Week 14 Flick Picks: Stubborn as an Ass

Tampa (-2.5) at Houston
Both teams are battling injuries, but it now appears that the Texans are hurting worse with QB Matt Schaub out, Ahman Green on injured reserve, Ron Dayne nursing a sore ankle, and the offensive line banged up and left with little depth. Meanwhile, Bucs QB Jeff Garcia is a game-time decision. Nonetheless, I'm hoping that Jeff Garcia is rusty and turns the ball over a bunch of times. Against better judgment, I'm sticking with my initial hunch and picking Houston.

St. Louis at Cincy (-4.5)
I'm going to stubbornly follow suit here and back the Rams even though QB Marc Bulger suffered a setback in practice Thursday and won't play. With Gus Frerotte also injured, the Rams will start third-stringer Brock Berlin. Cincy's defense is so bad that it won't matter: RB Stephen Jackson should get 25-30 carries, allowing the Rams to control the clock and open up play action for Berlin. Look for St. Louis to win a shootout 34-31.

New York (-2) at Philly
Eli Manning's perennial second-half swoon continues and the Eagles win a close one at home.

San Diego (-3) at Tennessee
The Chargers will roar past the slumping Titans and win going away, 35-13.

Cleveland (-4) at New York Jets
The Browns get back on track, while the Jets crash back to reality after blowing out Miami last week.