Monday, January 14, 2013

NFL Playoffs Round Two

What's Tanner's favorite thing? Ramen Noodles? Nope (been back at college for 3 days and I still haven't had any!) Mumford and Sons? No (Me and Caleb rocked out hard to them the other night though? NFL Playoffs? In the words of Austin Powers - Yeah baby! Let's get down to the recaps


Baltimore Ravens 38
Denver Broncos 35
-Woah. Talk about no mercy, search and destroy sports - this was where the pigskin action was. What's better than an AFC divisional title game? An AFC divisional title game decided by 3 points! Peyton Manning vs. Ray Lewis, and the roof was brought down. No doubt about it, this game was for the ages, and there was 10 touchdowns scored and a field goal plus 10 extra points (all of them were 1 pointers: No two point conversions were converted). When Peyton Manning throws the football, it looks like a speeding bullet, but Ray Lewis wasn't afraid of that and he won the game for his team. Mad props to him for trying hard in his final season.  They were at Mile High stadium but the Ravens were Miles ahead physically. Two overtimes were enough for the victory.

Green Bay Packers 31
San Fran 45
-76 total points, and there probably would have been a lot more if they kept playing. This is what the playoffs are all about- Holding nothing back and racking up fantasy points while showing good leadership and sportsmanship and enjoying the games with friends and family while eating wings and pizza. Could you have asked for a better game? I missed some of the second quarter. C. Kapernick is making a name for himself. He's like the Michael Vick of the San Francisco 49ers, only he beat the packers. When San Fran took the lead, my dad stood up and cheered.....and he spilled the salsa EVERYWHERE! My mom was mad at first, but she ended up forgiving him. That's what's so great about football - it brings people together!

Seahawks 28
Atlanta 30
-All the Seahawks needed was a safety to tie it up but that never happened. They actually could have even won the game with a field goal. The Falcons just flew higher than the Seahawks and it showed in the final score. Z. Miller had EIGHT catches. I repeat: EIGHT. What a heck of a game for Miller. Nice job. It all comes from the good concentration. The Seahawks have been underdogs since day 1, so I have to take a moment to give them a special shout out. Wow. What a season. Even on there bye week, they were turning heads. R. Wilson had a great year and a great rookie year. He is a player to watch out for in the coming years of this league. 

Houston - 28
England 2.0 - 41
-Tom Brady is the best player in the game and one of the best of alltime. He wins football games. It's that simple. Houston was my team to beat, and the Pats beat them. It's like the Patriots got together before the game and said "Hey guys, what do you think about taking absolutely ZERO prisoners in tonight's matchup?" And I think everyone on the team agreed. They beat them so bad that they probably could have put Rudy in at the end of the game and still won - it was THAT one-sided. Looks like New England is the new team to beat. Look out Baltimore - Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are on the warpath and they are gridiron masters this time of year.

I'll be back next week with my picks. And of course, it's the start of Spring semester, so I'll be keeping you updated on all my new expericnes here at THE Ohio University.


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