Saturday, January 19, 2013

Conference Championship Playoffs

Finished 3-4 last week on playoff picks...let's go..

San Francisco 49ers (1-0) vs Atlanta Falcons (1-0)

49ers come in off a win last week against the Packers at home. QB Colin Kaepernick completed 17 of 31 for 263 yds 2 TDs and 1 INT and rushed for 181 yds on 16 carries and 2 additional TDs. Both RB Frank Gore & Anthony Dixon scored 1 TD apiece. 49ers defense finished in the top half of the league and did very well last week. Falcons come in off a win last week against the Seahawks at home. QB Matt Ryan completed 24 of 35 for 250 yds 3 TDs and 2 INTs. Falcons had a top 5 defense all season that sruggled a bit in this game. While the Falcons are tough to beat at home, the 49ers have a much more potent offense. Prediction: 49ers

Baltimore Ravens (2-0) vs New England Patriots (1-0)

Ravens come in off a win last week against the Broncos in Denver. QB Joe Flacco completed 18 of 34 for 331 yds and 3 TDs. RB Ray Rice rushed for 1 additional TD. Ravens had a top 5 defense all season. Patriots come in off a win last week against the Texans at home. QB Tom Brady completed 25 of 40 for 344 yds and 3 TDs. RB Stevan Ridley rushed for 1 additional TD. Patriots defense finished in the top half but their offense finished in the top 10. This will be a great matchup. Prediction: Patriots

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Divisional Playoff Predictions

Finished 3-1 last week for playoff picks. Let's get started:

Baltimore Ravens (1-0) vs Denver Broncos (0-0)

Ravens come in off a win last week against the Colts at home. QB Joe Flacco completed 12 of 23 for 282 yds and 2 TDs. RB Vonta Leach scored 1 additional TD. Ravens defense has been ranked in the top 5 all season. Broncos come in off a first round bye. They come in off an 11 game winning streak. Prediction: Broncos

Green Bay Packers (1-0) vs San Francisco 49ers (0-0)

Packers come in off a win last week against the Vikings at home. QB Aaron Rodgers completed 1 TD and RB John Kuhn received the lone TD pass and rushed for 1 additional TD. Packers midlevel defense got off to a slow start but have played better late. 49ers come in off a first round bye. This team has played well behind the play of QB Colin Kaepernick. 49ers have a top 10 defense. Prediction: 49ers

Seattle Seahawks (1-0) vs Atlanta Falcons (0-0)

Seahawks come in off a win last week against the Redskins in Washington DC. QB Russell Wilson completed 15 of 26 for 187 yds and 1 TD. RB Marshawn Lynch rushed for 132 yds on 20 carries and 1 additional TD. Seattle has a midranked defense that stepped up last week. Falcons come in off a bye last week. Falcons midpack offense is made up for by their top 5 defense. Seahawks #2 ranked offense can outscore the Falcons if they can get past their high ranked D. Prediction: Falcons

Houston Texans (1-0) vs New England Patriots (0-0)

Texans come in off a win last week against the Bengals at home. QB Matt Schaub completed 29 of 38 for 262 yds 0 TD and 1 INT. RB Arian Foster rushed for 140 yds on 32 carries and 1 TD. Texand have a top 5 defense. Patriots come in off a first round bye last week. Patriots have a top 10 offense and a midlevel defense. They are tough to beat at home. The last match up of these 2 teams was a blowout by the Patriots so Texans will be out for revenge. Prediction: Patriots

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Wild card Playoff Predictions

Cincinnati Bengals (0-0) vs Houston Texans (0-0)

Texans lost their last 3 out of 4 games and have struggled down the stretch, but should beat the 6th seed Bengals on their home field.  Prediction: Texans

Minnesota Vikings (0-0) vs Green Bay Packers (0-0)

Vikings come in off a win against the Packers last week, but Packers are a tough team to beat at home. Expect a good game in this one. Prediction: Packers

Indianapolis Colts (0-0) vs Baltimore Ravens (0-0)

Colts have been on a streak and looked good in their last few games, but they face a tough Ravens team on their home field. This will be a battle of Ravens D against Colts offense. The return of Ray Lewis should provide a boost to the Ravens. Prediction: Ravens

Seattle Seahawks (0-0) vs Washington Redskins (0-0)

Seahawks has a top 5 offense. They were undefeated at home but struggled on the road only winning 3 games away from Seattle. Redskins have won 7 straight games to take the NFC East division. They have a top half defense and offense. Both teams play phenomenal behind their rookie QBs. This will be a great game. Prediction: Redskins