Mikey's NFL picks

Last week: 2-2 Season record: 87-41-1 This is the time of year that excites and depresses football fans.  I mean, it's the best time of the football season, but the tradeoff of having great games to watch is that there are fewer games every weekend in January.  The wild card round, six games over three days.  Divisional round, four games over two days.  Championship round, two games in one day.  Next weekend, the "bye" week before the Super Bowl will feature the new Pro Bowl Games, featuring the Manning brothers.  If you are old like me, it'll remind you of that great 70's show, The Superstars...where athletes from all sports competed in obstacle courses and other fun games.  I'm all about it, because you know it's gonna be hilarious.  But then of course, the Super Bowl is the main attraction, but it's the last 60 minutes of football until September.  Oh, and I have zero interest in the USFL or any spring/summer football.  Come on, ...

Last week: 4-2 Season record: 85-39-1 Many people, including yours truly, consider this the best weekend in football.  We've weeded out the lesser playoff teams, and while there are only four games, the matchups feature the best teams in the NFL.  This is when some really good teams go home, and when four teams will be one win from the Super Bowl.  Yeah I know I'm stating the obvious, but I'm just really giddy--not because of the quality of the games, but because my New York Football Giants are still standing.  I did not pick them to win last week but was thrilled that they did.  Now they look to upset the 1-seed Eagles, which is very unlikely but after watching last week, not completely out of the question.  So you're saying there's a chance?  Yes I am.  Let's get to it...... Jacksonville at Kansas City --If anyone knows Andy Reid's coaching tendencies, it's Jags' coach Doug Pederson, who played for Reid and coached under him.  This Jags tea...

Last time (Week 17): 12-3 Season record: 81-37-1 So last week after the Damar Hamlin near-death experience shook the NFL universe, I wasn't exactly in the mood to make my Week 18 predictions.  Thankfully, Damar is out of the hospital and doing really, really well; which is better news than anything from any actual games being played.  What's more, the news kept getting better.  By Sunday afternoon, there were tweets and photos of Damar watching the Bills-Patriots game in his hospital room with his parents, as the Bills' Nyheim Hines ran back the opening kickoff for a touchdown.  That gave everyone in Buffalo and every football fan everywhere a jolt of pure and cathartic elation that we needed more than any of us realized.   And now we gear up for the playoffs, starting with two games tomorrow.  So let's make some picks! Seattle at San Francisco --I think we're going to be reminded that this first weekend of the playoffs usually features lopsided s...