The great NFL teams turn it on come December, finish off the season strong and carry that momentum through January and into the Super Bowl.

Our fearless football forecaster followed the same formula last year in posting a championship mark of 59-41 against the spread. While this season’s performance is a far cry from the +18 of 2006, anything on the plus side is acceptable in the gambling world. And besides, there’s still a month remaining for The Victim to repeat as a champion!

This week’s picks:

Indianapolis (-6 ½) over Jacksonville
Philadelphia (-3) over Seattle
NY Giants (-1 ½) over Chicago
Pittsburgh (-7) over Cincinnati

Thursday night: 1-0
Last week: 5-3
Season record: 35-30-1
Monday night record: 8-4-1