NFL Divisional Playoff Predictions

Wildcard Record: 3-1

NFL Divisional Round Playoff Predictions

AFC

Baltimore Ravens Vs Denver Broncos

The next stop on the Ray Lewis farewell tour is Denver, this is going to be a great game, probably the best of the weekend. Peyton Manning is spending his first season in Denver doing the exact same thing he did in Indy, lighting up every mother fucking defense he faces! Manning is having yet another MVP type season and is showing the league that he isn't suffering any problems from his neck surgery. The Denver defense is also playing some great football this year and Von Miller is leading the pack with 18.5 sacks and seems to be in on every big play made on the field, he is a nightmare for any quarterback he's coming after so Flacco better watch out. Earlier this season The Broncos opened a can on The Ravens, but they are getting quite a few guys back who were injured during that game so I think this game should be more competitive. Ray Lewis announcing his retirement after the playoffs I think is a huge motivating factor for his team so I have a feeling the defense is going to have a good game and give Manning all they've got. I'd love to see Ray end his career with another Super Bowl, but The Broncos are way too good for me to pick against and are playing some of the best football in the league! The Broncos are the most complete team in the league and I think they are going to win it all so of course I have to pick them in this game!

Broncos over Ravens 21-17

Houston Texans Vs New England Patriots

Well here The Texans are again, back in the same stadium, playing the same team that knocked them back down to reality a few weeks ago. The Patriots kicked the living hell out of The Texans and I don't expect to see anything different this time around. It's possible The Patriots might not score as many points this time around, but usually when The Patriots have a break they come out strong. Tom Brady had yet another great season throwing 34 touchdowns and only 8 interceptions and over 4800 yards and he actually has a ground game helping him out this season so everything is not on him to score the points. Tom Brady is one of the winningest quarterbacks of all time in the playoffs too, if they win this game he will pass Joe Montana for the most playoff wins all time, so that says a lot about Brady. The defense has also stepped it up this season, they aren't the greatest defense in the league, but they definitely are improved from last season especially in the pass rush. The Texans played a weak ass game against The Bengals last week and got lucky that Andy Dalton played more horrible than them. On offense they have definitely cooled off and Matt Schaub is throwing interceptions like his name is Tony Romo! The defense is still playing well and getting them wins but they will once again have their hands full with Tom Brady. The Texans really need this win to earn some respect and prove to everyone they are a legitimate contender. Like I said before I don't think this matchup will be any different from the previous one, The Patriots should stomp The Texans to the curb!

Patriots over Texans 38-17

NFC

Green Bay Packers Vs San Francisco 49ers

A lot has changed for both of these teams since they faced off in Week 1, The 49ers kicked their ass up in Green Bay and really have been riding high ever since. The Packers started the season off shaky, but have really turned it up the last couple of months and look like they are back to where they were when they won The Super Bowl. Alex Smith was the quarterback in the first matchup, but things have changed and Colin Kaepernick has taken over the starting role and is doing really well. Both of these teams matchup well, but where I think The Packers have the edge is with Aaron Rodgers, he is better than both Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick combined, and he is playing some great football. They are also getting back a ton of their key players back from injury and seem to play better each and every week. I think this is going to be a tough, hard fought game and it's going to come down to the end of the game and in that case I have to go with Aaron Rodgers and The Packers, I don't think Kaepernick can carry his team to a Super Bowl win...yet.

Packers over 49ers 21-20

Seattle Seahawks Vs Atlanta Falcons

Well here you go Falcons, now is your time to finally prove all of the haters wrong. The Falcons have pretty much dominated during the regular season but nobody, including myself, believes that they are a legitimate Super Bowl contender. The Falcons have been in this position before and have choked on every single occasion so I don't really think it will be any different. Matt Ryan has yet to even win a playoff game yet and Mike Smith has always struck me as a soft coach so we'll see what happens with this team. The Seahawks are coming off of a big win in Washington DC against The Redskins overcoming a 14 point deficit, so they are coming in with a lot of momentum. But for some reason this season The Seahawks play different on the road as opposed to when they are at home and while yes they did beat The Redskins in DC, I think overall The Falcons are a better team. I think The Falcons will get the win but this should be a good game to watch, but that does not mean I believe in The Falcons what so ever, they still have a lot to prove and I'm not even convinced they will win this week. I'm just picking them because overall they are a better team, they play well at home and Seattle is shaky on the road. I won't be surprised AT ALL if The Falcons choke though!

