9302080607 DETROIT FREE PRESS 931023 Saturday, October 23, 1993 METRO FINAL

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5B MITCH ALBOM The picks Copyright (c) 1993, Detroit Free Press HEY, LIONS DIDN'T PULL THE SWITCH * Detroit 23, Rams 17: Something feels funny. . . . I can't put my finger on . . . Oh! I know! It's been seven days and no quarterback change. What's going on? * Buffalo 20, Jets 16: Once again, another team lets America down in the quest to keep Buffalo out of the Super Bowl. * Houston 20, Cincinnati 7: The trading deadline came and went, and Warren Moon still has his house. I don't think he's gonna repave the driveway, however. * Pittsburgh 19, Cleveland 14: Now that Bernie Kosar is not playing, he has reapplied for his old job, playing Big Bird on Sesame Street. * New Orleans 28, Atlanta 14: Deion Sanders is back, not that the New Orleans linebackers care. * Seattle 20, New England 3: How bad is this game? Both teams lost to the Lions! * San Francisco 28, Phoenix 19: Next time I see Steve Beuerlein, I'm gonna ask him this: Yo, pal, what's with all those vowels in your last name? * Green Bay 9, Tampa Bay 0: A rectal exam would be more enjoyable than watching this game. * Miami 19, Indianapolis 14: Jeff George comes trotting into the huddle, slaps his hands and says, "Let's go!" The other guys say, "Uh, do we know you?" * Chicago 10, Minnesota 3 (Monday night): Afterward, Richard Dent grabs Jim McMahon's head band, eats it, swallows it and says, "You know, Jim, I never liked you." * Best pick last week: Kansas City 17, San Diego 12 (Chiefs won, 17-14). * Worst pick last week: New Orleans 24, Pittsburgh 17 (Steelers won, 37-14). * Record last week: 6-3. * Record vs. spread: 3-6. * Season record: 53-27. * Season vs. spread: 35-44-1.