NFL playoffs - STC Predictions! James B.

NFC

1st Round
Saints over the Lions- Saints out-slugg in a slugg-fest. Saints pull away in the 4th.
Giants over the Falcons- The Giants pass rush brings down the Falcons' passing game

2nd Round
Packers over the Giants- Not even close. Rodgers throws for 4 touchdowns.
49ers over the Saints- They earned the bye week for a reason. 49ers defense figures out Brees just long enough.

NFC Championship
Packers over the 49ers- Alex Smith proves to be the Achilles heel.

AFC

1st Round
Bengals over the Texans- Upset special? Neither the Bengals' D nor I think so.
Steelers over the Broncos- Steelers show the Broncos what a Dynasty looks like.

2nd Round
Pats over the Steelers- Steelers offense has been too inconsistent to keep up with Brady his tight ends.
Ravens over the Bengals- Ravens eek out a close one. Combined less than 30 points.

AFC Championship
Pats over the Ravens- If I think about it longer, I may change my mind.

Superbowl
Patriots over Packers- (I at least should be different from Mike) Tom and Bill prove again why they have won more games than any other coach and quaterback together. 38-31

NFL playoffs - STC Predictions! Mike B.

And here are my picks for the NFL Playoffs… (Mike Bouchard)

NFC

1^st Round

Saints over the Lions- Suh gets a big personal foul

Giants over the Falcons- Riding Eli’s hot hand and the canned heat in Cruz’s shoes

2^nd Round

Packers over the Giants- Rodgers

Saints over the 49ers- Brees>Smith

NFC Championship

Packers over the Saints- Woodson makes a key play to save the Packers D

AFC

1^st Round

Bengals over the Texans- Texans have QB issues

Steelers over the Broncos- Tebow gets embarrassed

2^nd Round

Pats over the Steelers- Pats offense scores 35+

Ravens over the Bengals- Dalton can’t handle having to throw 30+ times

AFC Championship

Pats over the Ravens- Pats score too many again

Superbowl

Packers over the Pats- Belichick picks the wrong hoodie

Giants win, into playoffs!

Normally I'm not excited about a New York Giants win,
but when it's against the Cowboys--
you bet I am!

Now that the NFL season is complete (already?!!!),
us sports speculators don't waste any time talking about what's to come.
Namely- An amazing playoff season and the NFL draft (see poll question).

I'll be back with my bold playoff predictions
and ready as ever to see what happens!

Basketball's Finest

Thank goodness the NBA season is here--

otherwise ESPN would have been filled with mullets and "oots" and "aboots."

(no offense, Barry)

Here are my top 5 teams for the Eastern and Western Conference for this season.

(you'll learn that all my predictions are based on zero knowledge and are entirely premature)

As I was saying......

Eastern Conference Western Conference

1. Miami Heat 1. Oklahoma City Thunder

2. Chicago Bulls 2. Dallas Mavericks

3. Boston Celtics 3. San Antonio Spurs

4. New York Knicks 4. L.A. Lakers

5. Orlando Magic 5. L.A. Clippers

Things to expect:

--Tons of highlights from the Clippers

--Superman Dwight Howard to not be in Orlando come March

--Talk about firing new Laker head coach Mike Brown

--Wizards lose 40+ games (66 game season)