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Week 5 picks: More than just games

By Bill Simmons
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Friday, October 3, 2008

With the byes wreaking havoc again this weekend, I couldn't resist picking a few additional matchups to stretch out my Week 5 picks. NFL NETWORK (-14) over My Enduring Disbelief I wish I could hop into a time machine, travel back to 1988 and see the look on my face as 2008 Bill says the words, "Twenty years from now, Morrissey's 'Every Day is Like Sunday' will be used to promote the NFL." What's next, the WNBA centering its Finals campaign around "Girlfriend in a Coma"? I can't get over this. ...

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