What a great playoff weekend, and now there are only 4 teams that could win the 2009 Super Bowl: Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Personally I would like to see the Cardinals in the Super Bowl. I’ve been a fan of Kurt Warner for years, and I’d be great to see him win another ring. I’m also a fan of Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin. It seems like I always have at least one of these 2 guys on a fantasy team or two.
I was surprised how much the Cards ran the ball this weekend. Zona running backs Tim Hightower and Edgerrin James combined for 37 rushes. Of course a lot of these were after Arizona had a good lead, but that number is still huge for the Cardinals.
The Eagles would be interesting too. Philadelphia hadn’t won a championship in years in any sport until the Phillies won the World Series this year, and now the Eagles have a 4-1 chance of winning the Super Bowl. Philadelphia Eagles stars Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook are always fun to watch along with DeSean Jackson and Kevin Curtis. L J Smith is their starting tight end and while he’s getting up in age, he can still have a great game here and there.
The Baltimore Ravens would be fun to watch to. They rookie quarterback Joe Flacco looked great this weekend, and Matt Stover (the kicker) had a good game too. Their offense really did look good. They didn’t turn the ball over, and veteran receive Derek Mason had 78 yards and a TD. Willis McGahee and Le’Ron McClain split carries with both of them getting 12. Of course, defense is the strength of this team, and they performed great.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are America’s second most followed team after the Cowboys. They also won the Super Bowl just a few years ago, so I’d rather give someone else the chance at the title. Anyway, Big Ben Roethlisberger is a great QB. It also looks like Fast Willie Parker is fully heathly from his problems earlier in the year. Hines Ward is of course a stud, and he was the Super Bowl MVP the last time that the Steelers won it. Heath Miller has been their awesome tight end for years, and Santonio Holmes has developed into a great wide out. Hopefully he’ll stay out of the trouble this offseason.
Whichever two of these teams go to the Super Bowl, it should be a great game. I would love to watch any of the above play in the big game. Of course, I will be betting on this game. After all you can’t write a blog titled “Bet the NFL Super Bowlâ€, tell people how to bet on the super bowl, and not bet on the Super Bowl yourself. Trust me, I’ll have some good action on this game.
