CBS
4:30 pm EST
This
could very well be the last football game for the Baltimore Ravens 17 year All Pro middle
linebacker Ray Lewis. If it is, it has
been a great ride Ray. For some reason,
I think it may be the end. The only
reason is because Peyton Manning is on the other side and Peyton has a whole
lot of healthy friends with him.
Health
is one of the biggest additions for teams to maintain playoff presence. Great coaching and talent are great as well,
but most head coaches would love for their players to be healthy at this time
of year.
Executive
Vice President of Football Operations and 2-time Super Bowl champion, John
Elway and Head Coach, John Fox have the Broncos on track. The Broncos are going north while the injury
riddled defense of the Ravens is heading south.
Manning will look to take advantage of the Ravens defense and try to
bring a 3rd ring to Denver.
Broncos
win 41-17.
FOX
8:00 pm EST
These
2 teams met the first week of the season and the 49ers won it 30-22. I believe this time will be different.
Aaron
Rogers and the Green Bay Packers offense are ready to fire on all
cylinders. Rogers has his collection of
receiving weapons with Jody Nelson, Greg Jennings, Jermichael Finley and the multi
talented Randall Cobb. Please don’t
forget about the veteran Donald Driver who is healthy and on the bench just
licking his chops waiting to get his opportunity for another Super Bowl run.
On
the other side of the ball is the home team San Francisco 49ers that had the
week off and are well rested. The jury
is still out on the 49ers QB in Colin Kaepernick. The guy is a true talent and the ceiling is
high for his future, but there are still question marks to me with the unproven
playoff experience.
A
Dom Capers coached defense, that won the Super Bowl just 2 years ago, has the
major tools to confuse Kaepernick. “Wildman”
Clay Mathews and the “Chameleon” Charles Woodson are ready to cause havoc
against Kaepernick in how he reads the defense. I call Mathews wild because of
his hair. I tapped Woodson as the
Chameleon because he can disguise himself so well in blitz and coverage
schemes.
Will
the Packers Aaron Rogers be able to shred a stingy and hard hitting 49ers
defense?
Will
the 49ers Colin Kaepernick be able to read the confusing defense?
All
of these questions and more will be answered on game day. This game will be close.
Packers
win 27–23.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
FOX
1:00 pm EST
This
game is a head scratcher for me. For
some reason I cannot trust the Atlanta Falcons in the post season even though
this team is 13-3 during the regular season. On the other hand the Falcons have
two wide receivers in Roddy White and Julio Jones who can cause matchup
problems for any defense.
The
flipside of the Falcons is of course the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks are marching to their own drum
as “one band, one sound” a line used from the movie Drumline. Head Coach Pete Carroll and the Seahawks do
not care who believes in this team as long as they do.
The
Seahawks carry a defensive attitude that is big, athletic, in your face, hard
hitting and not backing down from anyone.
If the Falcons want to win at home, they will need their receivers to
dominate, because I do not think RB Michael Turner and Jacques Rogers of the
Falcons will have a great running day.
I
believe the Falcons lack a strong defense to carry them forward in the post
season.
Seahawks
win 30-24.
CBS
4:30 pm EST
This
one is a no brainer for me. New England,
New England, New England!
The
Texans are very good, but too inconsistent down the stretch and Tom Brady will
be consistent at home in the post season.
Yes, the Patriots have not won a Super Bowl in a long time, but they
have won a lot of post season games.
When
the two teams met in week 14, the Pats destroyed the Texans 42-14. Bill Belichick is a master of the playoffs
and I think he and Brady continues their winning ways. Yes, the Pats defense in not great, but the Texans
offense is not lighting up scoreboard either.
The
Pats are crafty at taking advantage of a team’s weakness and this will be no
different this weekend in Foxboro.
Enough said.
Patriots
win 38-23.
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