Bring Your Appetite

Did you ever notice that any time that there is an especially good amount of games all in a day or two, they say that it's a full plate? Well this weekend fits the bill perfectly with the football playoffs and I've got my plate ready.

To try to make this interesting, I'm going to do this a little differently. Just follow along, all five of you who actually read this.


The Appetizer (New England vs. Denver)

In our playoff dinner, this is the setup game. A great game in its own right, but not quite enough to fill you up. I'm going to go with New England on this one. In last week's predictions I wanted to pick New England, but held back because I was secretly rooting for Jacksonville. No more will I hold back. Belichick is the last coach you want to run into in the playoffs and Denver's habit of not winning playoff games without Elway will continue.


The Drink (Seattle vs. Washington)

Every meal needs a good drink to compliment the meal. My choice would usually be some cold Icy Tea, but to each his own. This game is the drink. Definitely not something you can make a meal out of (unlike the appetizer), this game will be a nice addition to the other heavyweight games. I'm liking Seattle here. Washington showed last week that it can win without an offense, but that was against a different team in Tampa. The combination of Shaun Alexander and Matt Hasselbeck will be too much for Sheriff Gonna Getcha and his deputy Brunell (who they might as well take out behind the shed and finish off).


The Main Course (Indianapolis vs. Pittsburgh)

This is it. The meat and potatoes of the meal. This game will leave you with that nice, content feeling of seeing two great teams at work. I'm liking Indy here, in part because they have the whole "play hard for the coach" deal for them and part because they are amazing on their own. Pittsburgh will make it amazingly tough though and could pull out the win. The fact that the Colts haven't played a meaningful game since their loss to the Chargers might mean something, and if Manning is roughed up it could easily go to the Steelers. Still, I'm moving a notch out on my belt and taking the Colts in this feast of a game.


The Dessert (Carolina vs. Chicago)

This is the closer. A good dessert after a meal means you go home happy. At the same time, you never know what you get with some desserts and I don't know what to expect with this game. Popular opinion seems to like the Panthers, but I like the Bears. They've got spunk, and spunk is a good thing. I don't think DeShaun Foster can put up another beast game, especially against the Chicago D. Along with that, the Bears are coming in rested at home, which will only help things. So the official Sports Chair call goes to the Bears, as a excellent meal comes to a close.


So there's what I think. Even writing this has gotten me a little hungry, but I can wait until the games start. Finally, the Sports Chair award for best player of the past week goes to Chad Johnson, who tailgated with the fans before the game. That's class

Enjoy this week's games and holla at me with your suggestions