The Globe’s resident football expert was 7-8-1 in his game-by-game picks last week and has an overall record of 81-92-2 this season
Last night
New York Jets (Minus 3) at Buffalo Bills The NFL game comes north to Toronto again. Jets
Sunday
Denver Broncos (Minus 5) at Kansas City Chiefs Did Thanksgiving feasting on Giants straighten out Broncos? Chiefs
Detroit Lions (Plus 13) at Cincinnati Bengals With visits to Minnesota and San Diego coming up, Bengals can’t afford to slip here. Bengals
Houston (Pick ’em) at Jacksonville Jaguars Texans’ season is on the line. So is Jaguars’ year. Jaguars
New England Patriots (minus 5) at Miami Dolphins Dolphins get Patriots coming off a bruising and with chance to virtually clinch division. Patriots
New Orleans Saints (Minus 9.5) at Washington Redskins Someone will slow down the Saints at some point. Not at this point. Saints
Oakland Raiders (No line) Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh’s season suddenly is on the line. Oakland
Philadelphia Eagles (Minus 5.5) at Atlanta Falcons Eagles are inconsistent and banged-up. Falcons are inconsistent and even more banged-up. Falcons
St. Louis Rams (Plus 9) at Chicago Bears Time to think about 2010 in both cities. Rams
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Plus 6.5) at Carolina Panthers Too bad Chase to the championship is done. Folks in NASCAR country stuck watching this. Bucs
Tennessee Titans (Plus 7) at Indianapolis Colts Colts can tie consecutive regular-season wins record. Titans will hang tough. Titans
San Diego Chargers (minus 13) at Cleveland Browns Chargers thinking about a playoff bye with six consecutive wins in the bank. Chargers
Dallas Cowboys (Minus 2.5) at New York Giants Giants beat Cowboys in Week 2. Both teams were vastly different then. Giants
San Francisco 49ers (Pick ’em) at Seattle Seahawks Niners are the better team in most areas. Seahawks
Minnesota Vikings (No line) Arizona Cardinals Let’s hope Kurt Warner plays so we can watch two aging maestros at quarterback. Cardinals
Monday
Baltimore Ravens (Plus 3) at Green Bay Packers Packers cornerback Charles Woodson having his best season, could be difference-maker here. Packers
Last week 7-8-1
Season 81-92-2
With a report from The Associated Press
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