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darn i wanted this one

A Colts fan saying the Colts will win.......Hmmmmm?????

Can you say flawed logic?

If the Jags beat the Steelers, they will play Indy in round 2.

NE gets the winner of the Chargers vs. Tennessee/Cleveland matchup.

the pats will win the superbowl. they will beat the colts in the championship game by like five or seven and then whoever they play in the sb they will beat by at least ten.

something tells me sandiego will be heard from, last yr they were a 1 seed @ ne a 4 seed hmm, this yr. its reversed, sounds eerily similar. by the way I live in NE.

Iron Curtain

Yeah, that's my bad, I meant to put the AFC Championship game.

That's a simple mistake, not "flawed logic." The "flawed logic" in this case would be thinking Jacksonville matches up well with New England because they have a great run-stopping defense.

Steelercooz just pwn3d you

Skins will beat them in the Bowl.......LOL

Actually, when the Jags beat the Steelers, they will play New England, not Indianapolis unless Tennessee/Cleveland beats San Diego. It goes by seed, not by records. The Pats will end up having the tougher road than the Colts, who will get San Diego most likely.

This was already addressed, Irish. Read my last comment.

And none of that is decided yet...not only do you make the leap that Jacksonville will be at Pittsburgh and not San Diego (who has not clinched the No. 3 seed yet), but you assume the Jaguars will beat the Steelers, even though Jack Del Rio's record against quality teams in their second meeting of the season is lower than any other coach with a few years under his belt.

But think whatever makes you comfortable. The point is this kind of turned into Jags at Pats, which would most likely be in the AFC Championship game (like you said, barring a Tennessee/Cleveland win over San Diego/Pittsburgh in the wild card round), if it was to happen. It makes no difference which round they face each other.

The Patriots would roll through the Jaguars with ease. You're not going to run the ball right at the middle of the Patriots line and have a chance when those guys come to play. Two years ago, the Jaguars went 12-4 with the #5 seed in the playoffs and Belichick purposefully lost in his final game of the season to make sure that the Patriots played them. What happened, a 28-0 shutout by the Patriots. Everyone was talking about how dangerous the Jaguars were back then. The Patriots offense ripped apart that Jaguars defense and they'll do the same.

The Colts were able to put a lot of pressure on Brady in their first game because when the Patriots helped out Matt Light with Dwight Freeney, Robert Mathis ran right past Nick Kaczur and vice-versa. However, with Dwight Freeney hurt, they won't be able to put the same pressure on Brady. That's why the Patriots win comfortably the second time around.

By the way, the last time Jacksonville played the Patriots, the Patriots ran the ball pretty well. Laurence Maroney had a great day last year when they played the Jags. There was a 27 yard touchdown run where none of the Jaguars defenders touched Maroney.

I'm really rooting for the Jags because IMO they have the best chance of upsetting the Pats and if the Jags and Colts would meet in the conference finals the Colts would have another home game.

The Colts pose NE the greater threat. They are finally built to win outdoors. They possess much more post-season experience than any other AFC competitor , NE IND games are usually decided in the 4th Q.

Neither the Chargers, nor the Jags, nor the Steelers are upsetting the Pats. The Colts have a road playoff game at the end of January. Just hope Bob Sanders is at 100 percent, cuz he's going to have to play the greatest game of his career if Indy is going to Arizona.

The Jaguars have the best shot at New England because they have all the ingredients to play in cold weather, a punishing running game and a very good defense. They are the only team I could see beating the Pats in the playoffs. I truley don't like the Colts chances of winning, I know they are much more physical than those teams from 03/04, but I just cannot see the Colts marching into snowy windy Foxboro and beating New England. Just like Eli, Peyton plays poorly in the elements, just look at what he did in those games from 03/04, and even his performance in the rain against the Chargers. Speaking of the Chargers. I cannot imagine what Belicheck would do to Rivers. The Steelers would be lucky to be within 17 points of the Pats, and either the Titans or Browns would be oblivorated.

Alright, disregard both of my arguments, Giants...I didn't get into everything about the Jags and the media-produced logic that they can win in cold weather. Bah made a good point in his comment, too.

I think Peyton's biggest problem with the elements in the team he's used to losing to in those elements. Pats are a damn good team, and I wouldn't think a possible Patriots win over them in the AFC Championship game would have anything to do with the weather.

I don't have to agree with your arguments. I respect them, you are obviously entitled to your own opinion, but I believe that you underrate the Jaguars chances. The Patriots are in big trouble if Jacksonville is in town and it is a nasty day. Maybe it was a fluke, but when they played the Jets in terrible conditions a couple weeks ago they were very uninpressive, as a four yard pick six and a blocked punt, as well as a McCairens bobble sealed the Jets doom. If the absolutly terrible Jets were that close to beating the Pats in New England, imagine what arguably the hottest team in the league that plays well in bad weather can do.