Here’s the picks:
| Home | Away | Winner | Vegas | Line | O/U | Bets | |||
| Washington | Atlanta | 19 | 22 | ATL | ATL | 10 | 41.5 | WAS | Under |
| Houston | Indianapolis | 19 | 26 | IND | IND | 9 | 48 | HOU | Under |
| Kansas City | Jacksonville | 16 | 22 | JAC | JAC | 6.5 | 42 | KC | Under |
| Green Bay | Tampa Bay | 22 | 20 | GB | GB | 10 | 43.5 | TB | Under |
| Miami | New England | 17 | 26 | NE | NE | 11 | 47 | MIA | Under |
| Arizona | Chicago | 23 | 24 | CHI | CHI | 3 | 44.5 | AZ | Over |
| Baltimore | Cincinnati | 20 | 19 | BAL | BAL | 3 | 43.5 | CIN | Under |
| Carolina | New Orleans | 22 | 26 | NO | NO | 13.5 | 52 | CAR | Under |
| Detroit | Seattle | 17 | 27 | SEA | SEA | 10 | 43 | SEA | Over |
| San Diego | NY Giants | 22 | 23 | NYG | NYG | 5 | 47.5 | SD | Under |
| Tennessee | San Francisco | 19 | 19 | SF | SF | 4 | 41 | TEN | Under |
| Dallas | Philadelphia | 20 | 23 | PHI | PHI | 3 | 48 | PHI | Under |
| Pittsburgh | Denver | 21 | 19 | PIT | PIT | 3 | 39.5 | DEN | Over |
One good bet this week, gulp…, Carolina will cover the spread against New Orleans. I sure hope they have some of what they had in Arizona left.
As I originally predicted, sans the computer, Minnesota is playing better than expected. Now it seems the computer is noticing. Here’s how the playoffs shake out:
| Wild Cards | AFC | Denver | Pittsburgh | 18 | 24 | Pittsburgh |
| NY Jets | San Diego | 18 | 23 | San Diego | ||
| NFC | Philadelphia | NY Giants | 21 | 21 | NY Giants | |
| Green Bay | Arizona | 25 | 24 | Green Bay | ||
| Division | AFC | Pittsburgh | Indianapolis | 19 | 21 | Indianapolis |
| San Diego | New England | 19 | 26 | New England | ||
| NFC | NY Giants | New Orleans | 24 | 25 | New Orleans | |
| Green Bay | Minnesota | 22 | 22 | Green Bay | ||
| Conference | AFC | New England | Indianapolis | 23 | 23 | Indianapolis |
| NFC | Green Bay | New Orleans | 25 | 25 | New Orleans | |
| Superbowl | Indianapolis | New Orleans | 25 | 24 | Indianapolis | |
| New Orleans | Indianapolis | 20 | 24 | Indianapolis |
E.W.
I would say something witty, but I ran out of wit.