We're finally starting to thaw out here in Kansas City, as temperatures are actually going above freezing today for the first time since last weekend. Let's hope I can continue my hot streak in NFL picks and fend off Lucas:

STL at SEA: Neither of these teams deserve to be in the playoffs, and whoever wins will lose next week. The Rams are horribly coached, but they have receivers that actually catch the ball and, for possibly the only time this season, the better defense. I hate to do this, but...STL

NYJ at SD: I actually think the Jets are the worst team in the playoffs right now. Curtis Martin may have won the rushing title, but he got most of those yards early in the season when the other teams were expecting him to break down and collapse. And a note to Lucas: Curtis Martin did not walk with the dinosaurs, but Adam and Eve did. SD

DEN at IND: As of 2 days ago, the Colts didn't scare me. Peyton Manning rolls up the yards against bad defenses, but when a good defense comes along he gets all flustered and has to actually work to score. Then Ty Law got put on IR, which means that after the Colts win this game they get to face another bad defense: the Patriots'. IND

MIN at GB: Rest easy, Lucas, this game will be a cakewalk. The Vikings ended the season with an embarassing loss, Randy Moss is half-hurt, and there is internal turmoi over Moss leaving last week's game and then not endorsing his coach in an interview this week. Plus they never win outdoors. Add it all up, and you have an easy Packers victory. Enjoy them while they last. GB