Regarding the Card's playoff run, I wrote,
"I'm pulling for Arizona in the playoffs this year, but when they get kicked out I'll have to choose another."Well, I don't have to choose another.
Seahawks vs. Packers
Funnest Guy to watch: Brett Favre, of course.
The Redemptive theme of the weekend: Seahawks up 14-0 after young Packer Running Back Grant's two fumbles....then 200 plus yards rushing and several touchdowns.
The Highlight that will be the most overplayed on television and still can't be too overplayed: Favre's falling to the ground pitch-pass for a first down on a third down for yet another G.B. score. They scored TD's on six consecutive drives.
The Abominable Snow Man: Seattle coach, and ex-GB Packer coach, Mike Holmgren. Did Mike Holmgren move at all during the game? I'm surprised he could move after being covered by six-feet of snow on the top of his cap...actually I think he was trying to cover up the Seahawk logo. He may have been wishing to be buried in Lambeau. I don't know how many more chances he will get with this Seahawk team to be in this position again.
My Guarantee: Packers win next week against the G-men.
Wouldn't it be cool: I love snow football games. Could it be that next week we will have two snow bowls? That would be cool, literally. Wait: that may be the only way the Pat's can lose, and we don't want that.
Jaguars vs. Patriots
Nicest guy in the playoffs: David Garrard. This man had a foot of his intestine removed, and never stops smiling. He seems like a humble and quiet, yet vigilant leader.
Nice guys throw the same amount of interceptions in the playoffs as their entire regular season: Yes, D-Gar did this, 3 during the season 3 in the playoffs.
How did the other "nice" guy do: Um...he threw two incompletions the entire game. That darn Wes Welker could have made it only one incompletion. 26-28, 3 TD's, 0 INT's. This leads me to this question...
The Question: Joe Montana who? This is from a Joe Montana fanatic.
A scary fact: The Patriots really have a running game, 5.5 yards a carry on 23 carries from Maroney.
Chargers vs. Colts
Biggest disappointment: There will be no Pats vs. Patriots. This is sad. This is one of the greatest rivalries in sports history and its a shame it won't happen.
Favorite moment: Billy Volek led his team to victory while the cocky Philip Rivers taunted the Indianapolis fans and nursed his poor little foot. This was wonderful. I love watching a backup QB come in and lead his team to victory; and watching the starter, who in my view, will never lead his team to an NFL championship, stand on the sideline.
Another favorite moment: Watching Nate Kaeding miss a playoff field goal. It is always enjoyable in the playoffs to watch a field goal kicker who looks like he's in high-school kick like he in fact is in high school.
Worst call this weekend: The holding call against SD on Cromartie's interception of Peyton Manning returned for a TD.
Willow Ufgood moment: Sproles is small and very, very swift.
Final thoughts: Did I mention that Billy Volek is clutch: Volek stands for Victory.
Giants vs. Cowboys
Biggest surprise: Eli Manning has gone farther in the playoffs then his big brother.
Biggest surprise 2: Why has Eli Manning looked unbeatable the last several weeks, even when one of them was in a loss to the unloseable Patriots.
Good, but not good enough: Romo couldn't quite pull it off. Big numbers mean nothing when you are not clutch. This is what separates the winners from the losers. Romo will have plenty of time to spend Rom-ancing Jessica Simpson. MTV, can we do a reality show next year with T.O., Romo, and Jessica during the season?
Best quote of the playoffs so far: "We hope T.O. has his popcorn ready so maybe he and Crayton can sit in his home theater and watch us next week." Michael Strahan
MTP of the playoffs (Most Tearful Player): T.O. crying in defense of his QB after the game.
Did the New England Patriots intentionally only score 10 points 51 minutes into the game so they could quickly score 14 in 6 minutes? Probably. After all, I mean, Tom Brady is putting Warner's Ram-like numbers up and I think he wanted to look more like Tom Brady at least a bit this season. He needed a cool, calm come-from-behind victory. Plus, I think the Patriot defense wanted to give Patriot fans the pleasure of watching a costly Peyton Manning turnover so they had to make it appear that Indy could score for the first 3.5 quarters.
Were the Patriots running the score down today? It sure seems like it.
Bad guys defeat the good guys.
