NFL Conference Championships
January 19th, 2008
So, I went 3-1 last week on the anit-Al plan. Too little, too late, but it was fun.
For this week, the last two games before the big one…
Sunday, 3:00
Chargers @ New England(-14)
One thing the Pats have shown this season is a propensity to really beat up on teams when they’re ticked off. And I suspect that with all the yapping the Chargers have been doing lately, they’ll be ticked off. That, and the Pats really punish mistakes, and the Bolts are mistake-prone. Oh, and most of San Diego’s main weapons are nicked up. This has “blowout” written all over it; I will give the points.
Sunday, 6:30
Giants @ Green Bay(-7)
The Packers are simply a better team, and they’re at home in cold weather. On the other hand, the Giants are playing inspired football and terrific defense. I think they keep it closer than seven but still lose.
The Pats haven’t covered in their past 5 or 6 games. I’m going to take the points.
As for the other game, the Giants are going to hit the cold, and they’re going to find that they won’t be able to cover the healthy Packer receivers, nor will their D-Line have enough time to get Favre due to the West Coast Offense 3 step drops.
The Giants will need a productive running game, and they certainly have that, but if Favre has the kind of success I think he will, Manning will have to throw, and these past two weeks notwithstanding, I think that’s bad news. I’ll give the 7 points.
Comment by alex — 2008.01.19 @ 19:51