Say Bye - Patriots/49'ers Super Bowl
 

Both the Patriots and 49'ers won byes yesterday by virtue of their wins and other teams losing. The bye is HUGE. Methinks both the Patriots and 49'ers are the best teams from their conferences. Having to play one fewer playoff game, getting a home game after the bye week and some badly needed R & R is going to propel both teams (barring a catastrophic injury of course) to the Super Bowl.

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They're my pick as well out the NFC unless KAP has a massive collapse. The team is good enough where they can go all the way with a game manager, just can't have their PR fumble twice again and hand the game away. KAP so far looks like an upgrade from that, as long as he can avoid turnovers. None of the NFC offenses are like the Saints last year so they probably won't need to win a shootout. GB has taken a step back from last season too. ATL is historically weak in playoffs and SF probably wouldn't have to face Seattle until the NFCC, who is not that great on the road anyhow.

If we make it that far I like our chances against what the NFC has to offer, SF or whoever. Just gotta stay healthy. SF beat us but I think the momentum of that 2nd half would favor us in a rematch.

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I'm going with a Pats-Seattle rematch.

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Tom Brady hoisting a Lombardi while Richard Sherman expresses his angst on Twitter would be a lovely sight.

That said, Seattle scares me the same way the Giants do/did. Any team with a defense that explosive scares me. They are for real.

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Seattle's offense has improved alot since last time we met them, their defense had become even more ferocious, so I am not sure I would want to face them. The niners or packers would be my pick if we make it back to the SB.

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They are but Gronk is back and this offense should "scare" all others that have to face us as well.

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We were able to move the ball in them the last time. They won't have to deal with the crowd noise either.

SF lost mario mannngham for the year and justin smith has a torn triceps. That's gong to affect them.

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Seattle is 3-5 on the road. I will say, though, that all their losses have been close:

L, 20-16 at Ari
L, 19-13 at StL
L, 13-6 at SF
L, 28-24 at Det
L, 24-21 at Mia

So they've been within a touchdown in all their losses. So they're going to be a handful, no question about it.

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As good as San Fran and seattles defenses have played, I just don't know how you go against Rodgers.

I can't imagine a rookie qb winning 3 road games to make it to the superbowl either, no matter how good his defense has played.

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Thank God our team is only focused on the next game. :)