Divisional Round Dish
Monday, January 12, 2009 11:45
What teams are really that good? What teams are really that bad? How important is home field advantage? Is the bye-week a bigger negative than a positive? Everything you though about the NFL playoffs went to the birds this past weekend (meaning the Ravens, Cardinals and Eagles)!
The Good:
Baltimore Ravens: Live by big plays, die by big plays. Sooner or later takeaways will fail to bail Baltimore out, but once again the Ravens proved the adage that the team that wins the turnover battle wins the game.
Arizona Cardinals: Kurt Warner knows how to party like it’s 1999. I’d love to have been the person who placed bets on the Cards hosting the NFC Championship game.
Philadelphia Eagles: First the Phillies catch the Mets, now the Iggles upend the Giants. The City of Brotherly Love has shown no warmth to the neighbors, err rivals, to the north this year.
Pittsburgh Steelers: Late points and final score aside, the Steel Curtain lives.
The Bad:
Tennessee Titans: The blown play-clock call stinks, but all the blame for losing the game falls on turning over the ball. The Titans had more than enough chance to put this game out of reach.
New York Giants: Who else thinks the MVP of Super Bowl XLII should have been Plaxico Burress? Eli is still the same quarterback he’s always been.
San Diego Chargers: I like Darren Sproles a lot, but Pittsburgh completely shut him down. Could the Bolts have possibly missed LaDainian Tomlinson any more?
The Ugly:
Carolina Panthers: Ouch. Seriously, what else is there to say?
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