NFC AFC Championship Predictions!

There should be a couple of good games with great story lines today. The Jets may have the best defense right now. The Jets/Colts game will be a little ugly at times.
Can they upset Peyton Manning and the Colts?

Brett Favre is playing today and that's always an interesting story. Most fans are really for or against him. This writer is for him.

Colts 24 Jets 17
If the game is close in the third quarter, the Jets have a great chance to win. They are starting to believe in themselves. But Peyton Manning will be his usual self and direct the Colts to victory. Manning is one of the best quarterbacks of all time and Sanchez is in his first year. Look to Sanchez to make a few mistakes and Manning to take over this game.

Vikings 38 Saints 34
I really like the Saints. Brees had a great year and in most games they dominated. This should be a shootout. The Saints defense has had injuries and at times have been scored on pretty easily late in the season. The Saints were the best for the first 3/4s of the season. The Vikings defensive front is awesome. Their defense causes turnovers. Favre will take advantage of the opportunity and pass to a win. With the Vikings defense and their passing attack they will find a way to win. Also Adrian Peterson will have a breakout game today. He has been held in check but not today. This should be a fun game to watch and after the game watch Favre sing "Pants on the Ground"!!

Over 13,000 fans watched the NU women's basketaball team beat K-State 71-56 to go 17-0. Yvonne Turner hit six 3's. The attendance was 13,303 which is only 292 short of completely filling Devaney. Kelsey Griffin recorder her fourth straight double-double. There are no signs of let up at this time. This team is the hottest thing going at Nebraska right now.

On the men's side, Missouri beat NU yesterday 70-53. NU stayed close for 3/4's of the game but then faltered at the end. This is becoming a trend. Teams hate to play NU because they slow the game down and give themselves a chance to win. They are 0-4 in the Big 12 but they could easily be 2-2. Don't give up on them. They can win at Colorado, although it isn't a given. Should be a close game. Then next Saturday they should beat Oklahoma. Nebraska's experience is 1.37 years compared to the Division I average of 1.70 years. They should and will get better as the season goes. Richardson and Jones have to get healthy. Nebraska is one of the nation's best 3 point shooting teams at 39.6. 34.1 is the average. They have been good at taking care of the call and getting steals on defense. Saturday they had 12 turnovers and Missouri only had five. Very unusual for Nebraska. They must get better at free throws and rebounding.

The NU men are 87th in the Pomeroy ratings. This is compared to a finish in the mid-70's a year ago. Look for them to improve.