This weekend’s conference title games, as do all playoff games, will come down to defense, and quarterback play. Heading into this weekends showdown in Foxboro, for the AFC title game, the biggest match up comes down to Tom Brady vs. Philip Rivers (who should start).
Once again, with the biggest match up being quarterback play, look for the greatest ever to take down a quarterback who is just as focused on the other sidelines and fans in the stands.
While one team has a multiple Super Bowl MVP winning quarterback, a player who's career playoff record has risen to 14-2 this post season, second in percentage to only Bart Starr. The other has a quarterback who multiple times this season has had issues with on-field trash talking, even with opposing teams QB's. Has not been able to block out the heckling form the fans, and now has become common knowledge you can take him out of his focus if you say the right thing.
The match ups of Quarterbacks vs. the opponent’s defense will decide this game. And expect all-world Tom Brady to handle the pressures and elements as he always does, and continue the Patriots path to 19-0.
Yes, the Chargers do have the players up front who can win without blitzing all out and leaving the secondary vulnerable. But they will have to hit Brady six or seven times and sack him more then twice in order to see success. Conversely, with a hobbled superstars Tomlinson and Gates, the Patriots defense only great challenge will be in the secondary where 6-5 Vincent Jackson will have a six inch height advantage over every Patriots CB, this was overcame, and will be again, just as was the same case when the Pats faced off against the Jags in the divisional round.
Look for the game to never really be close from the beginning, with the Patriots jumping out to 10,14 point lead in the first quarter, and play front runners the rest of the way, with the Chargers not having enough ammo in the arsenal to keep up with the high flying Patriots. New England 30
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