2008 NFL Playoffs

***Art*** · 12-29-2008, 07:21 AM

Well, the regular season is over. Let's hear your predictions! The wild card games are as follows:

NFC:

Atlanta @ Arizona
Philadelphia @ Minnesota
First Round Bye: Carolina, NY Giants

AFC:

Indianapolis @ San Diego
Baltimore @ Miami
First Round Bye: Tennessee, Pittsburgh

Predictions? I'll start.

A lot of home teams are going to lose in the WC round.

Atlanta, Minnesota, Indianapolis and Baltimore to win.

jthomas1600 · 12-29-2008, 09:21 AM

Atlanta, Phily, Indy, and Miami. Those are my winners. The only pick I wouldn't bet on is Atlanta, if Arizona's passing game is clicking they could win big--imo.

bowstaff981 · 12-29-2008, 09:23 AM

I want it to be Arizona, Minnesota, Indianapolis, Baltimore.

I think it will actually be Atlanta, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Baltimore

Iceman-bass14 · 12-29-2008, 12:41 PM

Im not set on Baltimore winning.That should be a good game.Im hoping Atlanta can pull of the win and I think they can do it.Indy will probably beat the Chargers and Im not sure about the other game,but right now I'd have to say Minnesota.

S.B.Nichols · 12-29-2008, 03:07 PM

Colts and Giants all the way. It'll be dubbed "The Manning Bowl"

Iceman-bass14 · 12-29-2008, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by S.B.Nichols

Colts and Giants all the way. It'll be dubbed "The Manning Bowl"

I think Indy could very well be the Gaints of last year;wild card team making it to the super bowl.And I honestly think this could be he best super bowl in a while(not counting last years).Both conferences are pretty deep.

**tmlfan123** · 12-29-2008, 03:33 PM

I would say Arizona doesn't stand a chance, but they still have Kurt Warner at QB, while the Falcons have Matt Ryan. I know, I know, Ryan has been great all year, but I like Warner better in these playoffs. The Falcons should pull it out.

Philadelphia will kill Minnesota. Philly's been playing playoff football for a month now and should beat them by 10.

Peyton Manning and Tony Dungy will not allow the Colts to lose to an 8-8 team, albeit an 8-8 team most thought would be 12-4 at this point.

Baltimore will swallow Miami without chewing as long as Joe Flacco's up to the task. I can't see the Dolphins' offense managing much scoring.

jthomas1600 · 12-29-2008, 04:59 PM

Here's my take on the Manning bro's and their respective teams. After going 12-1 the Giants lost 3 out of their last 4 games. I know they approached the last one as a meaningless game, but still loosing 3 of 4 is not a good way to end the season. The colts on the other hand opened 3 - 4 and have won 9 straight. I certainly think they have the best chance of any of these teams to win it all.

***Art*** · 12-29-2008, 07:35 PM

Arizona has been very weak at the end of the season. Kurt Warner is about all they have as far as playoff experience goes. I can definitely see Atlanta winning there.

The Colts will definitely be challenging for the Super Bowl. And I really think the Giants aren't as good as their record.

**tmlfan123** · 12-29-2008, 07:49 PM

Here's a couple of predictions for you:
The winner of the Indy-San Diego game will be the AFC's representative in the Super Bowl, and the NFC's representative will NOT be Carolina or New York.

I know I could be completely wrong, but that's my shot.

***Art*** · 12-29-2008, 08:12 PM

You really think San Diego is good enough to make the Super Bowl? I think you are nuts.

FTS · 12-30-2008, 01:37 AM

I REALLY want SD to go further than the first game in the playoffs. Of course I wish Marty Schottenheimer were still coaching them, though. They could do it, depending on which SD shows up.

I'd like Arizona to get past the first game as well, just so Leinart gets some playoff experience (if he plays

).

And I'd like to see Minnesota go some distance.

Ok, so I'd like to see Arizona, Minnesota, San Diego, and Baltimore.

I think it'll go Atlanta, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Baltimore.

**tenwatt** · 12-30-2008, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by S.B.Nichols

Colts and Giants all the way. It'll be dubbed "The Manning Bowl"

This would be the coolest senerio. I'd like to see Pitts do it again though.

**thesteve** · 12-30-2008, 12:38 PM

If the same SD team shows up on Saturday that showed up against Denver on Sunday, then Indy will be spending most of January at home watching TV.

I realize that Indy is much better than Denver, but I also still hold that San Diego's 8-8 record appears worse than it really is. Several of their losses have been my less than a TD and a couple in the final minutes against teams that are in the playoffs (Carolina, Indy, Pittsburgh) and one game (Denver, week 2) suffered from an atrocious referee call and a malfunctioning replay machine. Indy has put up good defensive numbers against the pass, but if SD's running game stays strong, then Indy could face some issues there.

I realize Indy and their 9 game win streak is turning heads, and they definitely are the favorite going into the 1st round. I also fully understand that SD's secondary has been weak this season and P.Man could very well pick them apart. I do fully expect this to be a much tighter game than it seems most people want to credit San Diego with. I expect a game similar to this year's seasonal match up or last year's Divisional Playoff, an overall great game with a close score.

S.B.Nichols · 12-30-2008, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by thesteve

If the same SD team shows up on Saturday that showed up against Denver on Sunday, then Indy will be spending most of January at home watching TV.

I realize that Indy is much better than Denver, but I also still hold that San Diego's 8-8 record appears worse than it really is. Several of their losses have been my less than a TD and a couple in the final minutes against teams that are in the playoffs (Carolina, Indy, Pittsburgh) and one game (Denver, week 2) suffered from an atrocious referee call and a malfunctioning replay machine. Indy has put up good defensive numbers against the pass, but if SD's running game stays strong, then Indy could face some issues there.

I realize Indy and their 9 game win streak is turning heads, and they definitely are the favorite going into the 1st round. I also fully understand that SD's secondary has been weak this season and P.Man could very well pick them apart. I do fully expect this to be a much tighter game than it seems most people want to credit San Diego with. I expect a game similar to this year's seasonal match up or last year's Divisional Playoff, an overall great game with a close score.

The thing about the Colts is that they are pretty one dimensional. They haven't been able to run all season, and they can't stop the run. Whether it's LT or Sproles(sic) that's running the ball Saturday night, they're going to put monster numbers up. If the Colts don't get a score up early, it's going to be a bad night for them. And that's coming from a pretty die-hard colts fan.

Of course, their def could come alive again, like it did in the playoffs the year they won the superbowl.