Thank you, Drew Brees and the Saints.

Because of their 45-16 rout of Atlanta, Pro Picks not only is guaranteed being over .500 for the season against the spread, but also snapped an ignominious streak of nine successive missed Best Bets.

We are tempted to make every game with a line the Best Bet for the final weekend of the season, but given the lack of success in that area, maybe it’s best to just swallow the overall record with top choices and move on.

Hoping to move on to the playoffs are the Giants and Cowboys, who meet at the Meadowlands for the NFC East crown, with the loser going home. Both teams have had schizophrenic seasons, with the Giants revitalizing their chances when they rallied to beat the Cowboys on the road three weeks ago.

But New York, a 3- point favorite, has been mediocre at home, just 3-4. Yet emerging star receiver Victor Cruz is glad to be playing in the Meadowlands.

“It is a big advantage playing here with our fans and their natural hate for the Cowboys is always good,” Cruz said. “The fans will be on our side and it is good to be home, it is good to be familiar with this place and them. It is going to be a good game. They are not going to go down without a fight and we know that.”

Dallas might be undermanned for the fight. Quarterback Tony Romo has a bruised right hand,

Running back Felix Jones is battling hamstring tightness, and starting left guard Montrae Holland was put on injured reserve this week with a partially torn left biceps.

Still, a win and the Cowboys are in.

“For us, things have gone our way enough to give us this chance,” coach Jason Garrett said. “You can look back at the successes that we had that maybe we shouldn’t have had and maybe some of the disappointments we’ve had that maybe we shouldn’t have had. That’s the Giants. That’s every team in this league.”

Dallas owner Jerry Jones expressed his fear of the Eagles before last week’s matchup, and Philly easily handled Dallas, 20-7. We wonder if Jones is quaking in his Cowboy boots about this one.

He should be.

GIANTS, 28-24

Tennessee (minus 1 1/2) at Houston

Titans do their part to grab AFC wild card; game means nothing to locked-in Texans.

BEST BET: TITANS, 20- 13

San Diego (plus 3) at
Oakland
Staying-home-for-playoffs
Chargers get some small satisfaction by eliminating
Raiders.
UPSET SPECIAL:
CHARGERS, 24-23
Kansas City (plus 3) at
Denver
On to the postseason for
Tebow and company.
BRONCOS, 14-13
Baltimore (minus 3) at
Cincinnati
No way Ravens want to go
wild-card route again. Bengals would earn wild card
with win.
RAVENS, 20-19
Pittsburgh (OFF) at
Cleveland
Steelers chase Ravens in
vain.
STEELERS, 20-9
Buffalo (plus 13) at New
England
AFC playoffs run through
Foxborough, not so fearsome
a prospect anymore.
PATRIOTS, 31-17
New York Jets (plus 1) at
Miami
Dolphins finish off Jets’
collapse.
DOLPHINS, 17-10
San Francisco (minus 10
1/2) at St. Louis
Niners grab a playoff bye.
49ERS, 19-7

Detroit (minus 3 1/2) at
Green Bay
Packers will show up, try to
avoid more injuries. Even
then, they can make it close.
LIONS, 31-28
Carolina (plus 9) at New
Orleans
Brees takes yards passing
record into stratosphere in
shootout with Cam Newton.
SAINTS, 37-31
Seattle (plus 3) at Arizona
Cardinals get to .500, Seahawks don’t.
CARDINALS, 24-17
Indianapolis (plus 5) at
Jacksonville
Colts stay Lucky, although
losing to Jags takes some
effort.
JAGUARS, 17-16
Washington (plus 9) at
Philadelphia
Eagles surely didn’t dream
of this being the end.
EAGLES, 30-10
Tampa Bay (plus 10 1/2)
at Atlanta
Hey, Falcons, enjoy that trip
back to Nawlins next week.
FALCONS, 35-9
Chicago (minus 1) at
Minnesota
Get the season over with.
BEARS, 13-10
RECORD:
Against spread: 8-7 (overall
118- 101- 4); straight up 11- 5
(overall 155-85).
Best Bet: 3- 13 against
spread, 11-5 straight up.
Upset Special: 10-6 against
spread, 7-9 straight up.