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Minute-by-minute updates of the games as they happen, live on TMC starting at about 12:55 EDT.

12:35 PM - My picks for today, and short rationales for each:

CIN over CLE - Anything less than a 20-point win for the Bengals will be disappointing.

IND over TEN - Probably will be the closest game of the day, but the Titans don’t have the secondary to hold down Manning and company for 60 minutes.

SF over STL - A prime candidate for today’s worst game. Frisco is the pick by default, thanks to the Rams losing Orlando Pace.

GB over NYG - There could be 10 combined turnovers in this game. The Giants are too banged up to do much.

NO over TB - Surely the Saints aren’t as bad as the Indianapolis game made them out to be.

JAX over ATL - Joey Harrington is still involved with the Falcons, therefore this is a loss.

PIT over BUF - If this game was in Buffalo, I’d probably have picked the Bills.

CAR over HOU - The Texans are much improved, but so are the Panthers.

DAL over MIA - Welcome to the Cam Cameron era, Miami.

SEA over ARI - Seattle establishes themselves as the team with the inside track to the NFC’s Super Bowl berth with this win.

DET over MIN - Adrian Peterson is exciting. If the Vikings had anyone else at QB, they’d have a shot in this one.

DEN over OAK - Oakland joins Cleveland in a race for next year’s #1 overall pick.

CHI over KC - Could Kansas City play any worse than they did last week? The Bears defense might score 28 points by themselves in this one.

BAL over NYJ - Both teams’ quarterbacks are severely hobbled, but the Ravens at least have a ground game and a defense to mitigate that.

NE over SD - Never underestimate the power of Norv Turner to drag a talented team down to a mediocre level.

PHI over WAS - I’ll be shocked in the Redskins win any games on the road this year.

1:05 PM - And we’re off! Simultaneous game starts in several locations. We’re getting the Colts-Titans game here in SoFla…and that’s it. Apparently the Colts lost two starting linebackers to injury. Is there a team in the league that could less afford to lose defensive starters?

1:10 PM - We’ve got our first red zone intrusion of the day, as the Giants use a couple of long passes to get to the Green Bay 19. However, we can always trust in Eli Manning…the Giants fail on third down. Lawrence Tynes comes in to kick the field goal…and it’s wide left! Still 0-0.

Meanwhile, the Titans go for it on 4th down at the Indianapolis 40 and blow it. First down Colts.

1:14 PM - The Bengals score the first touchdown of the day, courtesy of a Palmer-to-Rudi Johnson connection from the 13.

The Colts aren’t far behind…Manning connects with Harrison for about 30 yards, then Addai pops in from 9 yards out. 7-0 Colts.

1:15 PM - Er, make that 6-0 Colts, as the Titans block Vinatieri’s PAT. That’s what I get for assuming things.

The Rams have pushed inside the 49ers 10 yard line. Also, Pittsburgh jumps out to a 3-0 lead on the Bills.

1:21 PM - The Rams are all like “In your face, thermocaster!” Bulger to Holt for a touchdown, and St. Louis takes the early lead at home.

There have been plenty of bad things said about this “Kid Nation” reality show that CBS is airing. But the bigger question to me is why are we still calling this “reality television”? What’s realistic about 50 kids living in the New Mexico desert with no adult supervision? If they were looking for that many unsupervised kids in one spot, they could’ve just filmed the Oakland Raiders every week.

1:24 PM - Delhomme-to-Smith for 6 yards, and the Panthers lead 7-0. Also, the Colts defense really looks soft today, with big cushions given to the Titans receivers. This is the problem with such a thin roster…in order to commit to stopping the run, they’re having to just forget about tight pass coverage. Of course, just as I say that, they sack Vince Young.

1:25 PM - This “1,2,3,4″ iPod commercial is going to drive me to commit a hate crime. It’s rapidly approaching “This is ourrrr countryyyy” levels of annoyance.

1:33 PM - Colts got damn lucky, as TE Ben Utecht nearly fumbles in Indianapolis territory, but the Colts recover.

Meanwhile, the Buccaneers drive down the field, take advantage of a 5 for 5 passing effort by Garcia, and hand it to Cadillac for a 1-yard TD plunge. 7-0 Bucs. Also, the Panthers are back in the red zone.

1:40 PM - Heck of a route run by Andre Johnson. Matt Schaub finds him for a 31-yard touchdown, and the Texans aren’t going away quite yet. 14-7 Carolina.

Meanwhile, the only thing keeping the Colts defense afloat is the Titans lack of offensive execution. Bironas knocks in a field goal, and it’s 6-3 Colts.

1:51 PM - The Steelers lead 6-0 on a pair of field goals, but they should be forced to forfeit this game due to the hideous “third jerseys” they’re wearing. Lord, these things are ugly. Yellow helmets and World League-quality color patterns.

What’s the deal with the Bengals? Their lead has been cut to 7-6, and the Browns are driving again.

Touchdown Colts…Manning to Clark.

2:17 PM - A quick wrap-around of the action so far:

The Cleveland Browns have officially come to play. It’s a back-and-forth game in the Dawg Pound, with Cleveland now up 20-14, thanks to the second Anderson-to-Jurevicius hookup of the game. New Orleans is embarrassing themselves, trailing the Bucs 14-0. Houston has come back to tie the Panthers at 14. And the Falcons/Jaguars game is just bad.

2:25 PM - Pittsburgh goes into halftime up 12-0. The Texans have come back to take a 17-14 lead. Cincinnati is back on top 21-20. The Colts lead 16-6 going into the locker room. That does it for the live blog for now.