The NFL playoffs are about to begin. Toss a dart or flip a coin. We revel in the myopia. Anyone can beat anyone. Dynasties are dead.
Form is determined weekly.
Even the heralded home-field advantage seemingly is passe. Visiting teams are favored in three of this weekend's four first-round games. The defending Super Bowl champions, the St. Louis Rams, needed help from elsewhere to make the playoffs this year. They got it and will play in New Orleans for the second consecutive week as a reward. By the way, the Rams are the favorites, by 6 points.