman (Doubtful)	foot
TE	Legedu Naanee (Doubtful)	foot
S	Eric Weddle (Doubtful)	knee
DE	Jacques Cesaire (questionable)	elbow
WR	Vincent Jackson (questionable)	Achilles
LB	Kevin Burnett (Probable)	neck
DT	Travis Johnson (Probable)	groin
H	Mike Scifres (Probable)	groin

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Cincinnati Bengals (10-6) at New York Jets (9-7)

Congratulations, Jets. You've qualified for the playoffs, and a wild-card trip to Foxboro next weekend, by beating Curtis Painter and J.T. O'Sullivan in the second half of two straight games. What pride you must be feeling.

Prediction: New York Jets 26, Cincinnati Bengals 10

Cincinnati Bengals

New York Jets

Fans Say: New York Jets (57%)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Cincinnati 10, New York 26 Fans Say: Jets (57%)

Injury Report

Cincinnati
S	Chris Crocker (Doubtful)	ankle
RB	John Paul Foschi (questionable)	neck
DE	Robert Geathers (questionable)	knee
DT	Tank Johnson (questionable)	foot
DT	Domata Peko (questionable)	knee
WR	Andre Caldwell (Probable)	illness
DE	Jonathan Fanene (Probable)	shoulder

New York
CB	Donald Strickland (out)	quadricep
DE	Shaun Ellis (questionable)	knee, illness
P	Steve Weatherford (questionable)	right hamstring
T	Robert Turner (Probable)	knee

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The Hyundai Tie Breaker Results

Prediction: Chiefs Score: 0 - Broncos Score: 0, Total Combined First Downs: 0

Actual: Chiefs Score: 44 - Broncos Score: 24

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Peter's Week 17 Picks

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San Francisco 49ers (8-8) at St. Louis Rams (1-15)

Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7) at Miami Dolphins (7-9)

Indianapolis Colts (14-2) at Buffalo Bills (6-10)

New England Patriots (10-6) at Houston Texans (9-7)

Chicago Bears (7-9) at Detroit Lions (2-14)

New Orleans Saints (13-3) at Carolina Panthers (8-8)

Atlanta Falcons (9-7) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-13)

New York Giants (8-8) at Minnesota Vikings (12-4)

Jacksonville Jaguars (7-9) at Cleveland Browns (5-11)

Green Bay Packers (11-5) at Arizona Cardinals (10-6)

Philadelphia Eagles (11-5) at Dallas Cowboys (11-5)

Baltimore Ravens (9-7) at Oakland Raiders (5-11)

Kansas City Chiefs (4-12) at Denver Broncos (8-8)

Tennessee Titans (8-8) at Seattle Seahawks (5-11)

Washington Redskins (4-12) at San Diego Chargers (13-3)

Cincinnati Bengals (10-6) at New York Jets (9-7)

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