Day: January 14, 2012

For criminy’s sake Fox, I want to see the game- not your talking head idiots.

UPDATE:
Well, that couldn’t have gone much better for the Niners. Actually, this game is a textbook example of the ol’ saw “That’s why they play the game.” The Saints are clearly the better team, but no one gets away with that many turnovers in a playoff game. So far, the Niners O can’t do much. The Saints’, on the other hand, have stopped themselves. If they stop doing that, I expect them to pull it out.

Also, is there a QB in the league more accurate than Brees? The second touchdown pass and the deep out he threw for a first down earlier in the drive were absolutely perfect throws. Reminds me of Dan Marino, whom I thought had the most accurate arm I’d ever see. Brees is just as good I’d say. Just awesome.

UPDATE2:
WOW!

I stand corrected. The Niners were the better team. No team deserves to win after giving up a lead twice in the last 3 minutes.

That is why we watch these games. Even the Wife was yelling at the TV during that one.

First up, the Niners and Saints. I’m giving the Saints the nod in this one. I think they’re offense is too potent for the Niners’ D, while their offense is not potent enough to keep the Saints O off the field. Brees will get too many chances and, while they likely won’t score 40 plus, they’ll score enough to make the difference.

The more interesting game is clearly the Broncos and Patriots. Most everyone just remembers the final score of the regular season match-up. What I’ve only seen talked about a couple of times, is the fact that the Broncos gave that game away with 3 2nd quarter turnovers, all of which were freakish. More importantly, the Pats’ D couldn’t stop the Denver running game. If the Denver O asserts itself like they did in the first game and eliminates the turnovers, then I think Denver wins the game. So I see 2 possibilities: a general replay of the 1st game where the Pats get a lead early and limit Denver’s options offensively as a result; or a closer game that favors Denver because their offense keeps the Pats’ O off the field, while scoring points of their own.