After Sunday's shocking upset by the New York Jets, the NFL playoffs took a very unexpected turn. If you watched any sports coverage toward the end of the NFL season you would hear the debate "Who is better, the Colts or the Chargers?" The topic was premature and is showing just how balanced the teams at the top of the AFC really are.
When a 9-7 team who appeared to "limp-into" the playoffs behind a rookie quarterback and rookie head coach were pit against a team that many analysts were deeming the "team to beat," their chances were scoffed at by the same experts. Who should blame them though? The Chargers were the only team in the NFL to score twenty points in all sixteen contests. They rode an eleven game winning streak into the playoffs.
The Jets turned the NFL on its head and proved their critics wrong, and showed they belonged in the postseason. The argument of how they got into the playoffs will remain, but they're out to hoist that Lombardi Trophy.
They're pitted against an Indianapolis Colts team who they handed their first defeat to in week sixteen. The Colts will be looking to continue to prove that their plan was justified. The kick-off for this game will be at 3:00pm on Sunday. One thing is for certain, and that is a rookie head coach will be coaching in Super Bowl XLIV.
The road to the NFC title game went almost according to plan. The two best teams all year are facing each other, and after their divisional round performances, this looks to be quite the show. Both teams are firing on all cylinders behind their all-pro quarterbacks, breakthrough crew of receiving threats, and workhorse running backs.
One quarterback could cement his legacy as the greatest of all time with a win and another ring, while the other could begin his own quest for recognition among the greatest. The game kicks off at 6:25pm and is sure to be quite the dynamic affair.
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