Happy new year. Below are football picks. I always read a few columns
consistently and enjoy them, so I’m trying my own this year (For good reading
on this, check out the Sports Guy on Espn
and King Kaufman on Salon. Anyhoo, let’s
take a look.

Tennessee (-1) at Baltimore - Somehow 12-4 Tennessee has to go on the road to
10-6 Baltimore. Whatever, I’ve learned after 4 years of denial that McNair (or
googly eyes as we call him in the LST) is a damn good quarterback who just
knows how to win. Plus Baltimore can’t pass, so they’re in trouble once they
go down by 10 pts. The Titans have coaching to. I’m going with Tennesee.

Denver at Indy (-3) - Yikes, this is the best game of the weekend, and it’s
hard to guess. On paper, the Colts are an excellent team, and there should be
no problems against a shaky QB on the road (Plummer), but Manning and Dungy
just seem to screw up in the playoffs. I’ll pick Indy to win, but not cover
the spread.

Dallas at Carolina (-3) - Parcells is good, but its a crappy QB on the road,
in the playoffs, against a top defense. Carolina in a boring, punt filled
game.

Seattle at Green Bay (-7) - Very tempting to take Seattle. They’re playing
well, defense is solid and 7 points in a playoff game is a big cusion. But I
just don’t see them hanging with the Packers, especially with Favre playing
like a man posssessed. The Packers cover.