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Looks lime everyone who made predictions this weekend went 3-1 except for Masterfins going 2-2.   Now we've got some critical matchups. 

The Brady/Manning Bowl headlines the early game as New England travels to Denver. 

Then Arizona takes on Carolina in the late game.

I'm taking the home teams in this one although gut feeling says I'm going to be wrong on at least one

Going to be rooting really hard for Denver in AFC game, but after what I saw this weekend, I would be shocked if NE does not win.

NFC is up for grabs, but I am going with Arizona. 

I'd say NE takes the game fairly easily. I'll also go with the Panthers taking the NFC game.

Definitely have to go with New England and Carolina in the Conference Championships...

Denver and Arizona

I really hope New England loses. My some rooting "tactic" this playoffs has been "whoever has the best chance of being the Patriots". Sad.

If I'm being honest, I probably want NE to win it all, for two reasons:

1) Preserving Peyton's total of 1 championship makes it easy to cite his brother when talking to the "but what about the rings!" people; only an idiot would think Eli is a better QB than Peyton

2) The Brady vs. Marino ship has sailed over the horizon and lapped the earth.  However, if Brady can pass Montana in rings, then at least some good will have come from it (for me, as a 49er hater).

It also doesn't hurt that NE winning means that another team has lost, and a certain "lifelong fan" on this board gets to disappear again for a while.

1) Why would you need to cite his brother?   I agree Peyton is better than Eli.  There are so many examples you can cite, Dilfer being the most common.

2) I do rank Brady ahead of Marino but not because he has more rings.  I have done it based on my observations.  I would rank Marino ahead of quarterbacks such as Montana, Elway, Staubach, Bradshaw, and Aikman.  (Here's a fact many people might not know about Aikman.  He came within a bad call, (and subsequent dumb penalty from his head coach) from winning FOUR consecutive Super Bowls).

I wonder, was Aikman vs Young the 1990s version of Brady vs. Manning?

Spider, I still am curious to where your 49er hatred comes from.  The Dolphins and 49ers only met once in the Superbowl. 

I'm going Denver and AZ.

Would love to see Fitz get a ring after a brilliant career!!!!!!

Spider lives in the Bay area.

If the Patriots do win the Super Bowl this year, it will be Brady's first Super Bowl that Adam Vinatieri did not help him win. 

Last time the Patriots played the Broncos in the AFC Championship, Peyton Manning had one of his finest games in the playoffs.

Exactly how did Vinatieri help the Patriots win last year?

I suppose a very tortured leap of logic could bring you to the conclusion that he helped by playing in the 45-7 drubbing NE gave IND in the AFCCG, but if that's your criteria, then he helped again this year by playing for the Colts in the 34-27 Week 6 loss against the Patriots... a win that ended up securing a first-round bye for the Patriots, in which Julian Edelman got healthy.

It was a tongue in cheek statement, Spider.

His missed field goal in last year's AFC championship game set up the Patriots second touchdown.

...in a game NE won 45-7.  But I guess they would have only been up by four scores instead of five at the end of the game, or something?

P.S. Vinatieri missed an extra point in the Week 6 game this year.

Maybe you don't understand the concept of momentum in a football game. 

That missed kick set up the touchdown that put the Patriots ahead 14-0.

7-3 is much different than 14-0, and the game likely plays out much differently. 

Btw, the missed extra point was not his fault it was a pure block. 

What do you mean when you say the Brady vs Marino ship has sailed over the horizon and lapped the Earth?  I'm not good with metaphors.   

What does a loss do to Peyton's Legacy?

Absolutely nothing.

A win at this stage in his career would be an absolute shocker. The defense might win it for him, but a win would still do affect his legacy, because people have bad memories and in a few years (5), that win will just be a W.

Pats and Cats.

John Elway was always a great QB but couldn't win until he got a running game. Everyone knows he won 2 Super Bowls but very few remember his pathetic performance against the Packers in the Super Bowl that supposedly sealed him as being a great QB.

John Elway    went 12 for 22   123 yards   0-TD   1-INT   51.9QBR

If you have watched that game, like I have, it was like both teams were trying their best to hand the game to the other team. 

Nine years ago today the Colts rallied from a 21-3 deficit to defeat the Patriots. 

Imagine if that game had gone differently. 

Will this week settle the Brady vs Manning debate, too?

The opening drive in tomorrow's AFC championship game will be critical.

If the Broncos win the toss, what will they decide to do?

On one hand if you receive, you stop Brady from coming on to the field and falling behind early.

But if you defer, you lose the chance for a two for one. 

I don't hold out much hope for Denver, but I will certainly be rooting for them.

Denver Bronco is not anywhere near as annoying as Patriots fans.

