Last week's NFL Wildcard proved to be worth the watch. Most games lived up to the hype and many were decided on key plays. The biggest story of the week: Colts Defense, whichlimited the league's second leading rusher to under 35 yards. What a scene. The Colts were back with their defensive stud Bob 'Hitman ' Sanders to not only provide support in the defensive battle but as well to provide moral support for the troops and it paid off. Now theIndy Colts will fly to Baltimore to take on their tenacious defense.Here's a breakdown.
The Colts played nearly flawless defense against the Chiefs offense. They managed to hold the Chiefs to 0 first downs through 7 possessions. Amazing! The key to this game will be if the Colts can repeat the performance in limiting Jamal Lewis to an average game. The Ravens will take big shotsdownfield as the Colts will play run first so the Colts secondary needs to be on its toes. The Ravens D have their hands full in stopping Peyton Manning and his offense who have won their last three meetings against Baltimore. The Ravens D has always been feared and it has won them a Super Bowl in the past and this years squad could be even better than that Super Bowl team, which is quite alarming. It will come down to who makes the biggest plays. Whether it is taking back an INT for a touchdown or if its a 65 yard passing TD it will come down to that. Of course I am a die hard Colts fan but this week I am afraid of the outcome. Colts take it 34-24.
Movin on to theother AFC game. Best team of the year going against the best team of the decade. MVP vs Super Bowl MVP. This game is unreal. New England Patriots flying to San Diego to take on the Chargers. The crazy coaching mind of BillBellichek will be proven its wroth in this came. The patriots will come prepared to handle LT. Or at least tahts what they think...LT is like the legend Barry Sanders, anytime he has the ball he is threatening to score, which is unbelievable. The two defenses have proven to be big in theleauge . However, once again the Pats will be without their moral captain, Rodney Harrison who is still recovering from his injury. The Chargers are led by theirOLB sack leading second in defesive player of the year, Shawne Merriman. He must be contained in this game as he will go after Brady with fury. Eventhough it seems like Brady thrives under pressure, with time he picks out defenses which is a scary thing as it seems he can't be stopped. Can't wait for this game. I see the Patriots taking this in a thriller 27-21.
Movin on to the NFC. The soaring Eagles heading to New Orleans to take on the heavenly Saints. This game's background might be better than the game itself. We have the cinderella team of the year going against the feel good team of the year. The Saints are still recouping from their losses of the hurricane and have put up an amazing season behind their gunslinger QB, DrewBrees . The Eagles are on fire. I don't see them stopping anytime soon. Jeff Garcia continues to thrive in big games and he will lead his team to the Super Bowl from the NFC. I see the best defense winning this game and I don't think the Eagles will be coughing up the ball much so I'm going with the Eagles on this one 27-13.
The Seattle Seahawks will fly to Chicago to take on the ferocious Bears. Rex Grossman is not a consistant player in the NFL. At times he looks like he's shaken off all the cobwebs and finally is getting it done. But the next game, he'll look like a QB that is coming out of the NFL Europe program. It's quite interesting to see how he does in such a big game. The Bears D will be ready, there is no doubt in that. They are without their D lineman Tommie Harris, but I think the Bears LB corp is enough to handle the running game. TheSeahawks have a decapitated secondary, losing much of their starters early on in the season. Grossman likes to take shots down the field to Berinan, so there's possibilities we'll see some big plays. Matt Hassleback needs to play better this week than he did last week. If he doesen't, the game is already over. He needs to be patient and not throw passes in to coverage. The O Line must provide him time to make good decisoins to deliver the ball to receivers. In this game, we'll see the Hawks flying high 24-10
Well thats it for this weeks previews and predictions. I can almost gurantee this week to be as or even more exciting than the wild card. There is so much on the line, players will give their all to reach the final stage. Should be a good one. So I bid thee farewell and we'll take a look at next weeksmatchups in the following week.
Good Night and God Bless.
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