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January 11, 2013

The Elite Eight

January 11, 2013

This should be an epic weekend in the NFL. Elite teams, marquee games, stellar players. Can’t wait for this. Here are previews and predictions.

Record: 1-3 last week; 15-13 overall

Saturday’s games:

Baltimore Ravens (11-6) @ Denver Broncos (13-3)

Where: Sports Authority Field at Mile High (76,125), Denver

Time: 4:30 PM ET/3:30 CT

Network: CBS

Broadcasters: Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf and Solomon Wilcots

Line: Broncos by 9 1/2

Peyton completed 400-of0-583 passes this year (68.5%) for 4,659 yards with 37 TDs and 11 ints. Are you kiddin me? What a comback. Definitely comeback player of the year and within a whisker of MVP, though I barely give the nod to Adrian Peterson. Peyton has four MVPs (2003, 2004, 2008 and 2009), but he wants his second ring. This will be a step in that direction. Ray Lewis and company will give the Broncos a battle, but I like Peyton and the Broncos to prevail.

Broncos 28, Ravens 24

 

Green Bay Packers (12-5) @ San Francisco 49ers (11-4-1)

Where: Candlestick Park (70,207), San Francisco

Time: 8 PM ET/7 CT

Network: Fox

Broadcasters: Joe, Troy, Pam and EA

Line: Niners by 2 1/2

Tremendous matchup here. ARodg has thrown for 4,295 yards with 39 touchdowns and just eight ints. He has a rating of 108 for the season. He’s been sensational. But the Packers are struggling with injuries. Top wideouts Jordy Nelson and Jermichael Finley are not 100 percent and questionable for the game. Just like Frank Gore to run the ball well for the Niners and their defense to hold ARodg enough to survive and advance.

Niners 31, Packers 27

 

Sunday

Seattle Seahawks (12-5) @ Atlanta Falcons (13-3)

Where: Georgia Dome (71,228), Atlanta

Time: 1 PM ET/Noon CT

Network: FOX

Broadcasters: Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, Laura Okmin and Chris Meyers

LIne: Falcons by 1

Matt Ryan, Roddy White and Julio Jones have been awesome this year, but I love what Russell Wilson has done for the Seahawks and that Seahawks defense is terrific. Look for a tremendous game, but something about Russell Wilson is magical. Seahawks move on the NFC Championship at San Francisco.

Seahawks 28, Falcons 27

 

Houston Texans (13-4) @ New England Patriots (12-4)

Where: Gillette Stadium (68,756), Foxborough, Mass.

Time: 4:30 PM ET/3:3o CT

Network: CBS

Broadcasters: Jim, Phil and Steve Tasker

Patriots by 9 1/2

Tom Brady always puts up sensational numbers and this year is no different. Brady has completed 401-of-637 passes (63%) for 4,827 yards, 34 TDs and 8 ints. Brady and Bill Belichick trying to tie Chuck Noll and Terry Bradshaw of the Steelers in the 70’s with four Super Bowl rings. They’ve got a shot this year. A win here would set up an epic with Peyton in Mile High next week for the right to go to New Orleans for Super Bowl 47, if Peyton can take care of business too. I see both those scenarios happening.

Brady/ Belichick 38, Texans 27

 

So Proud of the team

January 11, 2013


The guys played so hard. Really, really proud of the heart, the hustle and the never give up attitude. When Ky shot 58% in the first half and led by 11 it didn’t look great, but I was liking the way we competed at the end of the first half. Then we put on our best performance of the season in the second half. We held Kentucky to 33% from the field (9-of-27) and 22 percent from downtown (2-of-9). The defense was sensational. We outrebounded them 42-37, with one of our biggest hustlers and heart guys on the team, Shelby Moats, pulling down 10. We had 20 offensive rebounds to their nine. Kede finished with 18 and Rod added 12. Dai-Jon and Sheldon gave us some awesome minutes. Wow, that blown shot clock violation miss by the refs hurt, but who knows what would have happened if we were down three rather than five with the ball? But it sure would have helped. Still we came back and Kede knocked down a three and we got them to turn it over and Kede had a nice look at a deep three that was a couple of inches off  the mark from getting us a 61-60 victory. The shot was so close to going in. The crowd was fantastic and the players were totally into it.

I love this group of guys. They have an amazing amount of heart. We’ve just got to scratch and claw for every win we can get. As tough as it is to do on a Thursday-Saturday week, particularly after a loss to UK, we’ve got to get ready for Arkansas at Fayetteville on Saturday. Tip off is at  7 PM ET/6 CT on Fox Sports Net. Arkansas is led by guard B.J. Young, who averages 17.3 ppg and has 54 assists. and power forward Marshawn Powell, who averages 14.1 ppg and 5.1 rbg. Need to turn around and be ready for this.

A lot of season left. That was just one loss. It was a tough one for sure, but we can snap back and get back on the winning track. Arkansas is 9-5 overall and 0-1 in the SEC with a loss to A&M Wed. night, 69-51 at College Station. They’ve lost to Wisconsin (77-70), Michigan (80-67) and have a quality win over Oklahoma (81-78). So they’re going to be tough. Just gotta snap back.

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