The NFL Championship Games are Sunday afternoon. The Rams at the Saints and the Patriots visit the Chiefs, Not as much fun as our Eagles in the NFC Championship Game last January. I was there when the Birds thrashed the vikings. We were lucky with the weather, a mild January late afternoon, whereas tomorrow seems brutal at Kansas City.
Whether we are still bitter about the Eagles losing in New Orleans last week, here are my predictions for who will advance on to Super Bowl LIII and who goes home..
Patriots at Chiefs-
New England should be used to the brutal weather conditions which will await them in Kansas City tomorrow. It's tough enough to play at Arrowhead Stadium let alone face wind chills well below zero. The KC fans will be frozen but delirious. As long as coach Andy Reid doesn't do something really stupid to screw up the game, the chiefs should be in it all the way.
QB Patrick Mahomes has been great all season, as he was last week in the playoff game vs. Indianapolis. Will he be as composed Sunday afternoon when he faces the legendary Tom Brady, mano-to-mano, for all the AFC marbles?
Unlike some local media, I had nothing against Reid, and would love to see him in the Super Bowl. Other than Dallas, the thought of New England possibly winning yet another world championship disgusts me. This was the situation to beat the Pats= get them in a championship game where they don't have home field advantage.
Ironically, even though the weather is forecasted to be brutal tomorrow in KC, if the game was played in New England they may have been playing through up to three feet of snow.
The Patriots seem to always prevail in big games, even away from home. Ask the Steelers how good Brady is away from Foxboro.
As much as I hate to say it, I like New England to move on to yet another Super Bowl.
New England 24 Kansas City 20
Rams at Saints-
Naturally, I want the Saints to get theirs this week. Philly should've been in Los Angeles this week, trying to beat the Rams a third straight time in order to try and defend their title in the Super Bowl. So, in that way, I'll be pulling for LA.
I'm sure the Superdome crowd will be even more crazy and loud on Sunday. How will Ram QB react to the noise and pressure?
After a rusty start last week the Saints came on and still should've got beat by the Eagles. Meanwhile, the Rams took care of the Cowboys.
I have a gut feeling that the Saints will play better tomorrow. The Rams have revenge on their side from a previous loss in New Orleans earlier this season. Of course, weather will be no factor. It should be a high-scoring affair, even though each team hasn't really been scoring that much as of late.
One home team has to win, so I'm picking New Orleans, and the more experienced quarterback, Drew Brees, to win the NFC.
Saints 34 Rams 28
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