So now it's on to round two in the NFL playoffs and its been pretty exciting through the first round. There are two games set for saturday. First up at 4:30 we have the New Orleans Saints heading out to California to take on the San Francisco 49ers. These two clubs didn't play during the regular season. With the win last week the Saints are now 6-7 all time in the playoffs and have never played against the 49ers in the post season. As for the 49ers they are 26-18 all time on the playoffs and winners of five superbowls. The superbowl wins came in 1981 (beat Bengals), 1984 (beat Dolphins), 1988 (Beat Bengals), 1989 (beat Broncos) and 1994 (beat Chargers). This will be without a doubt the most entertaining game of the weekend and by far the most even matchup of the weekend. I say it comes down to a fieldgoal and the Saints will play ofr the NFC title for the 2nd time in 3 years. I know this may seem a bit bold but in reality its the first playoff game for the 49ers in 10 years. the 49ers are good but Saints are better.
Now for the sunday night game at 8 its the Denver Broncos going to the Boston area to take on the New England Patriots. These two teams met in Denver on December 18th and it went the way of the patriots. Denver got out to an early lead, belying their recent trend of slow starts and late comebacks. However, several fumbles in the second quarter were converted into scores by Tom Brady and a solid 11 point lead at halftime. The Broncos battled back, as Tim Tebow avoided a safety early in the fourth quarter, but a touchdown by BenJarvus Green-Ellis with four minutes left proved to be the game clincher, though the Broncos would get a touchdown back later in the fourth. The Pats are 21-14 all time in the playoffs and are 3-3 all time in superbowls, the three losses coming in 1985 to the Bears, 1996 to the Packers, and 2007 to the Giants. The three wins for the Pats came in 2001 over the Rams, 2003 over the Panthers, and 2004 over the Eagles. New England and Denver have met twice in the playoffs and the Broncos won both meetings in 1986 and 2005. This time Denver won't get as luck as they did last week. If the Pats were able to beat Denver as bad as they did during the regular season in Denver its going to be a worse go of it for the Broncos in New England. pats in a blowout.
Now on to the Sunday meetings. First up at 1 is the Houston Texans at The Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens are 9-6 all time in the playoffs with one superbowl victory under their belts a 2000 victory over the Giants. They have never played Huston before in the playoffs. Baltimore is just too good of a team for the Texans I willt ake the Ravens by 7.
The final matchup on sunday is the Giants at the Packers. These two teams met during the regular season. It was on December 4th at Metlife stadium, and lead to a 38–35 win for the Packers. With the win, the Packers improved to 12–0, and clinched a playoff berth. The team later clinched the NFC North division title with the Detroit Lions' 31–17 loss to the New Orleans Saints. The Packers are 29-16 all time in the playoffs. The Pack were named NFL Champions 3 times (1929, 1930, 1931) won 5 NFL Titles (1936, 1939, 1944, 1961, 1962) lost an NFL championship game to the Giants in 1938, and won 4 superbowl titles (1966, 1967, 1996, and 2010). The packers and Giants have met 6 times in the post seaosn. packers wins came in 1939, 1944, 1961, and 1962, while the Giants only win in the series came in 2007 in OT on their way to the superbowl. This should be another entertaning football game coming down to the final series of the game but the Packers take it by a touchdown.
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