Wild Weekend

On Saturday, things went exactly according to plan. The Seahawks showed that they are clearly not the same team playing away from home. Although they jumped out to a lead early, there is no way you can win a playoff game giving up two hundred yards to one running back (in this case, RB Ryan Grant). The snow was coming down, and the Packers stormed back to put a hurting on the Seahawks, in a way that showed why no one wants to go play in Green Bay this time of year.
In what started out looking like a fantastic game in the first half, the Jags and Pats were exchanging blows like it was a heavyweight fight. But in the end, the Pats offense proved to be too much and the defense stiffened in the second half.
Sunday came all the surprises. The first surprise, despite a sprained toe Antonio Gates took the field. Although in the second and fourth quarters it was apparent he was not himself. Then Ladanian Tomlinson was knocked from them game. Next it was Philip Rivers' turn to get bitten by the injury bug. All of these things would lead to a loss for the Bolts, right? WRONG! Billy Voleck came in to save the day and lead San Diego to a game winning drive and book them for a trip to New England for a shot at the Super Bowl.
Later in the afternoon, the Giants and Cowboys squared off in their third meeting of the season and it was a good one. Marion Barber came out of the gates running like he wanted to be the only RB in Dalls, finishing up with 129 yards and a touchdown. Tony Romo was not terrible but he could have been better. He completed 50% of his passes for 200 yards, one touchdown and one int. That was not good enough. The offense was stopped by penalties, and the defense gave the Giants extra chances by drawing even more yellow flags. It all ended with a Giants victory and Terrel Owens crying in the post game interview. I understand defending your teammate, but the crying was a bit over dramatic. Although the trip to Mexico was not the reason for the Cowboys loss, it is still up to Tony Romo to know that people are going to say these things, so he has to be watchful of his own actions. All of this leads us to what will be a great weekend of championship games, stay tuned for analysis and predictions later this week!