Championship Sunday is Here!!!!
Well, looking back at my first NFL post for the year: NFL Kicks Off , I had New England, Baltimore, Indianapolis, and San Diego as Division winners in the AFC. For wildcard teams I had Pittsburgh and Tennessee. Overall I picked the Tennessee Titans as AFC champs…oh well.
In the NFC, I had Dallas, Green Bay, New Orleans and Arizona as Division champs with wildcards going to the NY Giants and Atlanta. I was torn between Green Bay and New Orleans as NFC champs and went with the Saints. Well there go my predictions!!
But I am looking to redeem myself with Sunday’s blockbusters.
First up we have Green Bay visiting Chicago in the NFC Championship match. These teams split two games in the regular season with each winning at home. This time around, all of the X-Factors will come into play. Can Jay Cutler produce on the big stage for Chicago? Will the Packers dare to kick the ball anywhere near Devin Hester? Can the Packers score enough points to win against a fired up Julius Peppers, Brian Urlacher and Lance Biggs? Can Green bay establish a running game? The questions go on!!
Ok, here goes:
Green Bay @ Chicago
I think the Packers may do just enough to get by in this one. Jay Cutler may be too erratic for the big stage just yet, so I will go with the Packers by 24-14.
As much as I hate to admit, the Jets have backed up all of the lip service put out by Coach Rex Ryan so here they are in another AFC Championship game. Pittsburgh returns again to centre stage and looks to make another Super Bowl trip. This one will be another bruiser but will come down to the effectiveness of Troy Polamalu who is battling injury. Mark Sanchez needs to continue being effective for the Jets also.
For the AFC:
NY Jets @ Pittsburgh
Three road wins in a row may just be a bit too much for the Jets. But the NY crew come in full of bravado and with a Week 15 win over the Steelers in Pittsburgh. Anything goes in this one so I’ll go against my gut instinct and pick the Jets by 28-20.
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