MY NFL PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS

FIRST ROUND
Baltimore 14, Miami 3 - Offense wins games, defense wins championships, and that is why I like Baltimore in this game
Indianapolis 35, San Diego 31 - Something is wrong with the NFL playoff structure when an 12-4 team has to travel to an 8-8 team. Expect a shootout in Southern California
Philadelphia 21, Minnesota 20 - The Eagles' defense should be able to shutdown Adrian Peterson, and I just want to see the Vikings lose :)
Atlanta 35, Arizona 14 - The Cardinals have played some of the worst football down the stretch of any NFL team to make the playoffs. The Falcons could be this year's Cinderella
DIVISIONAL ROUND
Tennessee 14, Baltimore 13 - The Titans and Ravens bring two top-notch defenses, but I give the nod to the home team
Indianapolis 31, Pittsburgh 21 - Big Ben's concussion could come into play, as could the weather, but I see the Colts winning again on the road
NY Giants 17, Philadelphia 14 - The defending champs have struggled down the stretch, but should hold serve at home in the cold
Atlanta 20, Carolina 19 - I am just not impressed by the Panthers, but, then again, I wasn't impressed the year they went to the Super Bowl. That said, I still like the Cinderella story from Georgia
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Indianapolis 29, Tennessee 27 - The Colts make it three straight on the road to win the AFC. I did pick them to win it all before the season
NY Giants 24, Atlanta 23 - The Cinderella story comes to an end in the cold. The Giants rush their way to another Super Bowl
SUPER BOWL XLIII (Tampa, FL)
Indianapolis 35, NY Giants 32 - Another possible Super Bowl classic for the Giants, but they find themselves on the short end of the score, as the Colts win their second title of the Manning-Dungy era, and Dungy retires after the game