Friday, January 4, 2013

NFL Wild Card Predictions

AFC

Cincinnati Bengals Vs Houston Texans

The Texans started off the season looking like they were going to be one of the toughest teams to beat, until they played The Patriots and they kicked their ass and snapped them back to reality. The Bengals have actually surprised me this season, they were a lot better than I anticipated them being. AJ Green and Andy Dalton are very dangerous to any defense that faces them and if you don't contain them then they will make you pay. The Bengals have won the last 7 out of 8 games so that's a great streak to be riding into the playoffs, where as The Texans were a win away from homefield advantage and blew their wad in December by losing 3 out of their last 4 games. It's never good coming into the playoffs on a losing streak in December, but it's great when you're winning. The Bengals may not be the better overall team, but The Texans have not been the same team since The Patriots stomped them to the curb and I still think they've been shook up ever since. Matt Schaub has been throwing nothing but interceptions and the defense has not been as dominant like they were in the beginning of the season. I'm taking the upset in this game and going with The Bengals, there's always an upset in the first week of the playoffs and I think this will be it!

Bengals over Texans 24-21

Indianapolis Colts Vs Baltimore Ravens

The Colts are the most surprising team to me that made the playoffs. I figured they would have some growing pains since they are in a rebuilding year, but they flipped the script on all of us and actually had a great season. They won a lot of games playing sloppy football, but hey a win is a win and Andrew Luck is already clutch and setting rookie records as a quarterback. There really isn't a ton of talent on this team, but they just find a way to win. The Ravens are a good team but haven't figured out how to play consistently. Sometimes on offense they'll light a team up and then the next week they won't score shit, on defense they still have some great players, but injury and age seems to be catching up to them in some games. The sad news is that Ray Lewis has announced he will retire after the playoffs, but I think that's a good thing for the team, I have a feeling that will motivate them a little more to get one more ring for Ray to send him out on a high note. The Colts, I think, will be getting a wake up call in this game, I don't think they are even on The Ravens level right now and I think they are a much superior team on many levels. The Ravens defense should have Andrew Luck on his ass all day and I think The Ravens offense should have a field day with The Colts mediocre defense. This should be the biggest blowout of the weekend!

Ravens over Colts 42-10


NFC

Minnesota Vikings Vs Green Bay Packers

Adrian Peterson is a bad mutha fucka!!! That dude blew out his knee at the end of the season and everyone assumed he'd be lucky to be back the first month or two of the season, well that bad ass showed us! Not only did he come back, but he came back with a vengeance, he single handedley is carrying this team to wins and carried them into the playoffs. He still runs hard and when you get him in the open field he is GONE!! I love watching him play and am so happy that I get to see more of him in the playoffs. The Packers just lost a close one to The Vikings last week and the game they played back in Week 13 was a win but also a close game. Both games came down to the end and were back and fourth the whole way, so this should be another great matchup. The Packers started the season off shaky, but got back on track and are playing some good football. They have only lost one home game this season so that is definitely an advantage for them against The Vikings. I think the factor in this game will be Christian Ponder, if he plays bad then The Vikings have no chance if he plays decent then they do, but The Packers are getting healthy and also getting Charles Woodson and Randall Cobb back this week. I think the defense will have Ponder running around all day and forcing turnovers, Adrian Peterson I'm sure will still do his thing but I don't think he will be enough for them to move on.

Packers over Vikings 28-24

Seattle Seahawks Vs Washington Redskins

Who would have thought that the top three rookie quarterbacks from the 2012 draft would all be in the playoffs? Now we get to see two of them play against eachother, both Russell Wilson and RGIII have been doing some great things this season and have really carried their teams into the playoffs. Griffin isn't the only rookie doing big things on his team though, Alfred Morris is a sixth round pick who just set the team rushing record for most rushing yards by a running back in a season for The Redskins, that's a big deal and he's obviously been a big part of the offense. The Seahawks are just an overall awesome team, on offense Russell Wilson has a cannon of an arm and can also make big plays with his legs, but he also has that beast back Marshawn Lynch who is just having a great season rushing over 1,500 yards and 11 Tds. Lynch runs hard and will take on any defensive player straight up and always seems to make his way out of the pack, he is very tough to tackle! I think overall The Seahawks are a better team than The Redskins and should get this win. The Redskins have a lot of injuries on defense, so Lynch and Wilson should have big days and The Seahawks defense hits hard and I'm sure they have RGIII and his hurt knee on lockdown this week.

Seahawks over Redskins 24-13

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