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So, we have our Super Bowl contest set. Way back in September, I didn’t expect the Bears to take the NFC. I really thought this was Philadelphia’s year. As far as the AFC is concerned, there were so many contenders, I feel like I’ve seen the Super Bowl twice already this year!

Looking at the matchups, I give the defensive nod to the Bears - unfortunately, we’ll have to wait and see if the offense shows up. I give a huge edge to Peyton Manning at QB. Indy fans held their collective breath when Manning appeared to injure the thumb on his throwing hand Sunday night. It appears not serious and with a 2-week healing period, he'll be 100%. And if it comes down to a clutch field goal, Adam Vinatieri comes out on top hands down. Too bad either coach has to lose - a very even matchup and frankly, two black coaches vying for top honours is long overdue in the NFL.

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Just a few final comments on last week’s Wild Card matchups before we move on to the Divisional Games…

I wasn't really looking forward to the Patriots/Jets game and frankly it held no surprises. New England totally controlled the Jets in the first half and methodically buried them in the second half. Having said that, the Jets had a better than respectable season with Chad Pennington giving fans a lot to look forward to next year.

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New York Giants fans, please accept by sympathies and condolences for the continued pain to be inflicted on you by Tom Coughlin. I had hoped, for your sake, there would have been a sidelines change. Sadly, I was mistaken. But don’t worry. With a promising slow start next September, Coughlin will get the boot. He will have fired everyone else to blame long before then and will be the last one left standing.

Barry Bonds? Thank you for again proving just how classless you are. Yes, your positive drug test for amphetamines should have been kept confidential and, as usual, you wasted no time in throwing another teammate under the bus, blaming Mark Sweeney. Oh sure Barry, it’s all Mark Sweeney’s fault. We are going to learn about the wide use of amphetamines as winter turns to spring training. As for Barry Bonds – just go away. The San Francisco can send a strong message by not re-signing Bonds. No one else wants him either. The future of the Giants is Barry Zito, not Barry Bonds.

And finally, my thanks to the Baseball Writers Association of America for overwhelmingly denying Mark McGuire entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Different writers gave different reasons – the whole Grand Jury mess including his refusal to simply answer “the question”. Or is it simply that he just didn’t get enough hits in his career. He’s out and should stay out.

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The Colts/KC game had enough warts to keep critics and fans second guessing until training camp. So let’s take a few minutes to pick apart the so-called game plan of Herm Edwards and the Kansas City Chiefs.

It was a bad omen for the Chiefs when Cornerback Ty Law intercepted Peyton Manning early on and down the field KC marched - all the way inside the 10 yard line - only to walk away with nothing. Trent Green couldn’t take them in and Lawrence Tynes couldn’t put a 23-yarder through the uprights in a dome stadium.

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It was a valiant effort by Eli Manning and Jeremy Shockey didn’t leave anything in the tank either. And it’s the end of an era with the retirement of Tiki Barber. It’s on to a career in broadcasting for Tiki. The resurgent Eagles under the stability of Jeff Garcia were just too much. And if anyone gained from the Romo debacle, it was David Akers. Never was there more concentration and care given to a field goal attempt than the winner on Sunday. No screw-up and storybook runback by the Giants defense. And let's face it, the Giants had a horrible season. Before I leave this game, I have to talk about my game MVP - Brian Westbrook. He's a warrior and practically carried the Eagles on his back. And now it's on to New Orleans where the Eagles will have a very difficult time running against the New Orleans defense.

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It’s Monday morning QB time. We’ll be dissecting the Wild Card games all week, so I welcome your comments - and don’t pull any punches. I had planned on reviewing the games in order - but Herm Edwards will have to wait. We’ll discuss the Giants tomorrow – by then, Tom Coughlin will be fired.

But today, we have to discuss the Dallas Cowboys/Seattle Seahawks.

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I hope you caught the Retirement Tribute last night in Detroit for Steve Yzerman. We all know Yzerman is a class act, but last night the Detroit Red Wings showed all professional sports teams how to properly show their appreciation to a retiring player. I’m not writing today to talk about Steve Yzerman. If you’re a hockey fan, you know all about his contributions to hockey and to the Detroit franchise in particular.

I carefully listened to Steve’s words of gratitude to everyone who played a part in his career – his family, teammates, the Detroit Red Wings organization and the fans. It was his focus on the Detroit Red Wings organization that turned my head.

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