9102070320 DETROIT FREE PRESS 911005 Saturday, October 05, 1991 METRO FINAL

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2B MITCH ALBOM the picks Copyright (c) 1991, Detroit Free Press IF NO PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT, LIONS ARE A LOCK * LIONS 28, MINNESOTA 14: OK. I'm on the Lions' bandwagon. And I'll tell you why. The Lions simplified their defense; they got better. Rodney Peete barely practices anymore; he has gotten better. I like this philosophy. Pretty soon, they'll just show up on Sundays and win the Super Bowl. * WASHINGTON 24, CHICAGO 23: I hate to say it, but Michael Jordan is so overexposed in Chi-town, it makes me wish Jim McMahon were back. * PHILADELPHIA 9, TAMPA BAY 3: Speaking of McMahon . . . who's quarterbacking the Eagles now, Norm Snead? * DALLAS 21, GREEN BAY 14: The Pack is backward. * HOUSTON 34, DENVER 31: I want a pepperoni pizza for every pass thrown in this one. * PITTSBURGH 17, INDIANAPOLIS 6: I wouldn't watch this game if you stuck me on a spit and barbecued me. * MIAMI 21, NEW ENGLAND 18: Are you starting to get the feeling that the Lions' victory over the Dolphins wasn't as impressive as we thought? * SEATTLE 17, CINCINNATI 14: The Ickey Shuffle has turned into the Funeral March. * CLEVELAND 13, NY JETS 10: How come nobody asks Michael Dean Perry how much he eats? * NY GIANTS 23, PHOENIX 20: Sooner or later, New Yorkers will demand Phil Simms. And once they get him, they'll start asking for Bill Parcells. * LA RAIDERS 20, SAN DIEGO 7: Maybe they should rename the team: Chargers to Crawlers. * KANSAS CITY 20, BUFFALO 19 (Monday night): Personally, I think these Monday night games are rigged to make us all stay up as late as possible. * RECORD LAST WEEK: 10-2. * RECORD VS. SPREAD: 6-6. * SEASON RECORD: 50-18. * SEASON VS. SPREAD: 30-35-3. * BEST PICK LAST WEEK: Phoenix 20, New England 13 (Cardinals won, 24-10). * WORST PICK LAST WEEK: Detroit 21, Tampa Bay 20 (Lions won, 31-3).