We do this every year.

Every year, 4 teams have a bye week for the first round of the NFL playoffs.

And every year, we give every conceivable reason why those teams should lose in round 2 of the playoffs while forgetting the very reason they aren't playing in week 1 in the first place.

The en vogue pick this week: the Giants will beat the Cowboys. 

The reason? The Giants played well last week, and the Cowboys didn't play well 2 weeks ago. 

But how quickly we forget that Cowboys are 13-3....that the Cowboys beat the Giants twice...that the Cowboys lost only 1 game that really mattered to them (against the Patriots).  And also that the Giants played last week.

So I expect all 4 teams to advance this weekend, setting up one of the greatest football championship Sundays I can ever remember.  I mean, how can you beat New England-Indy and Dallas-Green Bay?  As we've seen already this year, those are going to be two stellar match-ups. 

But, I guess if you listen to everyone else, "Beware the Bye-Week Curse."