Wild Card Record
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Divisional Round
Record (4-0)
2016 NFL Conference Championship
Predictions
NFC
Arizona Cardinals Vs Carolina Panthers
For the last month
of the regular season I knew these two teams would end up right here in this
game fighting for a chance to win the Super Bowl! These are by far the top two
teams in the entire league from top to bottom. They both have a good coach leading
the charge, a quarterback who is a leader on the field, tons of offensive
weapons and they play tough hard nosed defense! It’s tough to even pick apart
either team because they are both so good, but last week I feel like the
Cardinals were exposed. Carson Palmer was really lucky because had some of the
Packers defenders been able to hold onto the ball, there is a very good chance
this could be the Packers playing in this game and not them. They did get the
ball to one of the greatest playoff receivers in NFL history, Larry Fitzgerald,
who made the big catch, the big run after the catch and ultimately the game
winning touchdown on the following play. The problem this week for the
Cardinals is if Carson Palmer has the same type of game the Panthers defense will
take advantage and more than likely not only get the turnover, but also walk
away with some points! You cannot let Carolina get a big lead because if they
do, there is no looking back. The Panthers have remained true to themselves
from the beginning of training camp up until this point, I don’t believe that
will change in this matchup and I think that gives them the slight edge in this
one!
Panthers over Cardinals 24-20
AFC
New England Patriots Vs Denver Broncos
While all of ya’ll
are giddy with glee over Tom Brady Vs. Peyton Manning show down number 69 (you
know that’s how they do together) I’m just sitting over here twirling my finger
in the air saying “WHOOP DI DOO!!” Now while I respect both of these
quarterbacks and believe they are the greatest quarterbacks of this era of
football, I do not care for either of them. If they could both lose this game
that would be my ideal situation, but unfortunately I will have to root against
one of them in the Super Bowl! What I like about this matchup is the chess
match that will be going on between the Patriots offense and the Broncos defense.
The Patriots almost never run the ball and yet they are one of the most
proficient offenses in the league. Seriously they pass on 90% of their plays on
offense….90%!! That’s insane that a team can be that good on offense and have
absolutely no ground attack! The only reason why the Broncos are here is
because of their defense so if they are unable to get to Brady then this will
be an easy one for the Patriots, but if they are able to put some pressure on
Brady and mess with this weak offensive line then they should be able to walk
away with a win. The Broncos on offense are still absolute garbage and showed
it once again last week so don’t expect any miracles from them especially if
this turns into a shootout! We all know Peyton catches turnoveritis when the
Playoffs roll around so that’s always a fun possibility! Overall I think the
Broncos are a better team and I believe the defense will continue to dominate
like it has all season long and take Tom Brady out of the equation. At some
point that weak offensive line is going to let the Patriots down and the
Broncos have the perfect defense to do so!
Broncos over Patriots 20-17