My playoff predictions. . . .

[knowyourenemy]

His arm is aging and can't make it a whole season anymore.

That seems to be the case. Guess we’ll see how he looks on Sunday.

 

[SteelersPride]

whats the revised picks

 

[Ojb81]

*ahem*

Chiefs 36, Pats 24
Saints 29, Rams 21

 

[Southieinnc]

This is how it'll allllllll shake out, write it down, beches:

AFC

Wildcard Round

Chargers at Ravens:

More of the same from what we saw last week. Chargers' o-line will take another asswhipping from Baltimore's front 7, and will have trouble moving the ball. Baltimore will lead throughout, Lamar will continue to impress with his feet and with a coupla' dimes in the passing game. Rivers will barely have time to draw a breath with each snap, he'll be running for his life, Mel Gordon will be largely ineffective, and Morningwheg will keep the Charger D guessing, moving Jackson all over the field, stunting their pass rush. We'll see a final score somewhere along the lines of: Ravens 27, Chargers 16 (garbage time score for SD)

Colts at Texans:

You ready for this, Texans fans? You ready for disappointment? Because that's what you're about to taste, when Luck and Co. come to town. The Colts will come out on FIRE, Luck will feel that he has something to prove to all his naysayers, he wants to show the world that he's back, and that his Colts aren't starting their offseason THIS weekend. Texans will be chasing them the whole game, and I can see the Colts forcing Watson to make a couple mistakes in the process. Colts will keep them off-balance pretty much the whole time, Ebron with two TD's, Marlon Mack with a screen pass to the house, and T.Y. will be a first-down machine. turnovers and stupid penalties will have Houston falling apart, and they'll make a charge late, but to no avail. Colts 36, Texans 28

Divisional Round

Ravens at Patriots:

Ohhhh man, here we go again. Another Ravens-Pats playoff game. And guess what, Pats fans? Another disappointing result for Tommy and friends. Harbaugh knows all too well what to do to beat New England, and he has the defense to do it. Under his influence, Wink Martindale puts together a masterful gameplan on the defensive side of the ball. Baltimore D makes Brady look old and decrepit on his home turf, chasing him down, racking up big-time, drive-killing sacks, forcing terrible throws, roughing him up and forcing him to chew out his linemen and coaches on the sidelines. Baltimore offense does just enough to keep chains moving on at least 3-4 drives throughout the game, and win a defensive slugfest, 17-13. Belichick is especially snippy in the post-game presser. Majority of the country loves it. Baltimore makes it to the AFCCG with Lamar freaking Jackson as a starting quarterback.

Colts at Chiefs:

Well, Andrew, it was fun, and we're happy your shoulder is healthy and you're back, but today just ain't going to be your day. Chiefs play like a pack of wolves possessed by demons in front of the home fans, flying all over the place, scoring at a torrid pace, and completely taking the Colts out of their element. Mahomes drops big time bombs to both Hill and one to Chris Conley, and rack up over 200 yards rushing on the ground. The future looks bright for Indy, but today is just one of those days where nothing goes right. For the first time since January 8th, 1994, the Kansas City Chiefs treat their fans to a home playoff win, in emphatic fashion, winning in a blowout, 42-17.

AFC Championship

Ravens at Chiefs:

Game starts off as though it's a continuation of the regular-season matchup, a fantastic bout where both teams land a couple of haymakers early. The game is tied at the half, and the Ravens even manage to take a 3-point lead off the opening 2nd half possession, but two costly turnovers in the 2nd half by Baltimore spells their doom. Mahomes throws TD's off of both turnovers, and then adds a third on a QB sneak to put the game away in the 4th quarter, the decibel level at Arrowhead is through the roof. The birds of Baltimore don't have any juice left, and after a turnover on downs, they lose to the new AFC Champs, the Kansas City Chiefs, 38-20. For the first time in 48 years, the Chiefs will be playing in the Superbowl.




