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Let the second season begin. To kick off Wild Card Weekend we've surveyed the Pigskin Blogger crew for playoff predictions. Here are the results from the 16 who responded to our 10-question inquiry:

1. Who's gonna win the AFC? Steelers (7 votes); runner-up -- Pats and Colts (3 each)
2. Who's gonna win the NFC? Eagles (8); runner-up -- Falcons (4)
3. Who's gonna win the Super Bowl? Steelers (5); runner-up -- Pats and Colts (3)
4. Which Wild Card is the most dangerous? Jets (4); runner-up -- Broncos, Rams and Vikings (2)
5. Who's most valuable to his team? Peyton Manning (4); runner-up -- Tom Brady and T.O. (2)
6. Can Philly win w/out T.O.? No (8)
7. Who's the best coach in the playoffs? Bill Belichick (8); runner-up -- Bill Cowher (4)
8. Who's the best QB? Manning (8); runner-up -- Brady (4)
9. Will Manning win in New England? Yes (9)
10. Which 8-8 team is least deserving of a playoff seed? Vikings (11)

 An All-PA Super Bowl?

Jets at Chargers
· Cozantza's Jets Commentary: "As much as the tabloids love to ride Chad Pennington, the man has won a Playoff game. His counterpart, Drew Brees has never been in one. It's no guarantee that Brees will not revert to his old form under the pressure of a meaningful game. Another common criticism of the Jets is head coach Herman Edwards and the way he prepares his team. In this case one only needs to look across the sideline. Marty Schottenheimer is an outstanding coach, but his teams have historically suffered meltdowns in home Playoff games. What's stopping this from happening again? Jets 30-Chargers 24."
· J-E-T-S Page: "These two are very even. Even though the Chargers have the edge in coaching, the JETS have the edge in players. Knockout's Prediction: JETS 24-Chargers 21."
· Bolts Blog: "We're gonna ground the Jets in SD. Ice their wings. See you in the house that Drew, LT and Marty have built [this] season. Let's protect the house, boyz!

Rams at Seahawks
· Seahawks Fans Anonymous: "I'm not paying attention to any of that hooplah about the longest yard. I'm not paying attention to the hooplah about the fact that Qwest field won't sell out. Any fan who doesn't want to see this game isn't a fan at all. If I wasn't in Iraq, I would be there. Say whatever you want about the Seahawks, but never call them boring. Every game has had the drama. Every game has had the excitement. Every game has had the disappointment. Every game has had the redemption. It has been a great year to be a Seattle Seahawks fan. Seahawks 30-Rams 14."
· Rams Blog: "We play terrible on the road, but we win in Seattle, so we may beat the 'Hawks for the 3rd time.

Vikings at Packers
· Packerz Zone: "This game is at Lambeau, in the cold and Favre is playing. The Packers defense has stepped up and played better in recent weeks, and with the past two games between these two ending in a last second Longwell FG, there's no reason why the Packers can't win this one. Minnesota is struggling mentally right now, and Favre will burn 'em and take advantage. Packers win it.

Broncos at Colts
· Broncos Journal: "There's no bigger underdog than the Broncos against the Colts. Last year the Broncos got torched in the Wild Card 41-10. Only the Broncos and loyal fans are giving the Mile High boys a fighting chance. Remember this year we have Champ Bailey and John Lynch. If we can control the game early the Dome could quiet down, and the Broncos might just pull of the upset."

Playoff Previews
 Belly Check: "Brett is big-time, and he's been playing big games since Randy Moss only had a 10 person entourage. Hey, Pop Warner doesn't pay much."

 Raiders Ramblings: "Peyton Manning is the man, and when he's not busy passing Denver silly Edgerrin James will be crushing the orange. The much-maligned Colts defense is more than capable of keeping Jake Plummer and Reuben Droughns sufficiently under wraps to where while they'll score some points, it won't be nearly enough. The Colts will show who's the best horse in the NFL."

