NFL Playoffs 2012

[Alps]

You definitely get Game 2. So we're even going into tomorrow. We have the same teams, different scores.

[kurumi]

49ers 24, Saints 21
This low-scoring mudball game will still feel like a shootout. Brees forces a couple of plays and is made to pay for it. His 3 TDs are all from outside the red zone. SF scoring is: Akers FG, Akers FG, Davis 7 run, Akers PAT, A. Smith 3 run, Crabtree 2pt Conv, Akers FG

Low scoring? With these teams? I know the Niners have a vaunted defense, but this is Drew Freakin Brees. 49ers 37, Saints 34 - it may come down to a missed FG late to tie.

I tip my hat to you ... predicted 37-34, actual 36-32. Off by a total of three points!

[Alps]

49ers 24, Saints 21
This low-scoring mudball game will still feel like a shootout. Brees forces a couple of plays and is made to pay for it. His 3 TDs are all from outside the red zone. SF scoring is: Akers FG, Akers FG, Davis 7 run, Akers PAT, A. Smith 3 run, Crabtree 2pt Conv, Akers FG

Low scoring? With these teams? I know the Niners have a vaunted defense, but this is Drew Freakin Brees. 49ers 37, Saints 34 - it may come down to a missed FG late to tie.

I tip my hat to you ... predicted 37-34, actual 36-32. Off by a total of three points!

Yeah, well look at the second game. Even a blind nut gets eaten by a squirrel sometimes.

[Roadmaestro95]

I was off by a touchdown by the Broncos...but it didn't matter anyway. Brady is just too good.
I cannot wait for this afternoon's game though. First time in NFL history that 2 super bowl mvps are versing each other for the first time in the playoffs.

[Alps]

You said 16-6, I said 23-10, final score 20-13. Call it a draw. It all hinges on the next game.

[WillWeaverRVA]

Packers got absolutely destroyed. Unless the Ravens win next week, the Patriots probably have the Super Bowl in the bag.

[Beltway]

Packers got absolutely destroyed. Unless the Ravens win next week, the Patriots probably have the Super Bowl in the bag.

What happened to Green Bay?  A 15-1 team losing at home against a 9-7 team?

[Takumi]

What happened to Green Bay?  A 15-1 team losing at home against a 9-7 team?

It seemed like they just gave up after a certain point. It was a great game for awhile.

[route56]

I'm 1 for 1 on picks, not scores. But it looks like game two is going my way

Your final score for the weekend is .750 on picks. Any predictions on conference finals?

[Beltway]

What happened to Green Bay?  A 15-1 team losing at home against a 9-7 team?

It seemed like they just gave up after a certain point. It was a great game for awhile.

Overconfidence?  Looking past the Giants to the NFC Championship game?

[Roadmaestro95]

four for four...and I think its going to be super bowl 42 all over again!

[Roadmaestro95]

Already making picks for next weekends games!
Giants 31 49ers 14
Something tells me that Alex Smith is going to be pressured all day and make plenty of mistakes and the Giants will force at least 4 turnovers which they can convert into points. The defense played extremely well (only giving up 20 points where the Pack would normally score 35...big difference) and although Rodgers kept getting first downs, they could not catch the football nor hold on to it in the most crucial moments for them to win the game. The offense...ELIte Eli is playing his best football at this point of the season and he was flawless (except for that one interception that Nicks did not follow his route). Hakeem Nicks is becoming a star during the playoffs and it is great that Manning has a four-core wide receiving group he can throw to (Ballard or a RB, Nicks, Cruz, and Manningham). The Giants are probably the most dangerous team in the NFL right now and they have blown out two great squads already in the playoffs. Expect it to continue into San Fran.
Patriots 38 Ravens 35
This game is going to go down to the end. It is going to be one of the best offenses in the league (the Pats) against one of the best defenses out there (the Ravens). Brady has been unstoppable with his passing to Gronkowski and Welker and his new "runningback" Hernandez...their Tight End. However, the Raven D is going to provide a tough challenge with their ability to pressure and create turnovers. Their will be plenty of turnovers on the Patriot side, however, there will probably be none on the Raven side. The Patriot defense is a bit weak when it comes to the run game and the passing game (they were the worst defense in the AFC coming into the playoffs). Yes, they played very well against the Broncos...but they were the Broncos and most of the plays made on defense were mistakes made by a young unknowing Tebow playing/praying Quarterback. This will be a game that will go down to the wire and I think Joe Flacco and the Ravens will give them a fight by tying the game with 2 minutes left to spare. Then, Brady will drive them down the field to within field goal range and they will kick themselves into the Super Bowl.

[Alex]

four for four...and I think its going to be super bowl 42 all over again!

Hopefully it will be Super Bowl XXXV all over again.   

[SSOWorld]

four for four...and I think its going to be super bowl 42 all over again!

Hopefully it will be Super Bowl XXXV all over again.   

I am for Super Bowl Harbaugh with John beating Jim.

[Mr_Northside]

Since the AFC representative in the Super Bowl is either gonna be Baltimore or New England (It's a damn shame there is no way for both teams to somehow lose next week....), I'm gonna have to pull for whichever NFC team makes it to the Super Bowl, though I don't much care which one makes it.

[akotchi]

I'd like to see a brother vs. brother matchup in the Super Bowl, though the coaching matchup might have to wait until next season's Pro Bowl . . .

[PAHighways]

I am pulling for the Giants, not only because I don't want to see the 49ers tie the Steelers with another Lombardi nor see either the Ravens or Patriots raise another, but the Maras and Rooneys are related.

[kurumi]

I'd be happiest with SF/NE (could sit back and enjoy the game, either outcome is good); Harbowl would be entertaining as well.

[Alps]

Already making picks for next weekends games!
Giants 31 49ers 14
Patriots 38 Ravens 35

I pick the exact opposite of these results. Scores, forget it. 49ers 20 Giants 10, Ravens 20 Cheaters 17.

[Roadmaestro95]

Its funny my team is never picked to win and they actually win...

[Roadmaestro95]

Yea...I was right...Pats and GIANTS. Who woulda thot after the mid-season "collapse"?

[DeaconG]

I wonder if the Ravens kicker has entered Witness Protection yet...

[Takumi]

At least someone's kicker can make a close field goal. (Guess which team I root for.)