Patriots playing at home. Peyton Manning watching himself during the commercial breaks on TV from his couch. Brett Favre with a chance to go to another Super Bowl.
And, most importantly, SeanMC has graduated from Analyst to Columnist here at Bleacher Report!
It just doesn’t get any better than this.
I’m assuming this promotion comes with a significant pay raise. I’ll have to speak to the editors later this week.
(Who runs this place, anyway?)
I think 20 percent would be about right.
(What’s 20 percent of $0?)
To celebrate my promotion, I decided to go all classy and light up a fancy cigar (Don Pepin Garcia-Black label) and crack open an expensive bottle of wine (Sutter Home Merlot, bottled in the scenic…umm…Wal-Mart vineyards).
That’s right, a $10 cigar and a $4 bottle of wine. Giddy-up!
Sunday, 1/20 3:00 P.M. ET: New England (-14) vs. San Diego
There’s an interesting spectrum of opinion in New England right now. Almost all Patriots fans fall into one of three categories:
1) Disappointed
As I mentioned in my recap of the Divisional Round, I can’t help but be disappointed in the fact that I don’t get to see a Patriots – Colts rematch.
That’s not to say I don’t respect the Chargers or that they don’t deserve to be in the AFC Championship game, but the Colts were the presumed Patriots opponent in the AFC Championship game all season long.
Look. I've made no bones about it. I can’t stand the Chargers. To me, they're extremely unlikable.
I hate Philip Rivers (and apparently, so does everyone else).
I’m not a big fan of Shawne Merriman.
Ladainian Tomlinson feels the need to tell everyone how classy he is a little too often.
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Sebastian about 1 year ago
With a high of 5 degrees and a likely dark sky, give me Packers 31, Giants 14.
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Baruch Landa about 1 year ago
Yea, aren't the Pack also something like 40-3 at home when its below freezing? And I'm curious what the numbers are during the playoffs at home. Anyone know?
G.B. 38, G-Men 20
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Chris about 1 year ago
I don't know about at home but Brett Favre is 43-5 in his entire career when it is below freezing. I imagine it should be even more encouraging at home. It is going to be practically impossible to beat a 13-3 Packers team in a championship game at Lambeau in January.
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Jeff Engelhardt about 1 year ago
Dead on predictions. The only big surprise of the NFL playoffs was the Chargers victory over the Colts but I don't see anymore upsets happening the rest of the way.
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Will Norton about 1 year ago
Rivers is hateable because he is a loud-mouth who has accomplished NOTHING in his career. Him jawing at Indy fans last week was unbelievable. Would you ever see Favre, Brady, Manning, Romo, Hasselbeck....hell, ANY other quarterback do that? That epitomizes the kid's hot-head attitude. He will be sobered up and humbled this Sunday.
Go Pats.
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Sean Crowe about 1 year ago
He won't be humbled...he has a built in excuse with the injury. He'll be talking no matter what the score.
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Chris about 1 year ago
Taking his team to the AFC Championship isn't an accomplishment to you?
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Chris about 1 year ago
I don't predict any more upsets. The Chargers and Giants are too battered to pull off another upset. While I respect what the Giants have done, Tampa Bay and the Cowboys of late, don't hold a candle to the Green Bay Packers. There is also a difference between Texas Stadium and Lambeau Field. I don't see the Packers losing at Lambeau. Do the Chargers have the weapons to beat the Patriots? I don't think so. Short of the Patriots becoming over-confident and choking, I see the Packers vs Patriots in the Super Bowl.
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Paul Gotham about 1 year ago
Ahh...a case of convenient amnesia when it comes to '85. That's all right I have forgottne who the Ravens beat in the Super Bowl.
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Chris about 1 year ago
The Patriots lost 46-10 to the Bears in the '85 Super Bowl.
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Sean Crowe about 1 year ago
That was cold, dude....
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
I agree, an AFC championship game. The AFC west 2 years in a row. Pro Bowl last year. He doesn't make the chargers worse, he fits in well and does exactly what is asked of him. I can't imagine any other team in the league that wouldn't be on his side if he were there QB (minus the teams that have a quali. In the playoffs 2 years in a row sticking it to all of the division rivals that we hate ie: Bronco's and Raiders. He beats them every year and takes us to the playoffs and I could care less what he says on the field or the side line. Now if it was Eli I would be calling him a big bitch because he's not my guy. It really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, I know with Philip behind the wheel we're going to home games in January when 80% of the rest of the teams are starting there honey do lists and complaining about how crappy there QB is and they never make it to the playoffs, and now there is only 4 teams left and the Chargers are one of them.
It's win win now like it or not: we lose and so be it, we got knocked out by the best team that ever played the game. We win and it's the greatest upset of all time.
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