And it's on to the Conference Finals

The Patriots performed well enough to beat the Texans, winning yesterday's game 28-16.

Let's look at the predictions from the alleged experts:

Alleged Expert #1: Texans 17, Patriots 13 - WRONG
Alleged Expert #2: Texans 23, Patriots 17 - WRONG
Alleged Expert #3: Patriots 24, Texans 20 - 4 point prediction was way off the 12 point actual
Alleged Expert #4: Texans 23, Patriots 20 - WRONG
Alleged Expert #5: Texans 20, Patriots 16 - WRONG
Alleged Expert #6: Texans 14, Patriots 13 - WRONG

My alleged unexpert opinion is the Patriots will win by 14 points - I was only off by 2 points.

This means I am a better predictor than most of the alleged experts.

So now the Patriots pack it all up and fly to Denver where on Sunday, January 25^th, they will take on ex-Patriots backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham and the Broncos.

The problem I see is overconfidence. There is a reason why Stidham was a fourth round pick in the 2019 draft and is still in the NFL - he doesn't suck. He isn't great and he does not have a hall-of-fame career but the Patriots need to be ready for a tough game.

Kick-off is at 3:00 which means I can stay awake to watch the game.

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Time for my "I'm Sick!" whine:

I'm actually feeling pretty damned good. The amoxicillin is doing its thing and while one of my ears is still a little plugged, I no. longer have ear pain and my head isn't jammed up like it's holding 10 pounds of crap in a 5 pound container.

Sleeping is still a mixed bag but then again, I've never been a strong sleeper so that isn't really related to this flu thing.

So I guess this has been my, "I'm not really sick anymore!" whine.

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Speaking of sports...

In less than 18 days, Olympic Curling will be broadcast on my television.

This makes me a happy guy.

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Here are some links:

• Key spoiled brat whine in this story: "You didn't give me a prize!"



• Key line in this story: "Make America Go Away."



• I'm getting a little excited about this.



• Not only did the Texans lose to the Patriots, they also spent more than 14 hours flying home.



• In my opinion, this was a mistake but what the hell do I know.



• Wait. There are beard growth serums? Why?



• I gotta be honest wih you, if I were the sheriff responsible for investigating this crime, it would be so low on my list of priorities that jaywalking would come before it.



• As the oldest of four brothers, I think this is a great headline.