| Doc's Sports will rank all 32 teams in
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| | Derrick Mason, Chris McAllister and Jamal
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| the NFL from the strongest to the
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| | Lewis are questionable.16. Atlanta (15) -
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| weakest, with a betting slant, throughout
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| | Step forward: getting Ashley Lelie. Step
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| each week of the 2006-2007 NFL season.
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| | backward: Edge Hartwell gets injured,
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| And without further ado, here are my Week
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| | again. They start with three straight
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| 1 NFL Power Rankings (previous ranking in
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| | divisional games, two of which are on the
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| parenthesis):1. Denver (3) - I think
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| | road. Tough times.17. Philadelphia (19) -
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| they're walking into a bear trap on
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| | Don't confuse Donte Stallworth for a No.
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| Sunday. This will only be the fourth time
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| | 1 receiver. And don't confuse the Eagles
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| in 11 years that the Broncos opened the
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| | offense for one that needs a No. 1
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| season on the road. They're 1-2 SU in the
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| | receiver.18. Kansas City (18) - I know
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| previous three. Meanwhile, St. Louis is
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| | they aren't what they once were, but
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| 9-2 in home openers.2. Carolina (2) - The
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| | Arrowhead is not the type of place that
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| Panthers have looked sharp throughout the
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| | you just walk into and win. Last weekend
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| preseason. But remember, a more focused
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| | I said the same thing about another place
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| team in Week 1 stunned them last year
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| | and team: Knoxville and the Tennessee
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| (New Orleans). And Atlanta is definitely
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| | Vols.19. San Diego (14) - After the
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| focused in this spot.3. Pittsburgh (1) -
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| | issues with Drew Brees, Donnie Edwards
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| The line on this game has bounced around
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| | and now Glenn Foley, the Chargers front
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| more than Pamela Anderson on her three
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| | office is close to alienating the
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| recent honeymoons. But Pitt is back as a
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| | players. That is, if they haven't
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| favorite in part because people realized,
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| | already. From what I gather, Foley was a
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| "Wait, this is Dante Culpepper on the
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| | big Character Guy in the locker room.20.
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| road. What were we thinking?"4.
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| | Arizona (23) - Saw a special on the NFL
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| Indianapolis (5) - The Colts look like
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| | Network about Cardinals Stadium. That
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| they're taking a page out of the Bill
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| | place is freakin' awesome. The Cardinals
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| Belichick playbook. They have 19 guys
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| | picked up three players from waivers this
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| listed as questionable on the injury
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| | week. That should be a red flag.
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| report this weekend. That's a Huge red
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| | Linebacker Karlos Dansby is still out
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| flag. I'm sure about 15 of those guys are
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| | with a toe injury, and that's a critical
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| going to play, but are they all going to
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| | loss for that defense.21. Oakland (28) -
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| be ready to roll up into the Meadowlands
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| | With off-field injures and distractions
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| for a fistfight?5. Chicago (6) - Mike
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| | surrounding the Chargers, the Raiders are
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| Brown is coming back from a potentially
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| | in a great spot to steal a divisional
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| serious Achilles injury this preseason.
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| | game. However, the Raiders are just
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| He says he's fine, but the over/under on
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| | 6-17-1 ATS in The Black Hole since the
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| when he goes down for the season is Week
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| | start of 2003.22. St. Louis (26) - Quiet
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| 4. The Bears are beat up all over their
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| | preseason. No notable injuries (yet).
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| defense - Brown, Alex Brown and Nate
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| | Defense reportedly making strides. Also,
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| Vasher - heading into Green Bay.6.
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| | they've lost four straight at home. What
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| Seattle (7) - I had the No. 1 Overall
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| | are the odds that they lose five? The
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| pick in my fantasy draft and took
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| | Rams, along with the Eagles and Lions,
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| Alexander. Now he needs to prove that the
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| | could are sleepers in the NFC this
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| Madden Curse is a joke.7. New England (8)
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| | year.23. Houston (22) - Man, that
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| - There are Huge Questions facing this
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| | Domanick Davis situation is just making
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| team. Seau? Gabriel? Branch? Harrison?
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| | the Mario Williams pick soooooooo much
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| Gostkowski? O'Callaghan? Maroney? Between
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| | more suspect. I like the Texans, but that
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| 2003 and 2005 their number of
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| | leaky line is going to get manhandled by
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| interceptions has been reduced by
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| | Javon Kearse and Darren Howard. Early
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| one-third (29 to 10) and their number of
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| | prediction: six sacks.24. Detroit (20) -
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| TD passes allowed has more than doubled
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| | If this game was in November, I would be
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| (11 to 25).8. Washington (4) - Yuck. An
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| | taking the Lions and the 6.5 points in a
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| 0-4 mark and no points out of the No. 1
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| | heartbeat. But it's not in Nov.25.
