Mikey D

2-2 last week. Not bad. Finished strong with the Giants and Chargers games.

Seattle at Green Bay
If this game was in Seattle, I might give the Seahawks a chance. But it's not, it's in the frozen tundra of Lambeau- in January. Green Bay is well rested and healthy, and Favre has been waiting for an opportunity at another Super Bowl run. The Seahawks have an excellent passing game, but Alexander is nowhere to be found in the running attack. In fact, Seattle's run attack is non-existent. While the lack of a running attack might not have hurt them at home in the wild card round against an exhausted Washington team, it will eventually catch up with them- like this week against Green Bay. Forced to pass against Green Bay, Hasselbeck will eventually make a mistake against one of those corners, either Harris or Woodson. This game will be close for the first half before Green Bay eventually pulls away.
Green Bay 27, Seattle 17

Jacksonville at New England
These teams match up well. Shut the fuck up. Why because Jacksonville is physical? Has a running attack? A quarterback who doesn't turn the ball over? Forget match ups. Here's what Jacksonville has to do to win: Start quick and build a lead, take the crowd out of the game, force turnovers while not committing turnovers, and run the football. That's a lot of things, and the last is probably the most important. If New England stops the running game of Jacksonville, what will Jacksonville do? New England's defense takes away big pass plays, so all you are left with is dink and dunk over the middle. If New England scores points (and they will), how can Jacksonville keep up if they can't run and can only dink and dunk? The answer: they can't. New England has two weeks to prepare for this game. Their head coach is Bill Bellichick. They were 16-0 and unstoppable all year. They are at home. All signs point to...
New England 34, Jacksonville 13

San Diego at Indianapolis
They played earlier this year and Manning threw 6ints and Vinateri missed two field goals, including a 29 yarder. If you think that will happen again, you are fooling yourself. Indy is back at home with revenge on their mind. Harrison is coming back, and Gates won't be playing this time around. The game plan is simple: Take away L.T. (easier to do with Bob Sanders on your team) and the deep ball. Force Philip Rivers to make the throws in the hostile environment, and let Manning and Addai do their thing.
Indianapolis 27, San Diego 10

New York at Dallas
Romo in Mexico. T.O. hurt. The Giants are hot. All signs are pointing to the upset, but less we forget Dallas has already beaten the Giants twice this year, they are at home, they are the number one seed, have 11 pro-bowlers, and oh yeah, the Giants have Eli Manning. Yes, that is a knock on Eli Manning. Sure they've won eight games on the road this year, but what does that say about your QB? He's not mentally tough to handle the pressures of his own home crowd. He's lost more at home than on the road. I don't want to ride a mentally weak QB into Dallas in the second round of the playoffs because THAT'S pressure. In Eli I don't trust. That being said, I'm rooting hard for him, because I want him to be successful. And I hate the Cowboys.
Dallas 35, New York 17

I know, all favorites. I just think it's going to be that kind of weekend. I think the four home teams are just far superior than the opponents they are playing, and not only will we not see upsets, we are going to see some lopsided games.

There, my picks.

~Mikey D