Finally, the decrepit NFL season ends

The Jets end up with four wins, well outside the Reggie Bush lottery. I have no clue where they go from here or who they'll take in the draft (a qb or rb to replace an aging Martin). As far as the playoffs go, seems like we're heading toward an Indy/Seattle Super Bowl. With that in mind, here are my predictions for the wild card games:

Pittsburgh over Cincinatti-Cincy is where Indy was back in Peyton's first few seasons: great offense, bleh defense. If Pittsburgh had no offense, this might not be an issue, but Rothlesberger had a great season. Between him and the Pittsburgh defense, I see the Bengals going home early.

Jacksonville over New England-My gut says it's really dumb to choose any team over New England at home in the playoffs. But hey, I have nothing riding on this, so I'll go with the facts: Jacksonville has played better this season and down the stretch. They've made less errors and are solid on both sides of the field. Head says Jacksonville, gut says Patriots. Head wins. for now.

Tampa Bay over Washington-I'm sortof rooting for the Skins in this one based on both fantasy loyalty (Portis) and former Jets loyalty (Moss). And they may, in the end, pull an upset. These two teams are pretty even on paper and Washington's been on fire the last few weeks. Nonetheless, Tampa Bay's defense at home should be enough.

Giants over Carolina-How Carolina has gotten this far really defies any reasonable explanation. They're really not a playoff worthy team. But this is the NFC, so it's not surprising that they made it. I think the Giants are about two years away from being taken seriously as a Super Bowl contender, but depending on how this week works out, they could conceivably make it to the NFC championship game.