NFC

Wildcard Round

Seahawks at Cowboys:

Ol' Jerrah will be seated in his normal spot up in his suite for the game, a sly grin across his face as he gets to host another playoff game, with his soon-to-be overpaid quarterback Dak Prescott at the helm. But by the end of regulation, that grin will be long gone, friends. Both teams will be feeling each other out for the majority of the first half, and trade leads a couple of times. Cowboys will have some pretty long possessions where they can't get the ball in the end zone, and have to settle for FG's, which will be their undoing. With Dallas cllinging to a 4 point lead with 5 minutes remaining, Russ Wilson will treat us all to one of his trademark "scramble like a banshee" plays where he finds Lockett streaking deep across the middle, wide open and hits him in stride for a 50+ yard TD throw, to take the lead. On the Boys' ensuing possession, Dak makes a costly overthrow to Cooper, gets picked off and once again, Wilson continues to show us just how clutch he is, finding Angry Doug on a 3rd and very long, after just having taken a costly sack the play, before. That takes all the wind out of the sails of Dallas' defense, and they proceed to give up some big runs to Chris Carson, and Wilson finishes them off with a bootleg quarterback sneak into the end zone from 4 yards out, putting them up by 10 with less than 2 minutes to go. Dak can't lead them to a score, turnover on downs, and Seattle runs out the clock. Camera flashes to Jerrah's suite, and he's already left for the locker room. Jerrah's PISSED. Garrett still claps, anyway. Shame for the Dallas defense, they played a helluva ballgame up until the end.

Eagles at Bears:

For at least the first quarter or so, the legend of Nick Foles continues to grow, with the Eagles taking advantage of some stupid penalties by Chicago, as well as some busted coverages, to go up 10-0. It looks like the Eagles have found their playoff mojo for the 2nd year in a row, but in the 2nd quarter, *BOOM* Foles take a massive hit from Khalil Mack that he doesn't see coming on a playaction drop back, making his ribs even more sore. After that play, everything changes for the Eagles, as Foles is playing about as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs; we now get to see the version of Foles that started the season, looking not-so-impressive. That hit completely energizes the entire Bears team, and they go on to score on three straight drives, two TD's and a fg, leading 17-10 in the 3rd quarter. Eagles get a big punt return halfway through the 4th to set up excellent field position but a costly penalty stalls the drive, and Jake Elliott misses a 45-50 yard fg to completely piss away any momentum that the Eagles might have been hoping for. Nagy calls a masterful 4th quarter, Bears get key first downs, and run out the clock inside the 10, winning by a score of 24-13. Someone on the Bears sideline brings a dog mask out on to the field as players/coaches exchange congrats/pleasantries, and it results in a small pushing scuffle between a couple of players. Lane Johnson refuses to address the media after the game, the butthurt clown that he is.

Divisional Round

Seahawks at Saints:

The Saints are simply too complete of a team, and too overwhelming on offense, for the Seahawks to even think about pulling off the upset. Drew Brees slices and dices Seattle's secondary, making them look like practice squad guys, to the tune of a 21-6 halftime lead. In the 2nd half, it's more of the same, as New Orlean's pass rush consistently gets to Wilson, not allowing him to get comfortable, forcing a lot of his throws out of bounds, etc etc. By the end, it's just one team being much better than the other, with the Saints moving on by a score of 35-16; Saints dominate in just about every category, from TOP, first downs, completion percentage, third-down efficiency etc etc. Drew Brees has FINALLY made it back to the NFCCG. At this point, it looks like it's all but certain he'll be playing in his second Superbowl.

Bears at Rams:

Ahhhh, revenge, what a tasty dish, no? And believe me, the Rams haven't soon forgotten the embarrassing buttkicking they took from the Bears on that cold night in Chi-town, a few weeks prior. McVay has his Rams ready to play, and their defense completely dismantles any sort of offensive identity the Bears were hoping to maintain in this game. A jittery Trubisky makes some awful and I mean AWFUL throws, a couple which get picked off, and the Rams take full advantage. Jared Goff dinks and dunks all over Chicago, negating any sort of pass rush they were hoping to inflict upon him, leading to two screen pass TD's for Gurley, both before halftime. After halftime, it's more of the same, and the discombobulated Bears only cross midfield once the entire 2nd half. The Coliseum is a party-like atmosphere, and after a pick-6 by Aquib Talib, the Rams close the book on Chicago's successful 2018 season with a 33-17 score, a garbage-time TD by the Bears notwithstanding.

