NFL Playoff Previews

Ravens-New England

• Throwing contest Tom Brady (4109P-33TD)-vs-Joe Flacco (29TD)…Brady (12-3) at home in postseason…Flacco has won 7-playoff games on road…Flacco-last 7-playoff games (17TD-1 Int).. …Patriots (18-8) at Foxoboro in postseason since 2000…..Ravens (15-7) in postseason including 2-wins in New England…Huge defensive challenges…Ravens improving secondary must contain Rob Gronkowski (82R)-Julian Edelman (92R)..Brandon LaFell (74R)…Pats DBs have to handle Steve Smith (79R)-Torrie Smith combo-TE Owen Daniels…Ravens RB-Justin Forsett (1299R)…Should be a shootout…21-degrees-sunny…Picking Patriots in wild game.

Panthers-Seattle

• Seahawks have won 23-of-24 at home…Pete Carroll teams (25-8) at Century Link field…Seahawks won 7-straight playoff games at home…Seattle stormed to (12-4) finish with defense choking off teams..Seattle allowed 3TDs in last 6-games…Allowed (267YPG) on defense entire year…Russell Wilson (3475P-849R-26TD)…Marshawn Lynch (1306R-4.7YPC)…Seahawks averaging (376YPG) on offense-including (173R) per game…Cam Newton only 1TD pass in 3-games vs Seattle….Newton-now healthy-last 4G (7TD-2int)…Panthers defense, already without DE-Greg Hardy, now loses DT-Star Lotolelei…. 50-degrees-overcast…Seattle stomps Carolina.

Cowboys-Packers

• Dallas (8-0) on road this year..Packers (8-0) at Lambeau Field…Green Bay won last 3-played vs Dallas…Aaron Rodgers (38TD-5Int) has minor tear of calf-stopping ability to scramble…Tony Romo (36TD)….Cowboys RB-DeMarco Murray (1945R)…WR-Dez Bryant (90R)…Green Bay WRs-Jordy Nelson-Randall Cobb-combined (189R)…Packers (386YPG) on offense..Cowboys (384YPG)…20-degrees-sunny…Cowboys could pull off upset with Rodgers health issues.

Colts-Broncos

• Peyton Manning completely healed bruised thigh…Broncos worked outside in 16-degree weather all week…Manning (4727P-39TD)….Peyton-last 4G (76QBR-3TD-6Int-6QBX)….WR-Demaryius Thomas (111R)-Emmanuel Sanders (101R)…RBs-CJ Anderson-Ronnie Hillman-combined (1280R)-both healthy…Colts-Andrew Luck (5137P-42TD)…WR-TY Hilton (16YPC)…Big issue-lack of true running game for Colts…Peyton Manning (23-11) postseason career….(40-12) record as Denver starter…(24-3) in home games…Weather break-43 and sunny….Broncos win in big-time scoring game.

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