Looking to replace your Lamborghini? In the market for a car as ridiculous as Devin Hester's? Want a Neckbeard-approved hybrid? Better yet, want to meet Earl Bennett, DJ Moore, Anthony Adams, Adam Podlesh? WCG was lucky enough to get a sneak peak at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show earlier today, and you can take a peek at the schedule and - yes - look at some cars below the fold. Vroom!

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We know for sure that either the Den-meister or the Photo Shop Guru will take the NFL playoff pick em crown at WCG for the 2011 season. Both sit at 7-3 and they picked opposite of each other for the Super Bowl. At the other end of the spectrum, our resident Bears historian, who picked based off color scheme and mascot cuteness is tied with our Hammer wielding Ben Affleck ringer. Both are riding low with a 3-7 record, and with them picking opposite each other we will have a clear cut loser. After the jump take a look at all our picks.

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This little exercise in playoff predictions has taught me one thing; We might have the smartest link dump guy in all of SB Nation. Pete Dixon, who you'll find every morning dumping the finest Chicago Bears themed links in The Bears Den, is sitting at a cool 7-1 after 2 rounds of playoff action. Hit the jump to see how we're picking this Sunday's games.

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There are three very intriguing playoff games scheduled for this weekend, and then there's the Texans at the Ravens. Anyone think that game won't be last in viewership for the weekend? The other games all feature big rating winners for the NFL. New York at Green Bay; The #1 N.Y. market vs. the defending champion, 15-1, "new" America's Team. New Orleans at San Francisco; The high octane Saints O vs. the are they really as good as their 13-3 record suggests 49ers. And then there's the Denver at New England game. Has there ever been a bigger good vs. evil match up? The angelic Tim Tebow vs. the evil cheating Bill Belichick.

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Despite finishing the season on IR and missing out on 1,000 yards rushing, Matt Forte made the Pro Bowl and is now a finalist for the 2011 Vizio Top Value Performer (TVP) Award, which honors NFL players whose on-field production far exceeds their respective salaries. Forte will be competing against: Dallas WR Laurent Robinson, Giants WR Victor Cruz, Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski, and 49ers OLB Navorro Bowman. Click here for details and to vote between now and January 23rd. Oh, and anyone voting gets a chance to win a free Vizio TV!

The NFL's Wildcard weekend will get started this Saturday afternoon, and even though our beloved Bears didn't make the post season, many of us are still fans of the NFL and will be hunkered down in front of out TV's taking in the playoff action. We have a couple NFC North teams in the running to root against, some of us have built up a solid dislike for all things Tim Tebow and the Broncos, and then it's always fun to wish for a New York loss. After the jump we'll get into our picks, and be sure to play along and give us your picks as well.

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Chicago starting corner back Charles Tillman is one of the more charitable Bears. He's constantly active in the community and through his Cornerstone Foundation he's impacted the lives of well over a million Chicago area children. Earlier this week he and his foundation hosted the Chicago premier of the new movie Alvin & the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.

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Some of you might not be aware of what a huge fan of comic books Chicago's very own Lance Briggs is. The pro bowl outside linebacker isn't just a fan of comics, he has a website dedicated to that love. Lance's Comic World is a social networking site that he created to talk comics and pop culture. But his love of the genre goes even further than that...

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