NFC Championship

Rams at Saints:

With the theme of the week leading up to Championship weekend being a "revenge tour" of sorts for Los Angeles, The Saints can't help but to feel a little bit of disrespect from the talking heads/media, feeling like they're not being given adequate coverage and respect, with what they've accomplished so far on the season. And under the masterful tutelage and inspiration of Coach Payton, the Saints come out on fire in this one, absolutely locked in on the task at hand, playing sharp, disciplined football, with only one penalty the entire game. The Rams, on the other hand, look sloppy, unfocused, and constantly bothered by the noise of the New Orleans' faithful, who turn the Superdome into a veritable cacophony of pandemonium from the opening kickoff. The Rams suffer multiple, drive-killing false starts due to the noise, and even attempt to institute a silent count they'd been working on during practice that week, but to no avail. Gurley can't seem to get anything going on the ground, and as a whole, the Rams only muster 4 first downs the entire first half, with only 3 points to show. The Saints, on the other hand, build up a sizeable lead of 24-3, and this time, they don't let the Rams back into it. On the opening drive of the 3rd quarter, Cameron Jordan sack-strips Goff of the ball, it's picked up by Demario Davis and in the words of Chris Berman, he's a'rumblin', bumblin', stumblin' 44 yards to the house, and New Orleans has blown the lid off of this one. Alvin Kamara eats, with 2 touchdowns, one in each half, and the city of New Orleans celebrates like they know how to do down there, with a beastly 46-24 win.

Superbowl LIII

Chiefs at Saints:

The Chiefs manage to keep it interesting for about a quarter and a half, but after that, the Saints go into major ball-control mode, and Michael Thomas sets a new record for BOTH receptions AND yardage in a Superbowl, with 15 catches for 230 yards and two scores. Drew Brees has never looked more on-point, delivering both deep passes with velocity, as well as touch passes JUST over the outstreched arms of KC defenders, first down after first down. The game eventually becomes a lopsided blowout, where the 2nd-year QB Mahomes makes costly mistakes in throwing interceptions where he doesn't even see the safety and linebackers whom are watching his eyes, and the sadly, Andy Reid has to go home empty-handed once again. Saints win their 2nd championship by a score of 37-19. Drew Brees announces his retirement on the championship stage on the field, Thomas gets the Superbowl MVP trophy, and New Orleans is rocking all the way through Mardis Gras.

The end.

Wow! You really suck. Did you do this as a joke? Next time make it shorter - with a punchline.....

 

[NWPATSFAN]

*ahem*

Chiefs 36, Pats 24
Saints 29, Rams 21

If you predictions hold true to form NE wins another SB/

 

[Ojb81]

If you predictions hold true to form NE wins another SB/

Quiet, you

 

[Ojb81]

Wow! You really suck. Did you do this as a joke? Next time make it shorter - with a punchline.....

It was all in fun, I was bored. Get over yourself, or get fucked, up to you

 

[Southieinnc]

It was all in fun, I was bored. Get over yourself, or get fucked, up to you

I'm not going to get over myself. I believe we have a game coming up. Go fuck yourself?

 

[CaptainStubing]

This is how it'll allllllll shake out, write it down, beches:

AFC

Wildcard Round

Chargers at Ravens:

More of the same from what we saw last week. Chargers' o-line will take another asswhipping from Baltimore's front 7, and will have trouble moving the ball. Baltimore will lead throughout, Lamar will continue to impress with his feet and with a coupla' dimes in the passing game. Rivers will barely have time to draw a breath with each snap, he'll be running for his life, Mel Gordon will be largely ineffective, and Morningwheg will keep the Charger D guessing, moving Jackson all over the field, stunting their pass rush. We'll see a final score somewhere along the lines of: Ravens 27, Chargers 16 (garbage time score for SD)

Colts at Texans:

You ready for this, Texans fans? You ready for disappointment? Because that's what you're about to taste, when Luck and Co. come to town. The Colts will come out on FIRE, Luck will feel that he has something to prove to all his naysayers, he wants to show the world that he's back, and that his Colts aren't starting their offseason THIS weekend. Texans will be chasing them the whole game, and I can see the Colts forcing Watson to make a couple mistakes in the process. Colts will keep them off-balance pretty much the whole time, Ebron with two TD's, Marlon Mack with a screen pass to the house, and T.Y. will be a first-down machine. turnovers and stupid penalties will have Houston falling apart, and they'll make a charge late, but to no avail. Colts 36, Texans 28

Divisional Round

Ravens at Patriots:

Ohhhh man, here we go again. Another Ravens-Pats playoff game. And guess what, Pats fans? Another disappointing result for Tommy and friends. Harbaugh knows all too well what to do to beat New England, and he has the defense to do it. Under his influence, Wink Martindale puts together a masterful gameplan on the defensive side of the ball. Baltimore D makes Brady look old and decrepit on his home turf, chasing him down, racking up big-time, drive-killing sacks, forcing terrible throws, roughing him up and forcing him to chew out his linemen and coaches on the sidelines. Baltimore offense does just enough to keep chains moving on at least 3-4 drives throughout the game, and win a defensive slugfest, 17-13. Belichick is especially snippy in the post-game presser. Majority of the country loves it. Baltimore makes it to the AFCCG with Lamar freaking Jackson as a starting quarterback.

