AFC & NFC Championship Predictions

[Joe Biden 2020]

I am going with Seahawks and Patriots with the Patriots winning it all in Arizona on February 1.  For some reason, after the way they fought against Baltimore last week, I think this may be another ring for Brady and Belichek.  I certainly hope I'm wrong as the Patriots are my most-hated team in the NFL, but I have to go with my gut, not my heart.

[Keystone Phil]

Sadly, my pattern since Super Bowl XLIV dictates a Patriots' win in the big game this time. I haven't rooted for the winning team in back to back Super Bowls since XLIII-XLIV (and I actually cheered for the eventual winner in XLII as well, giving me three in a row).

It's especially gut wrenching because it's the tenth anniversary of Eagles vs. Patriots.

[Paul Kemp]

I have to go with my gut, not my heart.

hmmm

[JRP1994]

I think it's possible for Indianapolis to win the game, but they'd have to play a near-perfect game and New England would have to make some blunders.

• The game is in Foxboro
• Luck is 0-3 against Brady, with the best result being a 21-pt loss.
• LaGarrette Blount and Jonas Gray (if he plays) have run for 8 TDs in their last 2 matchups w. Colts
• Do the Colts have any feasible answer to Rob Gronkowski?

[Smash255]

Seattle and New England

I don't expect it, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Colts defeat the Pats, I will be surprised if Green Bay knocks off Seattle.

[King]

Seahawks/Patriots and I don't see either game being close.

[DemPGH]

Seahawks win 27-17
Patriots win 31-28

I know some experts have picked the Colts, but I don't see it just yet. I'm hopeful that it will be competitive, though.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Seahawks will dominate even the Pats, anyone they play.

[Thomas D]

Seattle     31-18

New England   38-27

[Tender Branson]

PULS 4 has their 2015 "Mission Super Bowl - Conference Finals Opener - Terminator Style" trailer out.

Not bad, but their "Game of Thrones" trailer from last year was better.

[RI]

Seattle repeats. It's already the longest the NFL has gone without repeat champions in the Super Bowl era. I think New England beats Indy; I also think the Seahawks would have an easier time with NE than with IND.

[Thomas D]

Calling for rain at both games.

[Keystone Phil]

Calling for rain at both games.

Here's hoping FOX and CBS get the most out of Milli Vanilli tomorrow.

[JRP1994]

Seattle repeats. It's already the longest the NFL has gone without repeat champions in the Super Bowl era. I think New England beats Indy; I also think the Seahawks would have an easier time with NE than with IND.

Have to disagree on this. Indy looked good against a weakened Bengals team that New England beat 43-17, and an injured Peyton Manning-led Broncos team that the Pats beat 43-21. Seattle would demolish the Colts, whereas I see New England as the only team left that could conceivably upset the Seahawks.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Junk NFL OT rules! This is why I stick to college...

Long live the Packers!

Another Super Bowl I won't be watching.

[The Dowager Mod]

Junk NFL OT rules! This is why I stick to college...

Long live the Packers!

Another Super Bowl I won't we watching.

Sweet sweet cheesehead butthurt, soooooo yummy!

[patrick1]

It is not often you hear a Jets fan say this, but thank God Im not a Packers fan.  I wouldnt have been able to handle that implosion. Packers had foot on their throat several times.

[King]

haha oh wow

[Boris]

watching Colts-Pats after that is like watching election night 1984 coverage after election night 2000 coverage

[DemPGH]

Just wow. What a game was the NFC Championship!

Unless something goes seriously wrong, it's Patriots vs. Seahawks, and I got the Seahawks! Overcoming all those first half mistakes, turnovers, penalties, and general failure was incredible.

[Boris]

watching Colts-Pats after that is like watching election night 1984 coverage after election night 2000 coverage

....or reading Update's Utah season after reading the on-company/susan season

[Thomas D]

Yeah, 2nd game.....not so close.

[Tender Branson]

Incredibly sick game ...

The Seahawks vs. Packers game yesterday was one of the most amazing I've ever seen in recent years. That Lynch-dive through 10 Packers players or so was already pretty good and the final 3 minutes of the 4th quarter after that onside kick were just

It was somehow bad to see the Packers lose this, after being the better team for 85% of the game, but they seemed to get too overconfident and thought they already won it ... and then BOOM !

Also funny that Wilson had 4 interceptions (each when throwing to Kearse), with Kearse then scoring the winning TD (once again after a pass from Wilson) ...

Don't know which tears were more bitter yesterday ...

* The Packers'
* The Swiss Alpine Downhill Skiing team's (yesterday, the classic Wengen downhill race took place in Switzerland and at one late point it looked like Switzerland was heading for a triple victory with 3 of their guys ahead, and then Austrian Hannes Reichelt finished slightly ahead of them and the Swiss crowd's faces went to ashes).

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