The Vikings DO kind of handicap me though, especially in a Division that begins to remind me of the NFC East in the '80s. Who knows; the Cards might even have had a few good teams back then, but anyone forced to play half a dozen games against Landry, Gibbs and Parcells is probably going to get their butts stomped (then Buddy Ryans team will sucker punch them in the parking lot.)

I dunno though, I am keeping my expectations low. Our line stunned me at how well they protected Manning yesterday, but the defense was just as stunningly BAD on third and long (apparently they think Denver is a CFL team.... ) Thanks to Tebow, the Broncos have a Division winning schedule this season, so not only do we get to play the NFCS and the rest of the AFCN, but another matchup with the Pats team who trashed us twice last year, plus the Texans. Fortunately our Division is mediocre, but it is SOLIDLY mediocre; we had three .500 teams last year, and our "worst" team was the 7-9 Chiefs who beat GB.

Meanwhile, Houston still has Schaub, so it is hard to put much faith in them; another guy who is great in meaningless games but folds under pressure. So that leaves me with... eep....