Playoffs are upon us...

As you can imagine, the Gurus had a day of mourning yesterday for the resignation of Coach Cowher. Although I personally think he underachieved in his time in Pittsburgh, he was certainly an above average coach and a great guy. He was a great face for the organization...now we will have Whizzy for the next 15 years is my guess.

I will start with today's games and come back shortly with tomorrow's games. The gurus ended the regular season with a bang hitting all 6 of their rated plays and gaining 20 stars...that cuts the annual deficit to a mere 14.3 stars...finally smaller than that of the U. S. I told you that this is the Gurus time of year and I meant it.

Chiefs @ Colts

Colts #32 rush defense meet Larry Johnson. He will certainly be seeing a lot of you in this game. Trent Green has been very average since his return, but he won the game last week that he needed for his team to make the playoffs. The Chiefs games have actually gone under six of their last 8 games and this is mostly due to their run first philosophy. The Colts on the other hand have all the fire power in the world. Peyton Manning is the best QB to not have won a Super Bowl. Unfortunately, I think that defense is going to prevent him from doing so again this year.

"The Man" has the Colts giving 7 and the the total at 50. Part of me thinks the Colts Rush D will step up and limit LJ to less than 200 yards and their offense will fire on all cylinders. Part of me thinks the Chiefs play keep away with LJ and they keep it close. Based on the rush D, I will take the points and the Chiefs, although I think Indi wins a close one. I love the over here...50...this game will reach 70...maybe by halftime. Take the over for 5 stars...this is only your third 5 star selection of the year.

Cowboys @ Seahawks

The Seahawks had to go to the scrap heap this past week to find someone who can play in the secondary. Is it possible that this could put a smile on Terrrel Owens' face or will the rain dampen his spirits? Tony Romo hasn't played as well down the stretch, but still played adequate. The Dallas pass defense is what scares me the most. The Seahawks do two things well on D, rush the passer...oh wait, that is only one thing. They can't stop the run and don't fare real well against the pass either and now the secondary is beat up.

"The Man" has the Seahawks giving 2 and the total at 47. I have to go with the Cowboys against the beat up Seahawks, therefore take the points. The over is very intriguing, but I would ultimately stay away due to the weather forecast of 80% showers. If the pre-game doesn't show that to be the case, check back for a possible play.