Playoff Pick 'Em
Well, every Tom, Dick, and Harry that watches football is gonna be making predictions this week and next. The NFL's version of the "Final Four" is upon us, with Championship Sunday coming next Sunday, and two weeks later, the Super Bowl XXXIX.
Let's recap: You veteran Front Porch readers (both of you) will recall a prediction I made previously that the Eagles (oh they of sucky division and mediocre talent) might make it to the Super Bowl, but not win it. Everybody is saying how they man-handled the Vikings. Uhh........news flash--They were SUPPOSED TO!!! The Vikings were 8-8 and had other teams and NFL mathematics on their side to even be in the playoffs. Kinda like when your playground kickball team beat the group with 3 fewer people and a kid in a walking cast. Of course, the same people that are saying "This is their year!!" will at some point be saying, "We should've known." So, without further ado and banter, here are my predictions. Hopefully, 3 weeks from today, you'll be telling all your friends how you marvel at Eric's foresight.
NFC Championship: Falcons over Eagles (Atlanta's defense, plus Vick will give 'em probs)
AFC Championship: Steelers over Pats (defensive battle, a bit closer than the Week 8 battle which, coincidentally, took place in Pittsburgh)
Super Bowl: Steelers over Falcons (sorry, Jeff)
Let's recap: You veteran Front Porch readers (both of you) will recall a prediction I made previously that the Eagles (oh they of sucky division and mediocre talent) might make it to the Super Bowl, but not win it. Everybody is saying how they man-handled the Vikings. Uhh........news flash--They were SUPPOSED TO!!! The Vikings were 8-8 and had other teams and NFL mathematics on their side to even be in the playoffs. Kinda like when your playground kickball team beat the group with 3 fewer people and a kid in a walking cast. Of course, the same people that are saying "This is their year!!" will at some point be saying, "We should've known." So, without further ado and banter, here are my predictions. Hopefully, 3 weeks from today, you'll be telling all your friends how you marvel at Eric's foresight.
NFC Championship: Falcons over Eagles (Atlanta's defense, plus Vick will give 'em probs)
AFC Championship: Steelers over Pats (defensive battle, a bit closer than the Week 8 battle which, coincidentally, took place in Pittsburgh)
Super Bowl: Steelers over Falcons (sorry, Jeff)
posted by Eric C at 4:47 PM
5 Comments:
No worries. I'll be ecstatic just to make it, because the Steelers and Patriots both are too good to get my hopes up. Atlanta's better chance was against Denver in '99. Stupid Dirty Birds.
Gotta throw out my picks, too. And I think Eric is way off here.
There is NO WAY the Steelers are going to beat the Patriots. We're talking Brady & Co. and the playoffs. I say New England wins by 10.
The team they will be playing in the Super Bowl? Well, that will be the Eagles. Philly is going to beat the Falcons by at least two touchdowns.
And while we're throwig out predictions here...let's go out on a limb and say that the Pats win the Super Bowl in a close game after T.O. drops the game winning pass in the end zone as time expires.
I'll go even further, Steve. The Patriots will beat Pittsburgh, 26-13.
Atlanta beats Philly (you heard me!) 23-17.
By the way, which of us is Tom, Dick and Harry?
Ever notice that for the most part, Steve picks the favorites? So I guess Sean Salisbury and Peter King do his logic for him. Of course, I have NO idea who those guy are picking for this weekend....
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