I was actually glad Reggie Bush said some dumb things about Buffalo women this week. Miami week used to be the rivalry game everybody got up for. It’s been pretty lame the last few years while the both teams have had struggles, but this year was different. Everyone was fired up. People cared about this team and this game.

Winning teams get that all the time. Losing teams struggle to keep fans passionate. An ill-advised radio comment isn’t the same as being on top of the conference, but right now we’ll take what we can get.

Picks:

Philadelphia (+3½) at Washington — Washington

Green Bay at Detroit (+3½) — Detroit

Arizona (+10) at Atlanta — Atlanta

Tampa Bay at Carolina (+1½) — Tampa

Cleveland (+7½) at Dallas — Cleveland

Jets (+3½) at St. Louis — St. Louis

Indianapolis (+9½) at New England — Indianapolis

Jacksonville (+15½) at Houston — Houston

Cincinnati at Kansas City (+3½) — Bengals

New Orleans at Oakland (+5) — New Orleans

San Diego (+7½) at Denver — Denver

Baltimore (+3½) at Pittsburgh — Baltimore*

Chicago (+3) at San Francisco — San Fran

Standings (best bets):

Skurski 70-61-5 (5-4-1)
DiCesare 68-63-5 (5-5)
Graham 63-68-5 (3-6-1)
Sullivan 62-69-5 (4-5-1)
IAGS 59-72-5 (7-2-1)
Northrop 59-72-5 (3-5-1)
Gaughan 57-74-5 (5-4-1)

Last week

Buffalo (+11) at New England — Pats
Pats 37-31. Loss

Giants at Cincinnati (+4) — Giants
Bengals 31-13. Loss

San Diego (+3) at Tampa Bay — Tampa
Bucs 34-24. Win

Denver at Carolina (+4) — Denver
Broncos 36-14. Win

Tennessee (+6) at Miami — Miami
Titans 37-3. Loss

Oakland (+7½) at Baltimore — Baltimore
Ravens 55-20. Win

Atlanta at New Orleans (+2½)  – Atlanta
Saints 31-27. Loss

Detroit at Minnesota (+2) — Detroit
Vikings 34-24. Loss

Jets (+6½) at Seattle — Jets
Seahawks 28-7. Loss

Dallas at Philadelphia (+1) — Eagles
Cowboys 38-23. Loss

St. Louis (+11) at San Francisco — Rams
Tie 24-24. Win

Houston (+1) at Chicago — Houston
Texans 13-6. Win

Kansas City (+12½) at Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh*
Pittsburgh 16-13. Loss

5-8