8902090404 DETROIT FREE PRESS 891001 Sunday, October 01, 1989 METRO FINAL

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6E MITCH ALBOM the picks Copyright (c) 1989, Detroit Free Press LIONS WIN? WE DESERVE SOME TIME OFF Let's dispense with the small talk. Now, for this week's picks . . . * LIONS 24, PITTSBURGH 10: Yes, the Lions finally win. I vote that Mayor Young gives us the whole week off to celebrate the occasion. * CLEVELAND 20, DENVER 17: Elway! Kosar! Tora! Tora! Tora! * MIAMI 38, HOUSTON 34: The House of Pain? I thought that was my chiropractor's office. * BUFFALO 28, NEW ENGLAND 16: Well, the Patriots have done it again. They've opened the shoe box and let Doug Flutie out. * WASHINGTON 20, NEW ORLEANS 19: Wait a minute. Wasn't New Orleans supposed to be good? * MINNESOTA 29, TAMPA BAY 21: Wait a minute. Wasn't Tampa Bay supposed to be lousy? * PHOENIX 30, SAN DIEGO 10: Actually, the game is canceled at halftime when both teams decide it's just too nice outside to play football. * GREEN BAY 17, ATLANTA 3: Who cares? * LA RAIDERS 21, SEATTLE 17: Baseball season ends. Bo Jackson hops a plane. He lands in LA. Fields a punt. Returns it 89 yards. Raiders win. * NY GIANTS 33, DALLAS 16: After today, Jimmy Johnson will be the only 0-4 coach in the NFL. That'll muss his hair. * NY JETS 24, INDIANAPOLIS 17: If Al keeps this up, they'll be called New York city Toon Town. * CINCINNATI 21, KANSAS CITY 20: Quick. Spell Marty Schottenh . . . Scottin . . . Skattun . . . never mind. * LA RAMS 27, SAN FRANCISCO 21: The 49ers lose when Roger Craig, the baseball manager, accidentally suits up at fullback. * PHILADELPHIA 23, CHICAGO 20 (Monday night): I see fog. I see lots of fog. I see . . . I can't see anything. * RECORD LAST WEEK: 7-7. * RECORD VS. SPREAD: 8-6. * SEASON RECORD: 27-15. * SEASON RECORD VS. SPREAD: 23-18-1. * BEST PICK LAST WEEK: Indianapolis over Atlanta, 21-17. Colts won, 13-9. * WORST PICK LAST WEEK: Kansas City over San Diego, 20-19. Chargers won, 21-6. FOOTBALL