OUR FAVORITE TEAMS HAVE HAD THEIR WEEK OFF
AND THEY'RE PREPARING TO PLAY ONCE AGAIN
NOW THAT THEYRE RECOVERED AND RESTED
IT'S TIME FOR THE SEASON'S SECOND HALF TO BEGIN
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HOUSTON'S TEXANS ARE ON A THREE-GAME STREAK
AND WINNING WOULD LEGITIMIZE THEM AS CONTENDERS
WHILE THE VIKINGS ARE JUST BARELY HANGING ON
AND KNOW THE LOSS WOULD SHOW THEM AS PRETENDERS

UNFORTUNATELY HOUSTON HASN'T WON ON THE ROAD
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHERE THEY'LL BE SUNDAY NOON
THE TEXANS KNOW STOPPING THE VIKES IN THE DOME
IS KEY TO PREVENTING A LONG SHAMEFUL SWOON

HOUSTON'S PASSING GAME HAS BEEN ON FIRE
WHICH MAKES UP FOR A SO-SO RUSHING ATTACK
AND THEIR DEFENSE MAY STRUGGLE A BIT WITH THE RUN
BUT ACCUMULATES PLENTY OF PICKOFFS AND SACKS

FREROTTE AND THE VIKES' OFFENSE HAS FOUND
JUST SCORING POINTS DOESNT ENSURE A WIN
AS ODD PLAYS, PENALTIES AND MISTAKES
HAVE COST THEM GAMES AGAIN AND AGAIN

THIS WEEK THE VIKINGS DEFENSE TRIES TO ATONE
FOR A BEARS' GAME THEY DONT LIKE TO REMEMBER
AND WITH SUSPENSIONS LOOMING FOR THE "WILLIAMS WALL"
THIS MAY BE THE ONLY CHANCE THERE'LL BE IN NOVEMBER
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THE PACKERS COASTED INTO THEIR BYE WEEK
AFTER DISPATCHING THE COLTS WITH EASE
AND USED THE TIME OFF TO REST AND RECOVER
INJURED SPLEENS AND HAMSTRINGS AND KNEES

AND IT'S WELL THEY DID FOR THEY PLAY TENNESSEE
THE ONLY TEAM IN THE LEAGUE YET TO LOSE
A TEAM THAT PLAYS WITH GRIT AND PASSION
LEAVING OPPONENTS BATTERED AND BRUISED

THE TITANS' GAMEPLAN IS NOT COMPLICATED
ITS BASED ON EFFECTIVELY RUNNING THE BALL
AS WELL AS A QUARTERBACK WHO WONT MAKE MISTAKES
AND A DEFENSE THAT JUST LOVES TO BRAWL

THE PACKERS WILL HAVE TO STOP TENNESSEE'S BACKS
FORCING KERRY COLLINS TO DROP BACK AND THROW
WITH THE PASS DEFENDERS OF GREEN BAY
WAITING TO STRIKE THAT ONE MORTAL BLOW

THIS GAME WILL BE WON IN THE TRENCHES
TO USE A TIME-WORN FOOTBALL CLICHE
AND THE TEAM THAT PLAYS THE BEST BASIC GAME
WILL EMERGE VICTORIOUS THIS COMING SUNDAY
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THE VIKINGS ARE FIGHTING TO STAY ALIVE
AND THIS WEEK'S EFFORT WILL PROVE JUST ENOUGH
WHILE IT WOULD SEEM LIKELY THAT THE TITANS WILL WIN
THE PACK WILL UPSET 'EM IF THEY HAVE THE RIGHT STUFF