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NAVIGATION
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Vegas Line:
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Reid sez:
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MONDAY NIGHT
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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
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FOGDOG SPORTS
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Serious Business
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The Finer Things
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Affiliate Programs
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Food & Drink
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Automotive
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Lions-BUCS: Gonna be a war. Why?
Simple: Winner takes lead in division and is virtually assured a playoff spot. Loser lives in limbo, falls back into logjammed Central. Coach Dungee is old school with run & stuff game plan, while Lions need QB Batch now more than ever. Bucs keep it simple on the ground, get Dunn back in it, while Detroit blitzes at corner, leaving linebackers to support run stop. Mark Carrier comes up big, helps Lions upset Bucs in Tampa. |
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Cleve-CIN: Who cares? One of these
teams should start losing now to get a leg up on the 2000 draft. Reid sees a passing contest that Bengal vet Blake should win. Next. |
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Giants-BILLS: With no less than three
running backs on IR, NY's signature N-S running threat is gone. Can you hear Buff's LB's licking their chops? Meanwhile, QB Flutie racks up large yards, with rested and ready receivers Reed and Price, giving Bills the win at home. |
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PACK-Pans: Giant leap backward for
whoever loses this one. On Pan side, give credit to Coach Siefert, winningest coach ever, for not letting Carolina give up. Their D shows promise, and will headhunt Favre from all angles. But Favre reads blitzes like "See Dick run.", and will make them pay. Pragmatic Coach Rhodes is reviving Shurmur's old corner blitz package, and it's starting to pay off. G.B. wins at home. |
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FRISCO-Falcons: Ride Coach Mariucci
all you want, but who's healthy to suit up? Meanwhile, Reeves is doing more with less, relying on the pass to stay in games. Neither team can run, but will have to on the mashed potatoes turf that is 3-Com in December. Reid sez Falcons win away. |
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JETS-Dolphins: Jet injuries in the
secondary provide Jimmy Johnson perfect lab for new short passing routes emerging from Phin brain trust. Miami is shaky on the rug, but Jet offense just can't keep up. Dolphins get the W, stay alive in AFC wildcard race. |
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JACK-Den: Jaguars are a perfect
example of what a keep-it-simple, low mistakes club can do. Denver is just waiting for next year, and has been out of it for a month. Broncs D can still wrap people up, but Jack's running attack gets stronger every week. Jaguars win at home, dominate AFC Central once and for all. PS- If Jacks' wunderback Tony Brackens doesn't make the Pro Bowl, there's no justice. |
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Pats-COLTS: New England just won't
give up, and needs this one bad. Indy's linemen finally learned how to pass block, and have let Manning hit the turf only 12 times all year. So Law & Milloy will have their hands full, while Pats try and fail to jumpstart sputtering run game. Colts win. |
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PITT +1. 5 Balt.
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Ravs at -1. 5 !
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Wash. +5 AZ
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D.C. covers !
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TENN +3 Oak.
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Raids at -3 !
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JACK +9 Den.
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Go Jags +9 !
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