Tuesday, January 4, 2005
E.K. Nation's NFL Playoff Prediction Pizza Party
Pay no attention to the E.K. Nation pre-season Super Bowl pick of Kansas City over New Orleans. E.K. Nation was suffering at that time from an acute case of dumb. And now an acute case of distraught.
E.K. Nation had five of the six NFC teams right, going against the grain by not taking the chic pick, the Seattle Seahawks of Seattle, and instead going for New Orleans. And don't ask E.K. Nation about the AFC picks. So for the conference championship games, at least Minnesota and Indianapolis can still lose.
Here is how we are guessing it will go down:
E.K. Nation had five of the six NFC teams right, going against the grain by not taking the chic pick, the Seattle Seahawks of Seattle, and instead going for New Orleans. And don't ask E.K. Nation about the AFC picks. So for the conference championship games, at least Minnesota and Indianapolis can still lose.
Here is how we are guessing it will go down:
NFC Wild-Card Round:Seattle (-4) defeats St. Louis 31-16, and Minnesota (+6.5) gets the 37-34 upset of the Packers. AFC Wild-Card Round: San Diego (-6.5) gets past the Jets 27-24 in overtime, and the Colts (-10) wallop Denver 44-20.
NFC Divisional Playoffs:The Vikings stun Philadelphia 29-23 in OT, and Atlanta runs past the Seahawks 34-3. AFC Divisional Playoffs: Indianapolis defeats the Patriots 34-27, and Pittsburgh beats the Chargers 21-10.
NFC Championship:The Falcons defeat Minnesota 31-7. AFC Championship: The Steelers outlast the Colts 43-34.
SUPER BOWL XXXIX:In the end, Ben Roethlisberger will complete a fairy-tale season with a storybook ending, helping the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cinderella Atlanta Falcons 24-13.
