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Not a chance. There's not a lot of urgency to complete the trade in a timely fashion since the Jets know they have the Packers over a barrel since Rodgers publicly announced his intention to join the Jets and Rodgers will probably just retire if the Jets won't accept whatever deal the Packers throw at them. The Jets reported wish to give the Packers picks in next year's draft, not this year's is also likely behind the delay.

On top of that, Jordan Love is in the 2nd to last year of his rookie contract. Now is the time to see what the kid is made of.
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Apparently, we're going to finally get a yearly game on Thanksgiving weekend hosted exclusively by an AFC team. The Bengals want to make the Black Friday game, added for this season, a yearly tradition. I guess if Detroit can have a Thanksgiving game every year, giving Cincinnati a yearly game the next day isn't too farfetched.
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I joined a pick 'em league that my sister and brother-in-law do after they told me one win would allow me to make back my $25 investment. I just submitted my picks today and there's also an accompanying "last man standing" game where you can win if you manage an 18 game streak.

My picks:
Kansas City
Atlanta
Baltimore (Last Man Standing pick)
Cincinnati
Jacksonville (was almost my Last Man Standing pick but found out the game was in Indianapolis)
Minnesota
New Orleans
San Francisco
Washington
Green Bay
Denver
Chargers
Philadelphia
Seattle
Dallas
Buffalo (Monday night tiebreaker is points from each team and total points, I went with 37-21 for 58 points)

I also entered a contest on NFL.com for a $100 gift card that also involves picking games, albeit only five. If I win, I don't know what I'll do.
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A $25 weekly prize for a $25 buy-in is pretty solid. How many people are in the league?
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I saw a chart listing 100 but when I got the group e-mail (which had to be forwarded by my brother-in-law as the original got sent to quarantine and therefore, needs a week to be released), there were around 30 listed e-mails. So it might be some picking via e-mail or text and others doing it in person as it's being sponsored by an area pizza franchisee.
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In one hour, a new season begins.

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By the way, this is the same guy a few years earlier.

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Finished 9-7 this week, beating my sister and brother-in-law by three games. Obviously, I didn't win this week but there's seventeen more weeks and I'm still in Last Man Standing.

My picks.

Philadelphia (was almost my Last Man Standing pick)
Green Bay
Buffalo
Baltimore
Detroit
Houston
Kansas City (I really can't see the Chiefs starting 0-2, even with the game being in Jacksonville)
Tampa Bay
Chargers
Giants
San Francisco
Dallas (Last Man Standing pick)
Denver
Miami
Carolina
Pittsburgh (Monday Night tiebreaker: 28-20 for 48 points)

The game of the week will be whatever game Kevin Harlan's doing for CBS.
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I actually have a slim shot of winning this week if I get both Monday night games correct and win both tiebreaker scenarios on my end as another entrant had the exact same number of points. My sister can also win but has to have the Saints and Browns win and win her tiebreaker.

If only the Lions and Chargers had won in overtime and the Packers and Broncos hadn't blown their leads, I'd be cruising with a 13-1 record instead of 9-5 and in a nine-way tie for first. At least the Giants came back to win.
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Finished 10-6. The winner went 12-4.

My picks:
San Francisco (Last Man Standing pick)
Cleveland
Detroit
Green Bay
Miami
Minnesota
New England
Buffalo
Jacksonville
Baltimore
Seattle
Kansas City
Dallas
Las Vegas
Philadelphia
Rams (Monday night tiebreaker, 20-13 for 33 points)

I feel a little guilty taking the Thursday night game as my Last Man Standing pick but the 49ers are the 49ers and the Giants, even with their comeback win giving them momentum, don't have Barkley.
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The Broncos really have to be questioning hiring Sean Payton now. Their defense can't stop anything.

Meanwhile, this game continues my belief that something amazing happens when Kevin Harlan does the play-by-play.
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10-6 this week. 25 players left in the Last Man Standing pool after Baltimore, Dallas, and Jacksonville all lost.

Best football player name right now: Lil'Jordan Humphrey.

My picks:
Green Bay
Jacksonville
Buffalo
Minnesota
Denver
Cleveland
Houston
Indianapolis
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chargers
Dallas
San Francisco
Kansas City (Last Man Standing pick, I expect the Chiefs still have some Swiftie dust and beat the quarterback no one likes)
Seattle (Monday night tiebreaker score: 38-15 for 53 points)
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11-5 this week but it's a little hard to win when almost everyone has a good week. Still in on Last Man Standing, despite Zach Wilson trying to play spoiler.

My picks:
Washington
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Detroit
Tennessee
Miami (Last Man Standing pick)
New England
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Jets
Kansas City
San Francisco
Green Bay (Monday night tiebreaker: 22-21 for 43 total points)
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10-4 this week. Had two games gone my way, I would have have won the week.

Meanwhile, anyone else notice that the Chiefs game is on Thursday and then The Eras Tour opens on Friday? Is the NFL scripted like they say it is?

Anyway, my picks.

Kansas City
Baltimore
Atlanta
Minnesota
Seattle
San Francisco
Houston
Jacksonville (almost my Last Man Standing pick due to Jacksonville's home winning streak against Indianapolis but Minshew Mania is alive in Indianapolis so this one could go either way)
Miami
Las Vegas
Detroit
Rams (strongly considered this one for Last Man Standing also)
Philadelphia (Last Man Standing pick, the Jets have never beaten the Eagles and I expect a lot of Eagles fans at MetLife)
Buffalo (was also considered for Last Man Standing but felt the Bills' injuries and the adjustment from London time could make this one a more competitive game)
Dallas (Monday night tiebreaker: 28-27 for 55 points)
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Why, Jalen Hurts? Just why?
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The Jets defense threw him off his game in the second half. I thought they were going to find a way to Jets it up after Breece Hall took the bait to walk into the endzone with 2 minutes left, but they surprisingly held strong and delivered one of the most shocking upsets of the season so far. Just a brutal week for survivor pools between this game and the 49ers losing to the Browns.
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