NFL Playoffs – Divisional Round: The Couchletes Pick ‘Em

With only one “surprise” last week, we saw our picks net out in a tie between Kevin and Ryan with four correctly picked games. The lone surprise wasn’t really a surprise at all with Seattle trekking East to Washington as a Wild Card and soundly defeating the NFC East division champion Redskins 24-14 in a game that brought with it a devastating knee injury to Skins quarterback Robert Griffin III. It seems everyone except the Redskins saw that coming and it’s a shame, really, that such a talented guy has to end a great rookie campaign like that, but that’s football.

The divisional round of the playoffs brings arguably the most exciting games of the year. The matchups are strong, the best quarterbacks are still in it (Brady, Manning, and Rodgers) and we feel we’re in for some surprises, especially with the hottest team in football, the Seattle Seahawks, taking their talents to Atlanta in a showdown between two potent offenses and one outstanding defense that matches up better with Atlanta’s offensive threats than any team left in the tournament.

Game on!

Match-up Kevin Ryan Rahul Hoa Mark
@DEN vs. BAL DEN DEN DEN DEN
@SF vs. GB GB GB SF SF
@ATL vs. SEA SEA SEA ATL ATL
@NE vs. HOU NE NE HOU NE