Matt Ryan and his offense should outscore Philadelphia for a close home victory. Indianapolis, on autopilot to the playoffs, has Tennessee in the friendly confines at home in Indiana. We have to take the best team in the AFC to this point, and give the Colts the nod on this one. Houston takes on Jacksonville in Florida and should nail this road win becoming one step closer to the first playoff game in franchise history. Houston must keep winning now, and hope the chips fall right for the Texans. Cincinnati will handle Detroit at home and remain a good solid 9-3 for the season. Tampa Bay will have their only real shot at another win this season, against the Carolina Panthers on the road I would almost take the Bucs in this one, but I think not Carolina wins this one at home. 
The Steelers will have Roelthlisberger back hopefully, and handle the Raiders, to keep their playoff hopes alive. New England is in Miami, and should handle the reduced wildcat without Ronnie Brown. New Orleans, on cruise control to the NFC Championship Game, will beat Washington on the road easily. San Diego will take Cleveland on the road easily as well to keep the division lead. The 49ers have Seattle on a trip north, and should handle the Seahawks to keep very faint playoff hopes alive These hopes are very faint, like barely a pulse Dallas has a big test with the Giants in the Meadowlands.

I will take the Giants at home, who have something to prove still, while Dallas will be complacent it seems in this one The Vikings travel to the desert and take on Arizona. This season, the Vikings added some Favre guy for the trip west Advantage, Vikings. On Monday, the Ravens travel to Green Bay and take on the surging Packers This should be a pretty good one Green Bay, at home as of late, seems like a good pick. The Ravens are fighting for the playoffs and so are the Packers This is like a mini-playoff game to make the playoffs Take the Packers in this one.Thomas NFL Mikee Moreland.. (Adds details, background) Bonds WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Treasury Department saidon Thursday it will give regulators two extra weeks to approvethrift and bank holding company applications and so effectivelyextend the time for certain firms to seek rescue funds "We have given the regulators until Jan. 15 to finishprocessing any holding company and thrift applications thatwere not completed by (Dec.
31) for applicants wishing toparticipate in (the capital purchase program)," the Treasurysaid in a statement. Thursday's announcement means that any firms that appliedfor bank or thrift status in order to access rescue funds willnot be disqualified because their charter was not approved intime. At the end of the year, Chrysler Financial sought anindustrial loan charter which, if approved, would expand itsaccess to federal funds. Chrysler Chief Executive Bob Nardellialso said in December that the automaker's finance arm hadapplied for Troubled Asset Relief Program funds.