NFL 11 Wild Card Weekend

Let's do this.

Texans-Bengals. These two teams at face value may be the most evenly matched of any playoff matchup. I was thinking that even with it being their first plaoff game, the Texans would win, because of homefield advantage. I was right.

Saints-Lions. As much as I like Matthew Stafford, the Saints are just too good of an offense for the Lions to stop. This game went as I predicted.

Giants-Falcons. Though I did predict the G-men to win, I did not expect it to be this much of a blowout. The only two points the Falcons scored were off of a questionable penalty (it sure looked like he was outside the tackle to me). Brandon Jacobs came back after being MIA all season, and made his presence felt (literally). And little brother, well, we bELIeve in Eli. They have a tough game against the Packers, but they have a knack for winning games they shouldn't. If the recievers, Jacobs, and especially the Giant's D plays like that, they can beat the Packers. Will they? We'll see this weekend.

Broncos-Steelers. This is the only game that I did not predict the winner of, and boy was I happy. The Broncos busted out to an early lead, but the Steelers trudged their way back on them (since the Broncos have earned the rep of only playing 1-2 quarters. In this game, it was the 2nd). They forced the game to OT. Now there are new playoff rules. First kick in OT does not win it, to keep there from being a coin-flip victory. First TD, or defensive score, ends the game. Also, if each team has touched the ball, it turns into sudden death. This game was supposed to be the first to test the new rules. Instead, it was the shortest period of Overtime in NFL history. The Steelers had 9 up in the box, with a single safety set and one corner. The safety choked up to fake the blitz, but when they snapped the ball he was well out of position. As soon as the receiver (I believe his name was Taylor) started running, he was behind the safety. Tebow Time magic took over. He rifled the ball to the receiver, who promptly stiff-armed the cornerback. Because of the safety being so far up, there was no one else between him and the endzone. It was perhaps the most talked about play of the season.

Will Tebow Time be enough to stop Tom "the chump" Brady and the Pats? It wasn't earlier this year. But if it isn't, it sure was fun to watch so far. And that is why we love our football.