To steal a mantra from Mike Vrabel and the New England Patriots: "Big dogs come out in January." After a modest regular season, my picks have rounded into form over the playoffs, and I'm coming off a clean sweep (ML and ATS) over the divisional round weekend.

The Denver Broncos and New England Patriots play on Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Broncos' Empower Field at Mile High in the AFC championship game on the NFL playoff schedule.