America remains anxious for the biggest game of the year as we make our final picks on Super Bowl eve.
It has been two weeks since the NFL completed its conference championship games and my New York Jets did not advance to the big game.
In the American Football Conference championship game the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Jets, 24-19, to make their eighth appearance in the Super Bowl.
In the game the Jets were unable to overcome a 24-0 Steelers lead and the team was unable to complete a one yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
In the National Football Conference championship game the Green Bay Packers defeated their arch rival, the Chicago Bears, to advance to the Super Bowl.
The Packers were unstoppable with quarterback, Aaron Rodgers' passing in the first half. The Bears lost their quarterback, Jay Cutler, in the end of the second quarter with a knee injury.
A Steelers and Packers victory now brings us to a huge Super Bowl showdown in Arlington, Texas at Cowboys Stadium.
The two teams are outstanding on the defensive end and they both have two of the greatest quarterbacks in the league today.
On the Steelers side we have Ben Roethlisberger, who is a tough quarterback that refuses to go down and is great at dodging tackles.
Roethlisberger has the ability to throw the ball down the field and run the ball down the field by himself. He already has two Super Bowl rings so it will be hard for the Packers defense to keep him under control.
On the Packers side we have Aaron Rodgers, who is becoming his own star in Green Bay and making a name for himself alongside the great Bret Favre.
Rodgers has the ability to throw the ball down the field and run the ball for himself. Rodgers will be focus on winning his first title as the leader of the Packers, the team he had to sit and watch Favre lead for several years until the Packers finally picked Rodgers over Favre.
In the championship round, I went one-for-two in my picks.
For the Super Bowl I have the Packers defeating the Steelers. The Packers were favorites to win the Super Bowl before the season started and the team was able to overcome its injuries throughout the regular season. Since then the Packers are unstoppable and on a big winning streak heading into the Super Bowl.
Go Pack Go!
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Saturday, February 5, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
No. 6 teams going to the Super Bowl
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!
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!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Packers, Steelers move on to title games
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.
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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