AFC / NFC Championship Thread!

[BigDaddyFin]

I'm 4-4 as well.  I like the Colts and the Saints this week. 

Peyton Manning doesn't choke like the entire Chargers offense does every year and I'm sure that New Orleans at home with their defense will stop the Brett Faver Media Whore Express.

[Denver_Bronco]

I'm picking the Colts and the Vikings to make sure that it's Jets vs. NO in the big game.

[Thundergod]

Is everyone picking the Saints because they truly believe they are better than the Vikes? Or is it just pure hatred towards Favre and the media circus that surrounds him? Minnesota seems to be a more complete team on defense and offense. Saints are all offense. I wouldn't mind seeing N.O. go, but I wouldn't be surprised (or mind) if Minnesota takes them out.

As annoying it is with all the retirement talk each year, I'll give credit to Favre, I don't think Tarvaris Jackson takes them this far if he were still in.

[dolphantom]

.  Rex Ryan's luck runs out here.

i sure as hell hope so.

[jtex316]

Minnesota is great - at home. They are now travelling to the Saint's dome, and their win last week makes for a gigantic home field advantage - like that first game that they played after Katrina.

It's not going to be an all-out shootout, but when Favre throws that critical INT, or when Peterson fumbles that critical carry, the Saints are going to go ahead and capitalize on that. They commit turnovers and Darren Sharper now plays for the Saints. The Saints are not "All Offense" - they held Arizona to 14 points, 7 of which came on that very first run of the game. Arizona scored freaking 51 (45 offensively) last week vs. the Packers who were supposed to have a good defense.

So the Saints are better than the Vikings, and I don't trust them to go on the road with a highly charged, emotional Superdome that they have to play against. The Saints have been here before recently (lost to the Bears in '06), the Vikings have not been there recently.