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Detroit Lions (2-8)
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Chicago Bears (4-6)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Detroit 10, Chicago 20 Fans Say: Bears (95%)

Matt Forte's yards-per-rush in his three starts so far: 2.2, 2.2, 3.1. Just plain weird. But I wouldn't be overly concerned, fantasy players of the world. Teams can't crunch the box forever with Jay Cutler winging it back there.

Injury Report

Detroit
S	Kalvin Pearson (Doubtful)	quadricep
RB	Kevin Smith (questionable)	shoulder
DE	Dewayne White (Doubtful)	hamstring
DE	Cliff Avril (questionable)	hamstring
DT	Grady Jackson (questionable)	knee
CB	Eric King (questionable)	shoulder
LB	Ernie Sims (questionable)	shoulder
QB	Drew Stanton (Probable)	knee

Chicago
TE	Desmond Clark (Probable)	rib
RB	Matt Forte (Probable)	knee
DT	Tommie Harris (Probable)	knee
LS	Patrick Mannelly (Probable)	forearm
DE	Israel Idonije (questionable)	knee
LB	Lance Briggs (questionable)	foot
DE	Alex Brown (questionable)	ankle
LB	Hunter Hillenmeyer (Doubtful)	rib
LB	Pisa Tinoisamoa (Doubtful)	knee
DT	Anthony Adams (Probable)	knee

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Cincinnati Bengals (7-3)
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Cleveland Browns (1-9)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Cincinnati 33, Cleveland 16 Fans Say: Bengals (94%)

I can't for the life of me come up with one scenario that has the Browns winning this game.

Injury Report

Cincinnati
DT	Tank Johnson (questionable)	foot
CB	David Jones (questionable)	foot
CB	Johnathan Joseph (questionable)	foot
DT	Domata Peko (questionable)	neck
S	Roy Williams (questionable)	forearm
RB	Cedric Benson (Probable)	knee
LB	Abdul Hodge (Probable)	knee
S	Chinedum Ndukwe (Probable)	hamstring
G	Andrew Whitworth (Probable)	Achilles

Cleveland
DT	Corey Williams (questionable)	knee
DE	David Bowens (Probable)	knee
DT	Shaun Rogers (Probable)	foot
H	Dave Zastudil (Probable)	right knee
CB	Eric Wright (Probable)	hand
LB	Kamerion Wimbley (Probable)	shoulder
K	Phil Dawson (Doubtful)	right calf
RB	Jamal Lewis (Doubtful)	hamstring
G	Floyd Womack (Doubtful)	ankle
DE	Kenyon Coleman (questionable)	groin

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Seattle Seahawks (3-7)
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Indianapolis Colts (10-0)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Seattle 20, Indianapolis 27 Fans Say: Colts (98%)

Last week, Aaron Curry looked like the force Tim Ruskell drafted him to be. The only chance Seattle has at Indy, with or without Matt Hasselbeck, is Curry turnstiling left tackle Charley Johnson two or three times and strip-sacking Peyton Manning the way he did Jay Cutler last week.

Injury Report

Seattle
FB	Justin Griffith (questionable)	knee
CB	Josh Wilson (questionable)	ankle
LB	LeRoy Hill (out)	groin
LB	Lofa Tatupu (Probable)	hamstring
CB	Ken Lucas (Probable)	groin
T	Sean Locklear (out)	ankle
G	Rob Sims (Probable)	oblique
QB	Matt Hasselbeck (Doubtful)	rib
T	Walter Jones (out)	knee
T	Brandon Frye (Probable)	groin

Indianapolis
LB	Gary Brackett (questionable)	knee
DE	Keyunta Dawson (questionable)	foot
DE	Dwight Freeney (questionable)	quadriceps
C	Anthony Gonzalez (out)	knee
CB	Kelvin Hayden (questionable)	hamstring
S	Bob Sanders (out)	knee

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New York Giants (6-4)
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Kansas City Chiefs (3-7)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: New York 33, Kansas City 10 Fans Say: Giants (98%)

Now, we don't normally write about gambling in this column, which I fully support. But I did sneak a peek at the odds for this week's ballgames, and I did notice the Giants were nine-point favorites here. I think someone in Las Vegas made a mistake. Is that a nine-point spread for the first quarter? If so, it's a credible line.

