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NFL Championship games review
Championship Games Review:
AFC:
The game finished as expected, with the Colts defeating the 6th seeded Jets and advancing to the Superbowl. But their path to success had a few more twists, turns and bumps in the road than many expected. The Jets made a mockery of their +7.5 handicap by jumping out to a 17-6 near half time, but Indianapolis aint the place to sustain some injuries to key members of your secondary. Payton Manning took advantage of the reserves that came in the game, and the Colts passed their way to victory. My personal bet on under 40.5 was derailed by a 30 pt 2nd quarter (was looking good too after a scoreless 1st quarter). But with some antepost money on the Colts winning the Superbowl (18-1 at Betfair back in August), I wasn’t grumbling.
NFC:
The Vikings had a Superbowl visit in the palm of their hand, only to see two old, familiar problems re-surface at the crunch time. Brad Childress managed to botch a play call that resulted in a crucial 5 yard penalty, taking them out of winning field goal range. The very next play, Brett Favre (who had avoided such poor judgement all season) through back across the field and was intercepted, when he could have scrambled for 10 yards and back into field goal range. Viking fans will have been cursing their team’s luck / poor judgement, and sure enough the Saints went on to punish them by kicking the winning field goal. Favre’s fairytale season that seemed destined for the Superbowl, sadly ended like his final throws for the Packers and Jets, with yet another interception.
Thoughts on Superbowl:
The Colts will line up against the Colts a week on Sunday. The early line is a 5.5 pt start for the Saints, with Ladbrokes offering best price of 9/5 on a Saints win. Punters will have to weigh up whether the Saints’ poor performance against the Vikings is a sign of what is to come, or if they can rediscover their early season form. In my humble opinion the Colts are the better all round team. They have more big game experience. The Saints have notoriously been quite flaky in the past when the pressure is on. And if these reasons aren’t enough, consider that the Colts have Peyton Manning – reason enough to back the Colts to overcome what looks like too short of a handicap (I was expecting at least 7 pts).
Happy betting!
Sonny D
Posted: Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 @ 04:01 pm by Sonny D
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