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My Divisional Round Game Picks

Upsets Highlight the Divisional Round

Baltimore 38 - New England 35

The Baltimore Ravens are coming off a win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, while the Patriots are coming off a bye week as the #1 seed. Well, 77% of NFL fans believe that the New England Patriots will win this game. Not me. There are only three teams who have been able to understand the schemes of the Patriots in the playoffs. The Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, and New York Giants. On top of this, Joe Flacco, has the highest win percentage of any quarterback in the playoffs. The Ravens have also solidified a run game with Justin Forsett. I think Tom Brady will once again struggle to put up points with heavy pressure coming from Terrell Suggs, Elvis Dumervil, and the rest of the Baltimore defensive line. This is going to be a close one, but I expect the Ravens offense to propel them past the Patriots for the upset.

Carolina 13 - Seattle 24

The Panthers had an easy win against the struggling Cardinals, without there best quarterback, without their best running back, without many defensive players, and with aging players like Larry Fitzgerald. The defending Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks, are a different team. Russell Wilson is acting like a Top-5 quarterback right now, and you just cannot tackle Marshawn Lynch. Their defense will be able to handle the Panthers running game and Cam Newton. I expect the Seahawks to win this game by a long-shot.

Dallas 27 - Green Bay 20

Green Bay is 8-0 at home. At the same time, Dallas is 8-0 on the road. A repeat of the Ice Bowl? Maybe. Temperatures are going to be really low at Lambeau Field on Sunday. Why do I pick the Cowboys?
  1. Aaron Rodgers still has an aching calf injury.
  2. The Dallas Cowboys offensive line.
  3. Tony Romo - DeMarco Murray - Dez Bryant.

Indianapolis 28 - Denver 24

I believe that Andrew Luck will play as exceptionally as he did against the Cincinnati Bengals. And Peyton Manning will play as poorly as he has the last couple of weeks of the Regular Season. Another one of my upset picks. RIght now, the Colts are hot and I expect them to carry momentum through this game. Manning will eventually throw two interceptions and Indianapolis will do their best to stop the run. This will be another close call, but the Colts will finish the game on a high note.

These are my predictions for the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. I can't wait until the Super Bowl!!!

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