What a year it's been in the NFL, however it's coming to a close with the conference championship games this weekend. Since I was a stellar, 3-1 last week it makes me 5-3 for the playoffs which actually better than most of the so-called experts for major networks.
NFC Championship, Cardinals vs. Eagles: Here is a gold star for all of you that thought this would be the NFC Championship game at the beginning of the year. The Cardinals and Eagles faced off this year in prime-time Thanksgiving day in which the Eagles won 48 to 20. However, the Cardinals have a home game and Anquan Boldin will be back in action. This game is a total toss-up, the Eagles dominated in the regular season and their defense recently has been lights out. The real difference is how the Cardinals can move the ball offensively, I favor them here.
Cardinals 24 Eagles 14
AFC Championship, Steelers vs. Ravens: As it only seems to be drawn up to rub it in the face of Ohio, two AFC North teams will play for the right to go to the Super Bowl. The Steelers and Ravens faced twice during the year and the Steelers stole two victories. Most people would appear to pick the Steel City back to Super Bowl. However, the Ravens dominated for both of the games but couldn't close the deal in the end. The Pittsburgh secondary has been questionable of late and specifically that's the game plan of Joe Flacco to throw the ball deep. The Ravens defense of 2008 might arguably be one of the best ever but the Steelers hold the number #1 defense in the NFL. The defensive struggle will be on in this game and watch the Ravens to beat the Steel City to the punch.
Ravens 13 Steelers 10
NFL Conference Championships-Ben's Take
