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Lock of week is Saints THE Jets described themselves as a work in progress in the early days of Brett Favre, and the progress has been quick. A late rally in garbage time in San Diego led to a six-TD coming-out party vs. the Cards, and now Favre has had two weeks to put more of the playbook to good use against the 0-5 Bengals. Cincy covered its last two road games at the Giants and Dallas, but both of those spreads were north of two TDs. The Cowboys found tons of yardage around the ends on the ground and down the field through the air.This shapes up as another party for Favre, while the Jets' pass rush puts the heat on sore-elbowed Carson Palmer, if he plays. The pick: Jets, -6. SAINTS (-71/2) over Raiders: The Saints will be stoked after their prime-time home loss to the Vikes. Hard to predict how the Raiders will react to... [read full story]