Colts at Chiefs:

Well, Andrew, it was fun, and we're happy your shoulder is healthy and you're back, but today just ain't going to be your day. Chiefs play like a pack of wolves possessed by demons in front of the home fans, flying all over the place, scoring at a torrid pace, and completely taking the Colts out of their element. Mahomes drops big time bombs to both Hill and one to Chris Conley, and rack up over 200 yards rushing on the ground. The future looks bright for Indy, but today is just one of those days where nothing goes right. For the first time since January 8th, 1994, the Kansas City Chiefs treat their fans to a home playoff win, in emphatic fashion, winning in a blowout, 42-17.

AFC Championship

Ravens at Chiefs:

Game starts off as though it's a continuation of the regular-season matchup, a fantastic bout where both teams land a couple of haymakers early. The game is tied at the half, and the Ravens even manage to take a 3-point lead off the opening 2nd half possession, but two costly turnovers in the 2nd half by Baltimore spells their doom. Mahomes throws TD's off of both turnovers, and then adds a third on a QB sneak to put the game away in the 4th quarter, the decibel level at Arrowhead is through the roof. The birds of Baltimore don't have any juice left, and after a turnover on downs, they lose to the new AFC Champs, the Kansas City Chiefs, 38-20. For the first time in 48 years, the Chiefs will be playing in the Superbowl.




NFC

Wildcard Round

Seahawks at Cowboys:

Ol' Jerrah will be seated in his normal spot up in his suite for the game, a sly grin across his face as he gets to host another playoff game, with his soon-to-be overpaid quarterback Dak Prescott at the helm. But by the end of regulation, that grin will be long gone, friends. Both teams will be feeling each other out for the majority of the first half, and trade leads a couple of times. Cowboys will have some pretty long possessions where they can't get the ball in the end zone, and have to settle for FG's, which will be their undoing. With Dallas cllinging to a 4 point lead with 5 minutes remaining, Russ Wilson will treat us all to one of his trademark "scramble like a banshee" plays where he finds Lockett streaking deep across the middle, wide open and hits him in stride for a 50+ yard TD throw, to take the lead. On the Boys' ensuing possession, Dak makes a costly overthrow to Cooper, gets picked off and once again, Wilson continues to show us just how clutch he is, finding Angry Doug on a 3rd and very long, after just having taken a costly sack the play, before. That takes all the wind out of the sails of Dallas' defense, and they proceed to give up some big runs to Chris Carson, and Wilson finishes them off with a bootleg quarterback sneak into the end zone from 4 yards out, putting them up by 10 with less than 2 minutes to go. Dak can't lead them to a score, turnover on downs, and Seattle runs out the clock. Camera flashes to Jerrah's suite, and he's already left for the locker room. Jerrah's PISSED. Garrett still claps, anyway. Shame for the Dallas defense, they played a helluva ballgame up until the end.

Eagles at Bears:

For at least the first quarter or so, the legend of Nick Foles continues to grow, with the Eagles taking advantage of some stupid penalties by Chicago, as well as some busted coverages, to go up 10-0. It looks like the Eagles have found their playoff mojo for the 2nd year in a row, but in the 2nd quarter, *BOOM* Foles take a massive hit from Khalil Mack that he doesn't see coming on a playaction drop back, making his ribs even more sore. After that play, everything changes for the Eagles, as Foles is playing about as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs; we now get to see the version of Foles that started the season, looking not-so-impressive. That hit completely energizes the entire Bears team, and they go on to score on three straight drives, two TD's and a fg, leading 17-10 in the 3rd quarter. Eagles get a big punt return halfway through the 4th to set up excellent field position but a costly penalty stalls the drive, and Jake Elliott misses a 45-50 yard fg to completely piss away any momentum that the Eagles might have been hoping for. Nagy calls a masterful 4th quarter, Bears get key first downs, and run out the clock inside the 10, winning by a score of 24-13. Someone on the Bears sideline brings a dog mask out on to the field as players/coaches exchange congrats/pleasantries, and it results in a small pushing scuffle between a couple of players. Lane Johnson refuses to address the media after the game, the butthurt clown that he is.

