Florio: Cowboys, 24-20. Simms: Cowboys, 20-17. Another week, another failure by the Chiefs to cover the spread. Florio: Chiefs, 23-20. Simms: Browns, 24-20. The Texans are limping toward an inevitable playoff berth; the Dolphins are surging toward coming up short.

The Eagles and one high-stakes bettor had a big sweat against a resurgent Panthers team on Sunday. Manning, Vinatieri, Luke Kuechly, Terrell Suggs, and Marshal Yanda are among the first-time finalists. Corbin Burnes has been one of the best pitchers in MLB over the past five seasons.

Pete Prisco is picking the Colts to win by a touchdown. While others think that last week’s loss will rollover into this game against Tennessee, Prisco thinks the opposite, mentioning that the Colts defense did a lot of good things last week, resulting in a bounce-back win.