There is nothing wrong with your Internet connection. Please do not attempt to adjust your computer. The Gehlke Bros. are experiencing technical difficulties — difficulties picking winners.

NawFuLdom reached a new level of mediocrity this week as the Bros. not only failed to find a game to split on for the second straight week, but the teams themselves had a hard time figuring out who wanted to win. In Pittsburgh, the Steelers and the Falcons decided to call it a draw after playing five quarters without being able to crack the 34-point barrier. In true Steeler fashion, the Pittsburghers had a chance to win the game on a last-second hail-mary pass, but Plaxico Burress (obviously fatigued from those extra 15 minutes of shame) hauled in Tommy Maddox's pass and crashed on the 5-inch line. Hello??? Last we heard, a regulation football field was 100 yards, not 99 yards 2 feet 7 inches.

There is, of course, a simpler way to sum up such a performance: LOSERS! It is a word also befitting of the Bros.' efforts of late, which have resulted in Ben scrapping his way to a 7-game lead with just seven weeks remaining in the regular season. While senior and junior have been seemingly content to avoid splits, Ben has been parlaying his wild predictions into points. He was the only one to take the Giants over Minnesota this week, and he was the only one to guess correctly.

So, Ben wins the week (again!) at 9-4-1 while Glenn and Sean finish at 8-5-1. The Bros. send their best Wayne Rudd salute to the Steelers and Falcons for being the first teams since 1997 to record a tie and thus screw up our simple math for the remainder of the season. (That 1 in the tie column is a real pain in the butt!)

Unanimous successes this week included Baltimore, Green Bay, Tennessee, New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco, New England and the Jets. None of us correctly picked Indianapolis, Seattle, Jacksonville or Oakland. We all tied on Atlanta and Pittsburgh.