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The Green Side of Life

For your consideration, Heather McKie has produced eight weeks of double-digit Gridiron Green predictions.

Commute29, our overall Gridiron Green leader with 130 points, has seven.

McKie of Mancos, who showed up in last week’s 4th and Long with just 3 of 13 right in Week 12, rebounded a la Aaron McKie with 14 of 16 right in Week 13 for a one-pick victory over a host of unlucky 13s.

Daniel Orris and Gary Norton, our Weeks 2 and 10 winners, respectively, also showed up in the 1st and Goal.

The Gridiron Guru went 10-6 in Week 13 to run his season total to 112-77.

On to Week 13 ...

Thursday, Dec. 5

Houston at Jacksonville (NFL Network) – Another doozie on the Network. The current placeholder as the worst team in the AP Pro32 power rankings against the team that owned that mark the first eight weeks of the season, when the Jaguars were 0-8. Two consecutive wins and three of the last four have painted Gus Bradley and the Jaguars in a different light of late. Pick: Jaguars, 19-17. Line: Texans by 3.

Sunday, Dec. 8

Atlanta at Green Bay – North of the border, the Falcons are undefeated. Back in the states, not so much. Pick: Packers, 22-21. Line: Off.

Minnesota at Baltimore – Cassel? Ponder? It doesn’t matter; the defending champions can smell the postseason. Pick: Ravens, 21-13. Line: Ravens by 7.

Kansas City at Washington – After three consecutive defeats, the Chiefs will rediscover their mojo in the nation’s capital. Pick: Chiefs, 23-17. Line: Chiefs by 3½.

Buffalo at Tampa Bay – The Bills lost their “home” game in Canada, and now they get a hard-charging, smooth-sailing Buccaneers’ squad. Pick: Buccaneers, 24-17. Line: Buccaneers by 2½.

Miami at Pittsburgh – The Steelers still have a couple of moves left, including the Tomlin two-step. Pick: Steelers, 21-20. Line: Steelers by 3.

Detroit at Philadelphia (KASA) – Throw a few more coles on the Foles! Pick: Eagles, 30-28. Line: Lions by 2½.

Indianapolis at Cincinnati – The Colts have been known to get a little Luck now and then this season in road games. Pick: Colts, 26-20. Line: Colts by 5½.

Cleveland at New England – Remember when the Browns were coached by Bill Belichick? Weird. Pick: Patriots, 30-9. Line: Off.

Oakland at N.Y. Jets – Trust Geno Smith? Not yet; he’s got a lot to prove. Pick: Raiders, 14-6. Line: Jets by 2½.

Tennessee at Denver (KCNC, KREZ; KRSJ 100.5 FM) – Welcome back, John Fox. Pick: Broncos, 37-27. Line: Broncos by 12.

Seattle at San Francisco (KASA) – The Seahawks made a statement against the Saints, and they looked every bit the best team in the NFL and the Super Bowl favorites. Pick: Seahawks, 21-20. Line: 49ers by 3.

N.Y. Giants at San Diego – Eli Manning for Philip Rivers? That happened. Rivers, however, wins this battle. Pick: Chargers, 30-21. Line: Chargers by 3.

St. Louis at Arizona – Carson Palmer – when protected, and the Rams pack a pass rush – to Larry Fitzgerald and Michael Floyd is reminiscent of their Kurt Warner glory days. Pick: Cardinals, 27-17. Line: Cardinals by 6½.

Carolina at New Orleans (KOBF, KUSA) – The Saints’ real test starts here. The Panthers have won eight in a row, and the Big Easy is a little more forgiving than the Seattle Sound. Pick: Saints, 24-21. Line: Saints by 4.

Monday, Dec. 9

Dallas at Chicago (ESPN) – On the strength of their running game, the Cowboys soldier on at Soldier Field. Feast your eyes on this, DeMarco Murray: The Bears’ defense averages an NFL-worst 153.6 rushing yards a game. Pick: Cowboys, 33-30. Line: pick’em.

Gridiron Green

Week 13

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mbalzen 123 13

cheryl 117 13

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thepaddler 112 13

NJboy 118 12

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delbz 112 12

tramirez 112 12

kane 122 12

dave 111 12

glnorton 114 12

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ladonna 116 12

simpson 107 12

MillerTime 120 12

cruzr74 111 12

anthony 116 12

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skibum 116 12

janiceb 113 12

phil 109 12

mark 123 12

w00dy 124 12

GeriAragon 84 12

oscar 118 12

big_al 128 12

miaf 120 12

11chris 122 12

jtripp 125 12

angdolphin 116 12

Sweetness 120 12

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cash 106 12

hsteinle 89 12

paulj 108 12

bettyboop 84 12

terminator 33 12

aeverett81 123 12

broncoh8r 31 12

dgoromero 116 12

DO86 124 12

jadehope 72 12

kraegomez 113 12

mgrome 117 12

moreh2o 110 12

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suealsum 127 12

toto2426 53 12

xt1ngu1sh 120 12

Peyday 117 11

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GlennM 115 11

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jeremiah 116 11

Angela Joy 104 11

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christinab 112 11

blackrose 113 11

jason 119 11

amber 103 11

daniel 125 11

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Zachary 118 11

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randallg 120 11

gary 115 11

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tlittle 111 11

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dpollock 110 11

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jordan 107 11

rcundiff 93 11

barbarak 111 11

brian 120 11

susan 115 11

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beth 115 11

josh 118 11

billy 117 11

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tomp 115 11

dgardner 113 11

JanaCarter 111 11

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tony 98 11

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byron 79 11

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Wohlfpack 124 11

jman 95 11

mateo 117 11

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Klacker 118 11

tracy 117 11

jetsfan 113 11

ajherrera 114 11

danielle 103 11

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orlando 95 11

nate 32 11

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raymond 115 11

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Cardoc 126 11

billsfan 118 11

raiderfan 116 11

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joyce 100 11

randy 95 11

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candel67 50 11

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grannysfan 40 11

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mattmages 28 11

michmat 107 11

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mspat 100 10

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vickie 108 10

Mr. Wales 122 10

themainman 106 10

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bill 109 10

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cass 109 10

alisha 117 10

sobrino 112 10

jeremy 119 10

laff 121 10

mamat 100 10

jessie 60 10

krosten 37 10

cabin 29 10

winner 35 10

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bjforkner 102 10

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duziedu 95 10

RK CK 118 10

jadosse 121 10

johnhanna 92 10

joshbo 109 10

jrarch55 112 10

kslyter 123 10

lilbucki 78 10

lordhunter 116 10

mikerak 111 10

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june 111 9

zane 95 9

redhawks 114 9

rrichardso 116 9

Darrell 124 9

marionl 108 9

betsy 119 9

slwalker 79 9

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jennifertr 95 9

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jlittle 74 9

azcardfan 15 9

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tarzano 60 9

joosten 99 8

james 114 8

kristalp 105 8

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susanne 111 8

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sparky 115 8

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colotex 65 5

smouret 107 5

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