Houston 8-7-1 at Miami 10-6
The best Houston team showed up and pounded Seattle last week. They will need to repeat that effort this week against the Dolphins. They will look to shut down the running attack and force Griese to beat them in the air. Miami will be looking to do just the opposite. Contain Dan Pastorini and you contain the Houston offense. The wildcard round was dominated by defense, this game should be another big defensive battle.
New York 10-6 at San Diego 10-6
The Chargers win by their defense. Their offense is almost non existent. They will have to get some production out of their offense if they hope to win this game. The Jets play a very balanced game. Like the Chargers they look to their defense to lead the way, but with Vince Evans they feel confident they can score points. I wouldn't be surprised if this was a low scoring affair.
Los Angeles 11-5 at Philadelphia 12-4
I gave the Cowboys defense no chance against the Rams, but they played a great game. I give the Eagles defense no chance and will be stunned if they can keep the Rams below 24 points. While the Eagles are one dimensional, all offense, the Rams have a very solid defense. It's not a good match up for the Eagles and I wouldn't be surprised to see this one turn into a blowout for the Rams. If the Eagles can get their offense rolling this could be a real shootout.
New Orleans 10-6 at San Francisco 13-3
The Saints easily beat the 49ers both times they played in the regular season, but it's hard to beat such a talented team three times in a season. The Saints have to get better production out of their offense than they did against the Packers and not turn the ball over. The 49ers will look to get their offense going, which has struggled against the Saints this year.
The best Houston team showed up and pounded Seattle last week. They will need to repeat that effort this week against the Dolphins. They will look to shut down the running attack and force Griese to beat them in the air. Miami will be looking to do just the opposite. Contain Dan Pastorini and you contain the Houston offense. The wildcard round was dominated by defense, this game should be another big defensive battle.
New York 10-6 at San Diego 10-6
The Chargers win by their defense. Their offense is almost non existent. They will have to get some production out of their offense if they hope to win this game. The Jets play a very balanced game. Like the Chargers they look to their defense to lead the way, but with Vince Evans they feel confident they can score points. I wouldn't be surprised if this was a low scoring affair.
Los Angeles 11-5 at Philadelphia 12-4
I gave the Cowboys defense no chance against the Rams, but they played a great game. I give the Eagles defense no chance and will be stunned if they can keep the Rams below 24 points. While the Eagles are one dimensional, all offense, the Rams have a very solid defense. It's not a good match up for the Eagles and I wouldn't be surprised to see this one turn into a blowout for the Rams. If the Eagles can get their offense rolling this could be a real shootout.
New Orleans 10-6 at San Francisco 13-3
The Saints easily beat the 49ers both times they played in the regular season, but it's hard to beat such a talented team three times in a season. The Saints have to get better production out of their offense than they did against the Packers and not turn the ball over. The 49ers will look to get their offense going, which has struggled against the Saints this year.
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