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Show me the playoffs!

By Bill Simmons
Page 2

Friday, January 6, 2006

Round 1 of the 2005 NFL playoffs actually gave me writer's block. I'm not kidding. At 11 on Thursday morning, I wanted to commence writing this column. Unfortunately, I needed to figure out my four picks between Tampa-Washington, Jacksonville-New England, Cincy-Pittsburgh and Carolina-New York ... and there wasn't a single game I liked. Not a one. RULES TO LIVE (AND DIE) BY Wait, which rule is which? Don't worry -- we've got all the Sports Guy playoff wisdom you can handle right here. ...

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