We now know the opponent for the New England Patriots this Saturday afternoon at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. It will be the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore upset Pittsburgh 30-17 in the Wild Card round on Saturday night.
The first ever college football playoffs are about to begin with a four team playoff to determine the National Champion. Four teams will play in two semifinal games, with the winners advancing to the College Football Championship Game.
Getting ready for the AFC Championship game between New England and Denver, I was taking a look back at the Patriots playoff record. New England won three Super Bowls, 2002, 2004 and 2005. The have lost three Super Bowls, 1986, 1997 and 2008.
This weekend is the AFC and NFC divisional round of the playoffs. The NFL is down to the final eight teams. There will be two games on Saturday and two games on Sunday. Here's my predictions on the games.
While the Boston Red Sox have secured home field advantage throughout the playoffs with the best record in baseball this year, the Pittsburgh Pirates have made the playoffs for the first time since 1992. The Pirates clinched the top wild card spot in the National League and will host their first playoff game in 21 years.
The San Francisco 49ers rallied past the Atlanta Falcons for the NFC title, and the Baltimore Ravens upset the New England Patriots for the AFC crown. San Francisco and Baltimore, coached by brothers Jim and John Harbaugh respectively, will meet in Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. Here's a recap of Sunday's conference title games:
The fairy tale season is over for the Seattle Seahawks after losing to the Atlanta Falcons 30-28 in the NFC Divisional Playoffs. Matt Bryant kicked the winning field goal with 13 seconds left after Seattle scored the go ahead touchdown with 31 seconds to go.
Wild card weekend was kind of tame. None of the games were very exciting and I predicted three of the four games correctly. Now, it's time for the divisional playoffs and here are my predictions for this weekend.
What a great time to be a football fan! The college bowl season is in full swing, with the BCS Championship game next week with Notre Dame versus Alabama. The NFL playoffs kick-off this weekend with four games. It sounds like a weekend with plenty of couch sitting, chili eating and channel surfing!
The hope for baseball fans is what opening day is all about, being optimistic about this being the year for their team. The 162 game schedule takes the fan on a journey of highs and lows and this year there were many unexpected results.