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Well, it’s Super Bowl Sunday and it’s time to determine who will win Super Bowl XLI. With the Super Bowl being the game most watched by “casual fans” I figure what better way to do this than give it to the casual fan.

A.T.: Colts

Lurch: Bears

Mike F: Colts

Chris: Bears

Roger: Colts

Random Bears Fan: Bears

Waffle House Lady: Colts

Ruben: Colts

Brian: Colts

Lora: Colts

Pops: Bears

Ajit: Bears

Tiffanie: Bears

Bryson: Undecided

Miranda: Bears

Brad: Bears

J.C.: Colts

Mike N: Bears

Tecmo Super Bowl: Bears

F**K Da Eagles Girl- Colts

That’s 9 votes for the Colts, 10 votes for the Bears, and one undecided, in what turned out to be a surprisingly close finish. I’ll go ahead and pick the Bears as well, 28-24, making the overall advantage 11-9 in favor of the Bears.

So there you have it. According to our 5 part series the Bears will be Super Bowl XLI Champions.

Venue: Bears

Special Teams: Bears

Tight Ends: Colts

Internet/Media Creativity: Colts

Totally Non Related People Picks: Bears

Well, I’ve taken all week to give this game lots of thought and still haven’t really come to a conclusion as to who I think will actually win.  I want to pick the Saints, but winter weather has me wondering if that offense can produce.  Oh screw it, I’m picking New Orleans.  Ya know what, I’m not picking New Orleans, but I’m gonna leave all the “I’m picking New Orleans” text on the page.

Here is the New Orleans Promo:

It’s all just too appropriate.  The downtrodden Saints are destined to go to the Super Bowl.  They have the better quarterback and the better offense.  The Bears defense is not what it was during the regular season, heck, they should have lost to the Seahawks.  Also, I spoke to our West Coast Correspondent Ruben Romero today, and he believes that the Saints will win because George Bush is behind the whole deal.  Something along the lines of Bush wants them to win so everyone will forget about the Katrina screwup.  Honestly Ruben, if Bush can fix the NFL playoffs, why can’t he fix our country?

Yeah, all that stuff is great, but after I watched that Bears Youtube video I can’t help but pick DA BEARS.  I know the Bears have issues, but come on, it’s in freakin Chicago, 20 degrees, possible snow.  This is the Bears moment.  It will be a good game, a defensive struggle early, but both teams will find some offense in the second half.  Grossman leads the Bears on a game winning drive late in the game, giving us a 1985 rematch, Bears/Patriots.
New Orleans 17  Chicago 20 

AFC Championship Preview 

The following video is a Saints video from GotSaints.com  complete with catchy lyrics.  How exactly did all the millionaire Saints players survive Katrina? 

New Orleans Saints number one on the field,  Katrina couldn’t stop us and that’s real, beatin these teams is no big deal, big deal, big, this is the way we live-

And now for the Bears, a really well done video with the Al Pacino speech from Any Given Sunday.

Ok, before I get into all the technicalities of this weekends (not that I usually do that) AFC Championship Game, I’d like to bring your attention to this post over at Kissing Suzy Kolber. I haven’t seen someone sum up my exact thoughts and feelings since church this past weekend.

Seriously, which of these teams do you pull for this weekend?

On the one hand, you’ve got the Patriots. Somehow after 3 Super Bowls, and a 12-1 playoff record, you grow tired of a team. Not to mention that the Patriots don’t play the most exciting brand of football….at least for non-Patriot fans. Bill Belichick is certainly not lovable. Basically, New England has become the San Antonio Spurs of the NFL…when they are in the playoffs, I don’t really care to watch them play. I haven’t actually pulled for them since they played the Rams in Super Bowl something another. That team was likable….Tom Brady was the wonder kid replacement for Bledsoe, Belichick was the success story that failed in Cleveland, and they ran out as a team in that Super Bowl, rather than individual introductions. They beat the Rams that year in a great game, and of course went on to win 2 more Super Bowls. They’ve become less likable, and more faceless along the way…robots of victory so to speak. However, one part of the Patriots existence has always tickled my fancy….They exist to beat and frustrate the Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs!!!