Divisional Round

Seahawks at Saints:

The Saints are simply too complete of a team, and too overwhelming on offense, for the Seahawks to even think about pulling off the upset. Drew Brees slices and dices Seattle's secondary, making them look like practice squad guys, to the tune of a 21-6 halftime lead. In the 2nd half, it's more of the same, as New Orlean's pass rush consistently gets to Wilson, not allowing him to get comfortable, forcing a lot of his throws out of bounds, etc etc. By the end, it's just one team being much better than the other, with the Saints moving on by a score of 35-16; Saints dominate in just about every category, from TOP, first downs, completion percentage, third-down efficiency etc etc. Drew Brees has FINALLY made it back to the NFCCG. At this point, it looks like it's all but certain he'll be playing in his second Superbowl.

Bears at Rams:

Ahhhh, revenge, what a tasty dish, no? And believe me, the Rams haven't soon forgotten the embarrassing buttkicking they took from the Bears on that cold night in Chi-town, a few weeks prior. McVay has his Rams ready to play, and their defense completely dismantles any sort of offensive identity the Bears were hoping to maintain in this game. A jittery Trubisky makes some awful and I mean AWFUL throws, a couple which get picked off, and the Rams take full advantage. Jared Goff dinks and dunks all over Chicago, negating any sort of pass rush they were hoping to inflict upon him, leading to two screen pass TD's for Gurley, both before halftime. After halftime, it's more of the same, and the discombobulated Bears only cross midfield once the entire 2nd half. The Coliseum is a party-like atmosphere, and after a pick-6 by Aquib Talib, the Rams close the book on Chicago's successful 2018 season with a 33-17 score, a garbage-time TD by the Bears notwithstanding.

NFC Championship

Rams at Saints:

With the theme of the week leading up to Championship weekend being a "revenge tour" of sorts for Los Angeles, The Saints can't help but to feel a little bit of disrespect from the talking heads/media, feeling like they're not being given adequate coverage and respect, with what they've accomplished so far on the season. And under the masterful tutelage and inspiration of Coach Payton, the Saints come out on fire in this one, absolutely locked in on the task at hand, playing sharp, disciplined football, with only one penalty the entire game. The Rams, on the other hand, look sloppy, unfocused, and constantly bothered by the noise of the New Orleans' faithful, who turn the Superdome into a veritable cacophony of pandemonium from the opening kickoff. The Rams suffer multiple, drive-killing false starts due to the noise, and even attempt to institute a silent count they'd been working on during practice that week, but to no avail. Gurley can't seem to get anything going on the ground, and as a whole, the Rams only muster 4 first downs the entire first half, with only 3 points to show. The Saints, on the other hand, build up a sizeable lead of 24-3, and this time, they don't let the Rams back into it. On the opening drive of the 3rd quarter, Cameron Jordan sack-strips Goff of the ball, it's picked up by Demario Davis and in the words of Chris Berman, he's a'rumblin', bumblin', stumblin' 44 yards to the house, and New Orleans has blown the lid off of this one. Alvin Kamara eats, with 2 touchdowns, one in each half, and the city of New Orleans celebrates like they know how to do down there, with a beastly 46-24 win.

Superbowl LIII

Chiefs at Saints:

The Chiefs manage to keep it interesting for about a quarter and a half, but after that, the Saints go into major ball-control mode, and Michael Thomas sets a new record for BOTH receptions AND yardage in a Superbowl, with 15 catches for 230 yards and two scores. Drew Brees has never looked more on-point, delivering both deep passes with velocity, as well as touch passes JUST over the outstreched arms of KC defenders, first down after first down. The game eventually becomes a lopsided blowout, where the 2nd-year QB Mahomes makes costly mistakes in throwing interceptions where he doesn't even see the safety and linebackers whom are watching his eyes, and the sadly, Andy Reid has to go home empty-handed once again. Saints win their 2nd championship by a score of 37-19. Drew Brees announces his retirement on the championship stage on the field, Thomas gets the Superbowl MVP trophy, and New Orleans is rocking all the way through Mardis Gras.

The end.

Your divisional picks went better than the WC round.

I would prefer your SB match up but I'm leaning towards both road teams winning.