So its playoff football time once again, a time where even football haters toune in to watch because unlike the other main sports, if you lose you go home for the year. There are no best of five or seven series, you put everything on the line for one game that you give your all or your going golfing the rest of the winter.
The playoff scene is very interesting;
Pittsburg at Denver, Cincy at Houston, Detroit at Saints, and Falcons at G-Men
I believe the game that America will be giving the most attention is to the Pittsburg verse Denver matchup, seeing if Tim Tebow can strike magic once again and advance a under the radar Denver team since day 1. I think people are so intrigued by this game because you either love him or hate him. Tim Tebow gets alot of questions because of his religious views, and acts during the games. To me i don't care you you pray every snap, if you go out there and play with integrity and win games thats all that matters.
The game that brings me interest is the Detroit and New Orleans game. Two high powered NFC offenses collide, and this game will be a shootout. I think Detroit can pull this one out if two things happen; first they need to pressure Drew Brees. Meaning not only Suh, but Chris Avril and Stephen Tulloch need to contribute as well. Since Detroit has a lackluster pass defense, they need pressure to create turnovers. Second they need to run the ball, and control the clock. You can't try and just match the Saints pass for pass, slowing down the game and taking long drives. Your on the road, and by running the ball that can keep fans from creating energy for the defense, so run the ball and slow the tempo.
I see the first round playing out like this.
Pitt 24 Cincy 17 Lions 27 Falcons 17
Den 10 Hou 10 Saints 37 Giants 13
I don't see a clear cut favorite in either conference, with the opportunity for any team to advance to be honest. I think the divisional round will have more intriguing matchups, and the teams will be more even in terms of skill set.
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