Hopes and Predictions

The regular season is long gone, wild card weekend passed, and the divisionals have come to a close, weeding out the elite of each conference. The championships begin next week with the San Francisco 49ers playing the first-time playoff winners, the Atlanta Falcons followed by a game reminiscent of the previous year between the New England Patriots and the unforeseen Baltimore Ravens, the winners advancing to face off in the Superbowl. Who would I like to see in the Superbowl? Falcons and Patriots without a doubt. I haven't had the pleasure of watching Matt Ryan and co. until today and I was fairly impressed, throwing accurate passes to a number of receivers. Also, if their rush game can do what they did today, they just might pull it off. I also chose the Patriots because he's had tons of experience and can connect with his receivers with as much, if not more, proficiency as Ryan. They're defense has only been getting better, as has their rush game, giving them a more versatile style of play. Not to mention they have a few Superbowl visits including three wins out of five visits. Sadly, the actuality of it will probably be 49ers rather than the Falcons. They have a better run game, demonstrated by quarterback Colin Kaepernick's record-breaking rushing yards, and have even more options with him than they had with Alex Smith.