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Seattle Seahawks 23
New Orleans Saints 15
This was a tough one for me, emotionally speaking, because I really like both teams. But New Orleans made a series of mental mistakes that sealed their fate, the last of which was when a receiver attempted an illegal forward pass instead of doing the smart thing and just running out of bounds.
Patriots 43
Colts 22
I thought Andrew Luck would put on a better performance. I was disappointed. On the other hand, when's the last time Tom Brady got no touchdown passes? In fact, holy shit, are the Patriots a running team now?
San Francisco 49ers 23
Carolina Panthers 10
Cam Newton is a hell of a quarterback. The fact that he led the Panthers this far speaks to that. But he got to a lousy start with that interception and never recovered. Kaepernick was just on fire with his running game. Parenthetically, all the talk about how Rivera and Harbaugh played under Mike Ditka made me feel old. Harbaugh is still the New Guy to me.
Denver Broncos 24
San Diego Chargers 17
I'm not sure whether Peyton Manning was just a better quarterback or the Chargers lost this on penalties. Either way, Manning looked good enough out there.
So, we're down to three more NFL games that matter, and my prediction of a Seahawks-Broncos Super Bowl is still intact. Here's where we are next week:
Patriots v. Broncos: this is presently looking a bit like My Shoe v. Ant. If the Broncos shut down the Patriots' running game, Brady can just go back to his awesome passing game, and vice versa. Nonetheless, I hold out a slim, perhaps vain hope, that Peyton Manning will pull a rabbit out of his hat and save my prediction of a Broncos-Seahawks Super Bowl.
Seahawks v. 49ers: This is looking like a more competitive game, with the Seahawks having home field advantage. My Seattle friends - most of whom are not football fans - should be wary next Sunday. This is a bitter rivalry, and emotions are going to run very high.
New Orleans Saints 15
This was a tough one for me, emotionally speaking, because I really like both teams. But New Orleans made a series of mental mistakes that sealed their fate, the last of which was when a receiver attempted an illegal forward pass instead of doing the smart thing and just running out of bounds.
Patriots 43
Colts 22
I thought Andrew Luck would put on a better performance. I was disappointed. On the other hand, when's the last time Tom Brady got no touchdown passes? In fact, holy shit, are the Patriots a running team now?
San Francisco 49ers 23
Carolina Panthers 10
Cam Newton is a hell of a quarterback. The fact that he led the Panthers this far speaks to that. But he got to a lousy start with that interception and never recovered. Kaepernick was just on fire with his running game. Parenthetically, all the talk about how Rivera and Harbaugh played under Mike Ditka made me feel old. Harbaugh is still the New Guy to me.
Denver Broncos 24
San Diego Chargers 17
I'm not sure whether Peyton Manning was just a better quarterback or the Chargers lost this on penalties. Either way, Manning looked good enough out there.
So, we're down to three more NFL games that matter, and my prediction of a Seahawks-Broncos Super Bowl is still intact. Here's where we are next week:
Patriots v. Broncos: this is presently looking a bit like My Shoe v. Ant. If the Broncos shut down the Patriots' running game, Brady can just go back to his awesome passing game, and vice versa. Nonetheless, I hold out a slim, perhaps vain hope, that Peyton Manning will pull a rabbit out of his hat and save my prediction of a Broncos-Seahawks Super Bowl.
Seahawks v. 49ers: This is looking like a more competitive game, with the Seahawks having home field advantage. My Seattle friends - most of whom are not football fans - should be wary next Sunday. This is a bitter rivalry, and emotions are going to run very high.