Falcons over Seahawks 24-21

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

Bowl Predictions

Alamo Bowl

Texas Vs Oregon St

This is not a BCS Bowl game but since I'm a Longhorns fan I have to do a prediction on the shitty bowl game they are participating in this year! The Longhorns had such a shitty season they were barely even fun to watch this year with all the quarterback issues they had. Oregon St actually had a really good season and have a really good offense, so The Longhorns have their work cut out for them. David Ashe is supposed to be starting at quarterback this game so who the fuck knows what's going to happen here, probably shit, but The Longhorns usually do play well in Bowl games. The Longhorns have a great rushing attack and when the offense is able to get going they can light a defense up. This game could be a shootout with all the offensive power. I am only taking The Longhorns in this game because I am a fan and because they play well in Bowl games. I won't be surprised if David Ashehole is constantly throwing the ball to Oregon St all day long though.

Texas over Oregon St 45-41

Rose Bowl

Wisconsin Vs Stanford

This should be a great game to watch both of these teams matchup very well against eachother. Wisconsin definitely underachieved this season, but I guess that can be expected when you lose such a great player like Russell Wilson. Monte Ball had a great season and broke the FBS touchdown record this year, I think the only reason he wasn't considered for The Heisman this year is just because his team did not play well this year. Stanford, on the other hand, had a surprisingly great year after losing their start quarterback Andrew Luck. The defense had some big games this year and the offense was able to step up when they needed them. Stanford had some big wins against conference opponents and their only losses were at Washington and at Notre Dame and they were very close games. David Shaw has proven he is definitely the man to follow Harbaugh in coaching Stanford, he has kept them on the right track and he is the reason I think they will win this game. Wisconsin will be without their head coach, who accepted another job with Arkansas, and that usually has an effect on teams in a bowl game.

Stanford over Wisconsin 28-17

Orange Bowl

Northern Illinois Vs Florida St

Northern Illinois was the surprise team to get a BCS berth this season and I'm sure they're excited, but too bad for them they're playing The Seminoles! Florida St was one of the best teams this season on offense and defense. I don't even think this game will be close so there isn't much that needs to be said on this one besides.....FLORIDA STATE IS GOING TO KICK NORTHERN ILLINOIS ASS!!

Florida St over Northern Illinois 52-10

Sugar Bowl

Louisville Vs Florida

This is another matchup I just look at and go....LOUISVILLE HAS NO SHOT!

Florida over Louisville 45-13

Fiesta Bowl

Oregon Vs Kansas St

This is a matchup of nothing but offense! Both of these teams have been ranked in the Top 10 all season in contention for The National Championship but just fell short. Kansas St quarterback Collin Klein had one of the best seasons ever at Kansas St and just fell short of winning The Heisman. He carried this team all season and was the main reason why this team went 11-1. Oregon was typical Oregon, high scoring offense all day also with a spectacular quarterback, Marcus Mariota, who threw 30 touchdowns this season and even more impressive only threw 6 interceptions! They also have a great running back, Kenjon Barner, who rushed for over 1600 yards and scored 21 touchdowns. In this matchup I think Oregon has the edge just with their experience they have gained over the past few seasons in bowl games and also I think their offense is more explosive than the Kansas St offense. The theme to Kansas State's season has they just fell short so they will probably do it again! It should be a high scoring game regardless of who wins!

Oregon over Kansas St 54-45

Cotton Bowl

Texas A&M Vs Oklahoma

This was Texas A&M's first season in The SEC Conference and it turned out to be one of their best seasons by far. Johnny Manziel is a red shirt Freshman who came out of nowhere and set College Football on fire! He threw for for over 3400 yards, threw 24 touchdowns and only 8 interceptions and oh yeah he was the first freshman to ever win The Heisman Trophy. Oklahoma had a pretty mediocre season for their standards, yes they were ranked all season and only had 2 losses, but they didn't impress at all they got dominated at home by Kansas St and Notre Dame in their 2 losses at home. The Sooners usually choke in Bowl games and A&M is riding high on Manziel and playing some great football right now so I'm taking A&M in this one....although I wish there was a way they both could lose I hate them both!

