NFL Divisional Round Day 2

Well yesterday I would had loved it if the Seahawks or the Patriots had lost. But neither did. I think the Seahawks can be beat but I'm almost positive that the Pats are headed to the Super Bowl. Also, I got called a closet Patriots fan this weekend. And now that I think about it, I do pick them often and pretty much expect them to win. But I still despise them. Anyways, enough about the Patriots and yesterday. Onto the picks...

49ers 31, Panthers 20 --- SF -1.5 The Panthers won the first meeting between these two 10-9 in week 10. In that game the Niners did not have Michael Crabtree and Vernon Davis got hurt early and missed most of the game. I have a feeling that the Niners are the type of team that holds grudges mostly because of their head coach. They have won seven straight games and even though I'm not a huge Kaepernick guy he finds ways to move the chains on third downs when the Niners need it the most.
This is the Panthers first playoff game since 2008 and Steve Smith might play but he is certainly banged up. So if the Panthers are going to win, Cam Newton is going to have to play a great game. I have a feeling that might not happen so I think the Niners will pull out the victory in Carolina to advance to the NFC Championship for the third straight year.

Broncos 34, Chargers 28 --- SD +8.5 The Chargers have won five straight including a win over the Broncos in Denver. In their week 15 win they only let the Broncos have the ball for 21 minutes. If they are able to keep Peyton Manning off the field for most of the game again they have a great chance to pull the upset. They clearly have a lot of momentum and Phil Rivers has been playing great.
We all know Peyton's playoff history and what happened last year when the Ravens came to Denver. I think this game will be a close one but I just don't see another first playoff game exit happening this year. Wes Welker is back for this one so as long as Peyton doesn't turn the ball over the Broncos should be able to score some points.
I would chuckle pretty good if the Broncos do go down today but I would also love to see a Peyton vs TFB AFC Championship.


Enjoy the games people.