I think we can all agree that in the NFL, the best teams normally makes the conference championship. This year is no different. A lot of people will look at the Colts and say they're probably the team that doesn't really belong, but as the old saying goes: you'll go as far as your quarterback can take you. When it came down to one game, Andrew Luck was up to the task while Manning faltered like he normally does in the playoffs. Manning is an incredible quarterback, and losing doesn't take anything away from his legacy, but that's because his legacy is an amazing quarterback who lacked that "extra gear" in the playoffs. That's something you can't measure or teach. You've either got it or you don't. As far as the Dallas game goes, that was the right call on a terrible rule. That's all in the past now though. On to the future:
Green Bay Packers @ Seattle Seahawks
Believe it or not I actually waited this long to publish this post on purpose. I'm not just a hopeless procrastinator... Well not in this instance anyway. I waited for one reason : Aaron Rodgers injury. To me this one factor makes the difference in who wins this game. Seattle's pass rush is going to blow past the Green Bay offensive line and if Rodgers can't rely on his mobility, this is going to be a long day for Green Bay. Unfortunately for the Packers, I've seen nothing that suggests that Rodgers calf is any better than last week. Thus I'm forced to go with the home team to return to the Super Bowl.
Seahawks 27 - 21
Indianapolis Colts @ New England Patriots
Did you know Tom Brady has the most playoff wins of any quarterback in NFL history? As much as people love to hate Tom Brady, you can't deny he is one of (if not the) greatest quarterbacks of all time. If he wins one more Super Bowl, he will be tied with Joe Montana for the most Super Bowl wins. Only two games stand in the way, but these next two games are difficult to say the least. The Colts provide an interesting challenge for the Patriots this week because of their pass defense. Last week, it felt like the Patriots almost never ran the ball against the Ravens and the reason it feels like that is because they didn't. They knew the Ravens secondary was depleted with injuries so they attacked it almost every play. They can't do the same thing with the Colts this week. If the Patriots can't get some kind of running game going, they will lose this game. The Colts secondary played amazingly last week against the Broncos, but if they want to beat the Patriots this week, they'll have to play even better. In the end, I believe the Colts will be able to stop everybody but Gronk, and in the end, that's the difference in this game.
Patriots 34 - 30
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