Broncos fans sure are out in full force today, and the Broncos are kicking off.  We will see how the defense does against this offensive powerhouse. 

Manning gets the ball now.   

Manning's first 2 passes don't inspire confidence.

I wonder if Kubiak will have Osweiler waiting in the wings.

The next two passes are better and the Broncos are moving. 

That call was correct

Looks the Broncos have showed up to play so far.

Could not ask for a better start for Denver.

Denver strikes first

Refs should have called a penalty there. 

Guess the refs will be on Denver's side.

Manning has never won an AFC title game without the officials' help. 

I want the Broncos to win, but I also want a fair game.

This will not be a fair game that was garbage

The refs have now stopped the Patriots first three drives.

Please nobody comment on me being a Patriots fan.  I am not.  I am objective and reporting what I see

Looks like we are about to be tied at seven.

What a bullshit overturn.  It was too close to call.  I wonder how much money the refs got paid

Lol are you watching this game, or not?

Wow the extra is no good, wide to the right. 

Wow the Broncos hit on the first deep pass of the game. 

Manning is showing flashes of his old self.

And Miller is in beast mode now.  A near sack and then a pick

Broncos missed a chance there

Nice play there by the Daniels to keep both his feet down. 

Neither team has been able to run the ball much. 

Pretty boy looks like shit right now.

Great play by Brady there and the Broncos miss a huge chance to get a stop

Nice sack there to force the field goal attempt. 

Hell yeah!

14-9 now.

Can the Broncos keep this up?  I hope so. 

15 yard penalty for going out of bounds when you had no effect on the play?   Get real

Wonder why the Patriots are running the ball. 

Brady gets picked again, and the Broncos have a huge drive coming up. 

Nice pass pretty boy.

False start and a sack.  Not the way you want to respond after a turnover.

So a false start, sack, and dropped pass

Yes, Manning sure choked on that drive  ::)

Brady ain't so hot when the other team gets after him

This possession is key to the game.

Simms claiming pretty boy threw that pass away.lol

Broncos need to fing do something here

79 yards passing for Brady this half

I don't like this decision to try this field goal.  

Fg wasn't what I had in mind.

Nice one though

Well the Broncos do get some points, but the Patriots are still in this game.

Hopefully the Broncos can hold on but it will not be easy for sure.

The defense is really stepping up for NE now.

Probably the worst way the Broncos wanted to open this half.

Patriots now deep in Bronco territory looking possibly to tie. 

The Broncos need to protect better to have a chance. 

Brady finished the first half with 87 passing yards.  He had half that on this one drive

The Broncos can't do anything right, the Patriots are taking over the game.

What a stupid play call on that third down.

Why do teams do these things against the Patriots?  It's like they don't want to win the game.

I agree.  3rd and a foot and you run a toss play??  Get real!!

Von Miller is in Marshawn Lynch mode!

The Broncos lose another chance to score there.

Can their defense keep stopping the Patriots?

Fing cheaters are gonna win this game.

Manning doesn't have a clue how to deal with the preasure.

Broncos have had their chances.

Brady has gotten away with grounding twice now

Broncos offense needs to do something here.

Broncos could have had a touchdown, but only get a field goal. 

If the Broncos defense keeps it up, it might not matter

What a shit call

No that was a good call

This could come down to a last second field goal

Dude was talkin shit to edelman lol

And the Pats gamble and get nothing!!!!

And Denver goes 3&out and punts

Three times now Brady has gotten away with grounding

I wonder what the Patriots will do for the two point conversion play.  

Maybe challenging it was not a good idea. 

Brandon McManus could be the man of the hour.

Well it looks like it will come down to the Denver defense needed to make one more stop.

The Broncos offense has sucked it up big time this quarter.

Can the defense record one more stop?

Make that four times Brady has gotten away with grounding

Unbelievable.

And Denver is going to the big dance

I AM SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Clap along like you feel like a room without a roof

BTW, you might need to review your definition of grounding. 

Peyton is going to his fourth Superbowl. 

Four times Brady threw the ball into the turf.  Four times they let him hey away with it

On the Gronkowski play in the end zone fourth down:

Actions that do NOT constitute pass interference include:

- Laying a hand on a receiver THAT DOES NOT AFFECT THE RECEIVER'S ABILITY TO MAKE A PLAY ON THE BALL.

No penalty :)

You can do that if there is a receiver in the area.

Ted Gunn sets the Panthers up for good field position. He was a former Dolphin if I'm not mistaken

And Ginn scores a TD

Carolina is dominating on defense

And Carolina picks it off in the end zone.  Looks like an easy win for the Panthers this time around

I just saw another replay, and that might have been pass interference on the Broncos on the play to Gronkowski in the end zone.