These two games have so many historical similarities. Last year, San Diego was the team to beat, but they lost. The previous two seasons had teams to beat, the Steelers and Colts. They each won the Super Bowl a year later. Is it time for the Chargers?The Giants are attempting to become the second team to win three road games in order to reach the Super Bowl. The first team, the Steelers a couple of years ago.

Also, if Favre can get by the Giants, he will no doubt be a big underdog against a possible matchup against the Patriots. Just like John Elway’s Denver Broncos were a big dog against Brett Favre’s Packers.

The Jags game plan for trying to match the Patriots score for score and hope for the last possession proved to be a horrible plan. The Chargers will have to put pressure on Brady and get at least 3 turnovers to have a chance. The Colts could have easily blown out the Charger had they not shot themselves in the foot with the turnovers.

Chargers vs. Patriots
Pick:Patriots

Eli Manning has played very poised over the past month, but weather will be a factor. He has yet to play well in inclement weather. I believe that the Packers are the most complete team left in the playoffs. Even more complete than the Patriots.

Giants vs. Packers
Pick:Packers

Byes: None.
Last Week: 3-1
Regular Season: 167-89 (.652)
Playoffs: 6-2

ESPN reports that Jason Garrett will decline the head coaching offers from the Baltimore Ravens and the Atlanta Falcons in order to remain as the Offensive Coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys. I believe that this is the correct decision and one Jason should make out of a show of loyalty to Jerry Jones. Obviously, Jerry didn’t want to lose Garrett and was rumored to match any contract offer that Garrett received from Baltimore or Atlanta. I believe that Jason owes Jerry a lot for his success in the NFL and it would be a slap in the face if he left right now, when it is so apparent that Jerry isn’t ready to let him go.
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(Thanks to my man Rich Eisen for the post title.)

Who would have thought Eli would be playing in the conference championship and not Peyton? I felt pretty good about Eli making it, but a Colts loss wasn’t even imaginable for me. I cannot believe that a veteran team like the Colts played such a bad game. The defense was horrendous and Peyton Manning looked more like a slightly above average QB rather than a future Hall of Famer. Yes, his box score looks great (400 yards, 2 TDs), but two costly interceptions in the redzone doomed the Colts, especially on a night where the defense was subpar to say the least. The Colts beat themselves.

Eli Manning, on the other hand, was very efficient and most importantly, he had 0 turnovers. He carefully orchestrated a methodical offensive approach that made the most of the limited opportunities that the Dallas Cowboys gave them. The Boys managed to keep the ball for almost a whole quarter’s length of time longer than the Giants.

Two critical play calls late in both games seemed to nix the Colts and Cowboys comeback attempts. The Colts had a chance to pickup a first down in their next to last offensive possession, but Peyton chose to go for the win. And shockingly, the chosen one, Jason Garrett, called a play on 4th down that sent all of the WRs into the endzone and no one to the first down marker. Thus, Romo had no choice but to throw the ball into double coverage.

Peyton has been in the spotlight very often during his career. It’ll be interesting to see him being Eli’s biggest cheerleader rather than visa versa. Good Luck Eli.

As you have seen, Terrell Owens was pretty emotional after the Dallas Cowboys lost to the New York Giants in the Divisional round of the NFL playoffs. I am a big T.O. fan. This video has been the source of many jokes today, but it just makes me that much more of a fan. I’m fortunate enough to have the NFL Network and watched the press conference live. The passion that he has for the game is very rare amongst all of these highly paid prima donnas that suit up each Sunday. Good luck next year T.O. You deserve a Championship.

The biggest story this week coming out of Dallas has been the infamous Tony Romo - Jessica Simpson trip to Mexico while most thought Romo should be preparing for his matchup against the Giants. As you can see in the clip, even as recent as this morning, this was still a topic of discussion.

I heard the truth during an interview on NFL Network between Deion Sanders and T.O. (T.O. always manages to get into a story.) Do you remember a few weeks ago when T.O. made those comments about Jessica Simpson affecting Tony Romo’s play during the Eagle game? Afterwards, T.O. apologized and as a show of kindness, he paid for the couple to go to Mexico this past week. Well, there you go. If Tony Romo has a bad game, the blame is on T.O. and not Jessica Simpson. LOL. How ironic would that be?

Blowout or upset. That will probably summarize the Jags-NE game. One thing is certain, if the Patriots win the Super Bowl, this will be the best season ever for a team, by far. They finished the regular season undefeated facing a difficult schedule and will have to played the Hot Jags, probably the Colts again and the best of the NFC. Wow!

Seahawks vs. Packers
Pick:Packers

Jags vs. Patriots
Pick:Patriots

Chargers vs. Colts
Pick:Colts

Giants vs. Cowboys
Pick:Giants

Byes: None.
Last Week: 3-1
Regular Season: 167-89 (.652)
Playoffs: 3-1

Congrats to the LSU Tigers on winning this year’s National Championship. From the beginning of the season, I believed that they were this year’s best team, but I understand that Georgia and USC have valid arguments that they were just as deserving.

That leads me to the topic of discussion. Following the footsteps of Florida and LSU, can Georgia secure a third straight National Championship for the SEC? I think that they have a very strong chance of making this a reality. Their incoming freshman class includes the top WR in the nation to join an already explosive offense and they are not losing much to the NFL. If they win, there will be no doubt that the SEC is the unquestioned #1 conference in all of college football. Believe it or not, there are still a good number of doubters a.k.a haters out there in the world.

Congrats to the Pats! A historical season, but they still have to win the Super Bowl to complete the journey.

Redskins vs. Seahawks
Pick:Redskins

Jags vs. Steelers
Pick:Jags

Giants vs. Bucs
Pick:Giants

Titans vs. Chargers
Pick:Chargers

Byes: None.
Last Week: 10-6
Regular Season: 167-89 (.652)
Playoffs: 0-0