Tom Brady, Joe Flacco, Eli Manning, Alex Smith

Okay kids, here’s the deal – I’ve been awful with my NFL playoff picks. Absolutely terrible. 3-5… that’s not good.

So, in an effort to turn things around I’ve asked my expert assistant to help me with the picks.

Without knowing anything about the teams, records, history or where the games are played I asked her to pick between cuter QBs in the AFC and NFC final games…

Tom Brady (Patriots) beat out Joe Flacco (Ravens) and Eli Manning (Giants) beat out Alex Smith (49ers)

I also asked her to pick between uniforms and the Patriots and Giants won their as well.

Looking back on the last 2 weeks I think that my biggest problem is that I picked games with my heart instead of with my head. That’s a rookie mistake. It’s not right. It’s wrong. Ugh.

And, I have to agree with my lovely assistant on both games this week, with my head that is. I would love to see both Tom Brady and Eli Manning lose. It would be great. I hate the Giants because I’m a Cowboys fan. I hate the Patriots because I’m jealous of Tom Brady and I watched the Tuck Rule game. That’s what my heart wants.

However, my head thinks that we’re going to see a Super Bowl rematch of the Pats and the New York Football Giants.

Game 1:
Sunday 3:00pm
Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots
Pick: Patriots

The Patriots have holes on D but I don’t think that those holes are big enough to drive a Joe Flacco driven truck through. At home, in a big game, with a ton of talent on the offense – the Patriots are the smart pick.

Game 2:
Sunday 6:30pm
New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers
Pick: Giants

The 49ers are great on D. They shocked the hell out of me last week. But the Giants have been playing playoff type football for over a month now and are rolling. I may hate Eli but he has been super clutch this season. Watch out for the pass rush attacking Alex Smith and taking the Giants back to the big one.

So there you have it… my expert picks for the AFC and NFC Conference Championships.

Good luck with your picks – see you again for the Super Bowl!

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