NFL playoffs

To no great surprise, the top two seeds in each conference have made it to the finals. And a couple of good games they should be indeed.

New England @ Kansas City.

A tough call. Young KC quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been quite the sensation all year, even among the runners for MVP. And the Chiefs ARE playing at home, at probably the loudest stadium in the entire league. An offensive dynamo to be sure. Lots of points.

But they also give up lots of points. Not so good on the defensive side.

Once again, Bellichick, Brady and Co. seem to be getting it done with smoke and mirrors. Who is this Tony Michel running back that nobody ever heard of before? For that matter, only the Pats could make stars out of receivers like Julian Edelman and Chris Hogan. Quick, name anybody on New England's defense. I can't, but they seem to get the job done. That's some seriously good coaching.

Given home field is a 3 point advantage, the bookies listing KC as 3 point favorite means they consider the teams even otherwise.

And, as mentioned above, KC is a mighty tough place for any visiting team to play.

Still, it's Brady and it's the conference finals. Against a rookie on the other side.

Bet against the Pats at your own peril. I like them to prevail in this contest.

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LA Rams @ New Orleans Saints.

Lots of similarities to the AFC contest. A young hotshot QB in Jerod Goff going up against the wily old veteran Drew Brees. Both offenses can score a ton of points. And once again, the Vegas wise guys have the home team as a 3 point favorite.

Another tough call. But despite the Rams having arguably the best defensive player in the league in Aaron Donald, truly a beast on the D-line, the Saints are capable of playing some serious team defense. And the Rams have shown a few chinks in their armor in recent weeks.

Gimme the Saints to win, but not sure if they'll cover. Think it will be a close one, the proverbial nail biter, maybe even a last second field goal deciding it.

Nonetheless, these are four REALLY good teams -- nary a pretender in the bunch -- slugging it out. And that's the way it should be.

Bring it on.