Divisional Wrap Up

Well it was another weekend of not so great games except the last one. The Divisional round is usually the best round but this year it disappointed just like the Wildcard round.

Cardinals at Saints
This game was a weird game,. The Cards jumped out early with a Hightower 80 yard run and it looked like it would be another barn burner. Then the Saints tied it and then took the lead and never looked back. Reggie Bush brought the wood. He ran hard the whole game and looked to make contact with defenders. Because of this he was able to have a 46 yard td run and a punt return. After the first play of scrimmage the Saints defense settled in and only let up one more td along the way and the defense knocked Kurt Warner out after an interception. If Bush runs the way he ran on Sunday along with the rest of the Saints offense and the defense plays the same the Saints will have no problem with the Vikings. The Saints were motivated in this game and one reason why was because they resigned fan and team favorite Deuce McCallister who lead them out onto the field.

Ravens at Colts
This game was not what it was cracked up to be. The Ravens defense did their part in keeping Peyton and Co to 20 points. Had Ed Reed not fumbled or a pass interference called on his two interception this game might have been different but that was the only real hope the Ravens had all game. Flacco seemed more injured than the Ravens lead on and that really hurt their offense. Peyton and Co did their job and the Colts defense played a great game and are under appreciated.

Cowboys at Vikings
This game was like the others. The Vikings jumped out early and never looked back. Favre looked like old and had a laser all day. Sidney Rice had a phenomenal game and the Vikings defense harassed Romo and the Cowboys all day. The only controversy all day was if the Vikings were pouring it on throwing for a td with under two minutes. Keith Brooking did not like this and many have debated. I do not like running up the score but looking at the play and the circumstance I do not believe the Vikings were trying to run up the score. It was a 4th and 3 and Favre had max protect and had a short and long option. The short player was covered so he went for the deep option who happened to be in the endzone. So I do not think it was running up the score but I understand the Cowboys being upset. I also agree with one ESPN announcer saud that in the NFL no one runs up the score.

Jets at Chargers
In the game of the week and the shocker of the weekend the upstart underdog Jets beat every one's pick for the Super Bowl Chargers. This was a fun game to watch. Though the Jets offense could get nothing going in the first quarter and a half they were fortunate enough to have the defense play well and survive the playoff rush and not fall behind. The Jets were then able to get to their bread and butter ground and pound. Defense and running the ball. Once the Jets accomplished that they took over the game. A late push by the Chargers made it a three point game but a failed onsides and a failure to stop the Jets run game resulted in the Chargers loss plus three missed field goal by pro bowl kicker Nate Kaeding (one was a 57 yarder).

The Championship games should be fun to watch. Can the 40 year old Favre lead the Vikings over the Saints? Can Manning figure out the Jets defense? We will see on Sunday.