“Football players, like prostitutes, are in the business of ruining their bodies for the pleasure of strangers.”  Merle Kessler

Last week Red was 1-3 for the so-called Divisional Weekend.  Thank God for the Packers and bad refereeing.

Your “Streetwalker” Pick of the Week.

Patriots over Colts.  Even though Red has picked against him the entire way, he doesn’t think Brady is going to let this perhaps last chance for SuperBowl greatness slip through his well-manicured hands.  Notice how the Patriots always get the unexpectedly great performance in the playoffs. Look no further than last week when Danny Amendola scored two touchdowns after being an afterthought for much of the year.  But for his contributions as a kick returner after week 7, he was largely forgotten until he came up big in a big game (albeit with some trickery involved).  Last year it was LaGarrett Blount (aka The Fat Pig) who bullied opponents into submission in another playoff run.  Who will it be this week? It doesn’t matter because it will be someone – maybe even the Defense.  Meanwhile, the Colts who stumbled down the stretch of the regular season into the playoffs have surpassed all expectations and now rightfully deserve to be in this game – especially after having dealt with the Bengals and Broncos as if they were no more than mosquitos to be summarily dispatched from residency on the collective Colts scrotum.  But this is the really big time and the only question is are the Colts really ready for that?  Two weeks ago I would have said “No”, but the Colts defense has stiffened.  But this whole game is on Luck.  He will or lose it for the Colts.  Not so on the Patriots side.  Brady must guide the ship but he doesn’t have to man all of the oars.  That makes it a distinct lean in favor of the Patriots.  But I would not go against the spread on this one.  New England 28 Indianapolis 25.

You’re “High Class Hookers” Pick of the Week.

Packers over Seahawks.   By hook or by crook the Packers have landed in the NFC Championship game.  And the Seahawks have surprised me by getting this far.  Red has exactly no feel for this one – which is probably a good thing since this season has been fairly disastrous at the Sports book in Reno.  What Red needs hear is a sign from God.  Nope.  What we do know is that the Seahawks manhandled the Packers in the opening game of the season.  Does that mean anything now?  Probably not.  So off we go to the old Psychic Golf Ball for the first and only time this season.  Since I would prefer that the Packers win this game the question will be, “Will the Packers win this game?”  And the answer is –  “Maybe.”  Good enough for Red.  Green Bay 20 Seattle 17.