NFL Playoffs Begin - Time to Find out Who is Real

Redskins at Seahawks

Well we finally made it. The playoffs begin this Saturday and kicking things off are the Washington Redskins visiting the Seattle Seahawks at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington.

The Redskins are looking extremely tough right now as they have won 4 straight games and handily took down the Dallas Cowboys to clinch a playoff spot last weekend.

The Seahawks have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming off a horrific performance against one of the leagues worst teams, the Atlanta Fellons or is it the Atlanta Falcons?

In fairness to Seattle, they did pull starting quarterback Matt Hasselbeck from the game and proceeded to have a very bad ending with backup QB Seneca Wallace committing 2 turnovers and the Seahawks defense giving up 3 touchdowns all in the final two minutes of the game.

The Seahawks are tough to beat at home but the Redskins have a team that is playing great at the right time. They have an excellent coach in Joe Gibbs and they are playing as a team with great chemistry. This should be an entertaining game and if the Seahawks show up mentally, they should take this game handily.

Jaguars at Steelers

Next up on Saturday evening the Jaguars visit the Steelers in a repeat of the previous matchup at Pittsburgh when the Jaguars were able to outlast the Steelers and bring home the win.

The Steelers have not finished the season on a strong note while Jacksonville has been dominating for many weeks now.

I personally like the way the Jaguars are playing and I look for them to grind out another tough win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Giants at Buccaneers

On Sunday, the Giants travel to Tampa Bay to take on the Buccaneers. The Bucs lost their last two games as they didn't play most of their starters. That will change this week when Jeff Garcia and Earnest Graham come back into the lineup.

The Bucs will be tough to beat at home but the Giants are an extremely physical team and can play well on the road.

The story of this game will come down to how well Eli Manning plays. If Eli can make good decisions and stay out of trouble on the turnover front, the Giants could win this game.

Otherwise, look for Tampa to dominate on defense and then pound the ball with Graham.

Titans at Chargers

Sunday afternoon will see the Titans travel to San Diego to take on the Chargers. The Chargers, who started the year off in a rough way, have returned to form as coach Norv Turner has found the sweet spot of his offense and the defense has gelled at the right time.

Ladanian Tomlinson has been in rare form and his coach is finally giving him the ball enough to make him dangerous.

The Titans squeaked into the playoffs with a win against the Colts this weekend. The Titans were barely able to beat a Colts team that rested most of its starters starting in the 2nd quarter. This does not bode well for them as the Chargers are looking mentally and physically tough.

Look for the Charges to defeat the Titans handily.