I thought I’d be the first to predict all four road teams would win this weekend, but then Adam Schefter beat me to it. So now I have nothing original to offer. Here are the picks anyway.

1. We’re circling over reverse lock territory in the New Orleans-Seattle game. Everybody and their grandmother likes the Saints, likes them big. I was considering taking the Seahawks as long as Charlie Whitehurst was going to be the QB because his surname is the closest any NFL player has ever come to mine or probably ever will. But now Don Hasselbeck’s more talented son is back and I just can’t do it. I picked the Saints to meet the Patriots in the Super Bowl and I’m sticking with it even though New Orleans’ running game worries me. This one will be closer than most people figure. Saints 31, Seahawks 23.

2. Oh please oh please, oh please bring the Jets to Tom Brady. Oh please, oh please. Pedipus Rex can’t help himself. He takes a swipe at Brady when his focus should be on stopping Peyton Manning, who carved his team up in the second half of last year’s AFC championship. But maybe he knows something everyone who’s jumped back on the Indy bandwagon the last couple of weeks either doesn’t know or refuses to acknowledge. Manning still doesn’t trust his receivers, doesn’t trust his offensive line, and his defense can’t stop a balanced offense. Not that the Jets are that balanced with Mark Sanchez throwing balls at everybody’s feet. Yet it says here the Jets get enough big plays on special teams and defense to keep it close. Then we get the inevitable game-deciding interception from Manning, just a little bit earlier this year than last year. Jets 24, Colts 21.

3. I hoped Kansas City got the No. 3 seed because I really wanted to be able to root for the Chiefs for a couple of rounds given all their New England connections (don’t forget Jovan Belcher) and their general underdogedness. But Kerry Collins, as he’s made a career of, killed that dream. So if the Jets win Saturday, I’ll have to root for Baltimore because whoever emerges from their game with Pittsburgh will be pretty beaten up. (Now, if the Colts win, I will be squarely behind the Chiefs because it is best to avoid the Ravens as long as possible.) This isn’t a good match-up for KC. Arrowhead is a great home field advantage, but there will be so many three-and-outs by the offense it will take a lot of the energy out of the crowd. The Ravens will shut down the run, and Cassel, as good as he’s been this year, just scares me under pressure.  Then again, Joe Flacco aint exactly Joe Montana in the playoffs (47.5 percent completions, 1 TD, 6 INTs in five games). Ravens 17, Chiefs 12.

4. And finally, the Game of the Week. On paper, this looks like the best match-up, but taking a closer look, it looks like a blowout to me. Admittedly, it is bigger than your typical playoff game for both teams. If Mike Vick can’t win at least one playoff game this year, some folks (okay, me, but also some potential suitors in free agency) will be shouting “Same ol’ Vick,” and his comeback story will be somewhat tainted. If the Packers lose, Mike McCarthy will go into next season on the hot seat. This is the worst possible first-round match-up for the Iggles. Vick is hurt, his offensive line is  porous, and the Packers, led by Clay Matthews (who looks like Nick Mangold’s sister, Holley; Google it. I dare ya), were second in the league in sacks. They were also second in interceptions (behind the Pats), so I can easily see a four-pick day for Vick.  Packers 34, Eagles 17.