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Eric Horowitz: Week 13 Picks -- Mustard Style

Because Comcast was kind enough to throw in the NFL Network with my GolTV subscription, I was one of the fortunate few who saw the Packers-Cowboys game last night. In case you missed it, the Cowboys rode a generous pass interference call (the NFL really should let referees call illegal contact on those kind of plays) to a 10-point victory. Along the way we learned that Texas Stadium is the Lambeau Field of the South, Brett Favre's Achilles heel is his right forearm, and the NFL Network is trying to make people think every play is 4th and 1 with that annoying red line of scrimmage.

Richard Deitsch: Media Power Rankings for November

1. Mark Fainaru-Wada and T.J. Quinn, ESPN reporters: Investigative reporting is hardly a glamorous endeavor. Where sports columnists and television personalities are the gliteratti of the profession, most reporters who specialize in muckraking rarely see the klieg lights of Pardon The Interruption or the seven-figure salaries of Kornheiser-Wilbon Inc. But such reporters are invaluable when it comes to the collective gravitas of a news organization.

Willingham keeps top Washington prospects instate

The list reads like a who's who of some the nation's most talented players in college football. Oregon running back Jonathan Stewart, USC safety Taylor Mays, Cal linebacker Anthony Felder and Michigan offensive lineman Steve Schilling are all natives of the state of Washington, but chose to head out of state rather than play for their hometown Washington Huskies.