8802230280 DETROIT FREE PRESS 881204 Sunday, December 04, 1988 METRO FINAL CHASER

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8D MITCH ALBOM the picks Copyright (c) 1988, Detroit Free Press UNTIL I FIND SOMEONE BETTER, HERE THEY ARE . . . I would like to chat about the latest trends in the NFL, but I am busy hiring an NFL picks coach. One who's available on weekends. In the meantime . . . Here are this week's picks. . . . * DETROIT 4, GREEN BAY 0: But just think, without the new coaches, that 4 would be a 2.* BUFFALO 24, TAMPA BAY 10: I know the Bills have clinched almost everything they need to clinch, but hey, this is still Tampa Bay. * CLEVELAND 20, DALLAS 6: The biggest difference between these two teams is that Cleveland still has a reason to be playing. * INDIANAPOLIS 24, MIAMI 17: Eric Dickerson runs all the way to Ft. Lauderdale. * NY GIANTS 23, PHOENIX 20: I still can't figure out how the Giants are winning. * CINCINNATI 23, SAN DIEGO 9: On the other hand, it's easy to figure out how the Chargers keep losing. * SAN FRANCISCO 31, ATLANTA 26: Pretty soon, the Lions will be bragging that they beat the Falcons. * NEW ENGLAND 12, SEATTLE 7: Run, run, run. Are you sure Bo Schembechler isn't coaching the Patriots? * PHILADELPHIA 28, WASHINGTON 10: Bye-bye, Super Bowl champs. * MINNESOTA 21, NEW ORLEANS 20: Let Anthony Carter kill some other team for once. * NY JETS 16, KANSAS CITY 13: Does anybody miss Mark Gas . . . Gus . . . what was that guy's name again? * LA RAIDERS 12, DENVER 10: John Elway rises from the ashes -- and gets buried. * HOUSTON 20, PITTSBURGH 13: What if we found out that Jerry Glanville really is Elvis? * (MONDAY NIGHT) LA RAMS 27, CHICAGO 26: Jim Harbaugh becomes the first Michigan quarterback to start an NFL game. If only he were playing Ohio State instead. * RECORD LAST WEEK: 9-5. * SEASON RECORD: 119-62-1. * LAST WEEK VS. SPREAD: 7-7. * SEASON VS. SPREAD: 91-88-3. * BEST PICK LAST WEEK: Philadelphia 23, Phoenix 21 (Eagles won, 31-21). * WORST PICK LAST WEEK: New Orleans 28, NY Giants 20 (Giants won, 13-12.) FOOTBALL