At 12:40 AM 1/4/2003 -0500, you wrote:
I finished the year at 160-96 (.625), but here come the playoffs. The Upset Special finished at 9-7 and playoff elgible as the Panthers took out the Saints.Indianapolis at NY Jets - While I have a gut feeling that Peyton Manning is due to get a playoff win, I just can't see the Colts avoiding getting crushed by the Jets. I thought before the season that the Jets would be the best team in the AFC, and after a slow start they are finally clicking on all cylinders - Curtis Martin is again running well, the defense is improving, and Chad Pennington is imply lighting things up in the passing game. The Colts meanwhile are minus Qadry Ismail, leaving no one to take the pressure off of Marvin Harrison, and Edgerring James simply doesn't look completely healthy. Plus, the offensive line is questionable, and the defense was exposed by the Giants two weeks ago. The only way I see this is... Pick: JETS Atlanta at Green Bay - The last two times Atlanta has gone to Lambeau, they won once outright, and lost a second being Favre'd at the end of the 4th Quarter and then missing a field goal in overtime. Those games, though, were on Sunday afternoons, not at night, in the cold. Still, the Packers are really hurting with Donald Driver and Darren Sharper, two of their best players, questionable. While betting against Brett Favre in the playoffs at home may be foolish, if the Bucs can win a game in freezing temperatures anything can happen. Plus, the Falcons remain inexorably Super Bowl bound. Pick: FALCONS UPSET SPECIAL Cleveland at Pittsburgh - Believe it or not, the Browns may be better with Kelly Holcomb at QB, especially now that William Green is emerging as a solid runnner. Still, the Steelers are a complete team, and are lurking below everyone's radar screens. I think it will be close, but... Pick: STEELERS NY Giants at San Francisco - This is the popular upset pick, and indeed the Niners may almost be too rested after playing two meaningless games. Still, I just can't help but feel that the Niners are a very good team, and the Giants are merely above average. Plus the Niners are at home, and are completely overdue to put together a complete football game. Pick: NINERS
Not that I agree with Julia's reasons but I do also believe that the Packers will win big over the Falcons, who are my favorite team.
In fact the only thing I agree with is the Jets pick. San Fran sucks, there is no other way to say it. I don't know how they got their great record, or how they made the playoffs. The Eagles exposed them on MNF and the Giants will do the same.
As a Steelers fan, all I can say is years and years and years of having your heart ripped out and shown to you before you die takes it's toll. I think this is the third year that they get to beat a team three times in a season. And this ties into the Falcons play. The Browns had to win to have the chance of getting into the playoffs, the Falcons chances were better if they lost but that doesn't mean they rested guys as if they were guaranteed a playoff spot. Did the Falcons play bad, or did the Browns play great? I think the Browns played great and they will be fired up for this game against the Steelers. Do I think they can win? Wow I hope not or I'll have some very moody friends for the next 8 months.
Kevin T.
3:30? what am I supposed to do until then?
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