Another weekend of football watching, so here we go with some picks.

New Orleans over Arizona. The Cardinals haven't played a bad offensive game the last two years in the playoffs, but I can't see them winning two shootouts in a row. The Saints, on the other hand, have had a lot of time to erase their lousy December/January. Saints will roll.

Indianapolis over Baltimore. I think Indy is one of those teams that can turn it on when they need to. Even with the Colts propensity to give up huge chunks of rushing yardage, it's the end of the road for the Ravens.

Dallas over Minnesota. The Cowboys will be a lot of fun to watch in this game, as the Brett Favre experiment may come to an end for the Vikings. Strange that this one got the Sunday 1:00 timeslot, as it's the best matchup of the weekend.

San Diego over New York. The Jets are a bit mouthy, but Philip Rivers sold me this year. If the Chargers get in trouble in this one, I think Rivers can will them to victory. He's that good.

Meal of Links

"Sometimes When We Touch" is a godawful song. Here is what Dan Hill thinks of the song he wrote.

Pot is getting closer to be legalized. Two states, California and Washington, should have November ballot issues.

Another long read. Rolling Stone has the news about the girl who conned the Ivy League.

Exercise Yard

Between games and lengthy commercial breaks this weekend, read the best analysis of the Marvin Harrison gun "incident" from a couple of years ago. Very insightful.

And with only 11 minutes of game action, you'll have plenty of time.

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