Even though some of the scores that I picked last week didn't necessarily work out like I would have liked them to, the ultimate pick in the games worked out for the most part.  People ask me how I manage to be so good at picking games, to which I tell them, "I can see the future.  I just pick some wrong ones so that people don't start guessing my secret."

That said, here’s this week’s picks.

Tampa Bay (9-4) at New England (8-5)
Chris Simms is starting for the Bucs this week again, and while he's been pretty good so far this season, the Pats' defenses have traditionally feasted on young quarterbacks. With most of the injuries taken care of on said defense, and with a chance to clinch the AFC East, look for the Pats to have just a little of their old swagger back in them for this one.
Pick: Pats, 20-14

Kansas City (8-5) at New York Giants (9-4)
The Giants need to do much better on offense if they want to make any noise in the playoffs, and Eli Manning needs to learn that throwing three interceptions after the third quarter is not a good thing. Kansas City is fighting for their playoff lives, and the Giants have too many injuries right now.
Pick: Chiefs, 23-20

Denver (10-3) at Buffalo (4-9)
The Broncos offense has sputtered recently, with Jake Plummer beginning to look a little bit like the old Jake. They have to like their chances though, after seeing what the Pats did to them last week.
Pick: Broncos, 21-7

Arizona (4-9) at Houston (1-12)
With names like Kurt Warner, Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald on your team, you'd think the Cardinals would be better than 4-9. Then you come back down to earth when you realize that there is no running game or defense to speak of. They're fortunate in this one though, because the Texans are even worse.
Pick: Cards, 17-14

Seattle (11-2) at Tennessee (4-9)
So I recently saw some stat that said that the Seahawks are the first team since the '85 Bears to win two straight games scoring at least 35 points in the game and giving up a field goal or less by beating the Eagles 42-0 and then the 49ers 41-3. They're also the eighth team to do it in professional football history. Who looks up these stats?
Pick: Seahawks, 35-10

San Diego (8-5) at Indianapolis (13-0)
This is definitely the game of the weekend as the Chargers need to win this game to stay in the playoff hunt after losing an easily winnable one last week to the Dolphins. Peyton Manning is most likely going to stay in all game this week and this could end up being a shootout like the Colts of recent years. The Chargers are sputtering too much and the Colts are playing as well as ever.
Pick: Colts, 33-20

Pittsburgh (8-5) at Minnesota (8-5)
Both of these teams are desperate for wins as they try to make a push toward the playoffs. Pittsburgh is in its own playoff mode though, according to coach Bill Cowher, in which they're 1-0. Pittsburgh is too physical, and Brad Johnson's led the Vikings to six straight against very weak opposition.
Pick: Steelers, 20-13

New York Jets (3-10) at Miami (6-7)
Last week's win for the Jets must have brought interesting feelings -- you're high off of your win and you're just happy to put another one up in that column, but then a day later you realize you've effectively taken yourselves out of the "Reggie Bush Sweepstakes." Miami's playing well now, and the Jets haven't since Joe Namath left, it seems.
Pick: Dolphins, 17-3

Philadelphia (5-8) at St. Louis (5-8)
This should be dubbed the "Disappointment Bowl." Both of these teams had some high aspirations in the beginning of the season, and for injury reasons as well as some other very well known reasons, both of these teams are severely underachieving. The Eagles showed some signs of life last week though, and the Rams ... well, they eeked one out against Houston a couple of weeks ago.
Pick: Eagles, 24-20

San Francisco (2-11) at Jacksonville (9-4)
Yet another game in which the Jags can put their scout team on the field and probably win. Nobody ever said that coasting into the playoffs was a bad thing, and the Jags are re-defining that the last three weeks of the season. Byron Leftwich is still experiencing swelling in his ankle though, which could keep him out from the playoffs. That would hurt their Super Bowl chances if anyone in the AFC had them at all outside of Indianapolis.
Pick Jags, 19-13

Carolina (9-4) at New Orleans/Houston/Baton Rouge (3-10)
How did the Saints win three games? It's kind of bad when you don't actually remember any of a team's wins, yet they have three of them. Guess what fans, the first game of the season saw the Saints win in Carolina to the tune of 23-20. However, I think that was before the Panthers remembered how to play football, and before the Saints made vacation plans for mid-January.
Pick: Panthers, 23-6

Cincinnati (10-3) at Detroit (4-9)
You almost feel bad for the Bengals. After years of futility, they're finally having a great season again with chances to really make some waves in the postseason, and the Colts have to come along and have one of the best seasons in NFL history thus far in the season. A little bit of that gets taken away when we think back to all of Chad Johnson's guarantees. They'll still probably be good for years to come, though, so we can stop feeling sorry altogether.
Pick: Bengals, 34-13

Cleveland (4-9) at Oakland (4-9)
It amazes me how many incredibly mediocre teams there are in the NFL this season. What amazes me more though, is that so many of them have actually managed to win four games. This is another rendition of the "Who Cares Bowl," with both teams being absolutely hopeless. I'm going to go on a whim with this one though, considering the Raiders lost to the Jets last week by 16.
Pick: Browns, 15-12

Dallas (8-5) at Washington (7-6)
This game is huge for the Cowboys if what I predicted for the Giants above actually takes place. They're fighting off two good teams in the two teams out of the top three from the NFC south that doesn't win the division title, and one lucky team in the Vikings for one of the extra two playoff spots. If they can win this one, then they can breathe a little easier. That's a pretty big if, though, considering when this game was in Dallas they had a meltdown in the last minutes of the game.
Pick: Skins, 17-16

Atlanta (8-5) at Chicago (9-4)
Look out Bears fans, all of a sudden the division title doesn't look all that secure. They lost last week against a very physical and punishing team from Pittsburgh, but the Falcons aren't as physical and punishing. The last game of the season in Minnesota could be for the NFC north title, but I doubt it. Chicago's defense is still really good, and Michael Vick is a little banged up.
Pick: Bears, 18-10

Green Bay (3-10) at Baltimore (4-9)
Could this one be any more boring? The Packers have a quarterback who is having a dismal season in terms of throwing the ball away, but is still in there because he's had a great history and everyone loves the guy. Then in Baltimore you've got a kid that's never really been very good, and will probably see his starting job for any team disappear after this season when the Ravens let him go. Wow, what happened to glory days for these teams that were there just a few years ago?
Pick: Packers, 21-12

Last Week: 12-4, Overall: 56-30