After the Divisional Playoff games this past weekend, I am left speechless. I know I constantly preach that anything can happen in the NFL. After this weekend, once again, I was right.

Well, not about all the games. I was 2/4 this weekend, and considering the miracles that took place, I cannot be blamed. The unpredictable has once again unfolded. Let’s discuss the craziness of the Divisional Playoffs. Ya, it’s about to get crazy.

Let’s start with the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers.

Easily the best game of the weekend, the Saints and ‘9ers engaged in a battle of sheer firepower. With the exception of the first quarter, the game quickly evolved into a “Game of the Year” candidate.

I was jumping out of my seat during every single play. I would have never predicted the 49ers to be in this position at the beginning of the season.

If Jim Harbaugh doesn’t win Coach of the Year, I don’t know who else could win. Harbaugh has taken full control of San Francisco, and has evolved them into a solid football team.

The rushing touchdown by Alex Smith and pass from Smith to Vernon Davis in the last 9 seconds provided excitement until the clock hit zero.

I loved everything about this game. Even though I predicted the Saints to emerge victorious, I commend the 49ers for their success.

Next, we move on to the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos. (Note-from here on out, you are in a Tebow zone. I will use Tebow to replace the word “God”)

If anyone honestly predicted the Broncos to beat the Patriots, may Tebow bless you.

Unlike the 9ers-Saints game, this one had a sense of epic boredom. There was no excitement. There was no competition. For Tebow’s sake, Tom Brady threw 5 touchdowns before halftime.

This game was an absolute blood bath. If anyone is surprised, get over it. You really should have seen this coming.

(You are now leaving the Tebow zone)

On Sunday, the Baltimore Ravens took on the Houston Texans. Once again, I was not wowed by anything in this game. I predicted the Ravens to take the easy win over the Texans, and I’ll be honest, I was surprised that it was such a close contest. T.J. Yates surprised me by keeping his squad in the game to the very last second. Man, there was just something about this matchup that didn’t seem right to me. Oh, ya I got it.

It’s the freakin’ Ravens. We’re talking a veteran defense that has been here many times before against a Houston Texans team coming off the franchise’s first ever playoff victory. Doesn’t this just scream “mismatch”?

There’s not much to say about this game. It was a game where the team with better fundamentals and experience was going to win. There was no big play presence by either team. The exception was the play of Ravens safety Ed Reed. Arguably the best safety to ever play, Reed made his presence aware with shutdown defense and an interception that sealed the game for Baltimore. That brings the AFC Championship matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots.

The final game of the weekend was a doozy. The Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants had met each other earlier this year with the Pack emerging victorious by a score of 38-35. With that said, everyone seemed prepared for a battle.

Apparently, Green Bay didn’t get the memo.

Not only were the Giants able to maintain a solid tempo throughout the game, but the so-called “MVP” Aaron Rodgers played like absolute crap. For example, on a simple 3rd and 5, Rodgers drops back and find a wide open Jermichael Finley. When I say wide open, I mean “no one was within 10 feet of him” open. What does Rodgers do?

If you guessed that Rodgers nailed Finley right in the hands and picked up the 1st down, you’d be horribly incorrect. Rodgers threw the ball too far in front of Finley, and the pass fell incomplete. They went on to fail the following 4th and 5, by allowing Osi Umenyiora to sack Rodgers.

Earlier in the game, the Packers elected to onside kick for no particular reason, which led to a short field for the New York Giants. The Pack were forced by the clock to attempt another onside kick later in the game.

Ya, they screwed it up again. 0-2 on onside kicks. That’s not really a good stat, huh?

And we move on. Next week, the Ravens go to New England to face the Patriots for a ticket to the Super Bowl. The Giants journey to San Francisco to battle the 49ers for the same stakes.

My desire-Ravens and 49ers

My prediction-Patriots and Giants