My take on the divisional playoff games...
I picked all 4 NFL division playoff games correctly, including the exact final score of the Green Bay-Dallas contest, 34-31...Why don't they show Cowboys owner Jerry Jones after his team loses? TV shows him high-fiving people in his booth when the Cowboys score, but when you really want to see him- after a Dallas defeat- TV fails.Also, look at the final four quarterbacks left in the playoffs: Rodgers, Brady, Rothisberger and Ryan. More evidence that QB is such a key position, and that the Eagles did the right thing in getting Carson Wentz for the future.
Packers-Cowboys was easily the best game of the weekend. Dallas was good all year-13-3- but against a crafty QB like Aaron Rodgers, they choked. They didn't use Elliot enough. Jason Garret again proved why Dallas will never win a championship with him as coach. The Dallas defense was OK during the season, but came up small in the playoffs. And, Dallas doesn't really have a home field advantage.
Dallas has a young team and will be good again next season, but it will be much tougher. The Cowboys will play a fist place schedule. Everyone will be gunning for Dallas. Because they finished so high, their first round draft pick won't be as high this year. Dallas did have an excellent draft last year. They will have to do so again to improve.
Green Bay was banged up but still found a way to win. They may get WR Jordy Nelson back next week in the NFC Championship game at Atlanta vs. the Falcons.
Was there any doubt that the Patriots would beat Houston? They even covered the 16 1/2 point spread. Tom Brady didn't have his best game, but that was probably because of the week layoff and the inferior competition. Next week New England will need to fire on all cylinders to beat a hot Pittsburgh Steelers team.
Dion Lewis, who set a record by scoring a touchdown return on a kick-off, a run and a pass play, once was a Philadelphia Eagle. Another mistake by the front office. Why is it that other teams' castoffs go to New England and succeed?Patrick Chung and Eric Rowe are two more Birds to fly north and do well.
Andy reid again screwed up the Chiefs with his time management problems. Reid is a good regular season coach and gets his teams ready to play. But he still has this brain-lock when it comes to the fourth quarter and time management. Looking at the quarterbacks, was Alex Smith wasn't going to be better then an experienced Ben Rothisberger. Still, Kansas City didn't give up a touchdown, yet still lost a home playoff game.
Finally, the Seahawks are such a different team away from fan-friendly Seattle. But the Seahawks weren't the powerful team they were several years ago. early in the season they had problems scoring. You got the feeling against a sizzling Atlanta offense, which led the NFL in points scored this season, anything over 24 points would be hard for Seattle to keep up. I was impressed by the Falcons relentless, balanced offense. They seem to have "it" this year, maybe that team of destiny?
My picks for the championships games next Sunday..
The Packers are hot, Rodgers is playing great and they have the experience to go all the way. Yet I can't see Green Bay doing it. Sooner or later the injuries will catch up to them. With Atlanta playing at home, I'll take the Falcons in a wild one, going to the Super Bowl by the score of 28-27.
If anyone can beat the Patriots in New England it would be the hot, experienced Steelers. The weather is not supposed to be bad next Sunday, certainly not as bad as it could be. I'm saying Pittsburgh gets to the Super Bowl with a tight 24-20 victory.
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