Injury Report

New York
WR	Domenik Hixon (out)	knee
CB	Kevin Dockery (Probable)	hamstring
T	Kareem McKenzie (Probable)	knee
G	Rich Seubert (Probable)	shoulder
T	adam koets (Probable)	ankle
DE	Justin Tuck (Probable)	shoulder
DE	Chris Canty (out)	calf
CB	Aaron Ross (out)	hamstring
RB	Danny Ware (out)	elbow
RB	Ahmad Bradshaw (Probable)	ankle, foot

Kansas City
WR	Dwayne Bowe (questionable)	hamstring
LB	Derrick Johnson (Probable)	groin

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Baltimore Ravens (5-5)
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New England Patriots (7-3)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Baltimore 16, New England 20 Fans Say: Ravens (57%)

How about New England facing a young gun (Trent Edwards, Mark Sanchez, Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco) for the fourth straight week? I debated this game with myself for a long time -- the arguments were not very intelligent -- and came up with the thought that The Most Complete Team in Football won't see many blitzes from New England. It's going to come down to whether Flacco, who will have time, can strafe the Patriots secondary. I say the New England defensive backfield, which frustrated Ryan last week, will make it two good Sundays in a row.

Injury Report

Baltimore
QB	Troy Smith (questionable)	illness
DT	Justin Bannan (Probable)	knee
LB	Antwan Barnes (Probable)	shoulder
TE	Todd Heap (Probable)	back
LB	Ray Lewis (Probable)	head
WR	Kelley Washington (Probable)	groin
DE	Trevor Pryce (Probable)	illness
LB	Jarret Johnson (Probable)	shoulder
LB	Tavares Gooden (questionable)	shoulder/head
WR	Derrick Mason (questionable)	illness

New England
QB	Tom Brady (Probable)	right shoulder
RB	Laurence Maroney (Probable)	thigh
DE	Mike Wright (Probable)	shoulder
LB	Jerod Mayo (Doubtful)	knee
T	Nick Kaczur (questionable)	ankle
KR	Wes Welker (questionable)	knee
DT	Vince Wilfork (questionable)	ankle
CB	Leigh Bodden (Probable)	thigh

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-9)
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Washington Redskins (3-7)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Tampa Bay 12, Washington 30 Fans Say: Redskins (82%)

Jim Zorn walks into FedEx Field on Sunday morning. Turns to his trusted PR man, Zack Bolno. "Funny thing happened the other night,'' Zorn says. "You know I live out in the country a little bit, and I woke up about 2 in the morning to what sounded like howling outside. I went to the front door, and there was, oh, I don't know, maybe 10 or 12 wolves. Just howling. Right on the doorstep. I shooed them away, but it was, well, just weird. Zack, tell me something: What do you make of that?''

Injury Report

Tampa Bay
C	Jeff Faine (out)	triceps
DE	Gaines Adams (questionable)	groin
WR	Antonio Bryant (questionable)	knee
QB	Byron Leftwich (questionable)	hip
KR	Derrick Ward (questionable)	knee
FB	B.J. Askew (Probable)	hamstring
T	Marcus Johnson (Probable)	ankle
G	Jeremy Zuttah (Probable)	hip
KR	Torrie Cox (Probable)	ankle
RB	Earnest Graham (Probable)	hamstring

Washington
DT	Anthony Montgomery (Doubtful)	knee
RB	Clinton Portis (questionable)	calf
DT	Albert Haynesworth (Probable)	glute
FB	Mike Sellers (Probable)	thigh
CB	Carlos Rogers (Probable)	ankle
DT	Cornelius Griffin (Probable)	thigh
CB	DeAngelo Hall (Probable)	ankle

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Tennessee Titans (3-6)
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Jacksonville Jaguars (6-4)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Tennessee 30, Jacksonville 23 Fans Say: Titans (83%)

To: The 31 other teams of the NFL.
From: Jeff Fisher.
Re: The 2009 season.

