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Crowning a Champ in Carolina: A NFC Championship Preview

In the middle of an MVP season, Cam Newton must get past a talented Cardinals team to get to his first Super Bowl. (Getty Images)

In the middle of an MVP season, Cam Newton must get past a talented Cardinals team to get to his first Super Bowl. (Getty Images)

– Evan Sally

Arizona @ Carolina, Sunday 6:40pm

About halfway through the season it became clear that these are the two best teams in the NFC if not the NFL. Despite a late run from Seattle, here we are with Arizona and Carolina as the last teams standing for the right to represent their conference in the Super Bowl and it’s a matchup I’ve been anticipating. Not only are these team’s well rounded, each boasting top 10 offenses and defenses, for my money they’re two of the most aesthetically pleasing teams in the league as well. Each has talented playmakers are both sides of the ball and coaches that have aggressive styles that place their players in the right positions and mindsets to succeed. Both teams also had surprisingly difficult games in the previous round to get to this point, albeit for different reasons. These teams also share a lack of pedigree at this stage of the postseason. In this meeting of Heisman winning, number one pick quarterbacks and their respective teams, the differences will be found in the margins. Continue reading

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NFC Divisional Playoffs Preview: Green Bay Goes Back to the Desert

Evan Sally

Green Bay @ Arizona 8:15pm Saturday

Aaron Rodgers is praying this playoff game isn't a repeat of Week 16. (Getty Images)

Aaron Rodgers is praying this playoff game isn’t a repeat of Week 16. (Getty Images)

Green Bay visited the desert 3 weeks ago and got rocked. There’s no other way to put it. They lost 38-8 and it’s wasn’t even that close. Arizona is not a team known for it’s blistering pass rush and yet they sacked Packer quarterbacks 9 times in their week 16 matchup. It was a nightmare for Green Bay. Their receivers couldn’t get open, their offense gave up 2 fumbles returned for a touchdown and turned the ball over 4 times total. The offensive line was so bad that Rodgers had to be taken out of the game for his own safety. It was complete Cardinals domination. So what will make this game any different? Continue reading