2012-13 Picks - NFL - Divisional Playoffs (Saturday)

This weekend doesn't really need much set up. So I’ll just drop a few names. Peyton Manning. Ray Lewis. Aaron Rodgers. Patrick Willis.

Enjoy.

Saturday, January 12

Baltimore @ Denver | 3:30 pm CT
This is by far the hardest game for me to pick in these playoffs. Between Peyton Manning, Ray Lewis, Ray Rice, John Harbaugh, Champ Bailey and Von Miller, there’s so much on both sides of the ball that it’s more / less a coin flip. The weather seems to suit the Ravens. But Peyton Manning is still Peyton Manning and he’s hungry to get back to the Superbowl. But after watching Rey Lewis’ postgame speech after beating the Colts, it’s tough not to be pumped up for the Ravens. Then again Von Miller has really been getting to the QB this year. It was a tough enough decision that I literally flipped a coin to decide. Best of 7 tosses. Heads, Broncos. Tails, Ravens. Ravens came out on top 4-3 and I was okay with that decision.

My Pick: Ravens

Green Bay @ San Francisco | 7:00 pm CT
I’ve been skeptical of the Kaepernick move to start at QB since it happened. At every opportunity that I expected him to flop, he seemed to dodge a bullet. This is the playoffs now and Aaron Rodgers is a straight shooter with a scope on his rifle. The Packers offense is healthy and the pressure is on. As Stephen A. Smith likes to say, “he’s a baaad man” and it’s tough to pick against him playing back on the west coast where he’s from.

My Pick: Packers

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