Ahh, yes, Peyton Manning and his crew of bambi-like wide receivers….seriously, Marvin Harrison slides better than any quarterback and probably better than Jose Reyes. Twice they’ve ran into New England in the playoffs; only to discover that Manning is a creature of rhythm and timing. The Patriots ability to pressure Manning along with disrupting (often illegally, but who’s counting?) the timing of the Colts physically challenged wide receivers has led to the early exit of Manning and his crew….not once, but twice. Problem is, both of those contests were in New England. This year, Manning and crew finally get the home field advantage on the fast turf of Indy. Weather won’t be a factor. If Manning is able to advance to the Super Bowl I will no longer have reason or opportunity to continue my personal assault on his career. The media will generate this huge Pre-Super Bowl Peyton Manning Love Boat and half of America will jump on board…..including that guy you work with…you know, the guy that knows about 4 NFL teams but pulls for the Colts because he sees Peyton Manning on commercials everyday? Yeah him….he’s gonna give you hell about Manning and the Colts. Everyday during the 2 weeks leading up to the Super Bowl you’re going to have to see Archie Manning drool over his son’s new found success. You’ll see special interviews with the “Manning brothers”, and learn how this “football family” overcame all odds to become champions. Sound like a stretch? Well, it might be…but the fact is, you don’t know.

However, A Patriots victory is something we have all experienced in the past. Yes, it is tiresome and redundant, but we’ve all be immunized against the Patriot plague. The Patriots are like snake venom….if you get bit by them a few times, you eventually learn to ignore them. (Yes, I ignore snake bites, don’t you?) So, lets all get on the same boat and pull for the Patriots this weekend. Remember, Peyton Manning exists so we can call him a playoff failure.

With all that being said, I of course, am going to pick the Patriots this weekend. Lets see…..an ironic way for things to end would be if Manning actually played a good game…..but still came up short. New England 26 Indianapolis 24. Manning leads the Colts to a 24-23 lead VERY late in the game only to see the Patriots pull out a miracle in the end. That sounds heartbreaking enough.

Colts or Pats? I Prefer the Lesser of Two Evils (Kissing Suzy Kolber)

I felt pretty good in picking 3 out of 4 NFL winners this weekend and only narrowly missed a Seahawks win as well. Peyton Manning didn’t deliver the 3 TD’s I predicted, but the Colts were able to out field goal the Ravens Saturday 15-6. Seriously, has their ever been a kicker that’s more deserving of a roster space than Adam Vinatieri? How ironic would it be if this was the year the Colts make the Super Bowl…the year of a new run game, and an extremely porous defense….well, at least it used to be porous. The Colts D came away with 4 Turnovers Sunday and held the Ravens run oriented offense to just 83 rush yards. To think, just a few weeks ago, Ron Dayne had everyone predicting the Colts would be one and done.

The late game on Saturday produced a lot more offensive fireworks as the Saints held off the Eagles, 27-24. My game ball in this one has to go to Deuce McAllister. Duece has been all class, all year as he watched his role become somewhat diminished with the arrival of phenom Reggie Bush. The guy was total blood and guts on Saturday as he ran for 143 yards and a TD, and caught 4 passes for 20 yards and another touchdown. Not to mention, it was McAllister who iced the game with his tough running late in the 4th quarter. Congrats to the Eagles on one heck of a season, they overcame some serious adversity this season…however, for anyone that wasn’t able to watch the game, this girl was able to make it on to live television for about 8 seconds:

So, with 2 wins already in hand, I felt pretty confident rolling into Sunday….well, not really, I picked both road teams to win on Sunday. Seattle really should have beaten the Bears. Instead, they lost 27-24 in overtime. They had chance after chance at or past midfield and just couldn’t make that one play to get them over the hump. I gotta put the loss on Matt Hasselbeck and his bobbled snap on a 4th and 1 play late in the 4th quarter. Interestingly enough, the one game I missed on the weekend, was the one I cared least about, so lets move on.

Never count out the Patriots in the playoffs….never, ever, ever do it. That’s why I picked them to win vs. the favored Chargers. The Patriots rally from a 21-13 4th quarter deficit included a Tom Brady TD pass, a tricky 2 point conversion, and a field goal by a guy named Stephen Gostowski, and ended in a 24-21 win over a team that many felt was the class of the NFL. Another funny thing about my prediction was the last line I typed…“You stay classy San Diego”. Honestly, I had no idea much of the post-game talk would involve class.