It ain't over till we say it's over.

Injury Report

Tennessee
DE	Jason Jones (questionable)	shoulder
CB	Cortland Finnegan (Doubtful)	hamstring
RB	LenDale White (Probable)	illness
S	Vincent Fuller (out)	forearm
QB	Vince Young (Probable)	back
LB	Stanford Keglar (Doubtful)	hamstring

Jacksonville
DT	Greg Peterson (out)	knee
S	Sean Considine (Doubtful)	groin
DT	Derek Landri (Probable)	illness
RB	Montell Owens (Probable)	illness
LB	Adam Seward (Doubtful)	groin

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Oakland Raiders (3-7)
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Houston Texans (5-4)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Oakland 9, Houston 27 Fans Say: Texans (92%)

JaMarcus Russell played the best game of his pro life against Houston last year (18-25, 236 yards, two TDs, no interceptions). The Raiders must be wondering: "Where'd that guy go?''

Injury Report

Oakland
T	Robert Gallery (out)	fibula
WR	Chaz Schilens (Doubtful)	foot
S	Hiram Eugene (questionable)	calf
CB	Nnamdi Asomugha (Probable)	wrist
WR	Johnnie Lee Higgins (Probable)	shoulder
WR	Jonathan Holland (Probable)	elbow
S	Michael Huff (Probable)	ribs
FB	Luke Lawton (Probable)	hamstring

Houston
T	Duane Brown (questionable)	illness
DT	Shaun Cody (Probable)	knee
DT	Amobi Okoye (Probable)	back
ST	Andre' Davis (Probable)	concussion
CB	Antwaun Molden (out)	quadricep
CB	Jacques Reeves (out)	finger
KR	David Anderson (questionable)	back
RB	Chris Brown (questionable)	shin

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Buffalo Bills (3-7)
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Miami Dolphins (5-5)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Buffalo 23, Miami 13 Fans Say: Bills (65%)

Trent Edwards is always good (92.0 career rating) against the Dolphins, who will be feeling their way with first-time starter Chad Henne. On a side note: Now that's real mature, T.O.

Injury Report

Buffalo
T	Demetrius Bell (out)	groin
DT	John McCargo (out)	calf
LB	Paul Posluszny (out)	forearm
S	Bryan Scott (out)	ankle
S	Donte Whitner (out)	thumb
DT	Kyle Williams (Probable)	groin

Miami
LB	Joey Porter (questionable)	hamstring

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New York Jets (4-6)
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New Orleans Saints (10-0)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: New York 20, New Orleans 23 Fans Say: Saints (83%)

The last time Drew Brees faced a Rex Ryan defense, it was the seventh game of his New Orleans career, at the Superdome. Ravens won by 13. Brees, for the only time in his NFL career, threw two pick-sixes. That's why I think this'll be a game that could go either way. Not because Brees will have ugly flashbacks, but because when you face a Ryan defense, you don't know where the pressure's coming from, and you don't know when it's coming.

Injury Report

New York
CB	Lito Sheppard (out)	quadricep
CB	Donald Strickland (out)	ankle
LB	Larry Izzo (Probable)	hamstring
DT	Kris Jenkins (Probable)	groin
S	Jim Leonhard (Probable)	knee
DT	Sione Pouha (Probable)	ankle
CB	Darrelle Revis (Probable)	hamstring
S	Kerry Rhodes (Probable)	knee
G	Damien Woody (Probable)	shoulder
WR	Wallace Wright (Probable)	quadricep

New Orleans
KR	Mike Bell (out)	knee
T	Jermon Bushrod (out)	knee, ankle
DT	Kendrick Clancy (out)	knee
TE	Darnell Dinkins (out)	foot
LS	Jason Kyle (Probable)	knee, ankle
DE	Bobby McCray (Probable)	back
PR	Lance Moore (Probable)	hamstring

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Dallas Cowboys (7-3)
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Denver Broncos (6-4)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Dallas 13, Denver 20 Fans Say: Cowboys (63%)

I don't care that the Broncos have played two totally inept offenses the past two weeks (Raiders, Browns). The fact they've allowed 16 points in their 3-0 start is the most impressive single statistic of September.

