The NFL enjoyed a fantastic Championship Sunday last year. Both games were nail biters, and plays that you won't soon forget ultimately decided both contests. The Patriots and Giants won their respective wars of attrition, and the rest was history. This year's Championship Sunday could be even better, and yes...I got my popcorn ready.
The NFC kicks things off with a match up of quarterbacks playing at an MVP level. Atlanta's Matt Ryan showcases an offense that had not one...but two receivers with 1,100 plus yards. That's not even counting Hall of Fame to be tight in Tony Gonzales, who scored a touchdown in his first career playoff victory last week. The Falcons put up 30 points on a tough Seattle defense. The 49ers defense is equally tough, but can be scored on.
San Fransisco was a fumble or two away from reaching the Super Bowl last year, and this year's team is even more potent offensively. This year's 49ers have Colin Kaepernick under center, and all he did last week was put up 45 points on the Green Bay Packers. I say he because Kaepernick was unstoppable, both running and throwing. Haven't seen a post season performance like that since Vince Young in the Rose Bowl. One can only wonder what he has in store for a Falcons team that was torched this season by Cam Newton (over 700 total yards, 6 tds, no turnovers in two games this yr) and Russell Wilson (445 total yards, 3tds, 1 int last week). Should be plenty of fireworks in this one.
The AFC has a Championship Sunday rematch for the first time in 25 years...and if the Patriots and Ravens can even come close to last year's thriller, we should be in for a treat. Last week both teams combined to score 83 points, while giving up a combined 63 points. You do the math....#shootout. You should get plenty of bathroom break opportunities with all of the scoring in this one.
And let's not look at this as just a legacy game for retiring Ray Lewis. Tom Brady has a lot to prove as well. Yes, Brady is a first ballot Hall of Famer...but he hasn't won a thing since "spy gate". Coincidence? Maybe. But conspiracy theories won't continue to fall on deaf ears, so it would behoove Mr. Brady to get it done...soon.
Regardless of who advances today, us fans should still feel like winners. I got my popcorn...and I'm ready for some football. follow @plcolter
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