Players in our charity pro football underdog game, don't forget that your pick for this playoff weekend is due today, Saturday, at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time -- kickoff for the week's first game. That first game, in Denver, promises to be the only frigid contest of this round, with a forecast high of 18 degrees. The nightcap in San Francisco looks as though it will be played in nice fall football weather -- clear skies, temperatures in the 40's. It's supposed to be remarkably warm in New England tomorrow, and of course, Atlanta plays in a dome.

In our underdog game, there's probably a fair amount of strategizing going on near the top. Eight points separate second from seventh places, and the top five season-long finishers next week will get to steer some nice money to their favorite charities.

Anyway, players: Don't forget your pick; make it now.