Life is a fine line between reaching for the stars and knowing your limitations. On today’s after-school special, that lesson is applied to gambling on football, which we don’t do, and for good reason: the more sure we are about something, the more likely we are to be wrong. This past weekend’s slate of NFL games is the blueprint for this sentiment. We felt so good about all four favorites that we boldly proclaimed they would all not only win, but cover the spread. Had we been a betting man, we would have lost two of those four straight up and lost a third on the spread (New England was anywhere from an 11.5-13 point favorite over Jax and won by 11). We also know that we picked the wrong day (Saturday) to watch two full games, thus meaning we also picked the wrong day (Sunday) to dodge in and out between various other things that make us a “respectable member of society.” But could someone please explain how the Chargers, with their three of their most important offensive skill players either out completely or hobbling at key points, defeated the Colts? Or how Eli Manning has now won two road playoff games? Or how, and this one really hurts, it is now a virtual cinch that the Patriots and Packers are going to the Super Bowl, thus making for an insufferable two weeks and potentially an insufferable lifetime? Away with you, NFL. What else happened?

*Dwight Howard has a kid. For this comparison to “Knocked Up” and “Juno,” you are awarded no points, and may god have mercy on your soul.

*OK, this is more tabloid journalism than football: The NY Post planted a “fake Jessica Simpson” in the stands yesterday. It was a fun prank until she beaten within an inch of her life^.

*The Wild and U women won yesterday; the U men won over the weekend, too. Could things be looking up? Ah, you’ll have to wait for Jon’s COW post to find out (he shares the honor with AZGopherGirl this week). We’ll also have dispatches from Lambeau Field soon. Man, why did we agree to that?

*Interesting recent column by Paul Krugman that has nothing to do with sports.

*Fasola-link! Interesting stuff about the iPhone: It secretly emits a powerful drug that makes consumers helpless^.

^May not be true.

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