Isn’t it funny the the marquee game of the week is the one featuring a team that’s not good enough to even win their own conference and a team that backed into the playoffs because everyone else around them decided to be the worst they could be? Must be fate. Or the hand of God. Take your pick.
Either way, this might be the worst opening round of the NFL playoffs we’ve had in some time. On paper. Which means this could be the absolute best weekend of football ever.
The featured games this week are… all of them.
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NFL 2011 Wildcard Playoffs Picks
Straight Up
MATCHUP | Vegas Vinny | BostonMac | RJ | Burton | Actual |
Bengals @ Texans | Texans | Texans | Texans | Texans | |
Lions @ Saints | Saints | Saints | Saints | Lions | |
Falcons @ Giants | Giants | Falcons | Giants | Giants | |
Steelers @ Broncos | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | |
Prev Week | 10-6 | 9-7 | 11-5 | 9-7 | |
Regular Season | 162-78 | 150-90 | 153-87 | 148-92 |
Against the Spread
MATCHUP | Vegas Vinny | BostonMac | RJ | Burton | Actual |
Bengals @ Texans (-3) |
Texans | Texans | Texans | Bengals | |
Lions @ Saints (-10.5) | Saints | Saints | Saints | Lions | |
Falcons @ Giants(-3) | Giants | Falcons | Giants | Giants | |
Steelers @ Broncos (+8.5) | Broncos | Steelers | Broncos | Steelers | |
Prev Week | 6-8-2 | 9-5-2 | 8-6-2 | 7-7-2 | |
Overall | 130-119-7 | 127-122-7 | 124-125-7- | 130-119-7 |