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Tennessee 1-1 at New York Giants 1-1 - 1:00 PM [Sheridan's odds: Giants by 3] There are concerns that Vince Young's ever-so-fragile "psyche" was damaged when he was pulled in the 4th quarter last week. My question is: How would you be able to tell? Shiny objects no longer hold his attention? ---RJ's Pick: Tennessee by 2

RJ's Lame-Game Of The Week: Cincinnati Bengals 2-11-1 at Cleveland Browns 4-10 - 1:00 p.m. (Line: Browns by 3) The Battle of Ohio is pretty weak this time around. The Browns have lost four straight, but the Bengals are 0-7 on the road this season. RJ's Pick: Bengals by 2 Must-See-Like-A-Car-Wreck: New Orleans Saints 7-7 at Detroit Lions 0-14 - 1:00 p.m. (Line: Saints by 6.5) This is Detroit's final home game of the season. If the Lions don't win here, they will go down in history as the first NFL team to begin a season with 15 straight losses....

RJ's Lame-Game Of The Week: Oakland Raiders 3-9 at San Diego Chargers 4-8 @ 8:15 p.m. (Line: San Diego by 10) Norv Turner is about as popular in San Diego right now as pubic lice in a nunnery. RJ's Pick: San Diego by 3 Jacksonville Jaguars 4-8 at Chicago Bears 6-6 @ 1:00 p.m. (Line: Chicago by 3) Did you know that David Garrard has Crohn's disease? It's true. It takes a big man to play in the NFL, and an ever bigger man to tell the world that he shits blood. RJ's Pick: Chicago by 7 Cleveland Browns 4-8...

New Orleans 6-5 at Tampa Bay 8-3 - 1:00 PM (Line: Buccaneers by 3.5) The Saints have the best offense in the NFL, in terms of yards per game. The Buccaneers are allowing the fewest points per game in the NFC. Something's gotta give. I'm picking the Bucs because they are undefeated at home and the Saints are 1-4 on the road. RJ's Pick: Tampa Bay by 10

4:15 p.m. - New England Patriots (1-0) @ New York Jets (1-0) [Line: New York Jets by 2] New England beat the Chiefs last week, but lost QB Tom Brady for the season. Now all the hopes and dreams of Patriot Nation rest on the shoulders of his backup, Matt Cassel, who has never before started a single NFL game. (What could possibly go wrong?) The Jets beat the Dolphins last Sunday. RB Thomas Jones rushed for 101 yards and a TD on 22 carries. But the real story was QB Brett Favre's debut with his new team. Favre completed...

This is it, folks. This is the moment we've all been waiting for. Tomorrow, voters in 24 states (and American Samoa!) will go to the polls and cast ballots for the Presidential candidates of their choice. For political junkies like me, it's kinda like Christmas morning, Thanksgiving afternoon, and New Year's Eve night all rolled into one. (Except with a lot less family and friends, and a lot more Brit Hume and Matt Drudge.) So. What follows are my exceptionally expert, preternaturally prescient and precognitive political predictions. Republicans first, Communists Democrats second. Here goes:

Thursday, Nov. 30 Baltimore 9-2 at Cincinnati 6-5 - 8:00 p.m. The Ravens have won five in a row. They haven't lost since Week Six. The Bengals have won two in a row. Both teams won shutout victories against division rivals last week. The Ravens have only allowed 147 points through 11 games, third best in the NFL (behind Chicago and New England). They are 4-1 on the road and 5-0 since Brian Billick took over coaching the offense. The Bengals are only 2-3 at home. Every bone in my body says pick the Ravens. But the bones in my...