The playoffs kick off this weekend, and four out of eight teams will be one step closer to the ultimate goal. Every year some wildcard team makes an unsung run to the Super Bowl. Which wildcard team will play Cinderella this postseason? Please feel free to express your opinion about our choices for games of the week.
Cincinnati Bengals @ Houston Texans, 4:30pm ET SAT
The Texans enter the playoffs playing uninspired football. Though, the Texans have home field advantage they are not a clear choice to defeat the Bengals. The Bengals are looking for revenge from last season’s playoff game against the Houston Texans. This year Andy Dalton knows what to expect, and I expect him to play lights out in front of his hometown. The Texans have the talent to wake up out of their slump, but I don’t see it happening. Bengals beat the Texans in a close one.
Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers @ , 8:00pm ET SAT
The Vikings beat the Packers last week to get into the playoffs, but i don’t think means much since it is a brand new season. Stars such as Aaron Rodgers, Adrian Peterson, Jared Allen, and Clay Matthews will come to play. It will be up to the supporting casts of both teams, and I feel that the Packers have a clear cut advantage. I don’t have enough faith in Christian Ponder to go up to Lambeau to leave as a winner. Packers win big against the Vikes.
Indianapolis Colts @ Baltimore Ravens @ 1:00pm ET SUN
This could be the last game of Ray Lewis’ career after stating that he will retire at the end of the season. The Ravens go as Ray Rice goes, and it would make sense to feed him the ball. Andrew Luck will have a tough time beating the Ravens in this match up, but this is only the beginning of the Andrew Luck era. As long as Joe Flacco doesn’t go Elvis Grbac I see the Ravens winning convincingly.
Seattle Seahawks @ Washington Redskins @ 4:30pm ET SUN
The battle of the “cornball brothers”(just joking) will be at full throttle. RGIII and Russell Wilson have their teams playing at a higher level than anyone expected. It will be interesting to see how the Seahawks will play away from home. RGIII had another week to rest up his knee, and I think he and Alfred Morris will unleash in the running game. This is the first Redskins home playoff game since 1999 so I expect it to be a zoo in that stadium. Seattle will play hard as usual, but I see them falling just short of victory.
