NFL: Reacting to Saturday’s Playoff Games
Posted on | January 11, 2009 | No Comments
Well, Saturday certainly brought a lot of surprises to the football world. We already know that the NFL is the best sport in American because of it’s unpredictability, but this is ridiculous.
The Arizona Cardinals were supposed to get blown out by the Carolina Panthers in Carolina. They didn’t. In fact, they blew out the Panthers.
The Baltimore Ravens were supposed to lose a tough game to the Tennessee Titans. They didn’t. They won a tough game. And so the #1 seed in the AFC and the #2 seed in the NFC fell. And the Arizona Cardinals – yes the Arizona Cardinals – are now just one game from possibly appearing in the Super Bowl.
So how did the Cards and the Ravens do it? Well, the Ravens did it the way they have all season. The Cards, on the other hand, did it like they haven’t done it all season.
The Ravens played tough bend but don’t break defense for 60 minutes. They also feasted on turnovers. They also got some lucky breaks. But this is how the Ravens have won games all season.
The Cards, meanwhile, won a bunch of games early in the season by throwing the ball all over the field and outscoring their opponents. But that’s all changed since they started playing in the playoffs.
The Cards have suddenly found a very good defense and they have also found a running game. They are actually winning like a playoff team should win. And, of course, they still have their lethal passing attack to light up the scoreboard too.
And the major force in their passing game -besides Kurt Warner – is Larry Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald has been an absolute stud since the playoffs started. Actually he’s been a stud since he came into the league, but the last couple of weeks he has looked like the best receiver in the NFL, and he probably is.
So, who will the Ravens take on in the Championship Game? Well, we’ll take a look at that tomorrow.
Related posts:
- NFL: Looking at Saturday’s Divisional Playoff Games
- NFL: First Look at the Championship Games
- NFL: Predicting the Playoff Teams
- NFL: Looking Back at Saturday’s Wild Card Games
- NFL: Looking at the Wild Card Games
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