My early take on the playoffs:

I think any of the 6 NFC Teams could reach the Super Bowl. And if I was handicapping it, I would have the Saints and Vikes near the bottom. Both of them remind of the Giants last year....peaked in November and limped into the playoffs. Teams that limp into the playoffs never do well (although I dont put the Colts in that group).

My Super Bowl odds for the NFC:

Cowboys: 3-1
Packers/Cardinals/Saints: 4-1
Vikings: 5-1
Eagles: 6-1


The AFC is odd. The Jets are really not all that good and yet I would be shocked if they lost to the Bengals. To be fair, the Jets are really good everywhere but QB. Reminds me of the Fiedler Dolphins. The Colts are great but they will start the playoffs not having won a game in weeks. The Chargers are smoking hot and should be the favorite, imo. The Patriots are crippled w/o Welker and that makes the Ravens somewhat dangerous.

My Super Bowl odds for the AFC:

Chargers: 3-2
Colts: 2-1
Ravens: 5-1
Patriots: 7-1 (downgraded due to Welker and the fact they get SD in the 2nd round if they win and not the Colts who they match up better with)
Jets: 8-1
Bengals: 35-1 (not a typo)



So, I am predicting that the Chargers will beat the Cowboys in the Super Bowl (let's call it 34-24). Of course, knowing Tony Romo, this prediction will blow up in my face in 7 days. But I love how the Dallas D is playing.

There is no denying that Jerry has done well in the draft on the D side. Newman and Jenkins are both going to be very very good.

I was shocked at how bad Philly was, which is probably going to make me overreact to it and pick Dallas to beat them again.

I didn't know Welker was hurt. So he's not playing at all? I still don't think Baltimore wins.

I can't imagine being less interested in a playoff game than Cincy-NY.

I've always thought the opening week of the NFL playoffs to be overrated. Week two is the best week.

I think he tore his ACL and MCL.

That's what I heard on ESPN


He is done !

Welker's out, but Brady's made a career on winning in the playoffs with no-name guys, and he does still have Randy Moss and Ben Watson. The problem with the Pats is they can't stop a good passing team, which they will face in the 2nd round.

The Jets match up well with everyone because they run the ball very well and have the best defense in the league. Revis can shut down Wayne/Jackson/Moss/Chad Johnson (i refuse to call him ochocinco - it doesnt even translate to 85 in spanish). As long as Sanchez doesn't have to win any games by himself, they might go deep.

The Bengals are too beat up to do much this year I think, but they have all the banding together emotional team trauma that can make an average team dangerous. but really, id be shocked if the AFC championship was anything but Colts-Chargers.

in the NFC, if my Boys choke it up ill be disappointed, but as long as Philly or Brett Favre doesn't make the Super Bowl (im already tired of hearing about Favre, can you imagine if he makes the SB again?) ill be ok with it. I would put the Cowboys as favs because im a homer but also because were playing the best D in the NFC right now.

In the NFC I think this is the order I would put the teams right now:

1. Saints
2. Vikings
3. Packers
4. Cowboys
5. Cardinals
6. Eagles

But all the teams are good, and if things go just right, could absolutely annihilate all 5 of the other teams on a given day. I wouldn't be surprised if the Cardinals make another run, and I wouldn't be surprised if Dallas loses soundly to the Eagles next week.


In the AFC it will almost certainly be Colts-Chargers. No one else is good. Hell, even the Dolphins almost made the playoffs in the AFC.





Welker was crying like a baby on the sidelines after his injury. It was obvious that he knew it was season ending.

Saturday, January 9

New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals — 4:30PM ET (NBC)
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys — 8PM ET (NBC)

Sunday, January 10

Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots — 1PM ET (CBS)
Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals — 4:40PM ET (FOX)



So if the Packers and Eagles both win their games, the Packers go to Minnesota in round 2, right? That would be either insanely great or horribly bad.


Also, Accuscore says the Colts have the best chance to win the Super Bowl, but notes that in the Super Bowl, they would be even money against the Saints, Vikings, Cowboys, and Packers. The reason the Colts get the nod over the Chargers is due to home field advantage.

