Typically the divisional winners (2,3,4) beat the wild card teams (5,6,7), but I agree -- the 8-9 Panthers will probably be toast. It's rare though for a Wild Card team to win the Super Bowl.
BTW, I would *love* to see them beat the Packers. So would four, and maybe ten, other teams.
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Wild Card WeekendI doubt that I'll watch any of the playoffs, and will definitely skip the Superblow, er Bowl, thanks to Jay-Z and his racist fetish. The NFL needs to clean house and its act.
- Rams at Panthers (Lions are out, so I root for Matthew)
- Packers at Bears (I would *love* to see them beat the Packers)
- Bills at Jaguars (would be hilarious to see Young Thor beat Jinxed Allen)
- Niners at Eagles (go Eagles, sick of hearing about the Swishco team's greatness)
- Chargers at Patriots (don't care, but I'm tired of Rich Eisen's UofM-based infatuation with Harbaugh)
- Texans at Steelers (fifth of the six close games, the only likely blowout will be Rams-Panthers)
OTOH, if someone's serving beef tenderloin, or porterhouse, at a Superbowl party and invites me over, I *will* go.
Who am I kidding, big juicy burgers would do it.
I usually just watch the Youtube recaps...the NFL ones because I like their formatting. 15-20 minutes and you get a good sense of the game with non of the standing around.
For the BIG GAME [please insert your deepest voice here], It will be Italian Beef or Porchetta...cocooned here...skipping the half time disgusting gyrations,,,