Washington vs Seattle New England vs Denver Pittsburgh vs Indianapolis Carolina vs Chicago Washington vs Seattle Prediction: Seahawks by 13 Seattle is tough to beat at home and for Washington to go cross country after an emotional win in Tampa, well, it's too much to ask. Plus that secondary for the Skins is banged up and they'll have to deal with the walking distraction that is Bill Romaonws...Sean Taylor all week. That said, their defense is good enough to keep them in the game early, but the Seahawks should pull away in the second half on their way to a relatively comfortable win. New England vs Denver Prediction: Patriots by 3 Should be a much tougher game than the Patriots faced last night that's for sure. But it'll probably come down to a late field goal or one or two plays, and, even on the road, that favors the Pats. If the Patriots can keep Plummer in the pocket, they can slow down the Broncos passing attack enough that they should be able to win. I expect that. The key is the Broncos rushing attack, the strength of the offense, versus the Patriots run defense, the strength of the defense. Whoever wins that matchup will win. I believe it to be the Patriots. Plus, Brady's never lost a playoff game. Hard to bet against that horse. Pittsburgh vs Indianapolis Prediction: Steelers by 3 This is the Colts at their weakest this season. The Steelers played them tough in the regular season and will be healthier this time around. The chargers showed the NFL the blueprint for beating the Colts. The Steelers will follow it: run the ball against on offense their small but quick defense, and get pressure on Manning on D. I think the Steelers can do it as long as they don't get down early. Carolina vs Chicago Prediction: Panthers by 7 You saw what happened today. If they show up, the Panthers are damn tough. Chicago has got a great D, but they're O is terrible with or without Grossman and won't be able to score on that Panther D, assuming the show up like today and not play like they did vs Dallas 2 weeks ago. This looks like another 10-3 13-6 10-6 type game. Panthers, even on the road, get it done. Now you go... 3-1 last week (fuckin Tampa)