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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johernande 107 13
skolmn 124 13
thepaddler 112 13
NJboy 118 12
cindylou 112 12
cookie45 119 12
delbz 112 12
tramirez 112 12
kane 122 12
dave 111 12
glnorton 114 12
jsquires 113 12
ladonna 116 12
simpson 107 12
MillerTime 120 12
cruzr74 111 12
anthony 116 12
baygirl 108 12
1standgoal 118 12
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
awesomo 112 12
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
moze2013 113 12
suealsum 127 12
toto2426 53 12
xt1ngu1sh 120 12
Peyday 117 11
butch 116 11
GlennM 115 11
Falcoholic 110 11
joelr 112 11
jeffrx17 122 11
jeremiah 116 11
Angela Joy 104 11
Doowyt 122 11
Schosh5 116 11
Allison 115 11
billydee 116 11
bsdossey 110 11
Nemesis 112 11
lunchbox 113 11
brianac 114 11
christinab 112 11
blackrose 113 11
jason 119 11
amber 103 11
daniel 125 11
albertf 103 11
Zachary 118 11
elvis65 118 11
Tripp 117 11
randallg 120 11
gary 115 11
packerfan 119 11
tlittle 111 11
katwalk 114 11
dpollock 110 11
amos 113 11
jordan 107 11
rcundiff 93 11
barbarak 111 11
brian 120 11
susan 115 11
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twheeler 112 11
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sherry 118 11
jrichardso 121 11
richardson 94 11
gjohnson 114 11
jlane 117 11
cowboydave 115 11
khinkle 114 11
kgerber 113 11
chuck66 119 11
netter 114 11
EAGLEIGH 118 11
chupacabra 17 11
azfan 116 11
donnie 114 11
bemrich 111 11
Lockman 107 11
clifford 113 11
amanda 108 11
sharim 119 11
beth 115 11
josh 118 11
billy 117 11
stephwitt 112 11
rickb 119 11
laura 96 11
lonzo 120 11
deano 118 11
johnny 91 11
broncodude 118 11
chrissim33 113 11
reddurango 109 11
spirit 107 11
tomp 115 11
dgardner 113 11
JanaCarter 111 11
esteban 120 11
raudel 114 11
debra 114 11
tony 98 11
Gremlins 107 11
byron 79 11
putnam 107 11
Wohlfpack 124 11
jman 95 11
mateo 117 11
hoopstar23 57 11
Klacker 118 11
tracy 117 11
jetsfan 113 11
ajherrera 114 11
danielle 103 11
cardfan 119 11
brandonw 116 11
kmvdad0927 126 11
Gina 103 11
stkitts10 117 11
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orlando 95 11
nate 32 11
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nole 115 11
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crisg 121 11
benny 113 11
broncfan 116 11
bubba 117 11
vickyt 116 11
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ricksmith 121 11
tammy 118 11
raymond 115 11
joan 115 11
josie 111 11
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rayray 115 11
remiller 119 11
hambone 118 11
adrian 116 11
gregory 118 11
travh 121 11
pickem 115 11
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kath 115 11
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harry55 117 11
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rhight 115 11
pegg 116 11
Cardoc 126 11
billsfan 118 11
raiderfan 116 11
tlopez 112 11
thomas 112 11
shorty 106 11
broberts 105 11
michelle 108 11
ronny 93 11
keith 100 11
darci 100 11
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terence 108 11
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colomom 104 11
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joyce 100 11
randy 95 11
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grahamski 75 11
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juan 55 11
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justin 50 11
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billcorwin 124 11
bpardini 95 11
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candel67 50 11
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grannysfan 40 11
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jwforshee 111 11
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keevz22 56 11
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mattmages 28 11
michmat 107 11
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woodysteam 69 11
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josh1 120 10
mspat 100 10
CathyS 117 10
vickie 108 10
Mr. Wales 122 10
themainman 106 10
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bill 109 10
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goober 115 10
cass 109 10
alisha 117 10
sobrino 112 10
jeremy 119 10
laff 121 10
mamat 100 10
jessie 60 10
krosten 37 10
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bjforkner 102 10
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RK CK 118 10
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johnhanna 92 10
joshbo 109 10
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mikerak 111 10
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DSlice 120 9
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june 111 9
zane 95 9
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rrichardso 116 9
Darrell 124 9
marionl 108 9
betsy 119 9
slwalker 79 9
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jsalchicha 112 9
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jennifertr 95 9
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azcardfan 15 9
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