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I did pretty good this weekend, going 4-0 straight up and 3-1 against the spread (I thought for sure the Saints would cover). Two intriguing matchups set for next week. The unquestioned top two teams in the NFC and the Pats and Colts in the AFC.

It's games like the ones we had this weekend - three 3-point wins and one by 9 - that prove how much better the NFL is than college football. Teams with plenty to play for and games that come right down to the wire. Until college gets a valid playoff system, it will always be this way. Sure, Boise State's win was exciting, but two months from now nobody will care since it was merely an exhibition game.

I'm predicting a Saints-Patriots Super Bowl. Might as well stick with what I thought from the beginning of the playoffs. One final thought from today: I would have liked to have seen Marty get to the Super Bowl. I hate having to see a successful guy get crucified for things beyond his control (The Drive and Earnest Byner's fumble were not results of anything Marty did). But he cost the Chargers today. The idiotic challenge on the fumble that had no chance of being overturned and the timeout coming right after an injury timeout. Those two timeouts would have certainly helped San Diego set up a better field goal opportunity than the 54-yarder Kaeding had to attempt. Now he'll probably get fired and have that hanging around his neck forever. Oh well, he had his shot.