Its that time of year again, yes Championship Friday. The air always seems a little more crisp on days like these. Children seem to be a little more happy as if santa was on his way. Boston is shining a lot brighter because once again the Patriots grace the center stage and Bostonians want last years championship episode erased from everyone's mind. But here come the mighty San Diego Super Chargers with thier mouths that speak louder than thier play does on the field. These two teams have a bit of history such as the fiasco that happen on the field after last years divisional game that Patriots won. Then LT ignites the fire with comments about the Patriots as a team. He even went as far to throws some jabs at coach Bill Belichick. Several months later the two teams squared off again in week 2 of the season where the patriots put on a show and decided to rout the Chargers 38-14. But like the old saying goes, out with the old and in with the new, and the new is sunday's AFC Championship game. The heavily favored Pats will have to take on a very hot San Diego crew with revenge on the mind which they know is a dish best served cold. They are on an 8 game winning streak that include two playoff games. They went into Indy last weekend and took out the Colts so they will be coming into New England with a noticeable swagger and a nothing to lose attitude. And while they have a right to be confident but they really should be concerned. The Chargers won the game against Indy but not before the Colts could take some shots at them. They managed to take LT out the game and leave him with a hyperextended knee and crushed Phillip River leaving him with a hip injury. Thats direct hit to the running and passing game so i cant understand how these sports analyst can say that the Chargers are playing with house money. People can only play with house money when they have a strong hand, and most people would fold if they had San Diego's.
Im not saying that the Chargers dont have credible backups, but when teams are healthy they still have a hard time keeping up with the Patriots. Antonio Cromartie is a very athletic and experienced cornerback but he wont be the answer. To even give yourself a chance to win against the Patriots, you cannot make one mistake and if you dont believe me, ask Philadelphia. Its going to take way more then Billy Volek and Darren Sproles to win this game. For the Chargers to pull off the upset for the ages, they are going to have create turnovers on defense and capitalize on every opportunity with 7 points, which is not going to happen. With that said I think the Chargers will atleast put up a fight for a quarter or two but in the end the Pats will pull it out in their ever so handsomely rout fashion. My prediction for the AFC championship, the Patriots win by a landslide 48-17.
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