Injury Report

Dallas
RB	felix jones (out)	knee
T	Flozell Adams (Probable)	shoulder
RB	Marion Barber (Probable)	thigh
LB	DeMarcus Ware (Probable)	neck

Denver
LB	Spencer Larsen (out)	shoulder
G	Ben Hamilton (Doubtful)	hamstring
T	Ryan Harris (questionable)	shoulder
WR	Brandon Stokley (questionable)	thigh
RB	Peyton Hillis (Probable)	head

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St. Louis Rams (1-9)
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San Francisco 49ers (4-6)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: St. Louis 6, San Francisco 23 Fans Say: 49ers (97%)

"How do you like your coffee, Mr. Spagnuolo?'' He doesn't. Not this week, anyway. Glen Coffee: 28 carries, 141 yards, one TD, in relief of Frank (Don't Call Me Tipper) Gore.

Injury Report

St. Louis
S	James Butler (out)	knee
QB	Marc Bulger (questionable)	right shoulder
S	Ronald Bartell (questionable)	thigh
T	Alex Barron (Probable)	thigh

San Francisco
RB	Frank Gore (out)	ankle, foot
C	David Baas (Probable)	ankle
TE	Vernon Davis (Probable)	shin
T	Adam Snyder (Probable)	thumb
CB	Shawntae Spencer (Probable)	shoulder
LB	Takeo Spikes (Probable)	shin
T	Joe Staley (Probable)	thigh
LB	Jeff Ulbrich (Probable)	thigh

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San Diego Chargers (7-3)
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Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: San Diego 27, Pittsburgh 24 Fans Say: Steelers (70%)

The Chargers and Steelers have been playing intermittently since 1971, and never has San Diego won a regular-season game in Pittsburgh. They're 0-13 at the confluence of the three rivers. It ends here, I say, because Philip Rivers is playing out of his mind. I'll get some arguments, deservedly, for this statement, but no one in the NFL right now is throwing the deep ball better than Rivers, and he'll get a couple more of those floated into Vincent Jackson's arms this week.

Injury Report

San Diego
LB	Shawne Merriman (questionable)	groin
CB	Antoine Cason (Probable)	groin
RB	LaDainian Tomlinson (Probable)	ankle
H	Mike Scifres (Probable)	groin
C	Nick Hardwick (out)	ankle
LB	Antwan Applewhite (out)	hamstring
DT	Travis Johnson (out)	groin

Pittsburgh
S	Troy Polamalu (out)	knee
RB	Willie Parker (Doubtful)	toe
C	Justin Hartwig (Probable)	ankle
TE	Matt Spaeth (Probable)	hip

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Green Bay Packers (6-4)
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Minnesota Vikings (9-1)

Peter's Picks Peter Says: Green Bay 23, Minnesota 26 Fans Say: Vikings (71%)

Forget the post-game handshake between Brad Childress and Mike McCarthy. I'm looking for the pregame handshakes between Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, McCarthy and Ted Thompson. Re the game, I see a shootout, with 600 passing yards, and Favre making one more play than Rodgers.

Injury Report

Green Bay
CB	Charles Woodson (Probable)	foot
DE	Jeremy Thompson (out)	knee
S	Atari Bigby (out)	knee
T	Chad Clifton (questionable)	ankle
RB	Brandon Jackson (out)	ankle
DE	Cullen Jenkins (Probable)	groin
WR	Greg Jennings (Probable)	wrist
DT	Johnny Jolly Jr. (Probable)	abdomen

Minnesota
QB	Brett Favre (Probable)	foot
CB	Cedric Griffin (Probable)	hand
LB	E.J. Henderson (Probable)	shoulder
G	Steve Hutchinson (questionable)	back
FB	Jim Kleinsasser (Probable)	hand
H	Chris Kluwe (Probable)	illness
RB	Naufahu Tahi (questionable)	back

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Prediction: Packers Score: 0 - Vikings Score: 0, Total Combined First Downs: 0

Actual: Packers Score: 23 - Vikings Score: 30

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