pigskin: NFL Divisional Playoffs

considering the craptastic predictions i made last week, i have no qualms making another post on the matter. of the four games, i only got the Jets winning, and that's because of homerism, and not even the right margin. in my defense, in the other three games i was going conservative and probably leaned more towards convention (well, except Dallas). am sure more than half of so-called sports journalists also got it all wrong. at the end of the day, its my blog and i'll crap if i want to.

Cardinals at Saints
this is the first i'm-kinda-torn-here-situation in the divisional round, where i have my Madden 10 team versus the team i pick to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. apparently, Mister Grocery Bag Boy isn't ready to hang up his cleats yet, and barring an early injury (hey there, Colt McCoy), the Cardinals look to be in their second shootout in 7 days. the Saints took some heat for their three losses after teasing us with an unbeaten season, and now the fire in their belly should be back. let's say their offenses cancel each other out. now its up to the defenses and who can cause and capitalize on turnovers. which again, doesn't really give us anything definite. ay-yah!
stupid projection: Saints 40, Cardinals 37

Ravens at Colts
with one Manning brother left alone in the playoffs, its time for the plucky Ravens, fresh off their demolition of the Belichick Patriots, to knock off another of last decade's powerhouses. plus you can say they have to win this for their marching band, left behind in Baltimore when the original Colts packed up and moved to Indianapolis. if you watched that ESPN 30 for 30 episode, you'd know what i'm talking about.
stupid projection: Ravens 35, Colts 33

Jets at Chargers
and here's the second of my who-do-i-root-for dilemmas, as i will be wearing my Jets onfield knit hat all week, but when at home, i have those warm fluffy Chargers slipons for my feet. Chargers better be warned though - the Jets are primed to KILL. well, at least in accordance to the world of KSK.
stupid projection: Chargers 24, Jets 20

Cowboys at Vikings
the old gunslinger versus the new one. Peter King will spontaneously combust, especially when these two hug each other before and/or after the game. that's all i'm gonna say. ok, maybe not. it's time for the new gunslinger to send the old one off into the sunset, or else am still calling him Tony Homo.
stupid projection: Cowboys 34, Vikings 31

except the Steelers, apparently.

Marmalard hasn't moved the ball at all in the second half, and the Steelers are up 28-10, into the 4th quarter.

update:
after a brief twitch, the San Diego corpse proceeds to the funeral home, 17-35, 3 minutes to go.

Bill got it all wrong this week. i hope he lost some money.

we told you it was your turn, Marmalard, and then you blew it.




so for next week's conference championships, i'm picking the Cardinals and the Steelers to pull through, because i don't want a low-scoring defensive SuperBowl that the Iggles and Ravens might produce.

Pey-Pey KOed of playoffs

Darren Sproles just earned himself a boatload of money!

who will be the turkey?

who would have thought that through 11 games, the former backup would be better than the superstar?

Mike Turner vs. LDT, head to head:

Rushing Yards: 1,088 to 770
Rush Avg. 4.3 to 3.8
Longest Run: 66 to 41
TDs: 13 to 6 (1 receiving)
Rushing 1st Downs: 56 to 35
Total Points: 78 to 36

the only advantage LDT has right now is receiving yards and other reception-related stats, but that has been Tomlinson's trademark anyway as an all-around back. granted, he's had nagging injuries but perhaps San Diego would not be 4-7 if they kept Turner to, in turn, save Tomlinson for the playoffs.

as it is, Turner, along with potential Rookie of the Year Matt Ryan, is making Atlanta forget Michael Vick and leading the Falcons' charge into the postseason.

gametime: 4.05 PM EST @ QualComm Stadium