The playoffs have been, with the exception of 1 day, a snooze. 8 of 10 games were a blowout. Unfortunately injuries played a significant role: Derek Carr's broken leg pretty much guaranteed the Raiders would be out, Earl Thomas's injury had the Seahawks collectively limping. Both had, otherwise, teams capable of making a Super Bowl run. It's definitely part of the game, but it's always too bad when a team is derailed by injury.
On the other hand we can argue that New England weathered the injury of its 2nd-best player and continues to dominate, making them a clearly great team: capable of adapting to adversity.
Let's hope the Patriots-Falcons game will be exciting. My gut feel is the Pats will find a way to corral the Falcons offense and come out on top. I'll be grilling for the occasion.
On the other hand we can argue that New England weathered the injury of its 2nd-best player and continues to dominate, making them a clearly great team: capable of adapting to adversity.
Let's hope the Patriots-Falcons game will be exciting. My gut feel is the Pats will find a way to corral the Falcons offense and come out on top. I'll be grilling for the occasion.
