First of all, congratulations to the Eagles and Cardinals. I did not predict that either team would advance to the conference title round.
The Eagles are starting to look like a "team of destiny"!
Three weeks ago, the Eagles woke up with the following playoff scenario: Beat Dallas and hope that Tampa Bay and Minnesota lost their games too.
Everything happened and they made the playoffs as the NFC's # 6 seed!
The Cardinals have their own story.
According to the guys calling the game on the radio, the Cardinals have not played in the NFC title game since 1948.
They were the Chicago Cardinals back in '48.
Weren't these guys the St. Louis Cardinals too?
Nevertheless, a Cardinals-Eagles NFC title game was not in my cards. Congratulations to both teams!
The Baltimore-Pittsburgh AFC title game will be for the ages.
First, these two teams just don't like each other a lot. They have very passionate fans, sort of like a Red Sox-Yankees series!
Second, the Ravens and Steelers played a 15-round heavyweight fight a month ago.
Third, they are both outstanding defensive teams. Don't expect a lot of scoring. It should be a very low scoring game, sort of an old NFL style game.
I can't wait. It will be a great game!
