Wildcard Day 2

Pats vs Ravens

Man if you would have told me that the Pats would have gone down without barely a fight, I wouldn't have believed you. I really wouldn't have believed you if you said that Brady wouldn't show up and would have betted you on that. But it is true. The Baltimore Ravens started out this decade with a stunning, start-to-finish beating. Brady had been 7-0 in postseason games at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots were 8-0 there during the regular season. None of that matter on Sunday as Brady threw three interceptions and gained less than 200 yards passing for the fourth time in his last five games. I mean if we were playing Madden, it would have been a skunk after the score was 24-0 in the 1st. The Ravens were led by Baltimore's running trio of Rice, Willis McGahee and Le'Ron McClain who overpowered defenders for 234 yards. Of that, 159 of it was by Rice. That sad because he almost out-gained Patriots 196 yards of total offense. Randy Moss was nowhere to be found but the only good thing that came out of the game was Wes Welker's replacement, rookie Julian Edelman, who caught two touchdown passes. Next week the Ravens will line up against the ''undefeated'' Colts. Should make for an interesting game.


Packers vs Cards

This was by FAR the best of game of wildcard weekend. First off I want to give Kurt Warner some credit. He doesn't get enough because he isn't Favre but this man went 29 of 33 for 379 and five touchdowns, without a single turnover. It was one of the wildest playoff games the NFL has seen - there were more than 1,000 yards of offense and just two punts It started as if it would be a blow out as the Cards went up 17-0 but it turned out to be a good game. It even went into overtime and I knew for sure that the Packers would pull it out but Rodgers got sacked, lost the ball and watched helplessly as linebacker Karlos Dansby returned it. Nobody will remember how he led them back though after they were down 31-10. Nobody will remember his 422 yards and the four touchdowns he threw. But everybody will remember the fumble and the lost 51-45 in overtime. I hope this doesn't hurt his rep because obviously the Packers have something good going on over there if they can keep building around him. It was just one of those wildest playoff games the NFL has seen. There were more than 1,000 yards of offense and just two punts between the two teams. What is funny is the Cards ran that same blitz earlier in the game but Rogers avoided it but he wasn't so lucky this time. Some fans wanted a face-mask penalty on thee play which clearly it was but the Packers aren't going to do that. They will just wonder how they let one get away. I was upset that Woodson didn't step up though. He was having a good season and to let it end on that note. Next up for the Cards will be the ''N'orleans''.