It’s getting to the most wonderful time of the year… the NFL playoffs! I rank the top 5 teams that I think have the best chance to win the Super Bowl.

1) Indianapolis Colts - This team was basically in pre-season mode against Seattle so a loss to them doesn’t lessen their chances to win the Super Bowl. But there is going to be all the pressure on them in the playoffs. How long will Dungry be away? Will this team respond in dominating fashion when they went 12-0?

2) Seattle Seahawks - I have to put them here but history is NOT on their side. They tend to choke in the playoffs. Losing to St. Louis last season and before that the memorable playoff game against Green Bay when Matt Hasselbeck proclaimed they were going to win in OT. Also the Super Bowl has not had both #1 seeds make it in like 12 years. So it’s either the Colts or the Seahawks. Maybe not both.

3) Denver Broncos - We don’t hear too much from them. But it’s no secret they’re pretty good this year. Maybe it’s because they haven’t won a playoff game since Elway retired. They might get one win this year but not two in the playoffs.

4) New England Patriots - Okay I’m starting to believe a bit. The Patriots are playing better and better every week. This group has too much playoff experience that you can’t argue about. Plus Brady STILL hasn’t lost in the playoffs yet (9-0). Colts-Patriots matchup in the playoffs? I’m drooling already.

5) Da Bears - They start off 1-3 and now they’re 11-4 champions of the NFC North. Who would have thought? Grossman fits this team better on offense. Orton you went 9-1 as a starter but let’s not get too crazy. It’s was the best defense in the NFL that has carried this team. They scored points against the Packers but anyone can this season. If they can score 24 points every game, that’s all the defense will need.

Sorry Bengals but you laid a big fat ostrich egg against the Bills. No defense, no chance of winning the Super Bowl.

Last night was the last ever Monday Night Football game on ABC. Are you sad? Yeah me neither. Essentially you’ll get the same product next year but with flexible scheduling. So that means we’ll get some better matchups late in the season. Good gracious anything will be better than the junk that they’ve shown recent weeks. Al Michaels will still be in the booth, which is a must. However Joe Theismann will also be there. If you’re into that kind of drunken guy sounding color commentary.

Fitting that the NY Jets played in the first ever MNF game and the last. Both times they lost by the same exact score. 31-21. Eerie. Vinny Testeverde will be that random trivia question of who threw the last touchdown pass on MNF. Funny cause he probably threw the 1st ever touchdown on MNF. (Just had to do an old man joke with Vinny).

What’s all the fuss for? The overall feeling sort of feels like going from middle school to high school. You say good bye at the end of the school year. Some people are sad and sentimental. You share stories of great times and memories. People make it out to be like you’ll never see them ever again. But you know you’ll see them soon. You’re just on vacation for three months. Then you’ll be at a new school and see a lot of the same people. The guy you hate will still be there. The cool kids still rule. The dorky girl looks prettier now. But on that first day of school everything seems just like old times.

So next season when Monday Night Football is on ESPN, it’ll just feel all normal. Just on a new channel. It takes the push of a few buttons on the remote. So I don’t see why all the fuss.

Monday Night Football’s 10 Most Memorable Moments [Sports Pulse]

Just have to pass along that Kerry Packer, Australia’s richest man passed away yesterday at the age of 68. He had an estimated fortune of $5 billion from his media and gaming empires, which is a little more than me. So why do I even him in my sports blog? Just look at this number.

$26 million

That’s how much he won playing blackjack at the MGM Grand in 1997 over several days! One of the biggest wins if not the biggest in Vegas history. He bet $200,000, six hands at a time. If you’ve gambled you know it’s hard to get on a good run and beat the house. Well he cleaned them out big time. Plus they probably flew him privately for free and paid for his stay.

The funniest part was that this sunken MGM’s quarterly earnings report. He their stock price went down. Several casino executives were given the axe for bringing in this big “whale” (a high stakes gambler). Like they knew he was going to win that much. More likely than not, big whales lose their asses betting that much at a time.

He’s was banned from the MGM Grand after that. But when you win as a gambler, you’re certainly going to lose. Kerry Packer was a big loser too. He lost $20 million over three days at the Bellagio in 2000. He was also reported to have suffered the biggest losses ever sustained in the UK in September 1999, dropping $16.5 million at Crockfords casino in London.

But there have been tales of him also tipping dealers and waitresses $100,000!

So enjoy this story on your Tuesday working your job that pays less than what Mr. Packer bet on one hand of blackjack.

Last night I watched “True Hollywood Story” with Hulk Hogan. Today I wish I saw the body slam that James Harrison of the Steelers laid on a runaway fan.

I think any dude that wears pants like that and pulls up his orange socks, needs to be slammed to knock some sense into him.

What is it with fans running on the field this year? A man in Cincinatti steals the ball from Brett Farve. A Philadelphia man spreads his mother’s ashes on Lincoln Field.

If a fan runs on the field, he’s fair game. He’s fair game to have a speeding linebacker running at him and tackle him head first with his helmet. Or if a defensive end runs over and gives him a Warren Sapp like blindside hit. If you’re stupid enough to run on the field, you should get whatever comes at you.

Here is a play by play of what happened.

Steelers linebacker James Harrison took matters into his own hands when the man ran in the direction of Steelers running back Verron Haynes, then continued toward the Steelers sideline. Harrison waited until the culprit turned his back, then performed a WWE body slam.

Harrison, a native of nearby Akron, held the man on the ground until security hand-cuffed him and took him away with 9:17 remaining.

Did fans rush the field when they had gladiator fights in he coliseum? Man eating tigers and big dudes with huge swords fending for their lives. I wouldn’t put it past them.

I know how to stop these fans. Put K9 dogs on the sidenlines. If a fan runs on the field, let the dog loose and we’ll see how fast that fan can really run.

Take a look at the stupid fan and great body slam video.

Harrison Takes Out Unruly Fan [Pittsburgh Live]

Ex-Boston Red Sox ,in this photo provided by the New York Yankees, shows off his new look after receiving his inaugural Yankee haircut in Manhattan’s posh Ishi Salon, Thursday Dec. 22, 2005 in New York.

Before he looked like Jesus. Now he looks like a caveman given an Oprah makeover.