Well I have a one game lead with three games left. It's like the regular season all over again, really, and I get the sense that this will be the week that makes it or breaks it. Josh, you could easily pick two different teams than me this week, but I'm guessing at one. And I also think that the Super Bowl will have us picking the same team. So good luck.

AFC

This one I'm doing based on the fact that the Chargers were the best team in the league this regular season, and they lost at home to the Pats. Now, Indy was not as good as San Diego, and, as Manning continues to disappoint in the playoffs, I really think that the brilliance of the Patriots will be enough this week. I was honestly surprised when I saw that the Pats were underdogs. Although Vinateiri beating the Pats with a last second FG would be a great story...
Naw. Dynasty time.

Patriots by four

NFC

This one is a little tougher. Neither team has that air of destiny about them that the Patriots have. Both have question marks, and this game is really a strength-against-strength, weakness-against-weakness kind of game. Defense wins championships, but so do QBs. The Bears have the better defense by far, and the Saints have the better QB by far. It's outside and is supposed to be 38 degrees F. Not the Superdome. But I just can't take Rex Grossman as a Super Bowl QB, and I predict that he will have just enough of a meltdown this week to give the Saints offense the edge it needs. Vegas thinks I'm picking the underdog again.

Saints by three