Listening all week to all the football experts have drawn me to feel blank with my predictions this weekend for the opening of the NFL playoffs. Great matchups on both sides of the ball for all four games. Saturday is going to be great having the Redskins play at 4:30 and hometown team Jacksonville Jaguars play after. Safe to say that I'll be drunk for the night game that is probably going to be the game of the weekend. My pre-season picks at the start of the year were nothing short of terrible, getting 3 out of 6 in the AFC and picking 2 in the NFC. Anyway, enjoy the football this weekend...here's the picks for the weekend.
SAN DIEGO VS. TENNESSEE On Sunday the San Diego Chargers are going to be looking for their first playoff win since 1995, safe to say that they are way overdue. While I am typing this, it was mentioned on ESPN that Vince Young practiced today but Lendale White didn't, and their top receiver Roydell Williams will be missing the postseason. I really can not see the Titans keeping up with the Chargers offense on Sunday so the question is will their defense slow down the league's best running back in Ladainian Tomlinson. I say no and the Chargers move on.
TAMPA BAY VS. NEW YORK My first thought when I heard of this match up was why are the Giants playing their asses off against the Patriots when they are going to have to go to Tampa and do the same thing the following week. This game could might be Eli Manning's signature game, where we look back at the younger Manning's career and how it really started this Sunday. Tampa Bay hasn't played a meaningful game in almost 3 weeks but I really like Jeff Garcia playing at home in the playoffs. It's time for Eli to finally stop being Peyton's brother but I don't think that the G-men will play with the same intensity that they did last week. Everyone likes the Giants in a tight one well, I like the Bucs big!
PITTSBURGH VS. JACKSONVILLE This is what the NFL playoffs are all about, tough run related, smash mouth teams going at to move on. Jacksonville took it to Pittsburgh a couple of weeks ago in the snow, and made the Steelers look silly at times. Troy Polamalu is a game-time decision to play this Saturday night, and he in my book is a big, big game changing player. The Steelers defense is 5 times better when Polamalu is in the game. Everyone likes the Jaguars this weekend including Las Vegas, does this bother anyone? I know that a team like Pittsburgh has playoff experience, but can the Jags really beat them twice this season on their home turf. I am going to go and pick the Jags to win only because I would love to see them face the Patriots since the Pats have beaten everyone else that will be left in the AFC.
SEATTLE VS. WASHINGTON My game of the weekend and I get to get it out of the way as it is the first game of Wild Card weekend. How hard is it to win at Seattle? Well, they are 23-4 in the last three seasons including the playoffs. One of their victories was against the Redskins in 2005. The Redskins are the hottest team going into the playoffs, riding on an emotional roller coaster the past month and are in the playoffs after winning the last 4 games. The Seahawks haven't played a playoff team since week 5, while the Redskins had to beat the Giants, Vikings, and Cowboys to get where they are today. The biggest key to the game, is will the Redskins offensive line hold the Seahawks pressure and give Todd Collins time to throw, if that happens I really find it hard that the 'skins will lose. Clinton Portis is the leagues hottest running back and Matt Hasselbeck has been picking apart defenses since their running game has gone south. It'll be loud, it'll be raining, and it'll be great to watch don't miss it as the Redskins keep winning with the real 12th man, Sean Taylor still playing aside them!
SAN DIEGO VS. TENNESSEE On Sunday the San Diego Chargers are going to be looking for their first playoff win since 1995, safe to say that they are way overdue. While I am typing this, it was mentioned on ESPN that Vince Young practiced today but Lendale White didn't, and their top receiver Roydell Williams will be missing the postseason. I really can not see the Titans keeping up with the Chargers offense on Sunday so the question is will their defense slow down the league's best running back in Ladainian Tomlinson. I say no and the Chargers move on.
TAMPA BAY VS. NEW YORK My first thought when I heard of this match up was why are the Giants playing their asses off against the Patriots when they are going to have to go to Tampa and do the same thing the following week. This game could might be Eli Manning's signature game, where we look back at the younger Manning's career and how it really started this Sunday. Tampa Bay hasn't played a meaningful game in almost 3 weeks but I really like Jeff Garcia playing at home in the playoffs. It's time for Eli to finally stop being Peyton's brother but I don't think that the G-men will play with the same intensity that they did last week. Everyone likes the Giants in a tight one well, I like the Bucs big!
PITTSBURGH VS. JACKSONVILLE This is what the NFL playoffs are all about, tough run related, smash mouth teams going at to move on. Jacksonville took it to Pittsburgh a couple of weeks ago in the snow, and made the Steelers look silly at times. Troy Polamalu is a game-time decision to play this Saturday night, and he in my book is a big, big game changing player. The Steelers defense is 5 times better when Polamalu is in the game. Everyone likes the Jaguars this weekend including Las Vegas, does this bother anyone? I know that a team like Pittsburgh has playoff experience, but can the Jags really beat them twice this season on their home turf. I am going to go and pick the Jags to win only because I would love to see them face the Patriots since the Pats have beaten everyone else that will be left in the AFC.
SEATTLE VS. WASHINGTON My game of the weekend and I get to get it out of the way as it is the first game of Wild Card weekend. How hard is it to win at Seattle? Well, they are 23-4 in the last three seasons including the playoffs. One of their victories was against the Redskins in 2005. The Redskins are the hottest team going into the playoffs, riding on an emotional roller coaster the past month and are in the playoffs after winning the last 4 games. The Seahawks haven't played a playoff team since week 5, while the Redskins had to beat the Giants, Vikings, and Cowboys to get where they are today. The biggest key to the game, is will the Redskins offensive line hold the Seahawks pressure and give Todd Collins time to throw, if that happens I really find it hard that the 'skins will lose. Clinton Portis is the leagues hottest running back and Matt Hasselbeck has been picking apart defenses since their running game has gone south. It'll be loud, it'll be raining, and it'll be great to watch don't miss it as the Redskins keep winning with the real 12th man, Sean Taylor still playing aside them!
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