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January 06, 2005
Wild Card Weekend
You know what BunkoSquad needs more of? (please don't say Double Indemnity reviews...please...) That's right; ill-informed sports predictions. And since you asked for it (well...):
Jets at Chargers: San Diego, 24-17. The Chargers are this year's "WHO won the division?" team, like the '01 Patriots or the '98 Falcons. The only difference is that San Diego is clearly the 4th-best team in a 3-team conference. It's still enough to beat the Jets, though. And since the AFC won't end in a NY/NE title game, here's a good time to remind ourselves of one of the most heartwarming streaks in sports:
10/17: Red Sox 6, Yankees 4
10/18: Red Sox 5, Yankees 4
10/19: Red Sox 4, Yankees 2
10/20: Red Sox 10, Yankees 3
10/24: Patriots 13, Jets 7
11/ 6: Celtics 107, Knicks 73
12/22: Celtics 114, Knicks 109
12/26: Patriots 23, Jets 7
Eight games in a row that count. Dare I say...who's your daddy, Metro NY?
Broncos at Colts: Colts 38-14. I'm looking for an angle for this game that doesn't involve "both teams' names are horses", but I'm not really finding one. I just wish Peyton and crew one last wonderful weekend of long passing and offensive fireworks, before they have to go freeze their little tootsies off in another outdoor January game.
Rams at Seahawks: Rams 24-21 (3 overtimes). Honestly -- how does anyone get psyched for this one? I can barely name a player on either team; it still jars me that the Seahawks are in the NFC. I think these teams could play a 6-month game in all kinds of weather - call it the Iowa Football Confederacy - and it would end up decided by a field goal. I don't follow the pigskin as closely as I used to, but I can't remember a playoff game that stirred me less.
Vikings at Packers: Packers 27-9. Will Lambeau Field be covered in snow? Yes. Is it going to be under 30F? Yes. Are the Vikings still incompetent on defense? Yup. Does Minnesota deserve to be in the playoffs, after losing 11 of their last 10 games and not having won an outdoor road game since they beat the Providence Steam Rollers in 1943? Probably not. At least the schedule-maker was kind, putting the game last on Sunday afternoon. So the Vikes can truthfully say they were one of the last nine teams standing this year.
Full early playoff predictions, which I will expound on and (undoubtedly) hastily revise next week: NE over Indy, Pittsburgh over San Diego, Philly over the combined rosters of the Seahawks and Rams, Green Bay over Atlanta. Green Bay over Philly (I'm really sorry, Philly. Really); NE over Pitt (heh). Pats over Pack; Bill Belichick for President.
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Good predictions. I hope you're right.
Broncos and Colts both team names with horses, eh? Not bad.
It's too bad that 8-8 teams get in and have a shot at the Super Bowl, while better teams sit out.
Posted by: Vin | January 6, 2005 08:31 AM
The last thing Minnesota should be rewarded with after blowing the season and then LOSING to the Redskins in the final game is a playoff shot. After their game THEY even thought they had missed out on the playoffs, terrible team, Go Favre
Posted by: John | January 6, 2005 11:12 AM
