Well with the playoffs set I thought I would give my thoughts on the games that are coming up this weekend.

Saint @ Seahawks: This game does appear to be in the Saints favor though the Saints have never won on the road in the playoffs before, but all things come to an end or there is a beginning. Even though Seattle is a 7-9 team, their stadium is one of the hardest places to play. Saints do have to travel a large distance to get there as well. The Saints had a few players that were banged up this past Sunday who were pretty key parts though I'm unsure to their status so some of them may play. There were other players that were injured that may not play this Saturday so the Saints are thinned out. Hassleback was able to rest and recuperate from his injury so I can see him playing this Saturday which would increase their chance of possibly winning. These Saints do have recent playoff experience though all of it at home and a neutral field. I like the Saints in this match-up but wouldn't be surprised if the Seahawks play with great vigor because of the home-field & pull the upset.

Jets @ Colts: A repeat of the AFC Championship game. The Jets don't have the same type of power running game like last year & the Colts their past three games have stopped 3 great RBs. Peyton has fixed what was going wrong with him though he is missing Collie and Dallas Clark. Tammie has been an ok replacement. The Colts have found a running game though the Jets are good at stopping the run. The Jets don't have any pass rusher on the D-Line and will have to blitz against Peyton whom is good at picking up the blitz, making adjustments, and making a play. Cromartie isn't a total shut-down CB, but Indy isn't the well oiled machine in years past. An interesting note Peyton is 5-1(?) against a Rex Ryan defense in the playoffs and in the regular season when he is really playing to win the game 7-0 against the both Rex and Rob. So it seems that Rex's schemes do nothing. I like Indy but the Jets passing game is a lot better if it their O-Line can hold off the two outside terrors of Indy (Mathis & Freeney) and can see them putting up a lot of points to win.

Ravens @ Chiefs: Admittedly I don't know much about the Chiefs but here I go. It seems that the Chiefs live & die by the run which they are the best in the league at doing. With their run game working, Cassel is able to balance them out with a passing game, but Cassel cannot carry the team by himself - evident by this past Sunday's lost to Oakland who shut down their running game. Ravens are fifth best at stopping the run. Their running game is good as well, plus Flacco is entering his third trip to the playoffs. The Ravens have their best receiving core since Flacco's been their QB. Arrowhead Stadium is also a tough place to play as the Chiefs went 7-1 this year, however the Ravens are road warriors when it comes to the playoffs. They beat the Patriots at Gillette last year and played the Patriots very competitively at Gillette this regular season in a OT lost. They have also won in Pittsburgh. With the experience of playing in the post-season and winning on the road I'm going with the Ravens. I feel that the Chiefs have a better chance of winning than the Seahawks do, but it isn't much of a chance.

Packers @ Eagles: The Packers are 0-2 against the Eagles in the playoffs and Vick did beat the Packers as a Falcon at Lambeau back in the day. Analysis of Vick is saying that from the beating he has taken the past 6 weeks he played he has been slowing down, though with this week's rest he can be ready to explode. He'll need to be because his O-Line won't be much help to him and they Packers D has the speed and mobility to rein him in. The Packers D has also been player a lot better and this year gave up the second-fewest points - only 8 more than Pittsburgh. The Packers are tied for second with two other teams (Chargers & Raiders) for total sacks and second in INT - Eagles are third in INT. The first week Vich played so well because Kaper's didn't plan for Vick to be in the game, this time he'll be game planning and does a good job. Even in their loss to the Patriots, the Packers D had been able to keep Tom Brady condensed. They also shut-down their arch-rivals the Bears who were able to score 38 against the Jets D. The Eagles D is 12th best overall and did provide trouble for the Packers in the first game of the season though the Pack were able to overcome that. Without Ryan and Finley, the latter, who did play in the game it will be harder for the Packers to score. In lieu of that obstacle the Packers have been able to find themselves offensively and Rodgers has been exceptional; the Bears D contained the Packers because Urlacher and the rest know the rivalry between the two teams and would not think of relaxing. Rodgers does have playoff experience, only 1 game, where he started slowly but then threw for 4 TDs in the second half and lead them to 35 points in that same half. I'm expecting jitters from Rodgers and the Packers offense, but I like them in this game against a dangerous Vick team though that depends on which Vick shows up.