This past weekend we saw two close games which could have gone either way, and two game in which one team definitely didn’t look like they remembered that they even had a game this past weekend.
Congrats to the 49ers, Patriots, Ravens, and Giants for
advancing to the Championship round of the playoffs. Honestly looking at all
possible Super Bowl match ups it is safe to say Super Bowl XLVI is going to
have a great story line going in. If the Giants make it, it will insure a
rematch of either the 2000 or 2007 Super Bowls which will come with plenty of
flashbacks and motivated teams. Not sure if any of the Giants are left from
2000, but I know Ray Lewis would love the memories he had from that game. If
the 49ers make it we could see another strength verse strength games in which
we will see the 49er defense face off against Tom Brady and company, or we get
the Harbaugh Brothers in a rematch in the biggest game of the year. Honestly
that might be the least entertaining match up and might just end up looking
like this year’s college BCS Championship game. Of course it seems like the
match up everyone wants that doesn’t have a dog in this race is the rematch of
the 2007 Super Bowl. Some might think it’s a good idea to face your demons head
on, but as a Packer fan that wanted nothing to do with a rematch with the
Giants in Green Bay this week I believe all Patriot fans are rooting for the
49ers this week.
Media favorite to win it all has to be the New York Giants
who look very similar to both the 2007 Giants and 2010 Packers.
The last interesting fact is that in the last ten years
there have been ten different teams to represent the NFC. If the 49ers win
against the Giants this will continue that streak, also in that same window
only four AFC teams have made it to the final game and in the last eight years
only the big three have made it (Patriots, Steelers, and Colts). The Patriots
can continue this streak if they are able to make it past the Ravens. In some
way history will repeat itself, but honestly it’s anyone’s guess which history
that will be.
Here are my best guesses for the two upcoming games:
New York Giants win
over San Francisco 49ers 27-23
Giants are hot and in Vegas you ride that hot hand, I know
the last time New York was in San Francisco they blew a large lead and watch
the seconds tick away at a failed field goal attempt. There is one big difference
from then and now and that is the Giants coaching staff, which preaches
discipline every day. I do not see many mistakes happening in this game, and
all turnovers instead will be earns by hard work and hard hits. There will be
ups and downs for both teams and I expect a roller coaster game as we saw in
the 49ers and Saints game last week. In the end Giants’ experience pulls them
through into this year’s Super Bowl.
New England Patriots win over the Baltimore
Ravens 31-29
I have been flip flopping all day over this pick and
honestly I think it is going to be really close. The reason I am going with the
Patriots is because the Ravens did not show me enough last week to convince me
to stay with my original Super Bowl pick (see Wild Card post). Also Ravens have
only four losses and all happened to be on the road, which means they were only
.500 on the road this year. I believe many points will be scored and that Tom
Brady might need to have one of those last minute drives that end with a clutch
field goal.
Will be rooting for neither of the NFC teams after watching
my Packers fail to put up a fight, but will be rooting for the Patriots because
of my brother and brother in-law.
Next four days there will be a post each day about a
different team that is left in this year’s playoffs with further details and
keys to winning it all.
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