The Divisional playoff weekend in the NFL is my favorite weekend during the NFL playoffs.

On Saturday, we have the Ravens at the Titans and the Cardinals at the Panthers. On Sunday, we have the Eagles at the Giants and the Chargers at the Steelers.

Wow. Good games. My picks have been all over the place this year so I have no idea which teams will win this weekend. The Ravens are looking very tough and the Chargers are surging as well as the Eagles. Will the week off be good or bad for the Titans, the Giants and the Steelers. The Cardinals had trouble visiting the East coast during the regular season, so the Panthers should be favored to win that game.

Last weekend the Saturday games were good. Both decided by six points. The big play in the Chargers/Colts game came when the Colts could not get a first down when they had third and two to go with a little over two minutes left. Manning was sacked and the Colts had to punt. The Chargers tied the game a few seconds later. They won the coin toss in overtime (OT) and took the ball down the field to score the winning TD. The Colts never had possession of the ball in OT.

The NFL may need to take a look at changing how overtime is played to make it more enjoyable for the viewers, but I believe the statistics show that the team that wins the coin toss does not necessarily always win the game. On Saturday, the NFL’s Most Valuable Player (Peyton Manning) never touched the ball in overtime.

The Conference Championships will be on Sunday, January 18. Then two weeks after that we have the Super Bowl (February 1). NBC will televise the game. Al Michaels and John Madden will have the call.