The Paydirt Report: Divisional Round
The Colts GM was quoted as saying, "Looks like two classic games coming up for the final four". And those words are the closest a guy can get to describing the two Conference Championship games on tap. These next two rounds are an epic battle of four teams, all of which are on a path of destiny. Battle Royale at it's finest.
Tampa Bay(15-0-1) is undefeated. You can't get more destiny than that. Seattle(15-1) has won 9 straight and comes in with a 1973 blackflys trophy under their belts. Cincinnat(14-2) still stinging from last years Super Bowl loss with a lil something to prove. And San Diego(14-2), who has been knocking on the door for years 6 straight years and now can taste that Super Bowl just around the corner. Oh and they have rattled off 11 straight wins. Talk about collision courses. Oh my.
Divisional Round:
All home teams with first round byes held their serves this round.
San Diego defeated the story of the year Denver Broncos 31-17. The Chargers jumped out early and never looked back. greyghost1225 is definitely on the GM of the Year ballot.
Cincinnati took care of Oakland 31-13. The Raiders held an early 7-3 lead and the two teams were tied 10-10 until the Bengals scored late in the 2nd quarter to take the lead 17-10. From there it was all Cincinnati. The big "mo" took over and wouldnt let Oakland back up. The Raiders will regroup and be back to battle those AFC West foes.
Tampa Bay steamrolled Carolina 45-28. The Bucs jumped out to a route of 38-0 score. But the former 1974 Super Bowl Champs showed what they are made of and came storming back scoring 28 straight points to make it a game late 38-28. But Tampa Bay delivered the dagger late in the forth to put the Panthers away for good. It's very tough feat to take down a division rival twice in the same year. But to do it 3 times and to a top quality and former champion. Well destiny just might be on the Buccaneers side in 1976.
In the best game of the day, the Seattle Seahawks edged the Green Bay Packers 35-28 in a good playoff battle. But 6 turnovers were too much to overcome for the Pack as the Seahawks to full advantage and advance to the Conference Championship. Green Bay has a top notch GM of their own in GrandadB and the Pack keeps getting a lil closer and a lil tougher each year.
Grab your drinks, get your salsa dips ready and open a bag of chips because these next two games are the clash of the titans. Who will it be?
