NFL Conference Championship Games

Packers at Bears --

Analysis: I have the Packers winning. When it came down to it, I think that Aaron Rodgers will be able to play better against Chicago's defense than Jay Cutler will play against the Packers D. It's crazy to imagine what the Packers would have done with Ryan Grant and JerMichael Finley playing a full season (or what my fantasy teams would have done). Grant has missed the entire season and Finley over half, yet the Packers are still able to move the ball. The Packers offense is one of the best in the NFL. The Bears offense, on the other hand, is not so great. They don't have the go-to receiver that the Packers do (Jennings) nor the veteran that the packers do (Driver). Although the Bears do have Matt Forte to carry the ball, yet they don't seem to be using him as much as they should. I haven't looked at the weather forecast, but that seems to be the only thing that could help the Bears win this game.

I have Green Bay 31, Chicago 23


Jets at Steelers --


In a drunken haze while I was vacationing in Naples, Florida in October (right about when the Vikings traded for Moss) I apparently was recorded on video predicting the Jets to lose to the Steelers in this game. I guess I should stand by my prediction. I like Ben Roethlisberger. The guy finds a way to win and rarely makes the mistake that costs his team the game. Like the Packers O over the Bears O, I will take the Quarterbacks as the deciding factor in this game. Mark Sanchez seems to have pretty decent poise when it comes to big games, playing well in his first two playoff runs. But I think the Steelers shut down defense will rattle Sanchez. Age before beauty. The Steelers will be back in the Super, again. Oh, what it would be like to be a native of Pittsburgh, Pa.

I have the score as Pittsburgh 24, New York 19


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