Championship Games Open Thread

This one is for almost all the marbles

Post game update: again, three out of four, that makes Curly R nine out of twelve in the past six games. Cardinals and Steelers, Let there be Super Bowl!

Update, noon: Big Daddy Redskin in comments reminded me of a very simple and obvious fact about this game and that is that the Redskins owned the two teams in the NFC Championship Game, going a combined 3-0 against them, I happened to attend all three of these games and they were all enjoyable, the best one was the second Eagles game when the Redskins could only manage ten points and still won. Against teh AFC teams, both of which the Redskins also played, not so much, going 0-2.

Rejoice sports fans, the joy of Championship Weekend is here, temper it with the impending sense of doom that the 2008 NFL season is almost over. Kick back, watch some football and let me know your picks, so far in picking the last four games straight up and against the spread Curly R is six for eight.

3:00 pm ET FOX
PHI (-3.5) @ ARZ
Spread pick: Cardinals
Straight up: Cardinals

Of course I can never publicly back the Eagles. That said I actually think the Cardinals might win this game, no one has given them a shot down this whole stretch, what is different today?

Results: Cardinals spread / Cardinals straight up. Sad lil Eagles fans.


6:30 PM ET CBS
BAL @ PIT (-6)
Spread pick: Ravens
Straight up: Steelers

The Ravens have come a long way and played seventeen straight weeks of football, today will be the eighteenth. Despite the ferocity of the defense and the canny play of Joe Flacco, Baltimore missing Terrell Suggs and Samari Rolle will put the Ravens at too large a disadvantage. But this will be no blow out.

Results: Steelers spread / Steelers straight up. Did Willis McGahee get the number of that truck?


Yes it means I am calling for a Cardinals-Steelers Super Bowl. Let the games begin.


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