LT, man, I love you to death, you are a classy guy, but give me a break. I can understand him being upset at the way the Patriots celebrated but I don’t understand him saying it was the whole Merriman thing that pissed him off. I mean, lets be honest…Merriman did his “sack dance” after each of this NFL leading 17 sacks….was he acting like he had been there before? Was he showing class? Did Tomlinson rush onto the field and stop Merriman from taunting opposing teams? As for Tomlinson taking a stab at Belichick, I don’t know….maybe he knows something we don’t. Like I mentioned before, Belichick doesn’t emit niceness. Long story short….Wanna run out on the field and bust up a group of guys that are celebrating on your logo? Fine by me. Wanna blame the behavior on the coach? Again, ok in my book. Wanna say you were defending the honor of someone taunting someone else’s taunt? Nah, that doesn’t work.

Stay tuned for picks for this weekends Conference Championship games.

Not much time today, just wanted to get picks in for today’s Wild-Card round. I will say that I think Dallas finds more and more creative ways to chunk games than I have ever seen.

Jets @ New England: I’ll take the Patriots, 20-13

NY Giants @ Philadelphia: Giants, 27-17  Just too fitting for the Eagles to make all that noise and then bomb in round 1.

After all of these really cool College Bowl games, who in their right mind would want to watch a football game that actually means something?  Personally, I couldn’t tear myself away from watching the “Lost” season 1 box-set so I haven’t watched a single minute of college football in 2007…other than highlights.  But that’s just me.

Anyway, tomorrow heads up the first day of the NFL’s famous Wild-Card Weekend….I think we’ve got some pretty intriguing matchups, here’s a look at tomorrows games
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With so much parity in the NFL almost EVERY game matters this weekend.  Here’s the rundown.

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Sorry, no video this week….been a very busy week.  Here are this weeks NFL picks-

San Francisco @ Seattle- Obviously, I’m chiming in late on this one, I would have taken Seattle-

Dallas @ Atlanta- If you take a look at my NFC playoff picture post, you’ll see I was going with the Cowboys in this one.

Now on to games I can actually call:

Cleveland @ Baltimore- I’m taking the Ravens at home, 20-10.  Not much fantasy impact in this game other than the Baltimore Defense, and maybe a Jamal Lewis TD.

Detroit @ Green Bay- I’ve fallen off the Detroit bandwagon enough to pick the Packers at home, 27-17.  Should be a nice day for Ahman Green as well as Arlen Harris, filling in for an injured Kevin Jones.

Houston @ New England- New England will bounce back and win at home, 20-13, in a tougher game than some might expect.

Jacksonville @ Tennessee- Should be a really good game, I’m taking the streaking Titans, 23-20.

Miami @ Buffalo- Dolphins, 23-7.

NY Jets @ Minnesota- Vikings in a close one, 27-24

Pittsburgh @ Carolina- Steve Smith catches two TD’s from Wienke, Panthers win, 20-17.

Tampa Bay @ Chicago- Ouch.  Bears, 37-3.

Washington @ New Orleans- Drew Brees continues to roll, Saints win easy, 27-10.

Denver @ Arizona- The battle of rookie QB’s, Leinart wins this one, Arizona 24-20.

St. Louis @ Oakland- Bulger over 300 again, Rams win 28-17.

Philadelphia @ NY Giants- Elimination game, home team Giants take this one, 34-21.

Kansas City @ San Diego- LT vs. LJ.  The Chargers are too much at home, 27-21.  Both backs top 150 yards.

Cincinnati @ Indianapolis- Teams heading in opposite directions.  Everyone’s picking the Bengals.  Colts bounce back, 34-31.  Best Monday Night game all year.

Well, every time you think you have a clue in the NFL a Sunday like yesterday comes along. I felt like I had a good gauge on who the power teams were, but yesterday threw a major wrench into my thoughts. I want to first take a look at the NFC playoff picture:

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Our week 14 NFL picks and discussion. I promise you we had this movie done before last nights game, just been having a lot of problems with youtube.

Watch it HERE via Youtube

“RoadTrips” is currently in production.  Look for it over the next couple of days-

Note* 12-9-06-  I’m taking the Giants over the Panthers.  Too much speculation in Carolina over who’s gonna play QB.  Just invert the scores.