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Millionaires- Denver - (Sunday)
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No Limit--Arizona - (Saturday)
This game may very well make Arizona running back, David Johnson, a household name. Green Bay can't cover him. Clay Mathews has zero chance stopping him when he hits the Packers secondary. The Cardinals can replay December's film of their 38-8 crushing win and repeat. Their chance of excelling again is far greater than Green Bays chance of figuring out how to reverse that December nightmare. Defeating Washington and running on them is a far cry than doing it against the Cardinals. Aaron Rodgers still does not have confidence in his receivers. The opposite is the case for Carson Palmer. He's ready to continue to be the NFL's star looking more confident than ever. With the Packers losing their final game of the regular season, then traveling and finding themselves down and playing catchup and now traveling to another venue, Rodgers, his receivers and that horrible offensive line may be in for another long day. Many things go to the Arizona desert to die. The Packers are one of those things this week. Zona moves on!
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Perfect Play--New England - (Saturday)
It always seems that after every game New England plays or every appearance in post season, the Patriots set or are tied with the top benchmark. The New England Patriots are seeking a berth in their fifth consecutive conference championship game, which would tie the Oakland Raiders for most in NFL history. They play thru controversy, injuries and targets placed on their backs. Tom Brady is focused as always. He loves and thrives this time of year. Brady was named MVP of the Super Bowl for the third time in his career, joining Joe Montana as the only players to have three MVP awards. Additionally, Brady won his fourth Super Bowl in 2014, joining Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana as the third quarterback with four Super Bowl wins. For the Chiefs, Kansas City isn’t considered to be the NFL’s best team, and five of the remaining eight playoff have better odds to make the Super Bowl than they. But as a team that has won eleven in a row vs a team that lost their last two games, the pointspread value is set. The Chiefs have escaped somewhat not playing the best of the best at their best. The Chiefs defeated the Broncos and Steelers, but Peyton Manning was injured as he had the worst game of his career and Landry Jones started over an injured Ben Roethlisberger. They'll get to see a master extremely focused. And with a complete cast of characters to work his magic. The return of Julian Edelman should offer a major boost to New England’s offense. The wide receiver suffered a broken foot in the ninth game of the season, catching 61 passes for 692 yards and seven touchdowns before he got hurt. With Edelman on the field, the Patriots went 9-0, averaging 33.7 points per game. Without Edelman, the team went 3-4, scoring just 23.1 points per contest. And his presence makes Gronks job so much easier. Also, Chandler Jones is back catching catching passes as another Brady option. The reverse of injuries is now on Alex Smith and his Chiefs. Jeremy Maclain left the game last week and his ankle sprain may leave him ineffective somewhat. His 86 catches and 1000+ yards are a huge reason for Kansas City's success. He may not even play which would be a big setback for the Chiefs backers. As it stands now, Alex Smith has been picked off five times in his last five games. The weather will really play a role as the cold wind will create havoc on errant passes. The oddsmakers have given the Patriot haters another reason to lose. There's value in this line, experience for the Patriots and a coach that just gets it done over and over. Don't be afraid of laying the wood. The Chiefs have been hot but you could put an asterisk next to most of their wins. Their great run stops in the bad cold, windy weather of New England.
ReadKansas City isn’t considered to be the NFL’s best team, and five of the remaining eight playoff te
Kansas City isn’t considered to be the NFL’s best team, and five of the remaining eight playoff te
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Pinnacle--Seattle + ***Divisional Round Game of Year....(Sunday)
How the pressure continues to mount for the Carolina Panthers. Pete Carroll must be enjoying this moment knowing he's already been there. The Panthers were one game shy of perfection. They have six pro bowlers on their team. They dominated on both sides of the ball all year long. They clearly have the NFL's MVP in quarterback Cam Newton. They have had a week to rest and open their playoff hopes at home. And they are barely favored by Vegas oddsmakers. Losing here will put Panther "respect" behind a full generation. That's the definition of pressure. Now they have to get by the best team of the past few years playing great and lucky football against the Conference Champions zooming with confidence. It seems like just last year Carolina lost to Seattle 31-17 in the divisional round. The Seahawks say to hold that thought and add this; The Panthers 27-23 two touchdown comeback win in week 6 means nothing. This post season contest has been elevated to a "means everything game". That's pressure. Cam Newton has thrown four interceptions in his last two games against the Seattle secondary. That has to be on his mind. On the Seahawks mind is Super Bowl redemption from last year's loss from the one yard line by not giving Lynch a chance to run four times to win. That loss gnaws at them. Twenty four hours a day. For the entire year. A return to the Championship game is their mission. Of which they know how to accomplish. The Seahawks have experience and pedigree. Seattle's overall defense is awesome and Russell Wilson is playing as well as any quarterback. His 4th in the NFL QB ratings, coupled with post season experience and the points, are the play with Seattle moving on to another game next week.
