Sunday 1/03, 1:00pm ET
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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.
Bills
24,
Colts
12
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Colts (58%)
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The GM Certified 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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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.
Browns
26,
Jaguars
20
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Jaguars (64%)
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The GM Certified 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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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.
Bears
23,
Lions
10
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Bears (88%)
|
The GM Certified 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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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.
49ers
23,
Rams
16
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49ers (95%)
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The GM Certified 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?''
Steelers
26,
Dolphins
20
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Steelers (70%)
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The GM Certified 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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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.
Vikings
27,
Giants
25
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Vikings (80%)
|
The GM Certified 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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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.
Falcons
30,
Buccaneers
12
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Falcons (88%)
|
The GM Certified 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 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.
Panthers
23,
Saints
20
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Saints (50%)
|
The GM Certified 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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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.
Texans
27,
Patriots
17
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Patriots (53%)
|
The GM Certified 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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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.
Cowboys
24,
Eagles
23
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Eagles (54%)
|
The GM Certified 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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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.
Broncos
23,
Chiefs
13
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Broncos (93%)
|
The GM Certified 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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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).
Ravens
23,
Raiders
16
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Ravens (88%)
|
The GM Certified 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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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).
Packers
31,
Cardinals
23
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Cardinals (55%)
|
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| 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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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.
Chargers
13,
Redskins
10
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Chargers (92%)
|
The GM Certified 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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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.
Titans
31,
Seahawks
16
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Titans (92%)
|
The GM Certified 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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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.
Jets
26,
Bengals
10
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The fans say:
Jets (57%)
|
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| 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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