Four C's to Conference Championships

Cardinals, Colts, Cowboys, Chargers;

My Picks for this Weekends Divisional Playoffs

GAME PREVIEWS

Saturday AZ @ NO 4:30PM ET

Cardinals @ Saints

In the first of this weekends Divisional playoff games the Arizona Cardinals take on the New Orleans Saints. This for me is the hardest game to predict. Drew Breeze and Kurt Warner are among the best currently playing the QB position. This game will have scoring and lots of it. In my mind the better all around team has to be the Saints, they have a better defense and when healthy a better offense as well. What influencing my pick this week is momentum. The Saints lost their last 3 games of the year, and had a week off last week.Momentum is not on their side. If they want to win, they need to score early and create turn overs at key times and switch the momentum that going into the game is in the Cardinals favor. The Cardinals, who won last week in overtime against the Green Bay Packers, should be feeling good about themselves offensively having scored 51 points in the highest scoring playoff game in NFL history, but skilled defensive players like Darnell Dockett and Dominique Rodgers- Cromartie need to step up their play against the Saints high flying offense.

My Pick; Cardinals 42 Saints 38

Saturday BLT @IND 8:15 PM ET

Ravens @ Colts

Nobody expected the Ravens the beat the Patriots last week, a quick start and interceptions for the Ravens got them ahead 24-0 early. Here is the thing; if the Ravens repeat last weeks performance, and jump off to a lead, it won't be long before the Colts strike back. In my first post of the season I stated to Colts had "the smoothest operating offense in the NFL" and I stand by that. Peyton Manning simply has too many options, and my favorite is Pierre Garcon, who emerged this year and a viable threat and a solid option for Manning along with Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clarke. At just 23 years old, in just his second year in the NFL, Garcon has 47 reception this season and is poised to have a big game against the Ravens. That coupled with the fact the Colts have the best pass rusher in the game in Dwight Freeney , and that Joey Flacco is nursing sore ribs coming into the game, Colts should do better in keeping the Ravens out of the redzone, that the Patriots did last week. The Ravens ALWAYS play the Colts tough and I take that into consideration in my prediction.

My Pick; Colts 23 Ravens 17