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Hondo’s NFL picks Week 3

Itā€™s last call for Hondo. Thatā€™s right, as hard as it may be to believe, Mr. AšŸŒŠitch, runaway winner of last seasonā€™s College Bettorā€™s Guide championship and thešŸŽ‰ NFL Playoff race, is in last place in the standings.

HowevešŸør, lest you think his position is permanent, His Aitchness would like to share some famous last words:

Nothing lasts forever, which is comforting because he who laughs last, laughs best. Not only that, but straight fromšŸŒ  the Bible: The last shall be first and the first last. So forget the last two weeks, because soon he will begin his ascension, at last.

Giants over Panthers: The Giantsā€™ brutal numbers are wšŸŽell chronicled, but if you have Carolina on your mind, you might want to guess again. Eli and Co. will thrive against ā™the Panthersā€™ brutally banged-up secondary.

BarkingMut of SoBe says he hears closet pooper and ex-Steeler RB Najeh ā€œPlop Alongā€ Davenport wants to try out for the šŸŒŗGiants, because he feels their pathetic ground game needs someone who can take his runs to ā™the house.

Bills over Jets: Rex Ryanā€™s defenses are rumored to be tough on rookie QBs, but so is Bills ā€œDā€ coordinator Mike Pettine, who attended Rexā€™s Academy of Defense for four years. Thus, it comšŸøes down to overall talent, where CJ ā€œThe Killerā€ Spiller and Super Mario give Buffalo the big edge.

Chargers over Titans: Friday on ā€œBaracking Bad:ā€ Yź¦…ou donā€™t want to miss this episode, if only to see if the totally tone-deaf President repeats his gaffe from Monday at Fridayā€™s memorial service for the Washington Navy Yard victims. Will he or wonā€™t he use the occasion to bash Republicans, as he did while the tragedy was unfolding Monday?

Vikings over Browns: Two games into the season and the ever-rebuilding Browns have thrown in the towel on 201šŸ°3 by trading Trent Richį€£ardson. Give with gusto.

Buccaneers over Patriots: It wouldnā€™t be all that bad to see Brady throwing more Tommy tantrums and showing up his incompetent receivers again. Pray for Tommy ą¹Štantrums.

Texans over Ravens: Part of the requirements of Obamacare reportedly will be for the patient to answerā™Ž questions about his or ā™Šher sex life. And donā€™t even think about not telling the truth ā€” the NSAā€™s bugging program will be able to verify the veracity of your answers.

Cowboys over Rams: The porn business is ready to begin shooš”‰ting again after a recent HIV scare. Leading the applause were notorious do-it-yourself fanatics such as Fred Willard, Pee Wee Herman, Peter Cook and David Duchovny.

Saints over Cardinals: Beaver waste, which reportedly smells like vanilla, can be used in baked goods and sweets, according to the Swedish National Food Agency. Doctors have advised Michael Douglas not to partake in such delicacies for fear of a recurrence of his šŸŽƒoral cancer.

RedskišŸ€…ns over Lions: Joe Biden paid a visit to Iowa Sunday for a fundraiser, leading to speculation he was laying the groundwork for another presidential run. The Gaffe Machine wants to prove he can do at least as well in Iowa as he did during his campaign in 2008 when he collected less than 1 percent of the vote.

Packers over Bengals: Bidenā€™s niece, Caroline, was hauled away from her apartment by cops this week aftešŸŽr getting into an argument with her roommate over non-payment of the rent. Caroline apparently is a disciple of former New York guv candidate Jimmy ā€œThe Rentā€™s Too Damn Highā€ McMillan.

Dolphins over Falcons: The Daily Ruse wasted two pageā­•s Sunday on an excerpt of Mike Lupicaā€™s new childrenā€™s book, complete with a glowing quote about it by Archie Manning. It was awful nice of Lupica to return the favor by leading his ā€œShooting Blanks from the Lipā€ column with some puffery on Archie and his boys. Thatā€™s just solid, quid pro quo journalism.

Colts over 49ers: Matt Harvey has received more public backlash, this time for a botched radio appearance, which comes on the heels of the criticism oą²žf his ESPN nude photo shoot and a magazine story in which he talked of his admiration for Jeterā€™s success and discretion with the ladies. Harvey is said to be so upset thereā€™s only way he can be consoled: By having another public make-šŸŽout session with his Russian model girlfriend on the streets of Manhattan.

Jaguars over Seahaź§…wks: Producers of AMCā€™s ā€œThe Walking Deadā€ are planning a spinoff for the 2015 season. It will be titled: ā€œThe Jacksonville Jaguars.ā€

Steelers over Bears: Product launch of the week: ā€œOne Wipe Charlies,ā€ which is moisteš’ˆ”ned toilet paper. It seems like an environmentally sound product ā€” after all only one square is needed, even for the big jobs allegedly. However, donā€™t forget about the extra electricity you wšŸ­ill need, post-swabbing, to blow-dry your wet butt.

Raiders over Broncos: Toys ā€œRā€ Us released its Christmas hot toy list and included is ā€œDespicable Me 2.ā€ Think of how excited your child will be when he or she looks under the tree and finds the whole setšŸŽƒ ā€” fun figurines of Anthony ā€œA-Wadā€ Weiner, Eliot ā€œJohnā€ Spitzer, Angry Alec Baldwin, SuperNanny Bloomberg, Mad Mel Gibson and Keith ā€œGasbagā€ Olbermann, aka Uberdork.

BEST BETS: Bills, Vikings.