Texas A&M over Oklahoma 41-28

National Championship

Alabama Vs Notre Dame

I am not excited to see Alabama in yet another National Championship, I hate them so much that I'm actually rooting for Notre Dame in this one, who I also hate! Alabama is once again dominating on defense, but now have thrown in a decent quarterback so they're even better on offense than they were last year. Notre Dame has also been dominant on defense led by the Heisman Runner Up Manti Te'o who has had a great season, it seems every big play, in every big moment, he is involved. Their quarterback Everett Golson has also been clutch for Notre Dame this year, his stats aren't out of this world or anything but he is smart and seems to make the big play when he needs to. I feel like this year is Notre Dame's year, I've felt that for awhile now and they just keep getting better each and every game. They've proven they can overcome adversity and Alabama is just another test I believe they will pass this season. They have the right mindset and they believe in their coach and the system.

Notre Dame over Alabama 24-21

World Series Prediction

Division Series Record (4-0)

Championship Series Record (1-1)

World Series

Detroit Tiger Vs San Francisco Giants

The Giants are back in The World Series bitches and they looking good! Pitching has been dominant, the bullpen has been on lockdown and the lineup has been lights out! But the same can be said about The Tigers, in the ALDS they were a little shaky on offense, but they got over that against The Yankees in The ALCS. These teams matchup well against eachother both of their batting lineups are full of power and score a lot of runs in many different ways. The Tigers Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder can light up any pitcher but you also have to watch out for Delmon Young who was the ALCS MVP, he's been on the verge of doing some really big things since he hit the majors a few years ago and I think he has finally found his place with The Tigers. The Giants lineup is full of scrappy players who can come in and get the job done, they will get on base, get steals and most importantly score runs! I think where The Giants will have the edge will be with their pitching, starters and bullpen. The Tigers do have the best pitcher in the league, Justin Verlander, but outside of him the others are a little shaky and the Tigers bullpen has been horrible for most of the season including the playoffs. The Giants starting pitchers have been solid all season besides Tim Lincecum, which is odd since he's been the one carrying the team over the years. The bullpen has also been lights out stepping up with the absence of Brian Wilson. The Giants have overcome A LOT of adversity throughout the season, they've had a ton of injuries, won the division even though they started the season off poor, overcame being down 0-2 to The Reds in the NLCS and came back from being down 3-1 to the defending Champion Cardinals in the NLCS. The Giants are looking good and ready to win another Championship!

Giants over Tigers 6 games

ALCS & NLCS Predictions

Division Series Record: 4-0

ALCS

Detroit Tigers Vs New York Yankees

Both of these teams are similar in so many ways so this should be a great matchup to watch. Both teams ace pitchers, CC Sabathia (Yankees) and Justin Verlander (Tigers), stepped it up and carried their teams into The ALCS by pitching some of the best games of their careers. The Yankees offense is slightly better than The Tigers just because their clutch players step it up in the playoffs, where as The Tigers big hitters do not. Cabrera was practically non existent in the last series against The A's and Prince Fielder also played mediocre, but their role players stepped up and made the big plays on offense. Alex Rodriguez also disappeared against The Orioles, but The Yankees have so many options on offense it really did not have on effect on the series, it really just provided headline news for the media. Overall I think The Yankees have a slight edge over The Tigers in pitching, their batting lineup and also mental toughness. Should be a tight series, but The Yankees will win the series.

Yankees over Tigers 6 games

NLCS

St. Louis Cardinals Vs San Francisco Giants

Here we go the last two World Series Champions are facing off against eachother to go back to The World Series! The Cardinals are doing exactly what they did last season at this time get the big plays when they need to and never give up no matter how bad the situation is. What they did against The Nationals was even more impressive than what they did against The Rangers in The World Series last year! The Giants played sloppy against The Reds, but still managed to win the series, but they are definitely going to have to step it up if they want to beat The Cardinals and move onto The World Series. I think The Giants have the edge with their starting pitchers so if they are able to keep The Cardinals offense in check and if The Giants can keep it up on offense they will be moving onto The World Series.

