The National and American Conference Football leagues of the National Football league are set for Sunday as the New York Jets face the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers face the Chicago Bears.
In the AFC championship game, the Jets head into Pittsburgh as the underdogs again and are not favored to win this game because no one believes the Jets can do the unthinkable again and knock off another elite team following the high emotional victory against the New England Patriots.
The Jets and Steelers are defensive teams first then offensive teams second. The Steelers are a great defensive team at stopping the rushing game and the Jets are a great offensive rushing team.
In order for the Jets to win another tough game, they must play every play as if it's their last and make no mistakes. The Jets have to find a way to put points on the board because their running game is not going to be enough. Jets' quarterback, Mark Sanchez has to be able to make great passing decisions and avoid being intercepted.
The Jets defense will show up again in this game and they will be on top of their game but they cannot be overwhelmed by the full-length of the field passes that Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethisber is known for throwing.
I have been sold prior to the NFL playoffs that the Jets were going to head to the Super Bowl and they are a game away from completing that prediction so in this game I am riding with the Jets to beat the Steelers.
On the other side of the coin, the NFC championship game features the two teams with the longest rivalry in the NFL, the Packers and Bears.
The Packers are on fire ever since they got back into the playoff picture back in week 15 of the regular season and they do not seem to be stopping their hot streak.
The Bears are a great team of themselves too, lead by quarterback, Jay Cutler.
The Packers have the best team thus far in the postseason and they are not going to lose again unless they lose focus or a key player is loss during a critical point of the game.
Along with quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the Packers are one foot into the Super Bowl and a win away from eliminating the Bears in Chicago.
I am picking the Packers in this game because like the Jets, I was convinced before the playoffs started that the Packers were going all the way to the Super Bowl.
In summary I have both No. 6 teams of each conference heading to the Super Bowl. My motto for the 2011 NFL playoffs is "the year of the No. 6s."
Go Jets and Packers!
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