The wild wild playoff race and playoff picks
The NFL playoffs are finally underway. Now that we are into january, the superbowl tournament has begun and already we have had plenty of action in the wildcard round!!
In the AFC the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Kansas City Chiefs mostly on the strength of their defense. Tired of hearing how maligned their run defense has been this year, Indy had a strong showing while their d limited Larry Johnson to under 50 total yards while stuffing the Chief's offense. In fact, KC did not have a first down until midway through the third quarter! Indy advances to play against Baltimore this weekend.
My pick: take the Ravens and their powerful defense which playing at home should be too much for even Peyton Manning to overcome.
The other AFC contest was a hard fought victory for the New England Patriots who outgunned the New York Jets in New England and advanced to play my San Diego Chargers in the divisional playoffs.
My pick: San Diego should edge out a win at home over the Patriots. Much has been said and written about the fact this will be Phillip River's first playoff game, but I gotta believe that our strong offense (which posted more points than any other in Chargers history) and our defense which includes pro bowler Shawn Merriman and Shaun Phillips should catapult the bolts to victory.
I will post my NFC picks a little later on!
