Saints will be Super or how about Chiefs?
er focusing on teams with Super Bowl hopes rather than the Dallas Cowboys’ coaching changes and soap opera.
It’s amazing with Gazette sports scribbler R.B. (Rude Buggar) Headley ready to throw out his playoff picks without showing too much bias, of course:
Wildcard weekend
Saturday
Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans
Some believe the Texasns have to win a big game some time during their 17-year existence after losing multiple home playoff games in recent years.
Yet Round Belly and the Buffalo Bills’ No. 2-ranked NFL defense says no. Quarterback Josh Allen has come a long ways since his four-interception day for the Wyoming Cowboys at Nebraska four years ago — wait a minute, the Huskers did that against an NFL draft choice?
Yes they did, but the Texans will not.
Winner: BILLS
Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots
Most everyone seems to think a Titans’ upset with NFL leading rusher Derrick Henry and quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who owns more wins over New England (four) than any current NFL QB.
Exactly the Belleckians love. Everyone doubts Tom Brady and Rex Burkhead and wants to see those Patriots go away like Dallas.
Not so fast.
Wait for one more week in Kansas City.
Winner: PATS
Sunday
Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints
Yes, Ramblin’ Buffoon Headley is wearing a Stefon Diggs jersey again today with hopes his Yike-ings! can refind that No. 1 NFL defense from two years ago.
The Yikes! have a shot if everyone like top back Dalvin Cook is truly healthy. But reality struck again when San Francisco stopped Seattle at the inch-line to end NFL regular-season play.
A Seahawks win would have sent Minnesota to Seattle for revenge on a close December defeat. Then to Green Bay where everyone knows Aaron Rodgers’ boys are due for a Viking victory.
Instead, it’s healthy New Orleans and the NFL’s hottest offense with four recent 40-point efforts.
Even R.B. must concede the close winner: SAINTS.
Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles
R.B. really doesn’t care, he’ll just take SEAHAWKS and Russell Wilson in close contest.
After that:
Divisional playoffs
RAVENS over Bills
NINERS over Seahawks
CHIEFS over Patriots
SAINTS over Packers
Championship games
RAVENS over Chiefs
SAINTS over Niners
Super Bowl
SAINTS over Ravens
In other words, Rarely Brilliant will be cheering for his Super Bowl champion SAINTS to lose immediately on Sunday.
What R.B. will really root for: BILLS over Texans, TITANS over Patriots, VIKINGS over Saints and SEAHAWKS over Eagles.
Then VIKINGS over Niners, TITANS over Ravens, CHIEFS over Bills and PACKERS over Seahawks.
VIKINGS over Packers; CHIEFS over Titans and VIKINGS over Chiefs for Super Bowl.