Now Let's Watch the Real Games

So the fantasy season has ended for most everyone, and I hope you had a good season. I know I did. Consistency, baby, consistency!

So now we can watch the playoffs and just enjoy the games. We don't have to worry about how our fantasy guys are doing.

This made me think about predicting some things. How will the great fantasy players do in the playoffs? Here are a few things:

* Baltimore-Tennesee. See here's an example of why I like to watch the real games in addition to watching my fantasy players. Neither of these teams had a single Top 10 fantasy player this year. But both teams made it this far, and the winner of this game has to be a favorite for the Super Bowl.

* Arizona-Carolina. And here's an example where fantasy football does matter haha! Kurt Warner was the top fantasy QB a lot of weeks. He ended up in the Top Five for the season. This was a real team offense. Larry Fitzgerald finished as the Number One receiver for the year, and both Breaston and Anquan made it into the Top 10.

For Carolina, DeAngelo Williams was the number one fantasy back. So expect all these guys to put up good numbers this week-end, because they are big-time players who base their whole year on playoff performance.

* Philadelphia-New York. Now for this game "throw out the record books" as they say. This is just Round 3 of the annual grudge match between these two hated rivals. Let's see who wants it more...New York as Defending Heavyweight Champ or Philly as the Comeback Kids?

* San Diego-Pittsburgh. This might be the most interesting game. Big Ben did not do well in fantasy, but that means nothing when it comes to a game like this. For San Diego, Phillip Rivers was the Number Two fantasy QB this year. But the big story will be whether Darren Sproles can continue to be the "biggest" back in the league.