I was wrong, so wrong...at least on Saturday....

I confess. I was flat out wrong about New England and Washington. The Skins did shut down Shaun Alexander, but couldn't get their creaking offense in gear. Time to retool the O. The Pats, ah, well, they just decided a playoff game was a good place to start falling apart!! Arrggh! And to lose to the Broncos? Ick. Ewww.
Sunday was a different story, Pittsburgh's D did exactly what I figured, put the pressure on Manning early, and wow, he can't handle it. Another big choke effort by the team that three weeks ago everyone was saying might be the best team that's ever played.
FACT: Manning blows it every time the game is on the line. And the incredibly overrated and overpriced kicker? Niiiiice choke.
PIttsburgh won by....3. As I predicted.
Chicago's inexperience did kill them as the D did a good job in keeping the Panthers in sight, but their O was so flat and Grossman's lack of games just killed them. Smith a is a one man wrecking crew of a reciever though, ain't he?
REVISED PICKS:
Pittsburgh once again gets by on killer D in Denver, and leaves the Mile High city with travel plans to Detroit. Not by much, once again, close one, 6 or less.
Carolina gives the Seaturkeys way more than Washington could, and their D gets a big game, and they too, leave Seattle with plans to hit the Motor City. Panthers by 6.
SUPERBOWL:
Pittsburgh's D teaches Carolina the finer points of shutting down a team, while their ball control Offense uses the Bus to eat the clock in a low scoring SuperBowl. Pittsburgh wins 17-9 or so, the Bus gets his ring, and hangs up the helmet on a great career. Cowher is FINALLY acknowledged as one of the coaching greats, and no one will say he can't win the big one anymore.
You heard it here!!