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Well, well, well. Who would have seen that coming? Both #1 seeds – gone. 3 of the 4 home teams – see ya. The answer, of course is Matt Ralph, the lone PFB Member who correctly picked all 4 winners this weekend.
Good job, Matt!
In Baltimore it was tough to tell who was responsible for the outcome. Was it the Ravens D that won it or was it the Titans Offense that fumbled it away? One thing is clear: Jeff Fisher needs to ditch the goatee and go back to the ’stache.
Later that night the Cardinals rolled over the Panthers in a game that I’m still scratching my head about. NFC Divisional playoff wins should never be that easy. John Fox, I’m looking at you.
On Sunday, the Eagles broke the will of the Giants, one defensive stop after another. You can blame Plaxico, you can blame the wind, or you can blame Rod Blagojevich, but in the end, the Eagles have the look of a united team playing with purpose right now.
Finally in Pittsburgh, the Steelers Offense controlled the clock while their defense kept the Mighty Sproles to only 15 yards of rushing. I’d say more about this game, but I was stuck at a neighbors house for a “we’re moving out of the neighborhood and we’ve never had you over, so why not now?” party. Good times.
Before we get to your thoughts on the weekend, let’s take an updated look at our pre-season predictions:
In the end, Chadd Gibbs, Mark Batterson, and I predicted nothing correctly. Not sure what this means. If you have any ideas for the penance we should pay for our ineptitude, let us know in the comments.
On the flip side, Larry has a great shot of finishing with the best predictions, all he needs is two more wins from the Eagles and he will stand alone as the wisest of all the PFB Predictors.
But if the Eagles lose? Well, if the Eagles lose then Andy Osenga probably has the best case for supremacy. And honestly folks, if that happens I might have to shut the site down. Andy’s a good friend of mine, and I love him to death…but I’m not sure I want to run a website where Andrew Osenga reigns as the king of NFL predictions.
So yeah, it’s your turn. Thoughts on the games this weekend? What surprised you, disappointed you, and made you pump your fist in jubiliation?
Hang on. How does Larry finish with the “best predictions,” if all he has a shot at is getting two of them right? Who else got two right? Me. Jordan. And, uh, Andy.
We know that Andy picked his using dubious means, which gives him high marks for creativity and accuracy but rules him out in terms of wisdom.
Larry’s wisdom is still, in the words of Jeff Propst, “up for grabs.” But Jordan and I? We’re locked in as fonts of wisdom.
I demand props, please.
January 12th, 2009 at 10:56 amWisdom, my friend, could mean not caring that deeply about millionaires in tights playing games. Never underestimate my genius. Go Cardinals! Or whoever is playing the Eagles!!
January 12th, 2009 at 11:42 am..and then I win “Prayers For Blowouts, the Home Game.”
January 13th, 2009 at 6:50 amI vote for Andy getting his own weekly column, blessing us with his sports “insights” and predictions…
January 13th, 2009 at 11:13 am