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It's tough to pick the winners in what looks to be a very competitive Week 7.
This week's marquee matchup features two 5-1 clubs — and the only ones in the AFC with winning records — as the Baltimore Ravens lock up with the Houston Texans. However the game has lost some juice now that both teams have lost their defensive heartbeats, linebackers Ray Lewis and Brian Cushing, over the past two weeks.
The rest of the 13-game slate features five other contests between teams with .500 records or better and six divisional scrapes, including both weekend-capping games — the Pittsburgh Steelers visit Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night while the Chicago Bears host the Detroit Lions on Monday.
| JarrettBell | JimCorbett | NateDavis | MikeGarafalo | RobertKlemko | PeteO'Brien | SimonSamano | |
| 2012regular season | 48-43 (.527) | 53-28 (.582) | 54-37 (.593) | 40-35 (.533) | 53-28 (.582) | 48-43 (.527) | 59-32 (.648) |
| Week 6 | 5-9 | 7-7 | 8-6 | 10-4 | 7-7 | 6-8 | 10-4 |
| *Lockof the Week * | 3-3 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 2-3 | 4-2 | 2-4 | 3-3 |
| 2011regularseason | 169-87 (.660) | 170-86 (.664) | 171-85 (.668) | -- | 163-93 (.637) | 169-87 (.660) | -- |
| Seattleat San Francisco | 49ers | 49ers | 49ers | 49ers | 49ers | 49ers | 49ers |
| Washington at N.Y. Giants | Giants | Giants | Giants | Giants | Giants | Giants | Giants |
| Arizonaat Minnesota | Vikings | Vikings | Vikings | Vikings | Vikings | Vikings | Vikings |
| Dallasat Carolina | Cowboys | Cowboys | Cowboys | Panthers | Cowboys | Cowboys | Panthers |
| NewOrleans at Tampa Bay | Saints | Saints | Saints | Saints | Saints | Saints | Saints |
| GreenBay at St. Louis | Packers | *Packers* | *Packers* | Packers | *Packers* | *Packers* | Rams |
| Baltimore at Houston | Texans | Texans | Texans | Ravens | Texans | Texans | Texans |
| Clevelandat Indianapolis | Colts | Colts | Browns | Browns | Colts | Colts | Colts |
| Tennessee at Buffalo | Titans | Titans | Titans | Bills | Titans | Bills | Bills |
| N.Y.Jets at New England | *Patriots* | Patriots | Patriots | *Patriots* | Patriots | Patriots | *Patriots* |
| Jacksonville at Oakland | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders | Jaguars | Raiders | Raiders | Raiders |
| Pittsburgh at Cincinnati | Bengals | Steelers | Steelers | Bengals | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers |
| Detroitat Chicago | Lions | Bears | Bears | Lions | Lions | Bears | Bears |
| PreseasonSuper Bowl Picks | Jarrett Bell | Jim Corbett | Nate Davis | Mike Garafolo | Robert Klemko | Pete O'Brien | Simon Samano |
| AFCchampion | Ravens | Ravens | Texans | Broncos | Texans | Patriots | Texans |
| NFCchampion | Packers | Packers | 49ers | Bears | 49ers | Packers | 49ers |
| SuperBowlXLVII champion | Packers | Packers | 49ers | Broncos | 49ers | Patriots | 49ers |
| Therecord book | Jarrett Bell | Jim Corbett | Nate Davis | Mike Garafolo | Robert Klemko | Pete O'Brien | Simon Samano |
| 2011regular season | 169-87 (.660) | 170-86 (.664) | 171-85 (.668) | -- | 163-93 (.637) | 169-87 (.660) | -- |
| 2010regular season | 156-100 (.609) | 160-96 (.625) | 168-88 (.656) | -- | -- | 162-94 (.633) | -- |
| 2009regular season | 169-87 (.660) | 163-93 (.637) | 173-83 (.676) | -- | -- | 176-80 (.688) | -- |
| 2008regular season | 161-94-1 (.631) | 161-94-1 (.631) | 170-85-1 (.666) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2007regular season | 163-93 (.637) | -- | 174-82 (.680) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2006regular season | 143-113 (.559) | -- | 158-98 (.617) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2005regular season | 156-100 (.609) | -- | 172-84 (.672) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Note:Picks are made straight up,not against the spread. | |||||||
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