My apologies for the lack of picks for the past few weeks. Never fear, the predictions are back. Here are my picks for NFL Week 9:

Denver over Cincinnati: Peyton will continue his dominance, slowly starting to place Denver on the list of Super Bowl favorites

Baltimore over Cleveland: This requires no explanation.

Green Bay over Arizona: Don’t look now, but Green Bay is starting to play like a Super Bowl contender (finally).

Chicago over Tennessee: Tennessee’s season ended when Andrew Luck got the ball to start overtime.

Indianapolis over Miami: The winner of this game will be legitimate playoff contenders. Miami may not have their quarterback, and the Colts have been very impressive at home this year.

Washington over Carolina: RGIII > Cam Newton.

Jacksonville over Detroit: Detroit seems to be unaware of the fact that they have the best receiver in the league on their team.

Houston over Buffalo: The Bills should just save themselves some money and not bother playing this game.

Seattle over Minnesota: Seattle has the best home-field advantage in the NFL, no question about it.

Tampa Bay over Oakland: Tampa has been sneakily good this season, and Oakland will fade out of the playoff race with a loss here.

New York over Pittsburgh: It isn’t always pretty, but Eli and the Giants always find a way to win.

Atlanta over Dallas: Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, Roddy White, Michael Turner and Tony Gonzalez against… Tony Romo? Good luck Cowboys.

Philadelphia over New Orleans: Michael Vick must win this game to keep his job, and the team will rally behind him. Mark it down right now, the Eagles will make the playoffs.

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