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Happy holidays! Here are some football picks …

Five-star upset special o’ the week: Broncos over Patriots. The Interwebs would explode from happiness if Tim Tebow led the Broncos to Super Bowl XLVI and played an undefeated Packers team.

Lock of the week: Packers over Chiefs. Yes, I know I picked the Pack as my “Lock of the week” last week, but this isn’t a suicide pool, I reserve the right to choose any team any amount of times I please, especially if it’s the Packers. The Packers — unless, all of a sudden and without any notice, Mike McCarthy turns all Jim Caldwell on us — are likely going to overwhelm a Chiefs team that fired its coach this week and will welcome a new, even-less-experienced-than-the-previous quarterback into the huddle (Dec. 16 update: Kyle Orton will start, not Ricky Stanzi). New coach + inexperienced QB making start / undefeated Packers = well, it doesn’t really add up, but you get the idea that it’s not good for KC.

Thursday’s game

Jaguars at Falcons
The pick: Falcons

Saturday’s game

Cowboys at Buccaneers
The pick: Cowboys

Sunday’s games

Dolphins at Bills
The pick: Dolphins
Seahawks at Bears
The pick: Seahawks
Panthers at Texans
The pick: Texans
Titans at Colts
The pick: Titans
Packers at Chiefs
The pick: Packers
Saints at Vikings
The pick: Saints
Redskins at Giants
The pick: Giants
Bengals at Rams
The pick: Bengals
Lions at Raiders
The pick: Lions
Browns at Cardinals
The pick: Cardinals
Patriots at Broncos
The pick: Broncos
Jets at Eagles
The pick: Eagles
Ravens at Chargers
The pick: Ravens

Monday’s game

Steelers at 49ers
The pick: Steelers

Statistical breakdown

Last week’s record: 11-5
2011 overall record: 139-69 (.668 winning percentage)
Five-star upset special record: 4-10
Lock of the week record: 11-3