the 4th star

Usually I just pick teams out of a hat (you didn’t know — sorry). This time I’ve decided to ask the vast Manitoba celebrity community who they like in the National Football League playoffs. OK. It’s not that vast. But lucky for us there are only 11 NFL post season games to cover. Shouldn’t be that hard to find 11 people, should it? We will see, I guess. Please note: On the off-chance these people don’t respond to the pick requests that I probably won’t get around to sending them in the first place, these selections may not actually be from them. For the best match-up of the weekend, let’s turn it over to former Winnipeg coaching legend Mike Kelly:

Philadelphia Eagles (11-5) at Dallas Cowboys (11-5)
Saturday, 7 p.m. on NBC
Previous meetings: Dallas 20, Philly 16; Dallas 24, Philly zero
Eagles road record: 5-3
Cowboys home record: 6-2
The spread: Eagles +4
The money line: Eagles +175
The over/under: 44.5 points

Who do I like? Oh man, now you’ve gone and done it. Where to start? OK…Andy Reid. Fans who support the team with blind faith. Walnut Street. Broad Street. The Broad St. Bullies. BROADS! Pat’s Steaks. Gino’s. Any and all cheesesteaks. Rittenhouse Square. Johnny Brenda’s. Good Dog. Iron Hill. Yards. Flying Fish. Hating the New York Giants. Liberty bells. That market that’s always crowded. The Rocky statue. Temple University — but not those uppity jerks over at Penn. Didn’t even look at my resume. The Schuylkill River. Rolling Rock. Reminiscing. Pretending I’m not from Connecticut. Ankle biting. Messaging. And Andy Reid. He deserves a second mention.

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