Move over, Reggie Jackson, there's a Miss October in the house!

Putting up big numbers in October during the baseball playoffs gave New York Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson the nickname Mr. October. He was clutch when it counted, once hitting three home runs on three pitches in a clinching World Series game in 1977. While his career batting average was just .262 during the regular season, Reggie hit .357 in World Series games and ranks among the leaders in almost every significant offensive category. The man was money in October.

Fast-forward 30 years to 2007, where a Miss October has burst onto the scene, dominating the Sunday Football Picks like no one in league history. Over the last four weeks, Ali has compiled a 40-10 record to race up the standings into a tie with Trevor for first place. It was the best month ever for a Picks member, beating the 43-12 performances of Mark and Blaine in recent years. Every weekend in October was Teenage Bird time.

"Kudos to that girl in the Sunday Football Picks because it's huge to perform at such a high level this time of year," said Reggie Jackson on Monday from his New York City condominium. "I still think I'm the biggest October hero, but I suppose there's room for a teenage girl to get some attention."

Ali's amazing run in October featured records of 10-3, 9-3, 11-2 and 10-2. Her record-setting month topped Trevor's impressive 38-12 effort, so it's been a clash of the titans in this 28th season of the Picks. They are deadlocked at 72-34 with nobody else coming close. Which NFL mastermind will be standing alone at the top after the Week 9 games?

The Ali-Trevor battle parallels this Sunday's gridiron war between the New England Patriots (8-0) and Indianapolis Colts (7-0), who both are also head-and-shoulders above their competition. The Patriots and Colts outscored their talented opponents 83-14 last Sunday. Some say the Patriots-Colts game (3:15 p.m. Sunday on CBS) is the best regular-season football matchup ever. Maybe even the Game of the Century. It is the first time in the NFL's 88-year history that two undefeated teams will face each other with at least seven wins apiece. Quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning both are Super Bowl MVPs.