Wild Card Weekend Predictions

[SZ James (banned)]

since zod stickies his own dupe threads here was mine from the other one:

49ers, Saints, Chargers, Colts

[SpartanPanther89]

Eagles 27 Saints 23. I think it'll be closer and lower scoring than expected.

 

Colts 27 Chiefs 17. Indy won at KC 2 weeks ago, KC has lost 5 of 7, Indy getting hot at the right time.

 

Bengals 31 Chargers 17. Bengals 8-0 at home and that D is stifling. 

 

Niners 28 Packers 24. Rodgers makes an impact, but SF plays tough power football that makes em built for cold environments like this. Gore pounds it against the weak GB defense.

 

 

Sets up Colts at Broncos (Peyton's revenge), Bengals at Pats (Cincy dominated NE earlier in the year, but this will be at home and Bellichick will have his guys prepared), Niners at Seahawks (epic), and of course Philly in Charlotte (Cam vs Chip haha).

 

That would be an epic divisional weekend.

[Cyberjag]

Seems most folks are down on the Saints because they haven't won a road playoff game ever but are picking Cincinnati.  Anyone know what the Bengals playoff record is under Lewis and when was last time Cincinnati won a playoff game?

 

0-4 under Lewis

Last playoff win- 1991

 

I wasn't even thinking about the Bengals so much as I was looking at the Chargers here. 

 

[Achilles]

I just have this feeling that the Eagles are going to get the W.  I think this could be a ver high scoring game, something like 41-38, something like that.

 

I also just have this feeling that playing Philly in Charlotte is our best match up.  They have a lousy defense and their offense can be contained somewhat by our defense.

 

Other games:

 

Colts

Bengals

Niners

[panthers55]

I wasn't even thinking about the Bengals so much as I was looking at the Chargers here.

Neither teaam has had great playoff success. I think it will be a close game I think.

[stirs]

I disagree about KC the last two games including the game vs Indy KC had nothing to play for they could not improve there playoff positioning,..

 

And they sat their starting QB and RB and the entire D, and still took SD to OT, again, with nothing to play for

[panthers55]

I disagree about KC the last two games including the game vs Indy KC had nothing to play for they could not improve there playoff positioning,..

The problem is teams take their foot off the gas and then when they need to rev it back up sometimes they cant.

[panthers55]

And they sat their starting QB and RB and the entire D, and still took SD to OT, again, with nothing to play for

they also have lost 5 out of their last 7. If they had played better in December they might have had something to play for.

[stirs]

I understand that, but Indy also has had issues scoring, especially once Wayne went out.  The KC D and whether it can limit Luck will decide the game.

[MadHatter]

Gore can and will run all over the GB defense. But, SF shuts down the Packer run game.

This is all on Rogers and the passing game. With. -18 degree temp, my money is on the run game.

SF for the win

[MadHatter]

I understand that, but Indy also has had issues scoring, especially once Wayne went out. The KC D and whether it can limit Luck will decide the game.

Not only did KC lose 5 out if the last 7, but they gave up an avg of 28 pts a game during that span.

KC started hot against the likes if the jags, giants, titans, raiders, texans, browns,....

They are smoke and mirrors and will be exposed big time...just like Indy did in week 16

[panthers55]

I understand that, but Indy also has had issues scoring, especially once Wayne went out.  The KC D and whether it can limit Luck will decide the game.

I agree that defense will be a big determining factor.  We know KC has a good one but it comes down to whether Indy rises up and gets better on defense in the playoffs and whether Luck can pull more comebacks out of his butt. 

[Johnny Rockets]

I agree that defense will be a big determining factor.  We know KC has a good one but it comes down to whether Indy rises up and gets better on defense in the playoffs and whether Luck can pull more comebacks out of his butt. 

Crazy stat of the day that I heard.....KC had the worst defense in the entire league (yards allowed) in the 2nd half of the season.

[panthers55]

Crazy stat of the day that I heard.....KC had the worst defense in the entire league (yards allowed) in the 2nd half of the season.

There was definitely the tale of 2 halves of the season.