Photo of Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner courtesy of CNN/Sports Illustrated.
The Arizona Cardinals and the San Diego Chargers stunned their opponents this past Wild-Card Weekend. The Atlanta Falcons were heavily favored over the Cardinals while the Indianapolis Colts were favored over the Chargers. Both the Cardinals and Chargers had home-field advantage and it definitely helped as their opposing teams had communication problems and false-start penalties. Meanwhile, the Miami Dolphins were deflated by the Baltimore Ravens. That's four teams (Cardinals, Falcons, Dolphins, and Ravens) that weren't in playoff contention last season. The Philadelphia Eagles, who were almost eliminated from the playoffs weeks ago, have rallied and are on a roll.
Photo of Philadelphia running back courtesy of Brian Westbrook courtesy of the New York Times.
So this week's playoff games are (playoff seed in parentheses):
NFC Conference
(6) Baltimore Ravens at (1) Tennessee Titans
(4) San Diego Chargers at (2) Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC Conference
(6) Philadelphia Eagles at (1) New York Giants
(4) Arizona Cardinals at (2) Carolina Panthers
I think the Ravens and Steelers will win out in the AFC while the Eagles and Panthers will win in the NFC. It's going to be a great playoff weekend. The phrase "every given Sunday" has been especially true this season.
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