Day one of divisional playoffs is over in the NFL and I went one-out-of-two in today's two games.
In my predictions I picked the Baltimore Ravens over the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers over the Atlanta Falcons but the Packers were the only pick I got right today.
The Packers went into Atlanta with a road win against the Philadelphia Eagles and lots of confidence to win on the road. The Packers started the first quarter trailing 7-0 then giving up a 102 yard return touchdown to the Falcons.
After trailing 14-7, the Packers went on a scoring outburst with Aaron Rodgers as the team scored 35 unanswered points to lead 42-14 through three quarters.
Atlanta tried to make a comeback in the fourth after scoring their first touchdown of the second half but that was not enough as the Packers beat the Falcons and move on to the National Conference League championship game to face the winner of tomorrow's Chicago Bears/Seattle Seahawks game.
In the other game, my prediction looked like it was going to come through as the Ravens defense was making plays and scored 14 points for the Ravens. The Ravens defense was so good in the first half as it held the Steelers to only seven points in the first half.
The game looked too good to be true because the second half was the opposite for both teams. In the second half, the Steelers were the ones making plays on the defensive end and scoring points.
The Steelers defense made turnovers and brought the team back from behind to take the lead and eventually win the game.
Steelers' quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger,iced the game in the fourth quarter when he connected with Antonio Brown on a 58-yard pass on a third-and-19 with 1:33 left in the game. The pass would lead to a Steelers touchdown and a victory to move on to the American Conference League championship game and face the winner of the New York Jets/New England Patriots game.
Overall I am not surprised the Ravens couldn't beat the Steelers because their offense is always a question and today was another example that their offense can't pull them to the next level.
The Packers are gaining more momentum and are stomping their way to the Super Bowl.
Tomorrow I will have two more chances to improve my prediction's percentage and see if my Jets can do the unthinkable and beat the Patriots in New England.
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