Hello readers! Another week of National Football League action is coming upon us. The NFL's version of the Final Four is set as four teams come into Sunday but only two will remain to play in the biggest game of them all. Only the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buffalo Bills, and the Kansas City Chiefs remain. In this post I'll talk about my picks for the Conference Championship games. Let's get to work!
Conference Championship Picks
Tampa Bay (11-5) @ Green Bay (13-3) (FOX): TW: Buccaneers; CV: Buccaneers
The Buccaneers beat the Saints and the Packers beat the Rams last week. Shocker I know. Championship Sunday starts with the NFC game with the Buccaneers and the Packers set to do battle. The Packers come into this game hosting the NFC Championship Game for the first time since 2007. It'll be also the first time that Aaron Rodgers will play at home for the event. Both quarterbacks are pretty evenly well matched. What I question is how well the Packers defense can stop the multi-headed monster in the Buccaneers offense. Not just Tom Brady that they'll have to deal with but Leonard Fournette, Ronald Jones, Antonio Brown and Mike Evans. Green Bay will also have to deal with the underrated Buccaneers defense that can play well when hot. Weather for the game could be interesting as it'll be typical cold temperatures and possible snow. Do I see it being a factor? Perhaps but Tom Brady has been in cold weather games as well. I hate to say it but I think not having a great defense and another clutch wide receiver will hurt the Packers in the long run.
Buffalo (13-3) @ Kansas City (14-2) (CBS): TW: Chiefs; CV: Bills
The Bills beat the Ravens and the Chiefs beat the Browns last week. On the AFC side we got two of the future star quarterbacks in Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs. The defending champs come into this game with some luck on their side. What was originally a concussion on quarterback Patrick Mahomes, would turn out to be a pinched nerve. In other words, Mahomes is active for the game with Chad Henne ready at the wings if the need arises. For Buffalo, they're in the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 1993. The Bills come into the game with a pretty good feeling. They don't have the pressure to get back to a Super Bowl, they can play loose and play their game. I think what will be key for both teams is how well the Chiefs defense can handle Josh Allen. Can Josh Allen find some running back help? Hard to pick against the defending champs but I caution in that they need to protect Patrick Mahomes. I'll go Chiefs.
2020 Week by Week Record:
TW's record:
Week 1: 8-8
Week 2: 15-1
Week 3: 9-6-1
Week 4: 11-4
Week 5: 9-5
Week 6: 7-7
Week 7: 12-2
Week 8: 7-7
Week 9: 10-4
Week 10: 10-4
Week 11: 7-7
Week 12: 11-5
Week 13: 10-5
Week 14: 7-9
Week 15: 12-4
Week 16: 8-8
Week 17: 14-2
Total: 167-88-1
Cardinal Viking's record:
Week 1: 10-6
Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 8-7-1
Week 4: 7-8
Week 5: 8-6
Week 6: 9-5
Week 7: 11-3
Week 8: 7-7
Week 9: 9-5
Week 10: 11-3
Week 11: 8-6
Week 12: 9-7
Week 13: 11-4
Week 14: 11-5
Week 15: 13-3
Week 16: 9-7
Week 17: 11-5
Total: 163-92-1
Previous Picking Records:
2017: 167-89
2018: 156-98-2
2019: 151-104-1
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