A Tale of Two Games

The AFC and NFC Championship games boosted two completely different story lines. The NFC Championship was a game where one team barely held on then with some 4th quarter magic were able to steal the game. While in the AFC Championship you had a team that had complete control over the entire game. Here we have a breakdown of all the action yesterday:

Seattle: Destined to Repeat

If you were to watch the first half of this game you would have never thought Seattle had a chance to win the game. Even after the 3rd quarter they were down 16 - 7.  Seattle had 5 turnovers (4 of which were interceptions by  Russell Wilson). Although the Seahawks got lucky with their onside kick, the play that boggled my mind was the two-point conversion where Wilson just threw the ball up and somehow Luke Wilson caught the pass. Russell Wilson was on the opposite side of the field and somehow Packers safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix did not make a play on the ball that was right in front of him. The fight that Seattle showed being able to mentally stay in the game was amazing and that of a champion. Yet you have to wonder if Rogers was not injured if the Packers would have won, because coming down the stretch there was open field that if he was healthy he could have gained some nice chunks of yardage. Nevertheless, this game will go down as one of the best comebacks in all of NFC Championship game history.

Final Score: Green Bay 22 - Seattle 28

Patriots: Off to Seattle

If you were one of the many people that watched both games this Sunday, this was nothing like the 4th quarter miracle comeback we witnessed in the NFC Championship game.  The AFC Championship was complete domination by the New England Patriots. The game was almost over as soon as it started, the Patriots had a 14 - 0 lead after the first quarter. Even though the Colts were able to get on the board in the 2nd quarter, that was all the scoring they would do. The 3rd quarter came and the Patriots scored 21 point to close out the Colts, then added another 7 in the fourth as a cherry on top. The Patriots held Indianapolis to just one touchdown and shut down Andrew Luck allowing him to only throw for 126 yards. The Patriots offense had the same story as their defense and that is complete domination. They ran the ball with ease and threw the ball at will. Brady and Blount had three touchdowns each, with Tom Brady  throwing for a total 226 yards and 1 interception. In the word of Bill Belichick the Patriots are "Off to Seattle", and as for the Colts they will have to try again next year.

Final Score: Indianapolis 7 - New England 45

Three Stars

First Star

LeGarrette Blount : 30 carries, 148 yards, and 3 TDs

Second Star

Tom Brady: 23/35, 242 pass yards, 3 pass TD,  1 INT

Third Star

Marshawn Lynch : 25 carries, 157 yards, and 1 TD

What's Next?

Super Bowl XLIX will match the number 1 ranked AFC Patriots against the number 1 ranked NFC Seahawks.  This game will have Tom Brady the decades best quarterback against the newcomer to winning Russell Wilson. This game has all the fixings of a classic, we will have to wait and see which team will bring home the Lombardi trophy from Arizona on February 1st.

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