NFL Playoffs Predictions (Divisional Round)

NFC:

Giants Over Cowboys

The Cowboys dominated the Giants and beat them handily twice this season. So this should translate to a third Cowboy victory over the Giants this season, Right? Wrong!!! The Giants are a way more confident team and you had to be blind not to observe the confidence and spark in their face last week when they found out they would play the Cowboys. They are familiar with the Cowboys and are 8-1 on the road this season. Eli Manning is playing the best ball of his career and Michael Strahan is putting pressure on opposing quarterbacks reminiscent of the year they went to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys have an injured T.O. Owens has torched the Giants, however the injury he has will limit his explosiveness Ala the Super Bowl match up against the Patriots when he was an Eagle. Moreover, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has been a distraction for the team with his Mexico getaway with Jessica Simpson. I personally have no problem with it , but the media is ripped him for it and therefore its a distraction. I think the Giants D steps up big and stops the running game which forces Romo to beat them. He can but if the Cowboys are coming from behind he will force balls to an injured T.O. Giants win this one by a touchdown.

Packers over Seahawks

Perhaps the most difficult game of the round to choose. I've switched the winner everyday of this week. Bret Favre and the Green Bay Packers have been excellent at home this season and the Pack has a solid defense. The problem for the Packers are that they are a young team. The Seahawks struggled last week with a victory over the Redskins and did not run the ball particularly well. The Seahawks have struggled with their ground game the entire season and have played deplorable on the road this season. The extinct Seahawk running game will force Hasselbeck to throw and force balls that will be interceptions. Packers win by ten.

AFC:

Colts over Chargers

The Defending World Champions are healthy!!!! Future Hall of Fame receiver, Marvin Harrison is back!!!! The Colts have been disrespected all season despite not having a Super Bowl hang over and going 13-3. So the Chargers beat the Colts this season. It was a game in which Peyton Manning threw six picks, and the Colts allowed to returns by Darren Sproles for a TD. With all that said the Colts still had a chance to win the game at the end with a chip shot by Adam Vinatari who surprisingly missed it. Manning wont have six picks this game and the Colts will have Harrison in this game. The colts will put nine in the box as they did the last game to stop Ladanian Tomlinson and will force Philip Rivers to beat them without his number one target Antonio Gates who will not play. That means pressure on Rivers and mistakes by Rivers. Colts win by at least two touchdowns.


Patriots Over Jaguars


The Jaguars have a solid defense, however has a suspect pass defense. They did give up over 300 yards plus last week to Big Ben and Tom Brady is a better qb than Big Ben. Yes, the Jags are physical and can hit the Patriots receivers and bang up up Brady but can they score 31 points. That's what its going to take to beat the undefeated Pats. It comes downs to whether David Garrard can play mistake free football which he has not done the last few games and put touchdowns on the board not field goals. The Pats know they have to contain the two headed monster of Fred Taylor and Maurice Drew, so that will make them try to get up early in this game so the Jags can play from behind and ultimately would limit their running in which the Patriots can not stop for four quarters if the game stays close. Expect to see Brady throw the deep ball early to moss and Stallworth and get up early which will force the Jags to abort the run. Patriots win by two touchdowns.