NFL Wildcard Weekend Recap and More
Well the Wildcard Weekend in the NFL is gone and there were some interesting games that and outcomes that happen this weekend. Lets start with Saturday night and the first two games. The New York Jets traveled to Cincinatti to take on the Bengals. This game looked really sloppy and didn’t look like each team had much going. However in the end the New York Jets defeated the Cincinnati Bengals to move on and play the San Diego Chargers next week.
Then it was the Eagles going to Dallas to take on the Cowboys. The Eagles were manhandled in week 17 by the Cowboys and there wasn’t much difference in this game. The Cowboys looked superior and looked dominant like they use to be. The Cowboys won’t have it so easy when they travel to Minnesota next week to take on the Vikings. It should be a great game for both teams and it should be fun to watch.
On Sunday the Baltimore Ravens went to Foxboro to play the New England Patriots. The Patriots have been good all year at home but not this year. The Ravens made a win over New England look really easy. A lot of people are saying the Patriots era is over and there will be a lot of changes. I don’t about that but I do know that the Ravens move to play the Colts next week and this will be a great match up.
The game of the week was definitely the Packers vs. the Cardinals. It was the highest scoring game in playoff history with the Cardinals defeating the Packers 51-45. There was absolutely no defense in this game except for the very end when Karlos Dansby recovered a fumble for a touchdown in overtime. If that’s not exciting I don’t know what it is. The Cardinals defense better be more sharp this weekend against the New Orleans Saints because if they aren’t then its going to be a long day on Saturday.
So here are the match ups for next weekend
Playoffs – Divisional Playoffs
SAT, JAN 16
Arizona at New Orleans 4:30 PM FOX
Baltimore at Indianapolis 8:15 PM CBS
SUN, JAN 17
Dallas at Minnesota 1:00 PM FOX
NY Jets at San Diego 4:40 PM CBS
In other NFL news Pete Carroll is returning to the NFL to be the Head Coach for the Seattle Seahawks. Carroll was in the NFL before coaching the New York Jets and the New England Patriots. Both stints have somewhat been forgotten. Once he made the decision to leave USC, it seems like half of USC’s team declared foe the NFL draft. This should make for an interesting off-season. Speaking of coaching changes, the Carolina Panthers are giving John Fox the option to get out of his contract and not coach next year. Something tells me that Panthers are looking to make some big moves in the off-season
The other big news which has got me a little heated is that Payton Manning has been named MVP again, which makes the fourth time he has been named MVP. Have you guys forgotten about what Drew Brees, Phillip Rivers or Brett Favre have done this year? They were just as good if not better then Payton Manning this year. This just gives me more reason to dislike the Mannings in general and makes me dislike the Colts eve more. That’s enough from me for now. I’ll be back later on this week to give you my predictions for the week.
