Kurt should be solid through the playoffs, they didn't even have anything to play for in most of his shit games, and hopefully he won't play in bad weather.

Congrats to the Cards and Chargers... Both were going in opposite directions but they both came out winners... Sproles tearing it right through the heart of Indy's D. That was shocking and the Falcons couldn't stop the passing game and contain the versatile wideouts of the Cards... Even James outgained Michael Turner, the #2 rusher in yardage in the NFL only behind Adrian Peterson..

Oh man... Eagles baby, hope there's another upset on the horizon...

Goddammit is anyone else watching Chad Pennington throw right now?  Three interceptions in the last 10 minutes! 

Fucking Baltimore D....

hahaha i just turned it on. did you see that fumble? christ. they had such solid momentum too.

Yeah Miami looked pathetic up against the Raven's D.  I thought they might turn it around early in the 4th but the botched handoff fucked'em. 

Alright, so next week's schedule so far is San Diego vs. Pittsburgh and Baltimore vs. Tennessee.

Anyone else heard anything about Roethlesberger's concussion?  Last I saw they were saying that he would be playing but his condition was questionable. 

I'd like to call Tennessee for the win next week but it's going to be a HUGE defensive game.  In theory Kerry Collins should outgun Flacco by leaps and bounds, but judging from the Ravens D today it's going to be a hard fought battle.

Hey here's that badass Sproles run from yesterday.

Ravens just physically dominated the Dolphins... Their D led by Ray Lewis, Bart Scott, Ed Reed, etc. was way too much for Pennington, Ronnie Brown, Ricky and company to handle... And man, I don't know if it was butterflies or not as well but that unforced turnover where they lost like 15 yards was absolutely pathetic. Dolphins did themselves in as well..

But Eagles are up next baby... Hoping for a Philly win over the Vikings... Gotta somehow contain Peterson though.

Peterson has already broken one rush for over 40 yards and a TD.  However, Samuel just intercepted Jackson and ran it back for a TD!

Currently 16-7 Philly.

i am rooting for all the underdogs as og now.

go vikings.

gogogooo peterson

Philly wins.  That was a pretty good game.  Can't wait for next week when the Steelers get their asses handed to them.

So it's gonna be...

Baltimore vs. Tennessee
Low scoring, small yardage defensive game.  Kerry Collins outperforms Joe Flacco, who cannot deal with Tennessee's line.  I'm also gonna call at least one interception for both teams, but I'm hoping Tennessee will try to come out and chip away at the Ravens D with a solid running game.

San Diego vs. Pittsburgh
They held their own against the Colts and the NFL's 2008 MVP, and I think it's a pretty clear call for San Diego to advance once again against Pittsburgh.  If he's playing I think Roethlesberger will be a lot more conservative in the pocket after that last regular season game and the Steeler's defense has been shaky at best all season.  If the San Diego D can hit the field strong and knock Ben around a bit he'll be a lame duck in the second half.

Carolina vs. Arizona
No chance for Arizona here, as they'll finally find themselves up against a real playoff team.  Granted this won't be Kurt Warner's first trip to the postseason field, but the rest of the team hasn't seen a second round game in DECADES.  It's been a great run for the Cardinals but it's coming to an end next week. 

New York Giants vs. Philadelphia
This one's gonna be the game to watch next week.  Likely a high-scoring shootout between two experienced quarterbacks and respective balanced defenses.  It's going to be an unpredictable matchup!

Hmmm...you could think about some sort of play on words with common sports buzzwords like SOLID and SHOOTOUT and PENETRATION.

Because seriously the Chris Collinsworth commentary on Madden 09 is the gayest shit ever.

"And the Giants are really penetrating that tight defensive formation, John."

"A tight end is like a nice, warm blanket."

For this week

Carolina 20 Cards 24

Giants 17 Eagles 28

Titans 14 Ravens 17

Chargers 10 Steelers 13

Woooooo...Eagles up by 11 against the Giants??????

I actually forgot to include that I think the Baltimore/Tennessee game will be a three point game, but in the other direction. 

Eagles have been looking great lately while I'm not sure if Jacobs is at 100% and they don't have Plax.  Ravens have Ed Reed which is all they need.  Steelers already beat SD once so I figure they'll win again, and I can see Cards pulling off the upset.

I assume he meant offense.  This year's Steelers' defense is one of the best ever.

Actually I meant defense but I was only going by the game I saw them play against the Titans late in the season.  Other than that I haven't really been watching them play so it's kinda surprising to me that they actually have a great defense this year.  The Titans offense isn't really spectacular and they seemed to perform a lot better against the Steelers than other defenses in the league this year, but I guess that still makes my original claim unsubstantiated. 

FUCK FOILED AGAIN.

That game was pretty much the only bad one for their defense.  Aside from that game their defense has performed as well as the '70s Steel Curtain defenses.  The real problem with the D is whether or not the offense gives up turnovers and good field position.