NFL picks: playoff edition
You knew the stakes would skyrocket this week. Who would expect anything less at playoff time? Since there are four NFL playoff games this weekend we'll weight our picks 1-4, delegating four points for the pick about which we feel the most confident, three for the next, and so on. Thus, the five-game lead Overton carries into the postseason doesn't look so daunting.
Final regular season standings
Overton: 74-60-3
Lingo: 69-65-3
Clay: 68-66-3
Here are the wild-card weekend picks with the home teams in caps.
Clay's picks
4 Jacksonville (-2.5) over PITTSBURGH
3 TAMPA BAY (-3) over N.Y. Giants
2 Washington (+3) over SEATTLE
1 Tennessee (+10) over SAN DIEGO
Overton's picks
4 SAN DIEGO (-10) over Tennessee
3 SEATTLE (-3) over Washington
2 TAMPA BAY (-3) over N.Y. Giants
1 Pittsburgh (+2.5) over Jacksonville
Lingo's picks
4 Jacksonville (-2.5) over PITTSBURGH
3 TAMPA BAY (-3) over N.Y. Giants
2 SEATTLE (-3) over Washington
1 SAN DIEGO (-10) over Tennessee