NFL Divisional Round Picks

One of the best weekend in sports coming up.  I love the NFL Divisional Round Playoffs, the best 8 teams playing against one another in the span of 2 days.  All of the matchups have the ability to be classic games, except for maybe San Fransico-Carolina because I just really don't care much for that game.  I'm going to pick all 4 games for this weekend instead of just doing 2 per day, because usually by the time I wake up on Sunday, the 1 o'clock game is already ready to start.  So, here we go:

New Orleans at Seattle:  The Saints are coming off their FIRST ever road playoff win in team history last week against the Eagles.  But, the Eagles are a lot different than Seattle and Lincoln Financial Field is a whole lot different than CenturyLink Field in Seattle.  The road to the Super Bowl in the NFC goes through Seattle which is a nightmare for all of the NFC teams.  There is also supposed to be a 100% chance of rain for this game, which is great for Seattle, not for New Orleans.

Seattle 27-13

Indianapolis at New England:  If I'm a Patriots fan (DJ, Tim), I'm feeling a little uneasy going into this game.  Yes, they have the golden boy in Tom Brady, but the Colts have Andrew Luck, who orchestrated one of the best comebacks in NFL history against Kansas City last week.  He will not be denied and will not go quietly into the night.  Now, while every part of my body wants to pick the Colts, I just can't.  The Patriots have Tom Brady and other teams don't and it's that simple.  I will be rooting hard for the Colts, but I think their magic ends tonight.

New England 38-31

San Francisco at Carolina: This is easily the game I have the least interest in picking because, as I said earlier, I really do not care much for either of these teams.  San Francisco is one of the hottest teams in the NFL as they have won 6 in a row, while Carolina is coming off one of their best regular seasons in recent memory.  With that being said, I think Carolina is one year away from being a real threat in the NFC, while the 49ers have been here before.

San Francisco 17-13

San Diego at Denver: When these two teams met in Denver about a month ago, the Chargers proved to everyone that they felt like they were good enough to be in the playoffs by taking it to Denver.  They disguised well and pressured Peyton and ended the Broncos' chance of an undefeated home record (also destroyed my fantasy football dreams).  While I do believe that Denver will eliminate their mistakes this time around, you cannot count out a team that has nothing to play for, which is exactly what the Chargers are.  But, I won't pick against Intern Hank and Peyton Manning.

Denver 31-20

If I could be one of the best players in my sport while having that gut, life would be good.