We’ll switch things up for our second pick this weekend to tease two home underdogs, buying points to get through the key NFL number of seven for both teams and then parlaying them together. I am willing to chalk up the 49ers’ defensive performance against the Raiders last week as an aberration. This is still the only defense in the NFL that I actually trust. The 49ers need a win or a Vikings loss to lock up the no. 2 seed. That could be a big deal, as it would theoretically mean home field in the divisional round of the playoffs. It’s the Los Angeles passing offense that’s the third-best in the NFL through the air vs one of the league’s worst pass defenses. Everyone is going to be on the Giants, given what a cool look at what I found story they have been and how many bad performances the Vikings have had despite having a 13-4 record. And I would like to be on the Giants too, as I think Brian Daboll is easily the Coach of the Year for the job he has done this season. Last week was a virtuoso performance, as he rested most of his key players and took an Eagles team that was playing for the No. 1 seed down to the wire.