Holy Wagers have not surfaced since Thanksgiving. Click in the upper left for the Pope's official record. The Pope plans to finish off the football season of Holy Wagers and see where he stands at the end of football, before beginning basketball. The NFL Divisional playoffs are here, and here are the Pope's Holy Wagers (note the new "Confidence" ranking of all 4 games. 4 is the highest confidence of these 4 games, while 1 is the lowest):
Colts -9 vs. Chargers - Peyton and the Colts are mostly healthy, and they just dont lose at home very often. San Diego's defense is nothing special, and on offense, stopping LT will make San Diego's offense sputter (ie. the Titans last week). Stopping LT is never easy of course, but the Colts defense will be up for the challenge. Pope's prediction: Colts 35 Chargers 20 [Confidence 3]
Patriots -13.5 vs Jaguars - The Jaguars are the hottest and most chic team in football. My question to those lovers - who have they beaten? Yes, winning at Pittsburgh twice is impressive. But how good is Pittsburgh? The team that lost to the Cardinals and the Broncos? The Steelers are not good, and the Jaguars arent ready to be a great team yet. Or cover. Pope's Prediction: Patriots 31 Jaguars 17 [Confidence 2]
Packers -7.5 vs. Seahawks - "We'll take the ball and we'll score". No, you want baldy. Its cold at Lambeau, and the Seahawks are abysmal on the road (3-5), while the Packers are great at home (7-1). This could be a close game, but I just dont think the Seahawks can run the ball, which will force a few turnovers in the passing game. Pope's prediction: Packers 28 Seahawks 20 [Confidence 1]
Giants +7.5 @ Cowboys - The Cowboys are a very good football team. But, the Giants have a few things on their side: a) Jessica Simpson b) 4 disruptive pass rushing defensive linemen c) 8-1 on the road this season d) Eli Manning has had two very good games in a row e) the Cowboys looked pathetic in their last game against the Redskins, a similar team to the Giants in many respects and finally d) The Giants this week are the MOST BLESSED WAGER OF THE WEEK. I think this will be the wild upset of the weekend, causing Jerry Jones to have to get 4 offseason BOTOX treatments to cover up this mess. Pope's prediction: Giants 31 Cowboys 28 (OT). [Confidence 4]
Three home favorites and one road dog. Thats a decent guess considering the home team has won about 72% of the divisional round games since 1992 (last year the home teams went 2-2, with San Diego and Baltimore both losing in the AFC). It certainly should be an interesting week of football.
And now (courtesy of Wes Scott) the Pope presents the best touchdown dance of the season, courtesy of Mr. Jones-Drew (in the middle of the video):
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