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DETROIT FREE PRESS
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061117
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Friday, November 17, 2006
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METRO FINAL
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SPT; SPORTS
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5D
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NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA; DREW SHARP; MITCH ALBOM
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Free Press sports writers
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THE DEN
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Copyright (c) 2006, Detroit Free Press
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THE PICKS
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Sports writers Mitch Albom, Nicholas J. Cotsonika and Drew Sharp take their best shots each week at predicting the NFL's winners and losers. Their choices are made against the Glantz-Culver line. (Home teams capitalized.)

THE GAMES                             TIME/DAY     TV                     ALBOM        COTSONIKA    SHARP        
ARIZONA 2 over Detroit                4:05 Sunday  Fox (Channel 2)    Detroit     Detroit      Detroit      
BALTIMORE 4 over Atlanta                   1:00 Sunday  -                 Atlanta      Baltimore    Baltimore    
CAROLINA 7 over St. Louis                    1:00 Sunday  -                 Carolina     Carolina     St. Louis    
Chicago 7 over N.Y. JETS                       1:00 Sunday  -                 Chicago      Chicago      N.Y. Jets    
HOUSTON 2 1/2  over Buffalo                1:00 Sunday  -                 Buffalo      Buffalo      Buffalo      
KANSAS CITY 9 1/2  over Oakland        1:00 Sunday  -                 Kansas City  Kansas City  Kansas City  
MIAMI 3 1/2  over Minnesota                   1:00 Sunday  -                 Minnesota    Minnesota    Miami        
New England 5 1/2  over GREEN BAY    1:00 Sunday  CBS (Channel 62)  New England  New England  New England  
NEW ORLEANS 3 1/2  over Cincinnati   1:00 Sunday  -                 New Orleans  Cincinnati   Cincinnati   
PHILADELPHIA 13 over Tennessee       1:00 Sunday  -                 Tennessee    Philadelphia Tennessee    
Pittsburgh 3 1/2  over CLEVELAND         1:00 Sunday  -                 Cleveland    Pittsburgh   Cleveland    
TAMPA BAY 3 over Washington             1:005 Sunday -                 Tampa Bay    Washington   Tampa Bay    
Seattle 4 1/2  over SAN FRANCISCO        4:05 Sunday  -                 Seattle      Seattle      Seattle      
Indianapolis 1 over DALLAS           4:15 Sunday   CBS (Channel 62) Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis 
DENVER 2 1/2  over San Diego         8:15 Sunday  NBC (Channel 4)   San Diego    San Diego    San Diego    
JACKSONVILLE 3 1/2  over N.Y. Giants 8:30 Monday  ESPN              N.Y. Giants  Jacksonville N.Y. Giants  
Last week                            -            -                 8-7          7-8          6-9          
Season total                         -            -                 71-66-6      68-69-6      67-70-6
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football
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