9. Don't leave early. No teams have scored more points in the last two minutes of the first half than the Colts and Saints.Zilch. History may record it as the most improbable duck of all. Contrast that with soccer (six out of 19) and rugby union (two out of six).

The Cardinals have other options to fix their quarterback issues, perhaps by trading for Alex Smith or Matt Flynn. But if their division rivals in San Francisco or Seattle won't play ball with them, the Cardinals might talk themselves into Barkley, who was presumed to be a slamdunk top five pick in 2012, had he not opted to return to USC for what proved to be a damaging senior season. Some don't consider Barkley a firstround talent any more, but let's see what happens once the NFL digs into his tape..Week 17 was definitely not what I had expected from some of the teams especially the way they performed. That game was meaningless to the Cardinals and they now have to prepare for the playoff game at home. Packers ar