9202090587 DETROIT FREE PRESS 921024 Saturday, October 24, 1992 METRO FINAL

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5B MITCH ALBOM the picks Copyright (c) 1992, Detroit Free Press HOW LOW ARE THE LIONS? BUCS WILL BEAT 'EM AGAIN * BUCCANEERS 26, LIONS 21: And you know how much it hurts me to pick Tampa Bay to win anything. * CHICAGO 17, GREEN BAY 16: Have you noticed that Mike Ditka's press conferences are a lot more interesting than his team? * CLEVELAND 15, NEW ENGLAND 7: Oooh. Here's one you won't want to miss. * DALLAS 20, LA RAIDERS 12: Sorry, I still think Todd Marinovich is a cross between Alfred E. Neuman and Archie. * HOUSTON 35, CINCINNATI 14: Memo from David Shula: "Dear Dad . . . HELP!" * KANSAS CITY 24, PITTSBURGH 10: When Lonnie Smith hit that home run in Game 5, I swear I heard Pittsburgh Pirates fans going, "Uh-huh. See? What'd I tell you?" * MIAMI 28, INDIANAPOLIS 10: The winningest team in football against, well, the Colts. * NY GIANTS 19, SEATTLE 6: The Seahawks score about as often as the Blue Jays. * PHILADELPHIA 28, PHOENIX 14: The battle of the PH. A very balanced game. * DENVER 21, SAN DIEGO 20: If this game is on TV, I'm not turning it on until the last two minutes, because John Elway won't even get started until then. * WASHINGTON 27, MINNESOTA 20: Sorry, Vikings, but you haven't really played anyone yet. And you still lost to the Lions. * BUFFALO 30, NY JETS 17 (Monday night): Winner gets the state of New York for a week. Loser gets it for a year. * BEST PICK LAST WEEK: Cleveland 17, Green Bay 6 (Cleveland won, 13-7). * WORST PICK LAST WEEK: NY Giants 24, LA Rams 14 (Rams won, 38-17). * RECORD LAST WEEK: 8-5. * RECORD VS. SPREAD: 3-10. * SEASON RECORD: 56-35. * SEASON VS. SPREAD: 42-43-3.