Conference Championships Game Picks! | NFL 2020

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  16. Bills win, they run more zone so it doesn't matter the man to man matchup as much. Matt Milano and Edmunds are some of the rangiest linebackers in the NFL, good matchup versus Kelce. Bills offense is elite, almost as good as KC's. Bills will win versus a limited Mahomes.

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  20. We have mentioned many times in previous postseason previews that prior results are hardly a foolproof indicator of coming attractions. But they are worth a mention, even though Green Bay would rather not talk about the 38-10 beating it absorbed at Tampa Bay back on October 18. The Packers, off of their bye week, looked like they meant business early when jumping to a 10-0 lead. By halftime, however, the game had turned inside-out, reversing course in a snap early in the 2 nd Q when the Bucs picked off Aaron Rodgers twice within a minute; first, Jamel Dean stepping in front of a Rodgers toss and going 32 yards for a score, then Mike Edwards forcing a pick and returning it all of the way to the Green Bay 2, from where Ronald Jones immediately smashed across the goal line. (Those, by the way, were 2 of the mere 5 interceptions tossed by Rodgers all year). As a 6-year-old in the wave pool at Busch Gardens’ nearby Adventure Island Park, Green Bay was suddenly underwater, and consecutive 3-and-out possessions preceded two more Tampa Bay TDs before the half ended. Up 28-10 at the break, the Bucs cruised home. Along the way Packer bell cow RB Aaron Jones was limited to just 15 YR in 10 attempts, while Rodgers played as if he was musing about the breakup with Danica Patrick, an un-Aaron-like 16 of 35 thru the air with those 2 picks. It was also his only game of the season without a TD pass. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay bullied for 158 YR, 113 of those by Jones. While not spectacular, Tom Brady was good enough, tossing a pair of TD passes without being guilty of a pick. As noted, it was the Bucs’ defense that turned around the game, and limited the damage caused by star Pack wideout Davante Adams, who caught only 61 yards worth of passes. Rodgers did not have a gain of more than 20 yards thru the air. We hardly believe Rodgers and the Packers will be similarly limited in the rematch, especially after bossing the stout Rams defense for 188 rush yards (99 by the hard-running Jones) last week. And even though the Bucs limited Adams’ damage in the first meeting, they don’t have a Jalen Ramsey-type (like the Rams last week) to shadow Davante. But Tampa Bay’s rush defense was the NFL’s best (80.6 ypg), and is noted it did stonewall Jones in the first meeting. Rodgers will not likely concede the infantry diversion this week, but even he will be less effective if Green Bay becomes semi one-dimensional again. The emergence of LB Devin White as a key playmaker is another plus for the Bucs. True, Brady might be a tick beneath his prior GOAT form, but he’s found a comfort level with this Bruce Arians offense that figured to be a work in progress this season, especially with key components such as Leonard Fournette and Antonio Brown added after the campaign commenced. That process, however, seems to have arrived at something formidable In recent weeks, scoring 31 or more in five straight games; indeed, the Bucs seem to have discovered their identity as a run-first team, with Jones and Fournette alternating as proper diversions for Brady…who certainly knows something about conference championships and Super Bowls, having been to nine of the latter in his career. Though somewhat limiting the damage caused by the Rams last week, the Packer rush defense is still allowing 4.7 ypc, and the types of schemes used by vet d.c. Mike Pettine to intimidate Jared Goff into the check-down mode in the 2 nd half last Saturday might not work vs. the sage Brady. Lastly, we are hesitant to rate this Green Bay edition with recent NFC powerhouses, as the schedule offered lots of flawed and/or distracted opponents this season, while Brady and the Bucs have been battle-hardened by a more-challenging slate. Tampa Bay’s’ progress (6 SU wins in a row) also suggests it might be peaking at the right time, with further motivation to play in a Super Bowl on its home field (which would be an NFL first!).

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  25. Stopped caring when my Hawks lost painfully in the wildcard round, but leading into the finals let's just say a couple of upsets would make things more interesting. Super Bowl LV: Buccs/Bills, Bills win and deny Brady another ring, but both teams go home happy. Of the four remaining, however, Packers are just THE TEAM of the season and could easily run away with this one.

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  26. TOP PICK – CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND: GREEN BAY PACKERS -3 VS TAMPA BAY BUCS

    As I was watching the second half of the Bucs versus Saints game last week, I was thinking that neither team was very impressive. Both teams had ups and downs, especially on offense. In my mind, the winner would probably end up losing in Green Bay in the NFC Championship game.

    I love anticipating what the point spread will be on each game. In this case, I was expecting the Packers to be 4-point favorites, and that’s exactly how the line opened. At that price, I was comfortable betting Green Bay. Now that the line has dropped to 3.5, and then 3 (as of Wednesday morning, which is when I wrote this article) I am definitely siding with the team from the frozen tundra.

    Here are four arguments favoring Green Bay in this spot:

    Argument #1: The rest factor. The Packers will be at home for the third straight week, while the Bucs will be traveling for the third consecutive week.

    Argument #2: The revenge factor. Do you really want to face Aaron Rodgers a second time after you have crushed him earlier in the year? I don’t think so. Back in Week 6, Tampa hammered Matt LaFleur’s team by a 38-to-10 score. That’s the only game all season where Rodgers did not throw a single TD pass. Oh man, he will be super focused to get some payback!

    Argument #3: The matchup. Tampa’s defense ranked number one in the league against the run. That’s great, but they finished 18th in terms of passer rating allowed. That’s very bad news when facing Rodgers and company. I know that they held them in check earlier this season, but it’s not going to happen again.

    Argument #4: The extra day. Green Bay gets an additional day to rest and game plan after playing last Saturday’s first game of the day, while the Bucs played the late game Sunday.

    I could have added the cold weather, as it is expected to be -6 degrees Celsius at Lambeau Field. However, Tom Brady has played many games in the cold with the Pats, but the rest of his teammates might not enjoy the weather too much, though… So I guess that could be argument #4B!

    I do like the Packers enough to put some money at risk.

    Official pick: Packers -3

    Professor MJ

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  36. When is the xfl starting? Tired of WWE football. Anyone notice that the 4 teams in the championships are also the organizations letting in an abundant amount of fans in the stadium?

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  38. I picked Packers-Bills before the playoffs, but like it was mentioned here, these teams are closely matched and any of them making it through will not be a surprise.

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