Because I didn't post my picks for the two previous games on "The Network", I am not going to pick this Sunday's games. Instead, I am going to give my thoughts on the rest of this weeks games (in bullet point).

• Let me preface these bullet points by saying that I am in the Championship game for one of my fantasy leagues. I was the four seed in the first round and soundly defeated my best friend because of some nifty roster adjustments prior to kickoff. That being said, these following players better all have the games of their lives: Matt Schaub, Larry Fitzgerald, Bernard Berrian, Vincent Jackson, Thomas Jones, Pierre Thomas, Owen Daniels, Jason Elam, and the Minnesota defense. I need this win. I've got nothing else to care about sports wise. The Jets are going to blow it (maybe). The Knicks are struggling. And baseball is four months away. I need it.
• With the Ravens win last night against the Cowboys, the Patriots can actually win the next two games, finish the season 11-5 and still miss the playoffs. And as much as I hate the Patriots, that would truly be the biggest travesty in the history of the NFL playoffs. I say this because the Chargers and Broncos over in the AFC West are constantly snatching defeat from the jaws of victory on a weekly basis. That division could potentially produce an 8-8 winner, AND HOST A PLAYOFF GAME. While the Pats, who lost the best player in the NFL, and clawed their way to an 11-5 record, could miss the playoffs. If that were to happen, it would be time to restructure the playoff system.
• Bengals at Browns: The Battle for Draft Position.
• Drew Brees needs to throw well over 300 yards for the next two games to match Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks to throw for 5,000 yards in a season. Going to be tough to do unless their playing the Lions. What a coincedence! They are. That's why I have Pierre Thomas starting for my fantasy team. He just might score four touchdowns in this game. He might have more touchdowns than Detroit has first downs. But actually, the Saints are horrendous defensively, and can actually make this a close one. If they weren't to defeat the Saints today, their last chance to avoid going befeated* in against the Packers at Lambeau. If the Packers were to lose to an 0-15 Lions team at home in the last game of the season, Green Bay could turn into a smoldering tire fire.
• I chose "befeated" as the antonym to undefeated because the prefix 'be' means "thoroughly", therefore if Detroit were to go 0-16, they would be thoroughly defeated. Satisfied?
• There are two games today that could easily double as the potential conference championship games later in January. Pittsburgh-Tennessee should be fun, even if Haynesworth and Vandenbosch are out for the Titans. Both have stellar (I hate that word) defenses. But one being better than the other. If seems as if the Steelers don't give up offensive touchdowns unless its a mistake. The other is the Panthers-Giants game at the Meadownlands. Currently, as I look out my window, it is snowing. I doubt it will last until 8:00ET tonight. We can only hope. Snow makes football better. Kind of like syrup on ice cream. Gambling on sports. Or syrup on women.
• The rest of the games have some intrigue, but I'm too lazy to write about them. I'll be back.

Chiefs at Falcons
Okay, so Matt Ryan had his "Welcome to the NFL" game by looking like an infant with a helmet last week. I expect he and the Falcons to bounce back. Tyler Thigpen is the starting quarterback for the Chiefs. I'm pretty sure he won a contest to be the third string quarterback for Kansas City.

Raiders at Bills
Buffalo could be the best team in the AFC East. Have you taken a look at their schedule. Let me refresh your memory. Raiders, Rams, Cardinals, Chargers, Dolphins, Jets, Patriots, Browns, Chiefs, Niners, Dolphins, Jets, Broncos, Patriots. I see at least 11 wins for this team when it's all said and done.

Buccaneers at Bears
Griese and Orton. Griese and Orton. Griese is Orton. Griese's a Man! Anyway, do I go with the underachieving veteran? Or do I go with the underachieving youth? Neither. I go with the Bucs D.

Panthers at Vikings
Good game. Great game. I'll break it down like this. Steve. Smith. Back. The Panthers have gone 2-0 without him. Now Delhomme has someone to throw to other than Mushin. AP is questionable. Which is a statement that will be uttered essentially every week for the rest of his career. You have to feel bad for the Vikings. They are like the Bears in 2006. Except they don't even have a quarterback as good as Rex Grossman, and that's saying something.

Dolphins at Patriots
That's right, I'm doing it. I'm putting my integrity on the line. The ultimate trap game. Even though Belichick knows that too, I like the Dolphins. Maybe it's just the sour grapes talking, but everyone saw how limited Cassel was. He basically threw nothing down field. Miami will adjust. Biggest win for them in a long time.

Bengals at Giants
Another trap game. This time for the Giants. Bengals are playing like a Pop Warner Rec league team. The Giants haven't lost a game since last December. I still like the G-Men. In my opinion, they have the most offensive weapons for any one team in the league. Manning, Burress, Jacobs, Smith, Toomer, Ward, Bradshaw. I had to sit Palmer on my fantasy team this week. Another bad week, I'll trade him for a kicker if I have to.

Texans at Titans
Not much to say about this game. The Texans had a Week 2 bye because of Hurricane Ike. Coming off a bad loss to the Steelers in Week 1, the Texans will play well. I'm basing most of this off of the fact that Chris Johnson just cannot play well back-to-back weeks. I just don't see it.

Cardinals at Redskins
Washington has to keep up with the rest of the NFC East. Beating Arizona is a great start. My name buddy Larry Fitzgerald better get some TD passes.

Saints at Broncos
Man, the Saints got a bad week to play against the Broncos. Denver is coming off a confidence building win. Shanahan put his balls on the line with that 2 point conversion. The Broncos still might be a little shaky without Ed Hoculi pulling the strings. I kid. He's a good sport.

Lions at 49ers
We're all waiting for the Lions to win a game and this has to be the one. I feel like "Typical Football Analyst Guy", but they just have too many offensive weapons to lose on a regular basis. I need Roy Williams to have a big game. I've never seen a guy with more raw, physical talent play so average.

Rams at Seahawks
If there ever was a year the Seahawks could struggle in the NFC West, this is it. And this is the team to play against to get things started. Hopefully, Seattle keeps giving Julius Jones the ball. Got to back up that big deal they gave him. And give me fantasy points.

Browns at Ravens
Just another overhyped 0-2 team are the Browns. I like them to win because I like the Ravens to lose more. I feel like I'm saying this for every team: But they still have a chance and this is the game to get going. I can't be right about all these teams. Are the Browns the one to falter? I hope not. They are fun to watch.

Jaguars at Colts
Peyton's going to use last week as a stepping stone to take over the AFC South. With the Jags struggling, Texans being average, and the Titans essentially being QBless, he knows to step it up. The Colts picked a good year to play poorly. Bob Sanders IS out for the rest of the season, something to look out for.

Steelers at Eagles
Game of the week in my opinion. To powerhouse NFL franchises with great traditions fighting for a win. The Eagles obviously have more to lose considering they do not want to go 1-2 in the NFC East. I like them at home against Pitt who played really poorly against Cleveland last week.

Cowboys at Packers
I wasn't going to pick Green Bay, but I accidently put them in bold, so I kept it that way. I took it as a sign. If Aaron Rodgers beats Dallas at home, Green Bay might forget about Favre altogether. He has performed above expectations and then some. Besides, I don't like Dallas. Why? You say. T.O, Romo, Pacman, Tank, Jerry Jones, what's to like?

Jets at Chargers
Favre called this game a must win. Starting 1-2 isn't awful. They have a fairly easy schedule ahead of them. But San Diego is just too pissed to let last week's loss be the start of something. Rivers is a stud QB who will take New York to task. This might be my pick, but a Jet win would make my week.