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Wild Card NFL Spreads: Eagles vs. Cowboys

NFL WILDCARD WEEKEND – EAGLES vs. COWBOYS

Wade Phillips needs one more win to keep his job as HC of the DC, and no one is rooting for him more than owner Jerry Jones.

It’s an uncomplicated relationship between Phillips and Jones.

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Wild Card NFL Spreads: Ravens vs. Patriots

NFL WILDCARD WEEKEND – RAVENS vs. PATRIOTS

Let’s see now.

The best receiver just tore up every ligament in his left knee. The starting running back has a tendency to fumble the ball every time he touches it inside the opposing 5 yard line. The deep-threat receiver pouts when things don’t go exactly the way he wants them.

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Week 17 NFL Spreads: Ravens vs. Raiders

NFL WEEK 17 – RAVENS vs. RAIDERS

We all understand about playing the no-respect card. The Patriots used the tactic to motivate themselves to three Super Bowls.

The Ravens have employed a slightly different tack, complaining that the referees are always out to get them.

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Week 17 NFL Spreads: Eagles vs. Cowboys

NFL WEEK 17 – EAGLES vs. COWBOYS

In a mega-game that everyone feels will be dominated by playmakers for both teams on both sides of the ball, will the outcome of the NFC East be determined by a substitute center?

Maybe.

Philadelphia’s offensive line has teetered between work in progress and absolute mess since the start of training camp, and now the Eagles will be forced to finish out with season without the one stabilizing force on the front five – center Jamaal Jackson, who suffered torn knee ligaments in the victory over Denver last Sunday.

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Week 16 NFL Spreads: Raiders vs. Browns

NFL WEEK 16 – RAIDERS VS. BROWNS

Maybe Eric mangini isn’t happy unless he is being hated.

Mangini ticked off Bill Belichick by abruptly leaving the Patriots coaching staff a few years back, reportedly breaking an agreement the two had when Belichick made Mangini the defensive coordinator.

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Week 16 NFL Spreads: Jets vs. Colts

NFL WEEK 16 JETS vs. COLTS

For the second time in three years the cranky old 1974 Dolphins are sweating bullets. Mercury Morris and his boys had part of their legacy chipped away when the 2007 Patriots went 16-0 in the regular season (before faltering in the Super Bowl). Now, less than two years later, the Colts are taking dead aim.

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Week 16 NFL Spreads: Broncos vs. Eagles

NFL WEEK 16 – BRONCOS vs. EAGLES

With the possible exception of Bernie Madoff, has there been a fall from grace more dramatic than that suffered by the Denver Broncos? From that blistering 6-0 start that included victories over the Bengals, Patriots, Cowboys and Chargers (who are now a combined 38-18), Denver enters Week 16 without a playoff spot yet locked down.

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Week 15 NFL Spreads: Patriots vs. Bills

NFL WEEK 15 – PATRIOTS vs. BILLS

They’re circling the wagons on Foxboro, where the Holy Trinity of Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and Bob Kraft is defending Randy Moss in an obvious desperate attempt to keep the wide receiver from completely checking out in the final three games of the season.

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Week 15 NFL Spreads: Bengals vs. Chargers

NFL WEEK 15 – BENGALS vs. CHARGERS

Much has been made of the Cincinnati Bengals’ conversion from a team dominated by hoodlums to a group that stays home on Friday and Saturday nights, which greatly enhances the team’s chances of winning on Sunday afternoons. But a more subtle metamorphosis has taken place, and it will be evident Sunday when Cincy travels to San Diego in an important Week 15 game.

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Week 14 Dolphins vs. Jaguars Free Pick

Florida NFL Showdown: Dolphins vs Jaguars

One cannot understate how big Miami’s 22-21 win against New England was last Sunday. Not only was a big win against a divisional opponent, but it put Miami right back in the thick of things in the AFC East Division. The win allowed the Dolphins to completely absolve themselves after their ugly loss to Buffalo the week before.

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Week 14 NFL Spreads: Broncos vs. Colts

NFL WEEK 14 – BRONCOS vs. COLTS

So what’s the trick to beating the Indianapolis Colts?

Control the ball for large chunks of time? A lot of good that did the Dolphins.

Put a ton of points on the board? That helps, but the Patriots did that and still took an L.

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Week 14 NFL Spreads: Chargers vs. Cowboys

NFL WEEK 14 – CHARGERS vs. COWBOYS

Never, ever it is a good sign when an NFL owner talks on or off the record about the status of his head coach, but it’s Wade Phillips’s lot in life that Jerry Jones has never met a microphone that he didn’t like.

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Week 13 NFL Spreads: Titans vs. Colts

NFL WEEK 13 – TITANS vs COLTS

For those of us concerned that the undefeated Colts would just kick back for the rest of the season and make wagering on them the mother of all uncertain sciences, rest assured that Indy will keep the pedal to the meal for at least the next few weeks.

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Week 13 NFL Spreads: Cowboys vs. Giants

NFL WEEK 13 – COWBOYS vs. GIANTS

Here is what the 6-5 Giants will be sending out onto the field Sunday against the Cowboys in what is basically a playoff elimination game:

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Week 12 Thanksgiving NFL Spreads: Giants vs Broncos

NFL WEEK 12 – GIANTS vs. BRONCOS

Where the Broncos went wrong this season is a serious topic of conversation in Colorado, even as the team uses its short week to get ready to play the equally dysfunctional Giants on Thanksgiving Day.

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Week 12 Thanksgiving NFL Spreads: Raiders vs Cowboys

NFL WEEK 12 – RAIDERS VS. COWBOYS

It’s about time to start protecting the good women and children in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. It’s nearly December, and watching the Dallas Cowboys play in December has forced hundreds of thousands of football fans to avert their eyes.