The 2009 NFL season has all come down to this: the AFC Champion Indianapolis Colt facing the NFC Champion New Orleans Saints for the Lombardi Trophy. Super Bowl XLIV. This game has been broken down to death already, so we’ll be brief in our assessment and pick today. We love both quarterbacks and passing offenses […]

— An abbreviated breakdown of the playoff games this week, with picks as we look to improve on our 5-3 record. Your picks in the comments. Indianapolis Colts (-8.5) at New York Jets — Like a broken record, I’ll mention how the Indianapolis Colts are a lot more than just Peyton Manning. Maybe that Jets’ […]

schadenfreude — [shahd-n-froi-duh] N. Satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else’s misfortune. It’s really time the AFC West was represented by someone in the playoffs who didn’t totally embarrass themselves. Another San Diego electric chokejob. Go Broncos 2010!!

Previewing, breaking down, and picking the winners of this weekend’s playoff action. Your picks and game discussion in the comments. Jets (9-7) at Chargers (13-3) 2:40 p.m. MT The Line: Chargers by 8.5 The Story: The New York Jets are the Cinderella story of the 2009 playoffs, media darlings thanks to a character of a […]

Previewing, breaking down, and picking the winners of this weekend’s playoff action. Your picks and game discussion in the comments. Cowboys (11-5) at Vikings (12-4) 11:00 a.m. MT The Line: Vikings by 2.5 The Story: Quarterback Tony Romo and coach Wade Phillips are the two most popular dudes in Texas these days, a far cry […]

Previewing, breaking down, and picking the winners of this weekend’s playoff action. Your picks and game discussion in the comments. Ravens (9-7) at Colts (14-2) 6:15 p.m. MT The Line: Colts by 6.5 The Story: Can the Indianapolis Colts regain the fire they enjoyed for fourteen weeks? They haven’t bothered to play a meaningful game […]

Previewing, breaking down, and picking the winners of this weekend’s playoff action. Your picks and game discussion in the comments. Cardinals (10-6) at Saints (13-3) 2:30 p.m. MT The Line: Saints by 7 The Story: Do you like points, Football Fan? Oh, you do? Well last week, the Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers set […]

We’re not the only Broncos blog on the block, so let’s go take a walk ’round the neighborhood… Broncos Stable discusses Rick Dennison‘s coaching career before mentioning how big a downer these departures have been. “Right now everyone is leaving, and that’s not so much fun.” South Stands Denver prognosticates the playoffs again. Colin went […]

Never a dull day in the Denver Broncos blogosphere… Sayre Bedinger comments on MHR that the Broncos’ running for over 100 yards in only nine games in 2009 was “completely unacceptable,” then gives the RBs a grade of C+. I wish all my college professors graded on his scale. South Stands Denver held a decent […]

Your wittiest, most cleverest captions in the comments. Last winner after the jump.