Well, the weekend's games are all finished now, and we now know who is going to be facing off in the conference finals. In the NFC, the upstart San Francisco 49'ers are going to be taking on the surging New York Giants, and in the AFC the New England Patriots are going to be facing off against Baltimore Ravens.
Both of these games look to be very good match-ups, and I think it is hard to predict who is going to be the victor in either one. In the NFC, both teams have been playing great football, and during the regular season San Fran beat the Giants 27-20. However, the Giants have been playing lights out football, and if their performance against the Green Bay Packers is any indicator, the 49'ers are going to have all that they can handle and more. Eli Manning has been throwing well, the Giants have found their running game, and their defense has been able to stop opponents with ease. If this is anything like the 2007 season, Alex Smith and the rest of San Francisco had better come to play, or they will be watching the Super Bowl from the comfort of their homes.
The AFC Championship is going to be a battle of two powerful forces, and either the offense of the New England Patriots is going to rum rampant, or the defense of the Baltimore Ravens is going to shutdown the Patriots. This is the kind of match-up that fans and coaches love to see, because you really get to test the old adage of whether defense truly wins football games. If it does, the Ravens are headed to Indianapolis to play in the Super Bowl. If not, then Tom Brady and the Patriots are going to the big game. Either way, the AFC is putting a strong contender in the Super Bowl game.
I am excited about the playoffs, but getting a bit nervous as this the end of the football season is near. What am I going to do with my weekends if I don't get to enjoy the hard-hitting action of football?
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