Here are my fearless predictions. Should you be foolish enough to use my advice and bet on the games, double the money you paid for these predictions will be refunded to you.

First, the AFC games, which completely suck due to their including 3 present or former AFC East members NOT named the Miami Dolphins. Not that I'm bitter or anything.

Anyway, Indy is playing at New England. It'll be cold; the ground will be hard; but Peyton Manning will still be Peyton Manning, so the Colts will score. Unfortunately, the Patriots will score more often. Look for a big game from Corey Dillon as the Colts' porous defense gets run around, over and through. New England wins in a nailbiter.

The J-E-T-S JetsJetsJets are playing AT Pittsburgh. I could go into great detail about the matchups between the two teams, but I won't bother. Suffice it to say that I think the Steelers are the most complete team in the NFL this year. Pittsburgh to win easily.

On to the NFC, where two 8-8 teams will be playing on the road. Excuse me, make that two 9-8 teams.

Philadelphia attempts to make the NFC championship game for the fourth year in a row. Pretty impressive feat, of course, but people tend to focus on the Eagles' inability to actually win that particular game. Culpepper is the better QB, but the Eagles are still the better team, albeit one with a horribly suspect run defense. Luckily for Philly, the Vikings don't appear capable of exploiting that weakness, so the Eagles march on.

You might think that the Rams don't match up well against the Falcons and you'd be right. Atlanta fields a pretty stout defense and runs a potent offense QB-ed by Michael Vick. Currently, only Tampa Bay seems to have figured how to stop that guy. But let's look at the Rams: they have tremendous talent at all offensive skill positions. Somehow, with a -24 turnover differential, St. Louis managed to make the playoffs. If they can stop giving away possessions, the Rams are likely to score a lot of points; the game is being played on turf. I just don't see the Falcons being able to keep up. Rams win.

Consider the last prediction null and void if Mike Martz allows his ego to coach the game. Just an FYI.

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