· Big Blue Notes: "Shaun Alexander getting 'robbed' by his own team probably doesn't help this lackluster group come together for a big playoff effort. Also, the Seahawks come into the playoffs off an unimpressive win against the Falcons who didn't make use of their starting QB while the Rams fought their way into the playoffs with an overtime win against the Jets. The Rams lose only if they give the game away via a turnover or a really stupid move by their coach, both of which are real possibilities."

· Bucs Blog: "The Falcons are *SO* one-dimensional, it's not even funny. Falcons fans will disagree. 'Crumpler made the Pro Bowl,' they'll say. 'Vick is the second coming of Michael Jordan,' they'll say. Big deal. Without Vick, the Falcons couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper sack. And let us not forget that the Bucs handed the Falcons a most humiliating loss... 27-ZERO. Talk about laying an egg.  Every team playing the Falcons will be looking at that game tape."

· Sportz Assassin: "The Chargers had a stellar 7-1 record at Qualcomm Stadium. But, that one loss was to the Jets early in the season. The team is a lot different now, winning 9 of 10. This game will matchup two outstanding running backs… the explosive and multi-talented LaDanlian Tomlinson and the ageless rushing champ Curtis Martin. The Chargers have the better passing offense….which includes LT. Chargers 24-17."

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• #5 Comment from mkey757 
  1/18/05 9:10 PM | Permalink

  eagles QB has a great arm. and he had a pretty good arm to go on foward to the super bowl
• #4 Comment from bobwbaber 
  1/10/05 9:07 AM | Permalink

    I have to hand it to you guys at this web site.  You surely do not know football as well as you should to run a web site; at least at the Pro level.  
    Your picks were 25% correct (thats 75% wrong).  And, these comments  indicate that you consider Cowher a great coach.  Pitiful.
    You boys ought to try the lottery.  You don't have to use your brain.
  When the two finalists for the SuperBowl are determined, I will return to this web site.  I am certain that your pick will reinforce mine (it will be the opposite of yours or I am in trouble).
                                         All in fun!  Long live the NFL!
• #3 Comment from crazychieftude 
  1/8/05 7:03 PM | Permalink

  I can't say that I like Bill Cowher, but I can say that even though he's made some bad decisions, look where he's at now. I don't think ANY coach at ANY time since the first coin toss has EVER made perfect decisions. You call Pigskin Bloggers idiots, yet, your idiodic comment lets us all know who the real idiot is.
• #2 Comment from protackle01 
  1/8/05 10:25 AM | Permalink

  WOW I WON'T HAVE TO READ THIS SITE OF IDIOTS EVER AGAIN!! BUT PLEASE JUST ONE QUESTION? NAME THE 4 IDIOTS WHO CLAIM BILL COWHER IS THE BEST COACH IN THE PLAYOFFS. IF THEY CLAIMED HE WAS THE LUCKIEST COACH IN THE PLAYOFFS WHO'S TEAM COVERERS UP HIS POOR JUDGEMENTS BY STILL WINNING GAMES THAT WOULD BE CORRECT.HATS OFF TO THE STEELERS FOR IF THEY ONLY HAD A REAL COACH THEY WOULDN'T CHOKE IN EVERY CHAMPIONSHIP GAME UNDER COWHER. ANYONE WHO DISAGREE'S COWHER DOSN'T MAKE POOR JUDGMENTS IN ALMOST EVERY GAME I JUST ASK THEM TO STUDY HIS GAME JUDGEMENTS AND YOU WILL SEE FOR YOURSELF.HONESTLY IT SURPRIZED ME ALSO WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION FROM A FRIEND 5 YEARS AGO AND WE COULD WATCH COWHER EVERY WEEK AND LAUGH OUR ASS OFF AT HIS DECISIONS.THE STEELERS HAVE GREAT TALENT EVERWHERE BUT TO GIVE CREDIT COWHER IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS.  WOW SHAME ON THIER INABILITY AND LACK OF KNOWLEDGE TO DISCREDIT THAT ARTICLE LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!
• #1 Comment from pmcpaulalb 
  1/7/05 6:34 PM | Permalink

  Dream on, ha ha ha ha