The playoffs are set and there are no clear-cut favorites, though I would say that whoever comes out of the NFC will win. Carolina, Arizona and Seattle will beat any and all AFC teams right now. The Patriots are one-dimensional and fading, Denver has soft-throwing Peyton Manning back which is only a boost in experience, Cincinnati cannot go from Ofer under Marvin Lewis to winning the Super Bowl and Pittsburgh needs a running game to succeed. Speaking of Pittsburgh, Ryan Fitzpatrick must own a closet full of Terrible Towels cuz his last three drives made him look like a huge Steelers fans since he threw INTs on each drive. At least K Dan Carpenter provided some yucks for his miscues.
The Chargers did their best to give Kansas City the gift of the division championship but committed a crucial turnover that Denver turned into the game-winning touchdown on the next play. San Diego played much better than a 4-12 team all year but really had no offensive weapons after WR Keenan Allen was lost for the season. I am still in shock at what a bust RB Melvin Gordon was. At least they played to the end and put in an effort to win, unlike the league’s other 4-12 team, Dallas, which tanked it to the brutal end. Dallas was rewarded with the 4th pick in the draft which they can use to secure Johnny Manziel and Josh Gordon from Cleveland to round out the character of the team that Jerry Jones wants to showcase. Of course, Cleveland can use their pick on another QB to add to their ever-expanding graveyard of QBs.
The Vikings finished off a very successful season that exceeded lofty expectations by winning the division after taking the final game at Lambeau Field. In a shocking display of treason, former “mascot” Ragnar buried any respect that any fan had for him by flipping Sides and promoting his new love of the Packers. Much like a Kardashian, Ragnar decided to turn to The Dark Side. A fine choice for someone getting paid more than they are worth and then demanding a disproportionate raise for a lack of actual talent. People only paid attention because of the look and, sadly, a good deal of those folks only watched in hopes of seeing a flaming crash. Ragnar is dead to Vikings fans. One can only hope that a similar fate awaits the Kardashians.
A few coaches didn’t make it to Black Monday but Tom Coughlin finished out his season as the Giants coach and waited for management to let him excuse himself from the job with their collective boot on his backside. Of course, Eli tried to throw in a few compliments during Coughlin's farewell press conference but they were intercepted. Coughlin tried to reassure Eli that his play didn’t cost Tom his job just like it was Eli’s passes that didn’t win their two Super Bowls together. The defense won the Super Bowls and helped escort Coughlin out of New York. I did like the take on Coughlin reassuring Eli that it wasn’t his fault by using a scene from the movie “Good Will Hunting”.
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