Giants over Cardinals 7 games

ALDS & NLDS Predictions

ALDS

Oakland A's vs Detroit Tigers

First off I gotta start this by saying congratulations to Miguel Cabrera on winning the first triple crown title since the 60's! I'm glad I got to finally see somebody achieve this in my lifetime and I don't hate the guy either, I feel like he is one of the best players in the league and has been since the day he came up from the minor leagues. The Tigers have really stepped it up the last couple of months to overtake their division and get into the playoffs. They have one of the best pitchers in the league, Justin Verlander, a great closer and a killer batting lineup. The A's have been the surprise team of the season, they fought hard to win their division on the last day of the regular season, which was extremely impressive because they were 13 games back at one point. I like the way The A's play, they are a gutsy team that aren't afraid to take chances. I think in this matchup though The Tigers have the edge, I think overall they are a much better team, but this should be a great series!

Tigers over A's 5 games

Baltimore Orioles Vs New York Yankees

The Orioles have been another one of the surprise teams of the season. Their pitching has stepped it up and their batting lineup has been on fire all season. The Yankees have also had a good season, they have had to overcome a lot of injuries this year and played well through them. The Yankees lineup broke a Yankees team record by hitting the most homeruns in one season, that says a lot since they have had some great lineups in the past. Their pitching isn't great, but its not terrible, it has got them by all season long and as of right now all of the pitchers are healthy. These two teams obviously know eachother well since they're in the same division so it should be a fun series to watch, but in the end I think The Yankees will take the series.

Yankees over Orioles 5 games

NLDS

Cincinnati Reds Vs San Francisco Giants

This is going to be another great matchup to watch, both teams are identical to eachother, they have solid pitching and strong batting lineups. I feel like whoever wins this series will be going to The World Series. I was afraid The Giants might choke once Melky Cabrera got suspended, but I think it actually made the rest of the squad better to prove that Melky was not their only big play maker in the lineup. Buster Posey has come back strong after breaking his ankle last season and led the NL in batting average and even though Tim Lincecum has had a terrible season the rest of the starting pitching are pitching lights out! Even the bullpen has stepped it up with no Brian Wilson and the addition of Hunter Pence has been a huge boost to the offense. The Reds have also had a great year led by Johnny Cueto who has literally had the best season of his career and The Reds have also overcome adversity with all their injuries throughout the season. This is going to be a tough matchup for both teams but I think The Giants will come out on top just because hello I am a Giants fan!

Giants over Reds 5 games

St. Louis Cardinals Vs Washington Nationals

Well The Cardinals are steaming into the playoffs exactly like they did last year when they won it all! This team is once again a huge threat in the playoffs. I think The Nationals are making the biggest mistake ever by shuting down Steven Strasburg because they're afraid he might get hurt again! That is weak as fuck to not only the player but to the fans. This is baseball guys get hurt if you don't like it then get out of the game! No wonder why these morons haven't won shit! If Strasburg were to still be pitching in the playoffs I would consider them the most dangerous team in the playoffs, but since he is not I actually have a feeling they will be one and done. They had a great season outside of Strasburg, but I think The Cardinals veteran experience will outweight The Nationals entire team.

Cardinals over Nationals 4 games

2012 NFL Playoff & Super Bowl Predictions

Playoff Predictions

                 NFC                                                                              AFC

1. Green Bay Packers (12-4)                                     1. Baltimore Ravens (13-3)
2. Philadelphia Eagles ( 11-5)                                     2. New England Patriots (12-4)
3. San Francisco 49ers (10-6)                                    3. Houston Texans (12-4)
4. Carolina Panthers (10-6)                                        4. Denver Broncos (10-6)
5. Chicago Bears (11-5)                                            5. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6)
6. Dallas Cowboys (10-6)                                         6. New York Jets (10-6)

Wild Card Round

             NFC                                                                                     AFC

Cowboys Vs 49ers                                                                       Jets Vs Texans

Bears Vs Panthers                                                                     Steelers Vs Broncos

Divisonal Round

               NFC                                                                                     AFC

Cowboys Vs Packers                                                                 Steelers Vs Ravens

Bears Vs Eagles                                                                          Texans Vs Patriots

Championship Round

         NFC                                                                                            AFC

Eagles Vs Packers                                                                       Patriots Vs Ravens

Super Bowl XLVII

Green Bay Packers Vs Baltimore Ravens

Champion

Baltimore Ravens