True Stories About The 2010 NFL Divisional Playoffs

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On The eve of another ratings bonanza weekend that is The NFL Playoffs, our crack team of researchers have complied enough statistics concerning this weekends games to make your eyes simply explode.  Martin Luther King had a dream.  So do The Colts, Jets, Saints, and Cowboys.  Too bad those teams’ dreams will end.  Shit, did we just give away our picks?

• Brett Favre is 0-3 against The Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs, however he has never played The Cowboys at home in the playoffs.  Favre is 2-0 at home against Dallas.
• Jim Caldwell will be making his playoff coaching debut for The Colts this weekend.
• Peyton Manning is 0-3 in The Divisional Round of The Playoffs coming off of a bye week.
• The Colts will be playing their first career playoff game in Lucas Oil Stadium.
• Kurt Warner has never lost in the divisional round of The NFL Playoffs.  His last non-Superbowl loss in The Playoffs came against The New Orleans Saints.
• Norv Turner is 4-3 in the playoffs.
• Norv Turner and Kurt Warner, both participating in The Divisional Playoffs this weekend, have the same middle name (Eugene).
• The Colts went on the road and defeated The Baltimore Ravens 15-6 in The 2006 Playoffs en route to Peyton Manning’s first Superbowl Championship.
• No quarterback in NFL history has ever defeated both Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in The NFL Playoffs.

AND NOW, YOUR NFL DIVISIONAL ROUND PLAYOFF PICKS…

Arizona (+7) over New Orleans

Baltimore (+6.5) over Indianapolis

Minnesota (-2.5) over Dallas

New York Jets (+7) over San Diego Chargers

Game Most Likely to Draw The Highest Rating: Dallas @ Minnesota

Highest Scoring Game: Arizona @ New Orleans

Lowest Scoring Game: New York Jets @ San Diego

Game Most Likely to go Into Overtime: New York Jets @ San Diego

Best Bet Underdog: Arizona (+7)

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