I believe it was American poet laureate Elvis Presley who said, “it’s now or never … .” Well, your Bears will be checking out of Heartbreak Hotel if they leave Oakland with a loss. Goodbye, playoffs. Hello, winter! Not to worry, though, I’m picking the Bears this week. So that’ll be one week down, seven more to sweat out! But what do I know, I ain’t nothing but a hound dog. – – –
MATCHUP, THE LINE, FINAL SHAKE
BEARS at Oakland, 3:15 p.m., FOX Bears by 31/2 Bears
Minnesota at Green Bay, noon, FOX Packers by 6 Vikings
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, noon, CBS Steelers by 91/2 Steelers
Buffalo at Miami, noon Bills by 3 Bills
St. Louis at New Orleans, noon Saints by 111/2 Saints
Denver at Kansas City, noon Chiefs by 3 Chiefs
Jacksonville at Tennessee, noon Titans by 4 Jaguars
Philadelphia at Washington, noon Redskins by 3 Redskins
Atlanta at Carolina, noon Panthers by 4 Falcons
Cincinnati at Baltimore, 3:05 p.m. Ravens by 4 Bengals
Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 3:15 p.m. Cowboys by 1 1/2 Cowboys
Detroit at Arizona, 3:15 p.m. Cardinals by 1 Lions
Indianapolis at San Diego, 7:15 p.m., NBC Colts by 3 1/2 Colts
San Francisco at Seattle, 7:30 p.m., ESPN Seahawks by 10 49ers
