Divisional Weekend: Day 2
Posted on January 13th, 2008 in Football, General
Day 2 is done and the conference championships are set. Though this did not play out like I thought it would. In either game. For the record:
Game 1
Actual Scores
San Diego Chargers: 28
Indianapolis Colts: 24
My Prediction
San Diego Chargers: 12
Indianapolis Colts: 38
Game 2
Actual Scores
New York Giants: 21
Dallas Cowboys: 17
My Prediction
New York Giants: 10
Dallas Cowboys: 17
So what can I say. I knackered this one up pretty good. I was totally wrong on both side of the house. I suck at this predicting thing.
On the other hand we got to see Peyton Manning’s human side, the Chargers show they that can win in the playoffs AND with backups (Antonio Gates was hurting, Philip Rivers and LaDanian Tomlinson were both out of this game with injuries). The Chargers earned this win with hard work, clean execution and smart play calling. The Colts lost this game with terrible execution. Tony Dungy, you are still my main man, but your players left entirely too much on the field. Super Bowl Champions don’t play that way.
The Giants… well, what can be said about the New York football Giants? The Cowboys certainly helped the Giants with their receivers’ inability to catch a ball and break tackles. Bu the Giants, much like the Chargers, earned this win with every fiber of their being. I had no idea they had it in them. I wonder what next weekend will bring?
Conference Championship Predictions
San Diego Chargers: 10
New England Patriots: 35
New England should have had their explosive offensive game this week against the Jaguars. They didn’t. Tom Brady needs to get a high scoring victory heading in to the Super Bowl to feel like the superman he is. Look for the Pats to open it up on offense and close it off on defense. It gets words if the leaders on the Chargers offense don’t have a chance to show up
New York Giants: 14
Green Bay Packers: 28
Not quite as many points next week as this week for the Packers who have a legitimate chance at knocking the powerhouse Patriots in the Super Bowl. I would guess we are going to be seeing some very cold weather at Lambeau Field which certainly favors the Pack. But the Giants have surprised a lot of people this year. Could they shock the Green Bay faithful? No. Green Bay sticks it to the Giants in the cold Wisconsin air.
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