2011 NFL Playoffs Expert Picks: Divisional Round

By John in Featured, Now!, Opinion, Patriots ⋅ January 15, 2011 at 5:21pm ⋅ Post a comment

With Seattle in town, Chicago is looking for an easy path back to the NFC championship. (techbanyan.com)

The Divisional Round is here, with two divisional match-ups. And our remaining staff is here to give you our picks for how it will turn out. Most noticeably, Seattle’s impressive upset has gotten them three nods of respect this week, but they’ll be outside on the road this week. The Ravens are narrow favorites to continue their road impressiveness, while the Falcons are more favored to squash Green Bay’s hopes. And as for the Patriots? They’ll unanimously hand the Jets the agony of de-feet.

As before, picking a winner nets two points. Guessing the total touchdowns both teams will combine for is worth one point if guessed to within one, or two points if guessed exactly right. Ditto for passing yardage of each game’s top passer to within 50 and within 10 respectively.

So with plenty of action to come, culminating with the Pats making Rex Ryan put his foot in his mouth, check below to see how everyone’s looking at Round 2:

	Jets @ Patriots			Ravens @ Steelers			Packers @ Falcons			Seahawks @ Bears			Total
Name	Winner	Total TDs	Pass Yards	Winner	Total TDs	Pass Yards	Winner	Total TDs	Pass Yards	Winner	Total TDs	Pass Yards	Points
Brian	Patriots	6	275	Ravens	3	225	Falcons	5	225	Bears	6	250	7
Erikk	Patriots	5	200	Ravens	4	200	Falcons	6	250	Seahawks	5	200	6
John	Patriots	7	221	Steelers	4	236	Falcons	6	267	Bears	6	195	7
Justin	Patriots	7	400	Steelers	6	325	Falcons	6	275	Seahawks	7	260	6
KC	Patriots	6	315	Ravens	3	275	Packers	5	307	Bears	4	285	6
Matt M	Patriots	7	310	Ravens	5	240	Falcons	6	280	Bears	6	250	7
Pete	Patriots	7	330	Steelers	6	268	Packers	6	340	Seahawks	8	230	4