Wild-card picks: Week 17 all over again for ‘Boys, Pack, Jets
Article By viyer.tsn on 7th January, 2010
The opening week of the NFL playoffs looks eerily familiar.
In the NFC, it's an almost exact copy of what we just saw in Week 17 -- same bat hosts, same bat visitors, same bat stadiums, only with one different bat channel and two different bat times.
In the AFC, the Jets return the home-and-home favor with a trip to Cincinnati, and the Ravens and Patriots meet again in New England 14 weeks after playing there on Oct. 4.
Jason Witten and the Cowboys will try to push the Eagles out of the playoffs. This time around, however, there will be no holding back, mentally or physically. There's no cushion for some teams of playing at least one more game this season. That should lead to some very aggressive play in every game.
NFC Game of the Week Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys are going for a three-game sweep of their division rivals in hopes of getting their first playoff victory in 13 seasons. It also would be Tony Romo's first postseason win in three attempts. Looking at recent history and thinking that they can't pull it off against the Eagles for a second consecutive week and the third time since Week 9 would be a mistake, because, well, the past is in the past.
Romo is a better quarterback than he's ever been in his fourth season as an NFL starter. The defense has never been this good since the switch to a 3-4 under Bill Parcells. The combination of chemistry and confidence hasn't been there like this in quite some time. There are unreasonable expectations that often come with being America's Team, and taking in the mood of the locker room and realizing all the talent it has, you get a sense the Cowboys are ready to do something special.
On the field, the Cowboys have proved to be the better team than Philadelphia twice. They have the power running game to wear down the Eagles' pass rush and limit the blitzing. They have receivers such as Miles Austin and Jason Witten who can ...
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In the NFC, it's an almost exact copy of what we just saw in Week 17 -- same bat hosts, same bat visitors, same bat stadiums, only with one different bat channel and two different bat times.
In the AFC, the Jets return the home-and-home favor with a trip to Cincinnati, and the Ravens and Patriots meet again in New England 14 weeks after playing there on Oct. 4.
Jason Witten and the Cowboys will try to push the Eagles out of the playoffs. This time around, however, there will be no holding back, mentally or physically. There's no cushion for some teams of playing at least one more game this season. That should lead to some very aggressive play in every game.
NFC Game of the Week Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys are going for a three-game sweep of their division rivals in hopes of getting their first playoff victory in 13 seasons. It also would be Tony Romo's first postseason win in three attempts. Looking at recent history and thinking that they can't pull it off against the Eagles for a second consecutive week and the third time since Week 9 would be a mistake, because, well, the past is in the past.
Romo is a better quarterback than he's ever been in his fourth season as an NFL starter. The defense has never been this good since the switch to a 3-4 under Bill Parcells. The combination of chemistry and confidence hasn't been there like this in quite some time. There are unreasonable expectations that often come with being America's Team, and taking in the mood of the locker room and realizing all the talent it has, you get a sense the Cowboys are ready to do something special.
On the field, the Cowboys have proved to be the better team than Philadelphia twice. They have the power running game to wear down the Eagles' pass rush and limit the blitzing. They have receivers such as Miles Austin and Jason Witten who can ...
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