It's interesting (to me anyway) that in a season where there was serious talk about two undefeated teams, the playoff picture is really wide open.

lets go jetsssssssssss

What are the current lines for this weekend's games?

bengals -2.5 vs jets
cowboys -3.5 vs eagles
patriots-3.5 vs ravens
cardinals vs packers pick em

Joe Gibbs is horrible in the booth. The "yuck, yuck, yuck..." crap between him & Theismann makes me want to gouge my ears out.

Poor Feely. Has to punt and kick, and his offensive line takes 3 points away there.

He's no Shane Graham, but Feely did alright for himself.

My op looks really really good so far. Too bad I only bet 100 bucks on each game.


Way to show up Patriots, Bengals, and Eagles btw. Worst wild card weekend ever. We deserve a 45-38 OT thriller for the GB/ARZ game.

FYP.

It has been an absolutely abysmal wild card weekend but I'm okay with a 31-10, Green Bay win.

I seriously hate you. I just thought "they don't kick extra points in overtime"; I should go edit my post.

TOO LATE.


Good eye, sir.

I will root for the Pack just to keep the possibility of Favre Bowl III alive.

After missing the first to game and picking BAL straight up, I can manage a win if GB/ARZ hits 47+ looking good now!

Looks like I'll have to take a 31-10 Arizona win, unless something really cool happens really fast.

Seems as though something really cool happened really fast.

Well, you got your OT thriller. What a sick feeling.

Rackers is loving AZ defense right now..bailing him out of missing that FG

Seriously, ask and ye shall receive. tough loss.

If it makes you feel any better, I went 4 for 4 on the weekend.

Way off, imo.

51-45, ldo

Saints
Colts
Cowboys
Jets


...there. I said it.

Cards, Ravens, Chargers, Cowboys.

The Jets match up great with the Chargers. Won't matter in the end.

SD 23--NYJ 17

The Cowboys are hot and the Vikings are not. Plus, Brett Favre has not been good in the playoffs in forever.

Boys 31 -- Vikes 21

Saints are cold and the Cardinals are one dimensional. But the Saints have the last true home field advantage in the league so....

Saints 34-- AZ 24

The Colts are better than the Ravens but they have angered the football gods. Upset special.

Ravens 21 --- Indy 20

I'll go Cards, Cowboys, Colts, Chargers.

The C's are for Christ!

The power of Christ compels me.

Yikes. I think warner is done....

that could have killed him.

Cardinals needs for the offseason.

1. Protection.




2. Pass Rush.

QB

Maybe. If Warner comes back though, they literally just need a better offensive line and they'll win every game. When Warner wasn't touched he was throwing some pretty great passes today.

he aint comong back unless her catches a case of farvreitis

Did he announce his retirement today?

no

i am a pre-cog

so far so good.


you suck


1-1 I would say not bad but you picked against the Colts at home so you suck too.




1-1 also but you don't suck.

Christ, Brvholtz.. I'm an Iowan. I root for Warner too. But they just gave up 187 points in two games. They need more than a bit of offensive line help.




And I thought Cowboy fans were obnoxious.

5-1 for the playoffs. I don't need outside validation.

Wow Dallas looks bad. Is Romo the most over-rated player of the decade?

I mentioned pass rush in my previous post.

So,

The Minnesota "Falling Appart" Vikings just MAN-HANDLED the Dallas "Your Fav to Win the NFC" Cowboys...


Still feeling like a "savant"?

This is probably the stupidest comment I've read in a good while. Do stats not matter to you at all? Do you think that protection is important?

yep.

Don't you have to be thought of as a good player to be considered over-rated?

eye-roll

4500 yards

26 TD's

9 INT's


Yep, he's terrible.

Dude. Screw you. Seriously. You have this wonderful ability to act like your opinion is the only one that can POSSIBLY make any sense. Time and again you make statementls like this where someone is just plain wrong or couldn't possibly disagree with your opinion. That the only way to see a situation is the way YOU see it. Yes. Protection is important. But he did not play well in this game. In my opinion, Romo has been over-hyped having never really done much.

Stats? What stats are working his favor to make him look anything other than around Average? He has a career QB rating of 95. Better than Average, but not that great.

22 of 35

198 Yards

0 TD

1 (terrible) Int

3 Fumbles 2 Lost

A number of passes batted at the Line

34:3

...not good enough to win.