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| offense, coupled with the whole
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| | Minnesota (21) - When Koren Robinson
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| Portis-injury thing explains the drop.
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| | drinks, everyone loses. The Vikings are
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| Now they're going to be without Shawn
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| | one of the most intriguing teams playing
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| Springs for another couple of weeks. Bad
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| | this weekend. How good is that offensive
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| vibes.9. Miami (16) - The Dolphins have
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| | line? Will that defense play with
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| been one of the more impressive teams
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| | heart?26. Tennessee (24) - Last year the
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| this preseason. Now it's time to take the
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| | Titans had teams dangling second-round
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| next step. Playoff teams take advantage
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| | draft picks for Billy Volek. Now they
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| of breaks. Big Ben being sidelined is a
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| | can't give the guy away. In what I saw of
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| break, so this is clearly an early test
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| | him - and with that feeble WR corps -
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| for the Fins.10. New York Giants (13) -
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| | Volek's preseason didn't merit a
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| Rookie Barry Cofield, 6-feet-4, 306
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| | demotion. But I'm not at practice every
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| pounds, will start at nose tackle on
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| | day.27. Cleveland (25) - What do you have
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| Sunday against a veteran Indianapolis
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| | for me Charlie Frye? Hank Fraley was a
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| O-line. Does that officially make William
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| | real good get for a team desperate for a
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| Joseph a bust? The key question for the
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| | center. The Browns are a plucky team, and
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| Giants D is can they stop the run?11.
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| | I expect them to be tough at home this
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| Cincinnati (17) - I can't tell you how
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| | season.28. Green Bay (27) - I hate to say
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| many angry e-mails I've gotten from
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| | it, but the Pack is in a position to
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| Bengals fans over the past three weeks.
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| | capitalize on the Bears disorganization
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| Listen, I apologize. When my initial
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| | this weekend. Stud Wideout Greg Jennings
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| rankings were posted, Anthony Wright was
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| | - the guy I had no idea existed when I
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| the starter and half of the team was on
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| | handicapped potential ROY candidates -
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| parole. The Bengals are a league-worst
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| | will start opposite Donald Driver.29.
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| 18-38-2 ATS in September recently.12.
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| | N.Y. Jets (29) - If you've been watching
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| Dallas (11) - The Cowboys are 1-5 SU and
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| | the waiver wire over the last week you'll
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| 2-4 ATS in their opening game over the
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| | notice that the Jets have been grabbing
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| past six years. This is the third time in
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| | anyone with the letters DT next to their
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| four seasons that they've opened on the
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| | name. They've been doing some serious
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| road, and they are 1-2 in the previous
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| | junkyard work.30. New Orleans (30) -
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| three.13. Tampa Bay (10) - Tampa starting
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| | Sunday will mark New Orleans' 18th
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| safeties Will Allen and Jermaine Phillips
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| | consecutive road game. I hate to say it,
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| have started just five games together and
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| | but the Saints might want to consider
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| they are the youngest players on the Bucs
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| | sitting Reggie Bush in Cleveland this
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| defense. But since McNair can't complete
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| | week. Just think about the horrendous
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| a pass further than 15 yards down the
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| | luck that No. 1 picks have had there over
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| field I don't see the Ravens exploiting
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| | the past few seasons.31. San Francisco
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| that.14. Jacksonville (12) - Nine
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| | (32) - Yeah, they impressed me that much
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| comeback victories. An inordinate number
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| | in the preseason. At least they had the
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| of close wins (6-1 in games decided by
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| | sense to cut ties with Kevan Barlow,
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| six points or less). No impressive road
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| | whose contract was absurd.32. Buffalo
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| W's. Last year may have been a figment of
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| | (31) - That hack Chris Berman picks the
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| the Jaguars' imagination.15. Baltimore
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| | 49ers and the Bills for the Super Bowl
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| (9) - The Ravens have lost 11 consecutive
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| | every year. I have them picked to
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| road games. It's supposed to be hot (89
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| | face-off in the Brady Quinn
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| degrees), muggy (UV Index: extreme) and
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| | Sweepstakes.Questions or comments for
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| wet (scattered T-storms) Sunday in Tampa.
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| | Robert?
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