NFL: Follow-up

At the close of NFL Week 8, these were the predictions that I made for the playoffs:


NFC
East: Philadelphia
North: Green Bay (#1 seed)
South: New Orleans
West: San Francisco 49ers
Wild Cards: New Jersey Giants, Detroit


AFC
East: Buffalo
North: Pittsburgh (#1 seed)
South: Houston
West: Kansas City
Wild Cards: New England, Baltimore


So, some good, some bad. Even really bad. See the bandwagon picks for Buffalo and Philly.


NFC
Hits: Green Bay, New Orleans, San Francisco, New Jersey, and Detroit. Also correct about the #1 seed for the Packers. But, hey, they were 8-0 at that point and it would have been a shock to most red-blooded Americans if it hadn't played out that way.
Misses: Philly. Replace with Atlanta.
Overall: 5-1. Not too shabby.


AFC
Hits: Pittsburgh, Houston, New England, and Baltimore.
Misses: Buffalo and Kansas City instead of Cincinnati and Denver. Seed #1 went to the Pats.
Overall: 4-2. Respectable.


Alright, 9-3 all told.


But this is where I really missed the mark.


Super Bowl XLVI
The all-Pennsylvania showdown of Philly vs. Pitt.


Whoops. Hurts to miss that one.


Now that only four remain, how about a do-over?


NFC Title Game
GIANTS over 49ers


AFC Title Game
PATRIOTS over Ravens


#46
PATRIOTS over Giants: Brady's Revenge


But damn it all if I don't get the sinking feeling that the Giants get the last laugh and send the Pats to 0-3 against them in recent history. I can just see the Giants being that damn team who happens to get it all going at just the right time.


F.