What about Bob?

We are approaching one of my two favorites NFL weekends of the season.

Wild Card weekend is always a treat, with competitive matchups the norm and plenty of excitement along the way. I don't think this weekend will disappoint.

My absolutely favorite weekend is the divisional round, where you get four quality playoff games just about every single time.

On with the wild card picks.

And don't forget. Make your own picks in the second annual Glauber Nation Playoff Picks contest by clicking right here. BBiB! will be out with his spreadsheet on Monday morning to tally the records, and we'll continue right on through the playoffs.

A veritable minefield trying to figure out this weekend's game, as every single road team is favored. Even Mantz is a little frightened of the schedule, although he's at least picking all the games. Usually, he'll just cherry-pick three or four games a week and then puff his chest about how he kicked my a*s percentage-wise, because, as you know, we don't wimp out on any game. We pick 'em all.

Falcons at Cardinals: Kinda like Kurt Warner in this one, even though Matt Ryan has answered any and all questions about his readiness to perform under pressure. The Cardinals mailed in the rest of their season once they clinched the playoff berth, but I like the receivers to come up big. A major challenge for Arizona is slowing down the Falcons' much improved pass rush. If they can do that and keep Warner upright, they've got a chance.

Colts at Chargers: A simply fantastic matchup, especially with the Chilkoots streaking into the playoffs with a perfect slate in December. There is no hotter team than the Colts, though. They've won nine straight, and Peyton Manning has just won his third MVP. That, and the fact that I picked the Colts to make it to the Super Bowl in the preseason, leads me to pick Manning to get it done against Philip Rivers & Co. I will say this, though: If any team's capable of an upset, it's San Diego.

Ravens at Dolphins: The Ravens already beat Miami during the regular season, and I'm not going to be at all surprised to see it happen again. But I'll give the edge to the Dolphins because of Chad Pennington's experience at QB, combined with Joe Flacco's inexperience. Two rookie coaches, so that cancels out, but Miami needs to find a way to rattle Flacco and, more importantly, protect Pennington. The wild card might go kaput against Ray Lewis & Co., so Chadwick will need to be at his best.

Iggles at Vikings: Philly is red hot, and Donovan McNabb is playing his best after his benching against the Ravens. But I think there is something to be said about home-field advantage in this one, especially in the dome. That and Adrian Peterson running wild against an Eagles' defense that has been somewhat susceptible to the run. Tarvaris Jackson is a big worry for the Vikings, but if he can just make sure to hand off enough to Peterson, he should survive this one.

The picks straight up (against the spread in parentheses)

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