[Bruce Buffer Voice] It's TIME! [/BBV]

What a difference a year makes. This time last year, we were sprialing the drain, under an interim HC, and just looking to wrap up a season that nobody should mention, ever. The tacks were in the divisional driver seat, and the horseshoes were sniffing around the postseason.

Flash forward, and the division is practically on its head from a year ago. The tinhorns are still languishing, but before last weekend had the top record within the divisiion at 2-1-1. Indy has cratered, and Jeff Saturday continues to prove all the critics of his hire right. The tacks, like the shoes, have dropped 6 in a row, and may lead to a second coaching vacancy in the division by Monday morning. The Jags? After some early stumbles, the team appears to be playing with confidence, and it's refreshing to be playing meaningful football when it matters most.

Hopefully your prognostication has served you well this season...seems that there's a bunch of pickers on the good side of .500. The opportunities to make up ground dwindle as the schedule pits division teams against each other this weekend, and the notion that the AFCS will have multiple representatives in the postseason seems more fantasy than reality. Make those picks count!

tacks @ DUVAL: Dobbs, Willis? Willis, Dobbs? Vrabel is scrambling for any option at this stage. Doesn't matter, if the Jags jump out to a big lead like they did a few weeks back, the Punter will be the one getting all the work. Does Henry have enough in the tank to carry an entire franchise on his shoulders?
A few years ago, I'd have reservations about the Jags playing a big game with a young roster, but since we fell into a 2-6 hole, we've been playing big games just to get in position to seize the division crown. The coach, the QB, and the rest of the team are not going to be intimidated by this moment. 

tinhorns @ Indy: What if both teams just agreed to exchange kneel-downs for the entire game and we saw our first 2-tie teams in decades? That might be more intriguing than any actual gameplay from this snoozer.

A good week last week left me at 34-19-1. I'm going Jags and tinhorns. What say you?

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