A weekend of upsets! Here's the rundown for this weekend's Divisional games, and my predictions for next weekend's Conference Championship games.
Ravens 13, Titans 10
The Ravens still have a stifling defense, but they've proven they can score points, too. Look out!
Cardinals 33, Panthers 13
Are the Cardinals really for real? Or are they just extreme overachievers?
Eagles 23, Giants 11
And the champions have fallen! Eli goes home one week after his brother does. Guess we'll have to wait til next year for a Manning Bowl. Here's hoping!
Steelers 35, Chargers 24
The Steelers still have that stifling defense, but they've proven they can score points, too. Look out!
2008 Playoff Prediction Record: 3-5
Now on to next week's games.
NFC
6 Philadelphia Eagles at 4 Arizona Cardinals
A 9-6-1 team goes up against a 9-7 team for the NFC Championship. Welcome to the NFL, where the postseason is almost as wacky as the BCS! The Cardinals simply aren't good enough to beat the Eagles, even in Arizona. Eagles win.
AFC
6 Baltimore Ravens at 2 Pittsburgh Steelers
The Ravens and the rookie QB are for real. The Steelers are going to be tough, and while they beat Baltimore twice during the season, both wins were very close and could have gone the other way. Ravens win the upset.
Check back next week for results and my Super Bowl prediction.
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I don't follow football so close anymore and it's no skin off my nose but I still don't trust the ability of the Eagles. Just after mid season it looked like they were simply imploding. The Reed seemed complacent and McNabb looked like he didn't care.
But they are in the playoffs so somebody somewhere lit a fire under them all; kudos to them making it this far, I reckon. They beat the defending champs which is something - right? How good were the Giants this year?
The local superstition has it that since William Penn wasn't the highest point in the city (since the early 80s) no team has won a championship in any sport. Recently a small figurine was placed on the ledge of one of the downtown buildings and the Phillies won the series. I guess everything is up for grabs now.
The key to winning in the playoffs (of any sport, not just the NFL) is getting hot at the right time and staying hot. The Eagles are pretty hot right now.
And yes, they did beat the Giants, who were pretty good this year. #1 seed and all that. Then again, this is the NFC we're talking about, so take that with a grain of salt.
Interesting bit of trivia there. I don't exactly buy into superstition and curses and all of that, but the Eagles certainly have the potential to win it all. Whether they do or not is another story. I will say one thing: a Super Bowl with two 6 seeded teams would be outstanding.
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