Millionaires- Denver - (Sunday)
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No Limit--Arizona - (Saturday)
This game may very well make Arizona running back, David Johnson, a household name. Green Bay can't cover him. Clay Mathews has zero chance stopping him when he hits the Packers secondary. The Cardinals can replay December's film of their 38-8 crushing win and repeat. Their chance of excelling again is far greater than Green Bays chance of figuring out how to reverse that December nightmare. Defeating Washington and running on them is a far cry than doing it against the Cardinals. Aaron Rodgers still does not have confidence in his receivers. The opposite is the case for Carson Palmer. He's ready to continue to be the NFL's star looking more confident than ever. With the Packers losing their final game of the regular season, then traveling and finding themselves down and playing catchup and now traveling to another venue, Rodgers, his receivers and that horrible offensive line may be in for another long day. Many things go to the Arizona desert to die. The Packers are one of those things this week. Zona moves on!
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Perfect Play--New England - (Saturday)
It always seems that after every game New England plays or every appearance in post season, the Patriots set or are tied with the top benchmark. The New England Patriots are seeking a berth in their fifth consecutive conference championship game, which would tie the Oakland Raiders for most in NFL history. They play thru controversy, injuries and targets placed on their backs. Tom Brady is focused as always. He loves and thrives this time of year. Brady was named MVP of the Super Bowl for the third time in his career, joining Joe Montana as the only players to have three MVP awards. Additionally, Brady won his fourth Super Bowl in 2014, joining Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana as the third quarterback with four Super Bowl wins. For the Chiefs, Kansas City isn’t considered to be the NFL’s best team, and five of the remaining eight playoff have better odds to make the Super Bowl than they. But as a team that has won eleven in a row vs a team that lost their last two games, the pointspread value is set. The Chiefs have escaped somewhat not playing the best of the best at their best. The Chiefs defeated the Broncos and Steelers, but Peyton Manning was injured as he had the worst game of his career and Landry Jones started over an injured Ben Roethlisberger. They'll get to see a master extremely focused. And with a complete cast of characters to work his magic. The return of Julian Edelman should offer a major boost to New England’s offense. The wide receiver suffered a broken foot in the ninth game of the season, catching 61 passes for 692 yards and seven touchdowns before he got hurt. With Edelman on the field, the Patriots went 9-0, averaging 33.7 points per game. Without Edelman, the team went 3-4, scoring just 23.1 points per contest. And his presence makes Gronks job so much easier. Also, Chandler Jones is back catching catching passes as another Brady option. The reverse of injuries is now on Alex Smith and his Chiefs. Jeremy Maclain left the game last week and his ankle sprain may leave him ineffective somewhat. His 86 catches and 1000+ yards are a huge reason for Kansas City's success. He may not even play which would be a big setback for the Chiefs backers. As it stands now, Alex Smith has been picked off five times in his last five games. The weather will really play a role as the cold wind will create havoc on errant passes. The oddsmakers have given the Patriot haters another reason to lose. There's value in this line, experience for the Patriots and a coach that just gets it done over and over. Don't be afraid of laying the wood. The Chiefs have been hot but you could put an asterisk next to most of their wins. Their great run stops in the bad cold, windy weather of New England.
ReadKansas City isn’t considered to be the NFL’s best team, and five of the remaining eight playoff te
Kansas City isn’t considered to be the NFL’s best team, and five of the remaining eight playoff te
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Pinnacle--Seattle + ***Divisional Round Game of Year....(Sunday)
How the pressure continues to mount for the Carolina Panthers. Pete Carroll must be enjoying this moment knowing he's already been there. The Panthers were one game shy of perfection. They have six pro bowlers on their team. They dominated on both sides of the ball all year long. They clearly have the NFL's MVP in quarterback Cam Newton. They have had a week to rest and open their playoff hopes at home. And they are barely favored by Vegas oddsmakers. Losing here will put Panther "respect" behind a full generation. That's the definition of pressure. Now they have to get by the best team of the past few years playing great and lucky football against the Conference Champions zooming with confidence. It seems like just last year Carolina lost to Seattle 31-17 in the divisional round. The Seahawks say to hold that thought and add this; The Panthers 27-23 two touchdown comeback win in week 6 means nothing. This post season contest has been elevated to a "means everything game". That's pressure. Cam Newton has thrown four interceptions in his last two games against the Seattle secondary. That has to be on his mind. On the Seahawks mind is Super Bowl redemption from last year's loss from the one yard line by not giving Lynch a chance to run four times to win. That loss gnaws at them. Twenty four hours a day. For the entire year. A return to the Championship game is their mission. Of which they know how to accomplish. The Seahawks have experience and pedigree. Seattle's overall defense is awesome and Russell Wilson is playing as well as any quarterback. His 4th in the NFL QB ratings, coupled with post season experience and the points, are the play with Seattle moving on to another game next week.
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