Again, sorry for last weeks' lack of post...it's been hectic here.
What an amazing two weeks of the playoffs, though. Indy's near-record-breaking comeback against KC; Chargers shock an error-filled Bengal team; New Orleans wins on the road; Niners brave the chill to win in Green Bay.
Then...Saints lose at Seattle; San Francisco wins in Carolina; Denver and New England both win at home. That brings us to...
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS:
New England @ Denver. Brady v Manning. We've seen it before, we've seen different outcomes, but this is for all the marbles in the conference. Brady's post-season record on the road isn't as remarkable as one would think, and Manning could be playing the last two games of his career.
San Francisco @ Seattle. The NFC West has been the best for these two teams that know each other so well. This is such a fun matchup that even the coaches have a history when they coached against each other in college, Carroll at USC and Harbaugh at Stanford. This is always a tough game with good defense and lots of strategy.
This is going to be a good weekend for these two games, and I'm really looking forward to it.
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Brenna and Larry are tearing up the pre-season standings so far with only 1 loss, both of them hitting a 100% for the Divisional Round of the playoffs.
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Wild-Card Weekend
Sorry for the delay, PIX headquarters has permanently moved and we were in the process of doing that, which prevented me from updating the blog.
This is the first time ever that PIX has ended the regular season in a tie. Congratulations to Brian and Michael for ending the season in the top spot. One thing about which I wondered was what happened to Shana...she dropped way down from her usual strong showing.
Now, on to the first week of playoff games:
INDIANAPOLIS @ KANSAS CITY. The Colts looked very strong and are 4-0 against teams in the playoffs this year. They are undefeated against the Chiefs all-time in the NFL Playoffs. The Chiefs started the season with 9-straight wins, before facing Denver twice in three weeks, during the last 7 games of the season the Chiefs dragged to a 2-3 record.
NEW ORLEANS @ PHILADELPHIA. Although the Saints have won their last two games against the Eagles, New Orleans has struggled in road games this season and have never won a road playoff game in their entire history. Philadelphia defeated the hapless Cowboys last week to win their division and have completed clawing up from last place a season ago.
SAN DIEGO @ CINCINNATI. These teams have only met each other once in the playoffs, in 1981, and the Bengals won 27-7. The wind-chill for that game dropped to a bone-chilling -59, which had to shock the systems of the Chargers players since the previous week they had played, and won, what many consider one of the most exciting playoff games ever against the Miami Dolphins. They game went into overtime and Kellen Winslow, Chargers TE, had to be assisted off the field by teammates due to exhaustion. Forecast doesn't show this will be as cold, or as humid as it was in Miami, but should be an interesting matchup pitting the Bengals D against a quick-striking Chargers offense.
SAN FRANCISCO @ GREEN BAY. Wow!! That's all I can say. Last season the Niners shocked the Packers, in San Francisco, with their new quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Green Bay was unable to stop him. Game one of this season, San Francisco again got the best of Green Bay 34-28. This is different, though, a new season, new players. Remember the cold I mentioned in the previous game highlight? It's going to be chilly in Green Bay on Sunday night. Both times San Francisco has visited Green Bay in the playoffs, the Packers have come out on top.
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Of the teams playing this weekend, only four were in the playoffs last year, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, San Francisco, and Green Bay.
This is the first time ever that PIX has ended the regular season in a tie. Congratulations to Brian and Michael for ending the season in the top spot. One thing about which I wondered was what happened to Shana...she dropped way down from her usual strong showing.
Now, on to the first week of playoff games:
INDIANAPOLIS @ KANSAS CITY. The Colts looked very strong and are 4-0 against teams in the playoffs this year. They are undefeated against the Chiefs all-time in the NFL Playoffs. The Chiefs started the season with 9-straight wins, before facing Denver twice in three weeks, during the last 7 games of the season the Chiefs dragged to a 2-3 record.
NEW ORLEANS @ PHILADELPHIA. Although the Saints have won their last two games against the Eagles, New Orleans has struggled in road games this season and have never won a road playoff game in their entire history. Philadelphia defeated the hapless Cowboys last week to win their division and have completed clawing up from last place a season ago.
SAN DIEGO @ CINCINNATI. These teams have only met each other once in the playoffs, in 1981, and the Bengals won 27-7. The wind-chill for that game dropped to a bone-chilling -59, which had to shock the systems of the Chargers players since the previous week they had played, and won, what many consider one of the most exciting playoff games ever against the Miami Dolphins. They game went into overtime and Kellen Winslow, Chargers TE, had to be assisted off the field by teammates due to exhaustion. Forecast doesn't show this will be as cold, or as humid as it was in Miami, but should be an interesting matchup pitting the Bengals D against a quick-striking Chargers offense.
SAN FRANCISCO @ GREEN BAY. Wow!! That's all I can say. Last season the Niners shocked the Packers, in San Francisco, with their new quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Green Bay was unable to stop him. Game one of this season, San Francisco again got the best of Green Bay 34-28. This is different, though, a new season, new players. Remember the cold I mentioned in the previous game highlight? It's going to be chilly in Green Bay on Sunday night. Both times San Francisco has visited Green Bay in the playoffs, the Packers have come out on top.
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Of the teams playing this weekend, only four were in the playoffs last year, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, San Francisco, and Green Bay.
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