Quick post. It's the week before Christmas - a very busy week!

• Tampa Bay 0, New England 28 (-4) (36.5 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: $9.09, T: ($10.91)]: If I was an AFC team, I would fear the Patriots right about now.
• Kansas City 17, New York Giants 27 (-3) (45.5 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: ($10.00), T: ($30.00)]: The Giants now have the inside track on the NFC East. Given they were 6-10 last year, that's a pretty good turn around. Who caused it? Was it the excellent play?of Tiki Barber, or the immergence of Eli Manning? How about both? Manning's play relieves pressure on Barber, and he's having one of the best seasons of his career. Of course, don't forget the addition of Plaxico Burress, which gives Manning a solid threat down field.
• Denver 28 (-9), Buffalo 17 (34.5 O/U) [P: $2.67, S: $10.00, O/U: $9.62, T: $22.28]: Since Shanahan has taken over as coach of the Broncos, no team has scored more points or ran for more yards than Denver. I'd say Shanahan's a pretty good coach.
• Arizona 19 (-1), Houston 30 (42.5 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: ($10.00), T: ($30.00)]: The Bush bowl is on!
• Carolina 27 (-9), New Orleans 10 (41 O/U) [P: $2.82, S: $10.00, O/U: $8.55, T: $21.36]: No surprises here, right?
• Dallas 7, Washington 35 (-2.5) (35 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: $9.80, T: ($10.20)]: But there were here!
• New York Jets* 20, Miami 24 (-9) (35.5 O/U) [P: $2.56, S: $10.00, O/U: $8.93, T: $21.49]: Miami is .500. Did you expect that? Give Saban a good quarterback (which he could have helped himself by throwing a few more games!), and this team could be dangerous. Maybe he could take Joey Harrington under his wing, and make him a good quarterback. He's used to dealing with younger players.
• Pittsburgh 18 (-3), Minnesota 3 (41.5 O/U) [P: $6.41, S: $10.00, O/U: $9.35, T: $25.76]: I'll ignore the game for now. The best story out of this game: Mike Tice is mad at fans for scalping their tickets to Steeler fans. Read that again, and take in the irony of that!
• San Diego 26, Indianapolis 17 (-9) (51 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: ($10.00), T: ($30.00)]: The dream ends. Now, Manning, Harrison, Edge, and a host of others can treat the rest of the season like the pre-season.
• San Francisco* 9, Jacksonville 10 (-15.5) (37.5 O/U) [P: $0.71, S: $10.00, O/U: ($10.00), T: $0.71]: Jacksonville better be doing everything they can to get Leftwich back on the field. Beating the 49ers by 1 point? Yeah, play like that in the playoffs. Super Bowl here they come!
• Seattle 28 (-7), Tennessee 24 (45.5 O/U) [P: $3.33, S: ($10.00), O/U: $9.80, T: $3.14]: Seattle was up 14-0 early in the game, then down 21-14. Then they come back to win. Consistency!
• Cincinnati 41 (-9), Detroit 17 (44 O/U) [P: $2.90, S: $10.00, O/U: $8.70, T: $21.59]: FIRE MILLEN! FIRE MILLEN!
• Cleveland 9, Oakland 7 (-3) (39.5 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: $10.20, T: ($9.80)]: Moss cannot be happy! The only saving grace for him is that most likely Collins won't be back next year.
• Philadelphia 17, St. Louis 16 (-3) (44 O/U) [P: $15.90, S: $10.00, O/U: $8.70, T: $34.60]: You read it here first! Neither team is going anywhere, so it was a pretty meaningless game. Oddly, the Eagles ran the ball very well.
• Atlanta 3, Chicago 16 (-3) (31.5 O/U) [P: $5.56, S: $10.00, O/U: ($10.00), T: $5.56]: Let the "analysts" sing the praises of Rex Grossman, but before you buy it, remember this: he only had 93 passing yards. No TDs, but one pick. And a passer rating of 47. Doesn't Orton have a rating of 60?
• Green Bay 3, Baltimore 48 (-3.5) (33 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: $9.35, T: ($10.65)]: Wow. That hurts.

Results Summary

• Picks (this week): 9 - 7 (56.25%) - Winnings: ($27.14): Not real good for me this week here.
• Picks (season): 143 - 81 (63.84%) - Winnings: ($94.81): Losing ground!
• Spread (this week): 8 - 8 (50.00%) - Winnings: $0.00: Again, not real good this week.
• Spread (season): 109 - 108 (50.23%) - Winnings: $10.00: Still up, but barely.
• Over/Under (this week): 11 - 5 (68.75%) - Winnings: $52.07: Given that the above two weren't good, is it a suprise that I did good here? Nope. That's the way things have been lately.
• Over/Under (season): 112 - 106 (51.38%) - Winnings: $8.52: I've now pulled into the black in two of the three categories. Not by much, but I'm still up!
• Total Weekly Winnings: $24.93: A decent week. If I could have picked winners better, this would have been a good week for me.
• Total Overall Winnings: ($76.29): Still gaining ground. I do hope to be positive by the end of the year!

Look for picks on Wednesday night or Thursday morning - get it done early this week!