9102160422 DETROIT FREE PRESS 911214 Saturday, December 14, 1991 METRO FINAL

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2B MITCH ALBOM the picks Copyright (c) 1991, Detroit Free Press PACKERS ARE HURTING MORE THAN LIONS * LIONS 21, PACKERS 17: They say Jerry Ball is out. They say Eric Sanders is out. They say this Lions team is one big emergency ward. I say it's Green Bay we're talking about here, remember? * CHICAGO 16, TAMPA BAY 7: At this point in the season, the Bucs should just stay home and mail in the results. * SAN FRANCISCO 24, KANSAS CITY 10: I know it's easy to pick on backup quarterbacks, but when their names are Bono and Vlasic, I mean, come on, what do you expect? * PITTSBURGH 28, CINCINNATI 19: I wouldn't watch this game if you dressed me up like Santa Claus and put me in a room full of screaming 6-year-olds. * PHILADELPHIA 9, DALLAS 7: Without Jim McMahon, the Eagles have as much trouble scoring as the Pistons. * HOUSTON 33, CLEVELAND 26: I wish I had a nickel for every passing play in this baby. * MINNESOTA 41, LA RAMS 20: Hey! The Underachievers Bowl! * NY JETS 23, NEW ENGLAND 20: I don't want to sound cruel, but I sort of hope someone aims his helmet at Brad Baxter's knee, then says, "What? I was just trying to block!" * ATLANTA 24, SEATTLE 10: Ooops. There go the Seahawks, venturing outside again. * MIAMI 24, SAN DIEGO 20: Miami? San Diego? Why bother to play football? Just pass the tanning lotion. * WASHINGTON 24, NY GIANTS 20: And to think, this game means absolutely nothing. * DENVER 24, PHOENIX 3: No! No! NO! This has got to stop! John Elway is thinking about going to the Super Bowl again! * BUFFALO 21, INDIANAPOLIS 10: The only thing these two teams have in common is shoulder pads. * NEW ORLEANS 20, LA RAIDERS 16 (Monday night): Face it. If the Saints slide any farther, they'll have to be called the Sinners. * RECORD LAST WEEK: 11-3. * RECORD VS. SPREAD: 9-5. * SEASON RECORD: 140-56. * SEASON VS. SPREAD: 99-90-7. * BEST PICK LAST WEEK: Kansas City 24, San Diego 19 (Chiefs won, 20-17, in overtime). * WORST PICK LAST WEEK: Cleveland 28, Denver 27 1/2 (Broncos won, 17-7).