BY: Tony LiebertThis years NFL playoffs are as wide open as they have ever been. You could make a legitimate argument for almost any of the teams to win the Super Bowl. Saturday, January 5th - 3:35 P.M. Indianapolis Colts (10-6) V.S. Houston Texans (11-5) Both of these teams have been playing their best football at the end of the season, which is what you need to be doing to make a deep run in the playoffs. The Colts have won 9 out of their last 10, and the Texans have won 11 of their last 13. Overall I think that Andrew Luck has been playing to well for the Texans to stop and I think the Colts will win. The only matchup that I expect the Colts to struggle with is DeAndre Hopkins. I believe that Hopkins is at least one of the top three receivers in the NFL. Their starting corners are Nate Hairston and Kenny Moore II, I don't the average NFL fan can legitimately say they have even heard of those two guys. I think it's a given that D-Hop will have a big game, but I think the Colts can get past that and pull out a win. Colts: 28 Texans: 20 Saturday, January 5th - 7:15 P.M. Seattle Seahawks (10-6) V.S. Dallas Cowboys (10-6) The Seahawks and the Cowboys have two of the most balanced teams in the NFL. The Cowboys have one of the best defenses in the NFL, to go along with NFL's leading rusher Ezekiel Elliott. The Seahawks also have one of the best running games with a running back by committee approach, headlined by Chris Carson with Mike Davis and Rashaad Penny also getting carries. In this game I expect Russell Wilson to out duel wildly overrated Dak Prescott. Russell Wilson is one of the best quarterbacks of all time at being great with below average weapons. I expect the Cowboys defense to stall out in this game and Russell Wilson and the Seahawks offense will outperform the Cowboys defense. Seahawks: 30 Cowboys: 14 Sunday, January 6th - 12:05 P.M. San Diego Chargers (12-4) V.S. Baltimore Ravens (10-6) I think that this will be the best game of the entire "wild card weekend." These teams both have a strong chance of making a deep run to the super bowl. This may be the best roster top to bottom that Philip Rivers has had during his time with the Chargers. The Chargers have one of the most well rounded teams in the NFL, and if Philip Rivers plays at the MVP level that he has been, I think the Chargers could possibly be playing in Atlanta in February. The Ravens on the other hand, might have the best rushing attack in NFL. Since Lamar Jackson has taken over the staring job the Ravens have been 6-1 while having the second ranked rushing offense. I expect the Ravens to get out to a lead early, and I think the Ravens having the number one ranked defense and number two rushing offense will be two much to handle for an inexperienced Chargers defense to come back from. Ravens: 35 Chargers: 30 Sunday, January 6th - 3:40 P.M. Chicago Bears (12-4) V.S. Philadelphia Eagles (9-7) The Bears and the Eagles are two of the hottest teams in football. The Chicago Bears have had the best defense in football all season. The Bears defense is headlined by Khalil Mack, who has been the best defensive player in the league not named Aaron Donald, along with Eddie Jackson in the secondary who tied for second in the NFL in interceptions with six, and lastly Akiem Hicks has been one of the best run stopping defensive tackles in the NFL. Along with their great defense, they have a big play offense led by the "human joystick" Tarik Cohen, and second year quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, along with one of the best play callers in the NFL, Head Coach, Matt Nagy. If Mitchell Trubisky plays to his potential I see the Bears playing in Atlanta for the Super Bowl. The Eagles on the other hand have dramatically underperformed this season. Although in the last three weeks of the season Nick Foles has completely revitalized the team and has been playing out of his mind. I think Nick Foles' luck runs out and the Eagles flaws are shown. This game being at cold Soldier Field in Chicago will play in favor of the Bears elite defense and not the Eagles "streaky" offense. Bears: 31 Eagles: 20 I'll give you guys my prediction for the entire playoffs along with previews each upcoming week.
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Ben McNaboe
1/4/2019 07:42:54 am
Very please with the quality of articles written by these very talented writers.
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Ben McNaboe
1/4/2019 09:10:03 pm
Unfortunately I will not be watching any of the games. I will be too busy reading my bible and holding hands with my girlfriend.
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