Wild Card weekend picks

Eagles over Cowboys
All signs point to Dallas taking this, but I think the Eagles will come back after last week’s embarrassing loss hungry for some blood. I don’t understand why Philly played the way it did last week, there’s no real explanation, and I’m hoping that was their wake up call. And I will never trust Dallas in the playoffs, I dare them to prove me wrong.

Jets over Bengals
From an objective perspective this game is a complete mystery to me, since I don’t think last week’s game is any sort of window to the way these teams will match up. Revis is going to shut down Ocho, so it’ll really come down to Benson versus our run D and how many interceptions Sanchez is allowed to throw. I do think the Jets D will frustrate Palmer in the pocket and force some mistakes. It’ll be a close one but I’m taking the J-E-T-S!

Ravens over Pats
Wes Welker out is a huge blow to the Pats offense. I recall a time early in the regular season when the Pats were a dazed and confused team, which also happened to be the time Welker was out. Edelman is decent, but without Welker and a perfectly healthy Brady the Pats aren’t in the position they need to be in. I’ve been disappointed with the Ravens D, but Ed Reed is back and ready to dominate.

Packers over Arizona
Arizona always does well in the postseason, but I have a lot of faith in the Packers. Their game has improved tremendously the second half of the season and they have the potential to take it all the way. Aaron Rodgers may be a rookie but he’s waited a lot of years for this moment and he’s not going to let Arizona get in the way of meeting the Vikings in the playoffs.