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The only people who came up shorter in Week 12 of the NFL season than the New York Jets were the NESN.com NFL Ppicks podcasters. NESN.com senior assistant editor Mike Cole and assistant editor Ricky Doyle struggled through the Thanksgiving week, taking a beating against the spread after beating up their respective Turkey Day food spreads. They’re back at it again this week, hoping to rebound after a week that saw them produce nine combined wins. Oof. On to the Week 13 picks. Cole ATLANTA (-3.5) over New Orleans CHICAGO (-4) over Seattle Minnesota (+9.5) over GREEN BAY San Francisco (-7.5) over ST. LOUIS Arizona (+4.5) over NEW YORK JETS Carolina (-3) over KANSAS CITY DETROIT (-4.5) over Indianapolis BUFFALO (-6) over Jacksonville New England (-9) over MIAMI Houston (-6) over TENNESSEE DENVER (-7) over Tampa Bay Pittsburgh – BALTIMORE OAKLAND (-1.5) over Cleveland Cincinnati (-2) over SAN DIEGO DALLAS (-10) over Philadelphia WASHINGTON (+3) over New York Giants Last week: 5-11 Season...
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