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My Divisional round predictions:
Indy @ Baltimore – Baltimore’s defense vs the Indy offense should be a fun one to watch. Indy has struggled on the road this season after beating Denver and NE on the road in back-to-back weeks, they are 0-4. They have been held in check by the Cowboys, Titans, Jags and Texans scoring over 17 points only once (24 against Houston) that doesn’t bold well for Indy going into Baltimore who is only allowing 12 PPG. The Ravens are rested and fairly healthy. They have a battle tested QB in McNair and the Colts defense struggles mightily on the road. I think the Colts score about what they averaged on the road over their final four road games (which was 18).
Ravens - 23
Colts - 17
Philly @ NO - Philly has been the hottest team in the NFC over the 2nd half of the season winning some very meaningful games on the road. NO has played well all season against what looked like a very tough schedule at the beginning of the year. It ended up being a middle of the road schedule. Conventional wisdom says that NO’s offense comes out -guns blazing against an injured secondary, but I think the playoff tested Eagles pull off the minny upset.
Philly - 27
NO – 24
Seattle @ Chicago - Not much to say on this one. Seattle sucks! Chicago will handle them with ease.
Chicago - 38
Seattle - 10
Pats @ Bolts – How do we stop LT? We don’t, we simply contain him (115 – 1 TD). We stop Gates and force Rivers to progress through his reads and make the right decision with the big three bearing down on him. I think he forces some throws that lead to a pick or two. The key on offense DON’T FUMBLE THE FOOTBALL!!! Use the 3 wide offense with Graham in the slot (to help Light with Merriman) that we did against the Jets for most of the game, limiting their pass rush or at least forcing them to show their hand. I think we will see a lot of screens and play action passes this week. Turn to the power running game inside the red zone. Basically a similar script to last week. I think the Pats match their road average.
Pats - 27
Bolts - 17
Indy @ Baltimore – Baltimore’s defense vs the Indy offense should be a fun one to watch. Indy has struggled on the road this season after beating Denver and NE on the road in back-to-back weeks, they are 0-4. They have been held in check by the Cowboys, Titans, Jags and Texans scoring over 17 points only once (24 against Houston) that doesn’t bold well for Indy going into Baltimore who is only allowing 12 PPG. The Ravens are rested and fairly healthy. They have a battle tested QB in McNair and the Colts defense struggles mightily on the road. I think the Colts score about what they averaged on the road over their final four road games (which was 18).
Ravens - 23
Colts - 17
Philly @ NO - Philly has been the hottest team in the NFC over the 2nd half of the season winning some very meaningful games on the road. NO has played well all season against what looked like a very tough schedule at the beginning of the year. It ended up being a middle of the road schedule. Conventional wisdom says that NO’s offense comes out -guns blazing against an injured secondary, but I think the playoff tested Eagles pull off the minny upset.
Philly - 27
NO – 24
Seattle @ Chicago - Not much to say on this one. Seattle sucks! Chicago will handle them with ease.
Chicago - 38
Seattle - 10
Pats @ Bolts – How do we stop LT? We don’t, we simply contain him (115 – 1 TD). We stop Gates and force Rivers to progress through his reads and make the right decision with the big three bearing down on him. I think he forces some throws that lead to a pick or two. The key on offense DON’T FUMBLE THE FOOTBALL!!! Use the 3 wide offense with Graham in the slot (to help Light with Merriman) that we did against the Jets for most of the game, limiting their pass rush or at least forcing them to show their hand. I think we will see a lot of screens and play action passes this week. Turn to the power running game inside the red zone. Basically a similar script to last week. I think the Pats match their road average.
Pats - 27
Bolts - 17