Buoyed by predicting a Giants’ upset over Green Bay, Tony finished 3-1 in predicting the divisional round of the NFL playoffs, which gave him a 5-3 overall record in the postseason. I didn’t see the Giants’ win coming, so I split. That puts me at a pathetic 3-5 in the playoffs.
So with that as context, here are our picks for Championship Sunday.Andy:
Baltimore at New England — It wasn’t surprising to me in the least that Bill Belichick was able to dream up a defensive scheme to stymie Tim Tebow over the course of his bye week. Give the evil genius that much time and he’s bound to come up with something.
It will be tougher this week against a Baltimore team with a better defense and more competent quarterback than Denver. No, that’s not to say Joe Flacco has been great this season. Far from it. But he has completed 58 percent of his passes and thrown 20 touchdowns, which Tim Tebow … hasn’t.
The Patriots are a far better team this ...
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Bill Belichick,
Joe Flacco,
Tom Brady,
Rob Gronkowski,
Aaron Hernandez,
Ray Rice,
Jim Harbaugh,
Alex Smith,
Drew Brees,
Eli Manning
TEAMS: New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants
TEAMS: New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants
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