A Bear or bull market for NFL Week 6?

If Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke really are interested in bailing out and/or rescuing the economy, they would be not only encouraged but also instructed to bet the whole $700 billion on this week's NFL picks ... if, of course, this were a sports betting site that advocated gambling:

-- Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons: Ten picks before Falcon running back (and North Chicago native) Michael Turner was taken in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft, the Bears wasted a pick on quarterback named Craig Krenzel. One pick earlier they selected someone named Claude Harriott. Those two are both out of football, while Turner, who played college ball just 60 miles from Chicago, is leading the league in rushing. The Bears, appropriately enough for our Wall Street theme, are the bad investor here. Edge goes to the Falcons.

-- Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts: Before the start of the season, the Colts opened the $720 million Lucas Oil Stadium. In their first two games at their new digs, the team is 0-2. From 2005 through 2007, they lost only three games at the RCA Dome. Something tells The Swami that was a poor way to spend three-quarters of a billion dollars. The Colts are the bad investor here. Edge goes to the Ravens.

-- Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals: Since he was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in 2005, Cowboys defensive back Adam "Pacman" Jones has had 13 run-ins with the law, and he was suspended by the league for one year for an incident at a Las Vegas strip club. Despite this, the Cowboys decided to trade for him during the off-season. As part of welcoming him to the team, the Cowboys hired four full-time bodyguards to follow Pacman around 24/7. This week, he fought with one of his bodyguards in a hotel bathroom. The Cowboys are definitely a bad investor here. Edge goes to the Cardinals.

-- Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets: Before the season opened, the Jets spent millions on an aging quarterback who spends far too much time playing football with his friends (while wearing jeans). The Jets are the bad investor here. The edge goes to the ... Jets.

Come on, Cincinnati is 0-5 -- even AIG executives know not to pick them.