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| Michael Robinson quiets the crowd in Washington in Seattle's wild card victory |
The playoff race is really heating up, and this weekend we will be one step closer to finding out who will be playing in Super Bowl 47. The two NFC match-ups should be entertaining as Seattle travels to Atlanta, and Green Bay travels to San Francisco.
Seahawks at Falcons:
Matt Ryan has never won a playoff game, 0-3 so far as a starter, and this season Atlanta is hungrier than ever. That being said can they stop the Seahawks? Marshawn Lynch is a tank, and when he is at his best he is an unstoppable running back. Lynch ran for 132 yards on 20 carries last week, and also scored a touchdown in the 24-14 Seattle victory. Seattle lost defensive end Chris Clemons which may hurt Seattle's run defense, but I look for Atlanta to struggle. The Falcons are an impressive 7-1 at home, while Seattle is 3-5 on the road, but Matt Ryan will have another tough game as the Seahawks will move on to the NFC Championship game, beating Atlanta 35-24.
Packers at 49ers:
Collin Kaepernick will get his first playoff start this weekend as the Niners will play host to the Packers. The Packers looked pretty impressive last week against the Vikings, and the Niners are looking to come out strong after having a bye week to prepare. Aaron Rodgers looked good last week as he threw for 274 yards in their win over the Vikings, who were without their starting quarterback Christian Ponder. The Niners have a strong defense with a strong front seven that features Patrick Willis, Navarro Bowman, and Aldon Smith. This pass rush should do a great job of getting after Rodgers and rattling him, but the Packers have been there before. The 49ers choked last year in the NFC Championship, and I just think Green Bay looks as good as they were the year they won it all. Green Bay wins a tightly contested game, 21-16.
This means that the Seahawks will travel to Green Bay for the NFC Championship, if my predictions pan out. We will just have to wait and see.
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