Mikey D

Just call me "Ironman" from now on. The final updated standings:

Mike: 174
Kevin: 164
Adam: 157

I felt bad before Week 17 that Kevin had to make his picks two weeks in advance, as it was kind of an unfair advantage for me. Then I remembered why he made his picks two weeks in advance, so I stopped feeling bad for him. Besides that, I went 14-2 anyway in Week 17, so it would have been impossible for him to have beaten me even if he got every game right.

Fair is fair though, Adam. You took a title away from me, so I took one from you. Except you have shiny belt to show off....grrr....

Okay, onto the playoff predictions!

Wild Card:
Baltimore over Miami
Minnesota over Philadelphia
Arizona over Atlanta
San Diego over Indianapolis

Divisional:
Tennessee over Baltimore
Pittsburgh over San Diego
New York over Arizona
Carolina over Minnesota

Conference:
Pittsburgh over Tennessee
New York over Carolina

Super Bowl:
New York Giants over Pittsburgh Steelers, 24-16

I had the Steelers vs. Saints in my preseason prediction (oops on one of those), with the Steelers winning it all, so obviously I'm changing my mind on my Super Bowl champ. That means go bet heavily on the Steelers. The sports gods will make me pay for not sticking with my original pick.

Did anyone read about how the Pro Bowl in a couple years will be played before the Super Bowl? There's no way that players preparing for the Super Bowl will be able to play in that...what if, for argument sake, the Cowboys had made it to the Super Bowl with their 13 Pro-Bowlers? That's like a forth of the roster that'll need to be replaced! My personal feeling is make Week 9 reserved for the Pro Bowl, eliminate all bye-weeks, and have it played in the middle of the season like every other major sport. Or just keep it the way it is.

~Mikey D