A crazy wild-card weekend is in the books and eight teams now remain in the quest for the Lombardi trophy. This weekend features some matchups that, mostly, appear to be skewed heavily in favor of one team, but may be closer than expected.
Game 2:
Saturday, January 14, 2012
4:30pm – CBS
Denver Broncos @ New England Patriots
Last week, Tebow Time struck again in Mile High. A brilliant 2nd quarter by Tebow put the Broncos up enough that a late Steelers comeback could do no more than send it into the shortest postseason game of NFL history, just 11 seconds.
There is no doubt that Tebow has improved dramatically over the course of this season. He is a league icon and has gradually developed an ability to play the game that backs up his status. But will the momentum from last week, and his early meeting with Tom Brady, be enough to lead the Broncos to an upset in Foxboro?
In week 15 the Patriots met up with the Broncos in Denver and finally pulled the plug on Tebow Time. The final score was 41-23 and it began a three-game slide to end the regular season for the Broncos. Luck was with Denver, however, as the Raiders failed to close out the season any better and the Broncos ended up with the AFC West title.
That was in Denver. This time the two teams meet on the Patriots home field. New England has had terrible luck the past few postseasons. After their ‘Imperfect Season,’ the Patriots finished 11-5 in 2008 but missed out on the postseason in an incredibly competitive year for the AFC. Since then they have won their division every year, but lost at home to Baltimore in the wild-card round in 2009, then to the Jets at home in the divisional playoffs last year, after clinching home field advantage.
So can Tebow Time keep the Patriots cold in the postseason? Or will Tom Brady regain his postseason prowess and lead New England to their first conference championship game since 2007?
My pick:
New England beats Denver, 38-21
Other Predictions:
Saints @ 49ers
Texans @ Ravens
Giants @ Packers
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