I picked 3 of the 4 winners, missing on the Colts, who I thought would pull the upset. Baltimore's pass rush was too much for him.

I thought it was ridiculous to keep RG III in the game after Washington scored its second touchdown. It was apparent that the injury worsened throughout the game, and he was no longer effective. His inability to move exposed and magnified wis present weakness of reading defenses, and rendered him ineffective.

At the end of the season I thought Pete Carroll deserved the Coach of the Year, and I'm more convinced now after he took a rookie qb on the road in the playoffs and pushed the Redskins around for 3 quarters.

My picks for next week:

New England 35 Houston 20
Denver 31 Baltimore 22
Atlanta 27 Seattle 23
San Francisco 20 Green Bay 17.