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14 years 6 days ago
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Wow! A thread about football!!
Anyways, in the NFC, the Saints are coming into chicago, where the afternoon high is s'posed to be 29, with at least 4 inches of snow accumulation. That kind of weather calls for the running games to show up. The problem is, who will be N.O.'s 3rd running back, complimenting McAllister and Bush? Whoever it is, they have to step up, especially since that Bear run defense is ripe for the pickin' after givin' up 75 second half yards to the latest victim of the Madden Curse, Shaun Alexander. That being said, I still give the edge to Chicago's trio of Thomas Jones, Cedric Benson, and Adrian "Not the one who played for Oklahoma" Peterson. If they play well, we'll see the Bears try to confuse the Saint defensive front by using the play-action pass and pick on that Saint secondary. I'll give this one to Da Bears after a close mid-range scoring game, 27-24.
In the AFC, Indianapolis has tightened up that run defense in this year's playoff run. This will be their most difficult task, goin' against the tandem of Corey Dillon and Lawrence Maroney. Look for Kevin Faulk to be more involved than he was when Indy beat the Pats 27-20 in Foxborough. No Rodney Harrison for N.E., but as long as Tom Brady is the man callin' the shots under center for the Pats, it is hard to count them out, especially when they can produce 10-minute drives that will kill the Colts. The Pats will take this one in the building formerly known as the Hoosier Dome, 23-13.
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