NFL Conference Championships

Last week I predicted that both six seeds would make it to the Super Bowl, however, only the Packers advanced.  This is now the second time that a six seed has made it into the Super Bowl.

In the first game of the day, the Packers injured the Bears starting quarterback, Jay Cutler, which made it hard for the Bears to gain enough momentum to win the game.  The Packers ended up winning the game by seven points, and seem to be the hottest team in the NFL right now.  They have won five games in a row, and the sixth would win them the Super Bowl.  Many analysts doubted that the Packers would be able to make the Super Bowl with the loss of Ryan Grant (their starting running back) in the first game of the season, yet here they are.

In the second game of the day, the Steelers jumped off to a big twenty-four point lead in the first half.  The Jets tried to come back and brought it close, but the lead was too much to overcome.  The Steelers ended up winning the game by five points, advancing them to the Super Bowl.

The Super Bowl will be held February 6th, and I am predicting that the Packers will win the Super Bowl 21-20.  This will be a defensive battle, but I think that the Packers will prevail.