Playoff Preview: Championship Weekend
The Divisional round of the playoffs had three blowouts and one tight game, and left us with a championship weekend that has two of the most intriguing games of the playoffs.
The two top teams from most of the season in the NFC will square off, and the AFC matchup pits the top defense in the league against an offense led by the league’s MVP.
Without further adieu, here’s a closer look at each game.
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Super Bowl XLIII Preview
16 regular season games — done. Three playoff rounds — done.
It has all come down to this. The Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers have worked their way through 2008 and must fight each other for the right to become World Champions.
Playoff Preview: Conference Championships
The NFL’s version of the Final Four is on tap this weekend as the Cardinals, Eagles, Ravens and Steelers vie for a chance to play in Super Bowl XLIII.
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Divisional Playoff Preview
One week of playoff competition is in the books as the Cardinals, Chargers, Eagles and Ravens each won their wild card games. Two more weeks remain in the playoff race to earn a spot in Super Bowl XLIII, with the division round of the playoffs up next.
It’s rematch weekend, as the teams in each contest played their opponent at some point during the regular season. In the AFC, the Ravens and Titans took it into the final minutes in Baltimore, and Tennessee escaped with a 13-10 win in Week 5. The Chargers and Steelers battled in a game that produced a first-ever score of 11-10 in Week 11, Pittsburgh on top.
In the NFC, the Cardinals and Panthers met in Week 8 in Charlotte in another closely fought game, but the home team came away victorious, 27-23. The Eagles and Giants have one of the most long-standing and bitter rivalries in the NFL, and they split their division series in 2008, with the Giants winning 36-31 in Philadelphia in Week Week 10 and the Eagles winning 20-14 in New Jersey in Week 14.
This weekend, the teams all meet again — but this time around, there’s a lot more on the line.
Wild Card Playoff Preview
It’s that time again — January football. The playoffs are upon us, and this weekend marks the Wild Card matchups. Ten years ago the Broncos had a bye this week as a part of their Super Bowl XXXIII run. We’ll have memories of the Broncos’ playoff games from that season during their corresponding weekends — starting next week in the divisional round.
For now, we thought we’d give some quick hits about the playoff games on the docket this season. Occasionally we might have a Broncos player chime in on the matchups, so check back each weekend before the playoff matchups to check out what to watch for.
Quick Wild Card previews after the jump.