NFL Divisional Champnsionship Picks!

Published January 23 2010

By CHRIS THORBURN and GORDON TAYLOR

It’s championship weekend, the last true football Sunday. After Sunday it will be the increasingly irrelevant Pro Bowl, followed by hourly team updates from Rachel Nichols and Wendy Nicks from outside the respective teams’ locker rooms, the “All Madden Team,” and “The Howie Long ‘Tough Guy Team’- they’re built Ford Tough.” Or was it Chevy?

So let’s enjoy this final football Sunday, because after this all that’s left is NBA basketball, though there are rumors that the NHL is still in business.

New York Jets vs. Indianapolis Colts

Gordon: Peyton Manning took Sandra Bullock down, and Mark Sanchez out sexied Philip Rivers. Mark Sanchez now has as many playoff wins as Joe Namath. I predict the Jets win and Sanchez will begin doing panty hose commercials like that Nancy boy Namath did in the 1970s.

Chris: This one is hard to call, as much as I love The Bad News Jets and the ensuing storyline, can they really topple the most lovable figure in all of sports? Defeating Peyton Manning is like taking down Snuggles the bear, except worse because Peyton is human and has a soul! I'm taking the Ponies by 14.

Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints

Gordon: Brett Favre and Brad Childress showed they were cold blooded killas running the score up against Dallas. Reggie Bush and Drew Brees sent Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner home to an angry abusive wife. The difference in this game will be Jared Allen. Look for Allen to dry hump Brees up and down the field, doing his signature dance which is supposed to allude to calf roping, but to me looks like he is winding up a towel so he can pop someone with it.

Chris: This is a very tough call. We have two NFC teams who seemingly limped into the the playoffs only to completely dismantle their opponents. Looks like those by-weeks paid off. I love the game Quick Draw McBrees plays and really, really dislike Captain Choke. However I can't dismiss how complete this Vikings team is, hell their coach looks just like BTK. Now that is cold blooded. The Nords win by 10.