Divisional Playoffs Forecast

My heart aches again as I sit down to make this post, urging me to get the pain over quickly.  And so I shall.

SAINTS over Cardinals

Fuck you, Kurt Warner.  You’re dead to me.   I doubt Drew Brees spots you 17 just to make the game interesting, you big asshole.

CHARGERS over Jets

J-E-T-S Jets!  Jets!… what?  Oh, yeah.  The Chargers are clearly the better team.  Mark Sanchez sucks in his return to SoCal, while Phil Rivers shreds the Jets.  Write it down.

Cowboys over VIKINGS

Cowboys are on a tear, wrecking all who stand before them.  The Vikings peaked in their second game against the Packers, and have been mediocre since.  Easy choice, here.

COLTS over Ravens

Ravens with extra motivation to beat a team = unstoppable.  Last week’s magic isn’t going to be enough to overcome MVP Peyton Manning, however.  Plus, the Colts owe their fans a Super Bowl after giving up on the chance to go 19-0.  No way Manning goes down this week, unless Ray Lewis actually stabs him on the field.

Stupid Fucking Packers

I used to kind of like the Cardinals.  They were exciting to watch on offense, their defense did just enough to not lose, and Fitzgerald is clearly the best wide receiver in the league right now.

That said, I fucking hate them.  Not that they beat the Packers, but that the refs crushed what would have been such a fantastic comeback – and all they had to do was treat each quarterback equally.  Kurt Warner was glass, Aaron Rodgers was diamond, if Roughing the Passer calls are any indication.

And Fitzgerald threw Charles Woodson to the GROUND for his 2nd touchdown.  Pretty much the definition of Offensive Pass Interference.

That said, Rodgers missed Greg Jennings on a throw that would have ended the game on the first play of OT.  Brutal.

Is this the start of a Favre curse?