Playoffs?

Well, this weekend brings some dilemma upon us. The National Football League has some sort of tourament to decide who will meet in the Super Bowl. I think they call it the system a playoff? What was that Jim Mora?



You have to love teams meeting on the field to decide who becomes the ultimate winner. Anyways, here is my short analysis of the field and who will become the champion of Super Bowl XLIII.

In the wild card round this coming weekend, all four road teams are favorites. What does that say about home field advantage in the NFL? The Arizona Cardinals have looked terrible in recent weeks and the Atlanta Falcons are rolling. I think they can keep the momentum and deliver a victory behind the legs of Michael Turner. In the other NFC game, I see Minnesota winning this game at home. If Tavaris Jackson doesn't turn the ball over and the Vikings get a normal game out Adrian Peterson they should prevail. The Eagles will get very little on the ground and the game should come down to McNabb's arm. The Vikings will walk away with a close victory. On the AFC side, both wild card games will be rematches of games played during the regular season. The Indianapolis Colts went into San Diego and pulled out a win with a late field goal. The Colts are on a roll right now and it's hard to see the momentum stopping, but the Chargers are finally playing their best football right now as well. The reason I am taking the Colts? Peyton Manning. The Baltimore Ravens defense overwhelmed the Miami Dolphins in the first meeting and I see the same thing happening again. You can't beat Baltimore with trick-plays and wildcat formations. The key factor for the Dolphins is trying to make Joe Flacco look like a rookie in his playoff debut. If they can force some turnovers, this game could go the other way.

In the divisional round, I would expect the New York/New Jersey Giants to run all around and over the Atlanta Falcons and coast to a victory and it would set up a week 16 rematch because the Carolina Panthers would be too much at home for the Vikings. Two more rematches would happen on the AFC side as the Tennessee Titans would get just enough offense to take out the Ravens. With a banged up Ben Roethlisberger, I can't see the Pittsburgh Steelers getting enough out of the offense to get past the Colts.

What happened in week 16 in the Meadowlands? The G-Men pounded the ball right at the Panthers and I think they would do it again...without needing overtime this time around. In the AFC, the hottest team would face off against division rivals and the team with the best record in football. Once again, Peyton Manning will lead the Colts to a victory over Tennesee and set-up the all-Manning Super Bowl!

Peyton vs. Eli. Where would Archie's alliances be? How many Super Bowl commercials would have these two in them? How giddy would the country be? How could the ratings be better? And lastly, how could big brother lose to little brother? I don't think he could...I just don't see it happening. Not this year. Not without Cheddar Plex. Maybe next year Eli, but Peyton just has something to prove once more. Colts will come out on top of the Giants, with a final score of 33-24.