MONDAY COMMENTARY – DON’T LOOK AT ME!

(Listen daily for the Rod Pedersen Commentary on Cat Country 98 & Rock 98.5 FM)

LET ME BE CLEAR: DO NOT RELY ON ME FOR BETTING ADVICE!

IN WHAT’S CALLED THE BEST FOOTBALL WEEKEND OF THE YEAR, THE ROAD TEAMS WON IN THREE OF THE FOUR NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF GAMES AND IT TOOK OVERTIME FOR THE LONE HOME TEAM WINNER, THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS.

THE ”SMART MONEY”, THEY SAY, WAS OBVIOUSLY ON ALL THE HOME TEAMS TO WIN. THAT’S WHY THEY WERE AT HOME.

BUT STAR QUARTERBACKS AARON RODGERS OF GREEN BAY, TOM BRADY IN TAMPA AND TENNESSEE’S RYAN TANNEHILL WERE ALL LEFT WITHOUT ANSWERS WHEN ADDRESSING THE MEDIA AFTER STUNNING HOMEFIELD COLLAPSES.

MY WAGERS WERE ON ALL THE HOME TEAMS, BUT I’M AN AMATEUR IN THIS SPORTS BETTING GAME. FOR INSTANCE, IF I’D KNOWN AARON RODGERS WAS 0-3 IN CAREER PLAYOFF GAMES AGAINST SAN FRANCISCO, I’D HAVE JUMPED ON THAT.

HOWEVER SOMEHOW I MISSED IT IN MY FIVE MINUTES OF RESEARCH.

THAT’S WHY THEY’VE GOT A PEN FULL OF CIGAR-CHOMPING, JEWELRY-COVERED OLD MEN CALLED ODDSMAKERS WHO MAKE A LIVING OUT OF IT.

BUT IT DIDN’T MAKE WATCHING THE GAMES ANY LESS FUN.

SO NOW WE HEAD TO THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES WITH THE RAMS UP AGAINST THE 49ERS AND THE CHIEFS FACING THE BENGALS NEXT WEEKEND.

A TRIP TO SUPER BOWL 56 IN LOS ANGELES IS ON THE LINE, AND THERE WILL BE A TWO WEEK BREAK IN BETWEEN.

IT’S THE BEST LIVE DRAMA. THE ULTIMATE SOAP OPERA.

AND IT’S ONLY GETTING BIGGER.

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY

(The Rod Pedersen Show airs daily at 12 pm ET on Game+ TV Network across Canada and the USA, including on Telus Optik TV in Alberta & BC. Call your cable provider for details. You can also watch on YouTube Live and listen 24/7 at RodPedersen.com/ListenLive)