The 11-0 Dream

[WayneWonder]

"I have a dream..."

On August 28th, 1963 Martin Luther King spoke these famous words. Today, I come to you with the same words. Dr. King's dream was one of freedom and equality for all. My dream is what some may classify as "an impossible one". It is for an 11-0 record picking NFL playoff games. I will make one selection for each game in the hopes of achieving the impossible.

Wild Card Weekend

Washington UNDER 40

Jacksonville OVER 39

 

[The Jets Fan]

Hope You don't Mind if I play along with my picks.

Seattle - 4 A very Tough Team at Home and the Skins Travel clear across the Country.

Jax -E No Willie parker will force Big Ben to do it all. A couple picks sends the Jags to the 2nd Round.

G-Men +3 The way the Giants played the Pats showed how they can Play. Will They? I think they Win this game outright.

SD -9 No Marty so they Win going away.Just a much better Team.

This could set up some Awesome Match-ups in the 2nd Round. Pats/Jax SD/Indy

 

[WayneWonder]

NY Giants +3 -- Not so sure if Garcia's balky back will hold up. He has played just seven quarters over the last six games of the season. Tampa got fat off a weak NFC South, notching five of their nine wins in the division. Giants have an awesome front four which should limit Graham.

San Diego -9

 

[The Jets Fan]

I'm :mj10:

 

[WayneWonder]

Last Week: 3-1
Playoffs: 3-1

Dallas -7.5

Everybody seems to be drinking the Giants Kool-Aid after their road win against Tampa Bay. There is talk of them going into Dallas and winning the game SU. I just don't see it. The question we need to ask is not "Were the Giants really this good?" but instead "Were the Bucs really this bad?".

Corey Webster played well in limiting Galloway to one catch for nine yards, but we later learned that Galloway was hampered (and eventually left the game with a bum shoulder) The Bucs are low-wattage with an ineffective/unhealthy Galloway. Even if TO were to sit out the game, the Cowboys have received excellent contributions from Hurd and Crayton all season long. (69 rec, 1011 yards, 8 TD's). I do not like Corey Webster to cover these receivers. Cowboys WR's combined for 20 catches, 401 yards (20 ypc) and 6 TD's in both wins against the Giants. This does not factor in Jason Witten.

The Cowboys can simply run the ball when it matters. They have a 7-0 record when leading at the half due to the fact that Marion Barber rushes the ball better than any other back in the fourth quarter. The Giants rank 26th in the league with a -9 turnover ratio and had at least one turnover in every game this season. Eli played well but the victory was due more in part to Tampa's offense being exposed without Galloway and the defense wearing down late in the game. Look for the Boys to win by 10+ this week.

 

[WayneWonder]

Indianapolis UNDER 46.5

I think Indy proved last season that the road to the Super Bowl is paved with a top-notch defense. They were the leagues top scoring defense this year.

The Colts have two losses and have a chance to (possibly) avenge both in back-to-back weeks. First up is the Chargers. Manning threw six picks, the Chargers had two returns for scores yet just held on for a two-point victory.

The Colts outgained the Chargers 386-177 yards and 25-11 first downs. Norv Turner still has problems getting LT as involved as he should be and throw in the fact that Gates is a question mark for this game, I see the Colts winning going away. San Diego had no answer for Wayne (10-140 1TD) and suffers through too many offensive lulls to stay with Indy.

 

[frank s.]

Nice work jetsfan. When I was back east I had season ticks. Now I'm in Nevada; I gave them to a family member. Anyway, well done.

 

[The Jets Fan]

Thanks Frank. I always do well in the Wild card round and come back to Earth on this one so be Warned.

This Week I like the Peyton and the 3 Dogs .

Seahawks +8 Possible straight up Winner. I love the Hawks here.

Jags +13 Something just tells me they stay within 10 Points. I think they can make a couple Stops and score enough points to make the Pats fan sweat a little.

Gmen +8 I always buy the Hook. If TO'S not 100% Dallas is just a Average team. He forces people to double Him and let the others work one on one. Crayton and Hurd are not going to scare anyone.

Colts -8 Hook again. Manning tossed 6 Int's in a 2 point loss. Chargers score on Punt and Kickoff returns in the 1st QT. Colts win by Double Digits.

 

[WayneWonder]

Green Bay UNDER 42

If the Seahawks hope to pull off the upset at Lambeau this weekend, they need to keep this a low-scoring game. They simply will not be able to trade TDS with the Packers. For all of the talk about the Patriots being one of the highest scoring teams, the Packers scored as much as anybody in the second half of the season. From Week 9 on, Green Bay averaged 30.4 pp/g while scoring below 27 points just once.

Seattle rolled to an impressive 35-14 win over Washington last week. Don't let that final score fool you though. For most of the game Seattle played a plodding style that helped them stake a 13-0 lead through three quarters. Throw out the two INT returns for touchdowns and you have a 21-14 final.

I don't know if I completely trust this Packers team in the playoffs. I like them to win the game, but am worried that the team will defer too much to Favre. In their last big game of this season (@ Dallas) Favre looked like his old self, throwing the ball up for grabs and forcing the ball into double coverage. I hope the Packers and Mike McCarthy learned from that game and will stick with what got them here, a West Coast passing game and the strong running of Ryan Grant.

 

[The Jets Fan]

Just checking some Sites and My Picks are Totaly Joe Public. Holy Horse Sh!T !:scared

 

[WayneWonder]

I am not making a play on New England and Jacksonville as I am not too crazy about the line or the O/U. Instead I am making a second play on Dallas/NYG.

Dallas UNDER 46.5

One look at this line and you think OVER. The teams combined for 151 points in two games. There are a few reasons, though, why I like the UNDER.

1. Status of TO is up in the air. Even if TO plays, he will not be at full strength. I think the Cowboys will play more of a ball-control style, running the ball with Barber and Jones.

2. Jason Witten went off against the Giants in Week 1. In the rematch he was asked to stay in and block quite a bit more and the result was just 2 catches for 12 yards. The difference was that Strahan did not play in Week 1. With TO limping, I think the Giants will be able to take more gambles in trying to pressure Tony Romo. A gimpy TO and an underused Witten equals not a whole lot of points for the Cowboys.

3. Giants ball-control. The Giants have been in two shootouts with the Cowboys and have lost both. Many pundits will point to Eli's maturation in the last two games, but the reality is two good games do not wipe out a career of lowlights. Eli won just his first playoff game and with the way the Giants run the ball (156.7 yp/g, 4.9 yp/c) over their L3 games, they would be foolish to get away from that. Late in the game protecting a 17-7 lead, the Giants went on a 15-play 92-yard drive that ate up over eight minutes on the clock and iced the game with a TD. Besides, Dallas has proven susceptible to the run, allowing over 130 yards rushing in three of their last four.

For all these reasons I like the UNDER.

 

[The Jets Fan]

No 11-0 but I'm 5-1. I need the Colts -7 in a Big way Today. My Largest Wager ever on one game.
500/419.15 I bought the 8 down to 7 Points.

 

[The Jets Fan]

Well that Hurt. Good Luck to all i'm done for this Year.

 

[WayneWonder]

1-3 Divisional Weekend :s2:
4-4 Playoffs

The dream has been amended...now I just hope to finish with my head above water.


Teaser: Green Bay -1 & OVER 35.5

Thats All Folks!!!

 

[The Jets Fan]

6-2 And Losing Money. Go Figure.

The 2 favs for Me.

Pats -14

Pack -7