After Monday night and the 28 point beatdown New England gave to Houston, everybody has tooted Brady's horn and ESPN has dubbed New England as the team to win the Super Bowl, but will they get to the Super Bowl?
I say no. New England may look like the juggernaut in the AFC, but there's one person road blocking him from a 6th Super Bowl appearance. Peyton Manning. Peyton Manning and the #3 ranked defense of the Denver Broncos, who have won 8 straight games, are the only team that can spoil The Patriots trip to New Orleans. Not Houston, not Baltimore, not Indy, and not Pittsburgh. Denver isn't the same team New England blew out in Week 5, things are A LOT different now. THIS Broncos team can beat New England in Foxboro. What people are forgetting is that since Brady won his 3rd ring in 2004, he's been 7-6 in the playoffs. Clearly, he isn't the same guy in the playoffs anymore. They got lucky against Baltimore last year with a dropped TD pass and a missed FG.
Houston maybe the #1 seed, but they've proven time and time that they are overrated. If they run into Denver or New England they WILL be eliminated. Only way Houston makes it to the AFC Championship is they meet Baltimore in the Divisional Round. They have a better shot at beating them than beating the Broncos or the Patriots. Baltimore clearly isn't the same team that they were earlier in the season, but they seem to get better come playoff time.
And I can hear the Giants fans now. Relax, I'll get to you people. Technically, The Giants should be favored to go back since they won the Super Bowl last season, but they're inconsistency plays a role. Even after beating down San Fran, Green Bay, and New Orleans, here they are up by just 1 game over Dallas and Washington. There's no guarantee that'll even win their division. They need to play perfect down the stretch to maintain their lead. So far, they're off to a good start. Giants have proven that when they get in, they can make some noise.
Outside of New York, the best team in the NFC is San Francisco. But, I have a problem with them. I don't believe in Colin Kaepernick to lead the Niners to the Super Bowl. They have a better shot with Alex Smith as their starter. You'll see. Colin can't even beat The Rams and he's got a tough match with New England this Sunday night. And, here comes Seattle with their 5-0 home record. If they steal the division from San Fran, WATCH OUT. They don't play around at home. The last time they lost at home in the playoffs was 2004. Since then, they've been 5-0.
Only reason I didn't mention Atlanta is because of their playoff past. They're 0-3 since Matty Ice took over and the last time they were the #1 seed, Green Bay beat them by 27 points. I think even Green Bay can make a push even though they haven't played up to their potential. If RG3 gets in the playoffs, things could get very interesting.
You never know what can happen come playoff time and how teams change their game.
For now, I'll still hold on to the prediction I made before the season: Denver vs San Francisco. I didn't foresee Colin Kaepernick geting the starting job by TYING with the St. Louis Rams and beating a Jay Cutler-less Chicago Bears team.
Then again, New England is the greatest team in the history of the NFL. Let's just call off Super Bowl 47 and give them the trophy. Let's save every other team the embarrassment. Right?
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By: Gerald "Showstopper" Prophete
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