Another week, more predictions

I hate to say it, but last week's wild card games were rather boring. I watched the Steelers, and I hoped, and I prayed, but all for not. They got me all excited for no reason at all. It's just been kind of disappointing for me- they have a great coach- they have a great quarterback- they have a great defense- and yet they can't get out of wild card weekend. All I can hope now is that Willie Parker heals up and is ready to go in '08.

Now for the teams that did make it.....

(3) San Diego @ (2) Indianapolis
Norv Turner and the Chargers did a good thing last week by getting a playoff win, but let's be realistic- they have no shot in this game. Yeah, yeah, yeah they beat them once this season, but could that game have been any more of a fluke? Manning threw 6 interceptions, the Colts were missing half of their starters, and Adam Vinitieri missed a 29 yard game-winning field goal. And oh yeah, Antonio Gates isn't playing. Maybe somebody will start talking about the Colts after they pick apart San Diego on Sunday afternoon. Colts 34, Chargers 13

(5) Jacksonville @ (1) New England
All season long people talked about the Jaguars knocking off the Patriots, and I bought into it. The problem is, you better believe the Patriots heard some of that talk along the way and started preparing to stop the Jacksonville style. I'm not saying this is going to be a blowout, but David Garrad is not a good enough quarterback to get his team past New England. Get ready for a Colts-Patriots rematch in Foxsborough. Patriots 31, Jaguars 27

(5) New York Giants @ (1) Dallas
Eli Manning has become a much better quarterback in the last two weeks, but can he sustain it heading into Big "D"? With all the Tony Romo drama and the T.O. injury, it's hard for me to believe that the Cowboys can win this game. Goodbye, Jessica, goodbye "Boys". Giants 24, Cowboys 21

(3) Seattle @ (2) Green Bay
When I looked at all of this week's matchups, this one was the most difficult for me to pick. Both of these teams utilize the same offensive gameplan, and they both are led by old, but solid quarterbacks. I look for this one to come down the the final minutes, and eventually overtime, but the Packers prevail. Packers 27, Seahawks 24- OT