Playoff Picks

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Who do you guys got? I'm debating in my head. Earlier in the year I called Steelers and Vikes, and I still like the Steelers.

Right now, the Panthers, Vikes and Eagles are all red hot. The Vikes have the best player, but the Eagles are playing SO well right now. Tough call.

I'm going to jump ship to Philly I think. They are just hot as can be right now and with that defense and the way old man Dawkins in playing they will be tough to beat!

[steve823]

Superbowl - Panther vs Steelers

Picks:

Colts win

Ravens win ( hope they go all the way but they wont)

Eagles win

Cardinals win

[HarveyWallbangers]

I'm sticking with the teams I've been calling for awhile.

Giants over Atlanta in the NFC Championship Game.

I have this strange feeling that if the Falcons win at Arizona (not an easy task in Phoenix), Carolina's defense will get bludgeoned by Michael Turner. I'm firmly on the Giants bandwagon.

Steelers over Titans in the AFC Championship Game.

Giants over Steelers in the Super Bowl.

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Falcons Vs Dolphins

Just because that would have been the craziest thing that could have been said before week 1

[KYPack]

The South rises again.

Titans - Carolina.

Panthers win.

Kerry Collins chokes in front of his old team.

[mngolf19]

Giants and Ravens with the Giants winning again.

[jmbarnes101]

This is going to be a long post.
Well, for this week I'm picking the following teams:

Falcons - to me Arizona winning would be the biggest upset, Atlanta should be able to bludgeon this team
Vikings - at home against a comparable team I expect the Vikings to win
Ravens - The Ravens are simply better than the Dolphins and the defense won't allow them to fail
Chargers - They're at home and they've already faced their own playoffs having to win out to have a chance at the playoffs. They're defense isn't as good but this team reminds me of last year's Giants with their never-say-die attitude.

As for the future, I just see four really good match-ups with eight equally flawed teams that all have a chance to win it all. My gut tells me Giants vs. Steelers but I'd like and wouldn't be surprised to see Falcons vs. Chargers.
Falcons @ Giants
Vikings @ Panthers
Ravens @ Titans
Chargers @ Steelers

Giants - Jacobs should be healthy and they have great backs behind him. The passing game might not be good enough to get it done when it counts and no WR/TE on this team scares you. The Defense is good and tenacious but has been leaking yards and TD's vs. good running teams lately. The bye will help them get healthy and they have a solid kicker.
Panthers - Solid but unspectacular QB, Top WR, and an awesome running game. The defense though is just okay. Against the teams that I predict will be left that should be enough. On a side note, I'd love to see Peppers and/or Gross with our team next year.
Vikings - The Vikings are too erratic on offense with a sub-par QB and just one good WR. The running game is solid but I'm probably the only person in the world that thinks AP is overrated. This defense will keep them in any game they play and Longwell has been clutch all year long.
Falcons To me, this team is the wildcard. They're good enough to beat anyone but will they? Matt Ryan has been great as a 1st year QB and that running game will give any team fits. The defense is solid. Are they too young and inexperienced to win in these situations or will that help them to not be too tight.

Titans - Similar to the Giants but playing well except in that meaningless week 17 game. They have a great running game with White and Johnson and a suffocating D. However, they have no threats at WR and the QB has never been spectacular but has been in big games. Will Kerry Collins continue to be a capable game manager in the playoffs or will the lack of a passing game doom this team?
Steelers - They have a solid QB with an average running game due to a porous offensive line. The defense can shut down anyone and they have proven to be a clutch team when needed. Other than Tomlin they've been in and won the big game before so they won't wilt. Home games will help them immensely.
Chargers - Just like the Falcons this to me is the wild card in the AFC playoffs. Rivers doesn't make many mistakes and he has targets to throw to. Tomlinson has looked better over the past few weeks and they're using Sproles as well. Besides the Colts this is the best offense left. The question lies on defense and with the coaches. We know Turner is a choker. We've seen it happen many times. Will they overcome this since many expect them to flame out during the first round?
Colts - They've been great down the stretch but they've certainly shown that they're vulnerable (see earlier Packer and Vikings games). Granted, Manning is healthier now and the passing game is the best in the playoffs but the running game hasn't been great. If they get it going watch out. The defense isn't good enough to shut down teams so they'll need to score to win.
Ravens - Physically dominant team with a solid team but haven't been able to beat the really good teams this year. They were smacked hard by the Colts. I expect them to beat Miami but I don't think they're quite good enough to win a 2nd round match-up especially with the rookie at QB.

[gex]

Colts over the G-Men

[MOBB DEEP]

dungy or tomlin...

power to the people

[Bretsky]

I've been saying the Steelers are the best team in the AFC for a long time now so I'm sticking with them

Hard to go against the Giants in the NFC. Carolina I don't think can beat them. Maybe Phily.

This weekend I'd predict all of the road teams to win

[MOBB DEEP]

I've been saying the Steelers are the best team in the AFC for a long time now so I'm sticking with them

Hard to go against the Giants in the NFC. Carolina I don't think can beat them. Maybe Phily.

This weekend I'd predict all of the road teams to win

DITO

[Fosco33]

My 'favorite' AFC teams are the Steelers and Chargers. I'd love to see them duke it out for the AFC Championship. In reality, the Chargers haven't beat ONE playoff team all year (even the Packers beat two playoff teams). And the Steelers have been one of the luckiest teams this year (i.e., see Packers from last year).

I see Giants and Falcons making it out of the NFC.
I see the Titans and Steelers making it out of the AFC.

Titans over Giants (kinda has an epic ring to the name).

Philly could be a surprise as they've played hot...

[BallHawk]

Baltimore over Indy in the AFC Championship game.

Carolina over New York in the NFC Championship game.

Baltimore over Carolina in the Super Bowl.

Joe Flacco is going to turn some heads this playoff season.

Hmmmm......A Ravens/Panthers Super Bowl.......talk about a ratings bonanza.

[Charles Woodson]

im going:

Dolphins over ravens

The Ravens are simply better than the Dolphins and the defense won't allow them to fail

thats really bad logic, Now i think the dolphins barely sneak by, by playing clean football. One of the reasons the Dolphins are where they are is because they take care of the football, they lead the league in turnover ratio i think there +15... I think it could be a very interesting game tho, im going to it
Falcons over Arizona
my gut says arizona, but something else says falcons..I think for me its because of the way the falcons are playing right now, which is red hot
Vikings over Eagles

Colts over Chargers

Then

Steelers over Dolphins
Falcons over Giants
Colts over Titans
Panthers over Vikings

then

Steelers over Colts
Panthers over Falcons

SB:
Panthers over Steelers

[jmbarnes101]

im going:

Dolphins over ravens

The Ravens are simply better than the Dolphins and the defense won't allow them to fail

thats really bad logic, Now i think the dolphins barely sneak by, by playing clean football. One of the reasons the Dolphins are where they are is because they take care of the football, they lead the league in turnover ratio i think there +15... I think it could be a very interesting game tho, im going to it

You wrote that my statement was illogical but that defense is their offense and when they're going well the offense is even better. They get shorter fields, more drives equalling more opportunities, a big boost by knowing they don't have to score on every possession, and their leaders are on that side of the field. Ed Reed and Ray Lewis are the heart and soul of this team. They won't allow them to fail in this game.

The Ravens are the better team and they beat up the Dolphins the first time they played in Miami. Most defenses play on their heels against the Dolphins. The Ravens don't, they attack and that will hurt the gimmicky Dolphins. The Dolphins are a great story and a good team but the Ravens have proven they can beat them and I expect them to do so again.