NEW ENGLAND 14 over San Diego. PICK: PATRIOTS. San Diego is so beat up. New England has come so far--it's hard to imagine the Patriots stumbling here, weather/stiff winds or no stiff winds. New England to cover, 38-17.
GREEN BAY 7.5 over New York Giants. PICK: PACKERS. The records of Brett Favre and the Packers in cold weather games at Lambeau, in cold-weather games in the playoffs at Lambeau, is quite amazing--the Packers have won, if I recall correctly, over 90% of the time. The Pack is at home, they like and want this kind of cold weather, and Favre and his young cohorts are playing with confidence. I go with the Pack here, 24-14.
It sets up a Packers/Patriots Super Bowl, which ought to be some kind of interesting matchup, with Favre vs Brady being the main highlight. By the way, I was only 2-2 last week; I'm 7-3 so far in the playoffs.
