It's been a?long couple of days - both of my daughters are sick, and our youngest has been crying?for the past two days - She's slept a grand total of 8 hours in the past 36 hours. Not much when you consider that she usually gets up at 8:00 AM, naps for 4 hours during the day and is in bed by 8:30 PM. Needless to say, this has been a long couple of nights for us! But, driving around put her to sleep, so now that I have some time, why not post my Christmas picks?

• Atlanta vs. Tampa Bay (-3) (36.5 O/U): Whoever loses here will most likely have January off this year. Not exactly what they want, but it's what they'll get.
• Buffalo vs. Cincinnati (-14) (44 O/U): Cincy, despite winning their division, still have a lot to play for - that other first round bye would be nice, wouldn't it?
• Dallas vs. Carolina (-4.5) (37.5 O/U): Dallas needs this one more than Carolina does, but that doesn't mean they'll get it, does it?
• Detroit vs. New Orleans (-3) (37.5 O/U): Joey Harrington gets one last shot to prove that he can handle the (supposedly) high powered offense that Detroit has assembled, and he'll get the win. Then we'll see speculation that he's finally breaking through (think Drew Brees). Except, it's still just a win over the Saints.
• Jacksonville (-6) vs. Houston* (37 O/U): Jacksonville will continue to slide by without Leftwich, but Houston will make it interesting.
• New York Giants vs. Washington (-3) (37 O/U): The Giants, with a win, can clinch the NFC East. That's a big motivator, I bet.
• Pittsburgh (-7) vs. Cleveland (32 O/U): Pittsburgh seems to be turning the ship around, and is in the hunt for a wild card birth now. They need this win. Plus, Cleveland isn't all that good.
• San Diego (-1) vs. Kansas City (49.5 O/U): San Diego has a shot at the wild card, but they need this one!
• San Francisco vs. St. Louis (-9) (42 O/U): San Fran doesn't even want to win this one at this point, although it's questionable whether ownership will even be willing to put the money into a Reggie Bush caliber player.
• Tennessee vs. Miami (-5.5) (44 O/U): Miami needs a new quarterback, but if they get that, they could be a good contender next year. Next year.
• Philadelphia vs. Arizona (-1) (39 O/U): Is Philly that bad? A dog to the lowly Cards? Ouch.
• Indianapolis* vs. Seattle (-9.5) (44.5 O/U): This could possibly be the best non game ever. A preview of the Super Bowl, except run by second stringers!
• Oakland vs. Denver (-13) (42.5 O/U): Denver wants that first round bye...
• Chicago (-7) vs. Green Bay (31 O/U): What a difference a year makes!
• Minnesota vs. Baltimore (-2.5) (35 O/U): Minnesota is still in contention for a wild card. It's a long shot, but it's still possible.
• New England (-5) vs. New York Jets (37.5 O/U): Pennington vs. Brady. What a match up! Oh wait. That's how it looked when the schedule was made. Now, not quite so good!

Enjoy the Christmas Eve and Christmas games! See you with a review next week.