Saturday, 4:30pm, NBC, O/U 43
Here’s what will happen with the Houston Texans over the course of the next week. Everyone and their brother are picking Cincinnati to win outright based on Houston’s late season swoon. The Texans are going to proceed to beat Cincinnati by two touchdowns, leading to all the talking heads screaming, “THE TEXANS ARE BACK. THEY WILL BE A FORCE IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE.” Then, they will lose by 30 to the Patriots.
HOU 31, CIN 17
TEXANS (-4.5) over Bengals
Minnesota Vikings (10-6) @ Green Bay Packers (11-5)
Saturday, 8:00pm, NBC, O/U 46Too much Christian Ponder in this game counteracts the presence of Adrian Peterson on the road at Lambeau. Also, Green Bay should have a bye if it weren’t for what the replacement refs did to them in Seattle, so karma is on their side.
GB 34, MIN 20
PACKERS (-8) over Vikings
Indianapolis Colts (11-5) @ Baltimore Ravens (10-6)
Sunday, 1:00pm, CBS, O/U 47I’m willing to bet that at least half of the Baltimore roster knew that Ray Lewis was going to retire, so I’m not buying the belief that added motivation exists. That and you don’t bet against #CHUCKSTRONG, at least in the wildcard round.
IND 20, BAL 17
Colts (+7) over RAVENS
Seattle Seahawks (11-5) @ Washington Redskins (10-6)
Sunday, 4:30pm, FOX, O/U 46Loyal readers (all six of you) will note that this match-up features the two teams I made fun of the most during the preseason. I’m pretty sure I predicted both teams to win eight games combined (oops!), so it’s only natural that they play each other in what some talking heads are predicting is the real NFC Championship Game. I won’t go that far, but this pick comes down to simple logic. How is a 3-5 road team favored to win at Washington?
WAS 27, SEA 21
REDSKINS (+3) over Seahawks
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