Saturday January 9, 2010
NY Jets @ Cincinnati
The Bengals summoned no effort last week, and Peko wasn't playing last week, and he will this week. That means that the Jets won't have as great success running the ball as they did last week, which will force Sanchez into completing third and longs. That won't happen, especially being so inconsistent on the road against the best CB tandem in the league. I cannot see the Bengals losing this week.
Philadelphia @ Dallas
This is nothing against Dallas; they've taken huge steps this year and finally have a locker room leader in Keith Brooking. However, I do think this is a fantastic spot for the Eagles. They flourish in these Wildcard games under Andy Reid and always play their best with their backs against the wall. They got blown out last week by the Cowboys and have already lost to them twice this year. People are bashing McNabb and Reid. This is when they play at their best. I think the Cowboys are capable of a deep postseason run, but this is a terrific spot for the Eagles.
Sunday January 10, 2010
Baltimore @ New England
The Patriots have had a huge loss in Wes Welker. It was unfortunate to see him go, but now Brady simply doesn't have that go-to guy anymore. Moss is great on deep routes, but on shorter routes to convert first downs and such, no player in the league does that as well as Wes Welker. Despite only being a 9-7 team, the Ravens are a great football team. They've had a brutal schedule this year: all seven of the teams that they lost to won 9+ games, and most of those were very close, including the losses to the Patriots (due to Clayton's dropped pass), Vikings (missed a doable field goal), Colts (by only two points) and Steelers (mistakes cost them). Flacco did great last January and has playoff experience under his belt. The Ravens have this one.
Green Bay @ Arizona
This is hands down the hardest game to pick. I believe the Packers have what it takes to take it to the Super Bowl, but the Cardinals will be an extremely difficult test. First off, they're the superior team, but last week the Packers threw everything at Arizona. Arizona did nothing, and have a lot more film to study and gameplan for. The Packers are going to have to travel a lot, which will be difficult. The Packers should win, but it'll be EXTREMELY difficult.
GB:24 AZ:21
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