Not that it matters to anyone else other than me, but I’m 7-8 in playoffs picks (the one loss, obviously being the Steelers Wild Card Weekend).

Baltimore Ravens – New England Patriots

I’ve seen some late-week picks going for the Ravens after early predictions had the Pats heavy favorites, despite Ed Reed calling out his quarterback Joe “Ed Hardy of Unibrows” Flacco for being scared against the Texans. Sure, New England has a pretty weak defense compared to Baltimore, but all four of the Ravens 2011 losses came on the road, including giving up games to the listless Jaguars and San Diego Chargers. Picking the Patriots over Baltimore 31-17, but really rooting for a meteor/bird flu outbreak in Foxboro on Sunday. (I guess the Patriots are a lesser evil. YOU MEMBER I SAID SOMETHING NICE ABOUT YOU NEXT SEASON PATS FANS.)

New York Giants – San Francisco 49ers

Ted Ginn’s status is the only thing keeping me from jumping all the way on the Niner bandwagon. Watching Eli Manning, Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks have been an absolutely delight the past few weeks have been a master class in “shutting up the haters” with their high-scoring offense that has really come into their own since mid-December, but when Jim Harbaugh has the league believing that Alex Smith (Alex Smith who not just once but twice had to fight Shaun Hill for a starting spot!) is a Super Bowl quarterback, that’s something special. I’m taking the 49ers over the Giants 30-27, but it wouldn’t surprise me in the least to see the same score with New York on top.

Go make your own Beer Nuts over on the mothership.