| Jets Buzz Chargers' Tower: | | | | Bowl XLIV. |
| The San Diego Chargers fell to an unexpected | | | | At present we think that the Vikings are third |
| loss on home field to the New York Jets who | | | | favourites for the Super Bowl at +450. You can |
| now go to the AFC Championship match-up | | | | follow all the betting with us. |
| following a narrow 17-14 success. | | | | Ravens Left to Pick at Scraps: |
| First year coach Ryan and rookie quarterback | | | | The Baltimore Ravens could find no sustenance |
| Sanchez of the Jets, out-thought the Chargers to | | | | on the field in their loss to the Indianapolis Colts, |
| gain an advantage in a testing game - they now | | | | going down 20-3 and managing just a solitary field |
| encounter the Indianapolis Colts next Sunday. | | | | goal for the points board. The Indianapolis Colts |
| San Diego had to be self-confident, going into the | | | | didn't post an impressive tally either but they |
| contest on an eleven match winning streak in the | | | | merely needed to stay ahead of the stifled |
| regular season to end up 13-3. | | | | Ravens. |
| The New York Jets could merely covet the | | | | Completing the regular season 14-2 (best in the |
| Chargers' profile having managed barely 9-7 for | | | | NFL) Indianapolis shut down Flacco (QB) and the |
| the regular season. It was therefore no shock to | | | | other elements of the Ravens' feared running |
| see the Jets down in this games at the mid way | | | | game. When all was said and done it was easy |
| point. You would have got huge odds on the Jets | | | | for Peyton Manning. |
| winning the contest at half way. | | | | After a dull first quarter it was Manning who |
| It was only in the third quarter that New York | | | | brought the contest to life in the second. He hit |
| even got on the points board courtesy of Jay | | | | team-mates Collie and Wayne who made good - |
| Feely and his successful kick which seemed to | | | | and all at once the Colts were up 17-3 heading to |
| encourage the rest of the Jets' side. The Jets | | | | the half way stage. |
| defended well, stifling Rivers and snatching a pair | | | | The real story however was how Indianapolis |
| of interceptions in the process. | | | | muted Baltimore's offence with four turnovers - |
| The Jets drove on in the final quarter - Sanchez | | | | two of which were interceptions. |
| connecting with Keller and then Greene charging | | | | A Stover field goal in the fourth quarter pushed |
| for fifty-three yards for a further score. It put | | | | the score up 'unnecessarily' for the Colts - the |
| the Jets ahead by ten points with less than half of | | | | Ravens' looked like they had run out of ideas. |
| the fourth quarter remaining. | | | | The Indianapolis Colts are at present the favorites |
| The gap was soon cut to no more than 3 points, | | | | to win the Super Bowl at even money or +100. |
| but with time against the Chargers, you continually | | | | Perhaps a little short but the market has spoken. |
| felt that the Jets would run out praiseworthy | | | | Cardinals Burn in Saints Blessing of Fire: |
| winners in this game. New York kept the ball well | | | | The New Orleans Saints destroyed the Arizona |
| to win it. | | | | Cardinals 45-14 for a spot in the NFC Conference |
| We still have the New York Jets as 'dogs' for the | | | | Championship game. |
| Superbowl but they might be the shock package | | | | The three match losing streak at the conclusion |
| they stand at around +700 currently. | | | | of the regular season seemed to have been |
| Minnesota Cut Through Dallas: | | | | ancient history or maybe it was just that New |
| Brett Favre and a brutal Minnesota Vikings | | | | Orleans needed the two-week interlude before |
| defence pulverised the Dallas Cowboys to set up | | | | this match. |
| an NFC Championship encounter against the New | | | | It was nevertheless Arizona that started brighter, |
| Orleans Saints on Sunday. | | | | as Tim Hightower ran three-quarters of the length |
| Tony Romo suffered at the hands of Minnesota's | | | | of the field leaving the Saints defence in his wake, |
| marauding army, he was sacked on six occasions | | | | for a touchdown just a few seconds into the |
| and that was just for starters - add to that two | | | | fixture. But it was to be just a blip, as the Saints |
| turnovers and three fumbles handing the ball to | | | | stormed back for three touch downs of their |
| the other side on each occasion. | | | | own in the same quarter, with Hamilton, Shockey |
| Fear spread like an illness through the Cowboys' | | | | and Bush the grateful beneficiaries. |
| ranks and they never really regained their | | | | The Cardinals responded satisfactorily with a |
| composure. Brett Favre on the other hand was a | | | | Beanie Wells score but the Saints rammed home |
| picture of harmony, almost perfect, the | | | | their intentions again with scores from Henderson |
| 'anti-Romo' - leading his team to an inevitable | | | | and Colston. |
| victory. | | | | Warner was replaced by Matt Leinart after an |
| Favre gave a lot of love to Sidney Rice, hitting | | | | injury and at the half way the Saints were 35-14 |
| him three times in the contest for touch-downs. | | | | ahead. |
| subsequently, so as not to play any favourites, he | | | | It was all New Orleans after the break with two |
| passed to Visanthe Shiancoe with the two minute | | | | fabulous scores, first Hartley hit a 43-yard field |
| warning hanging in the air. | | | | goal before Bush doubled up with a barn-storming |
| Kicker, Longwell added a two Vikings' field goals to | | | | eighty yard punt return to condemn the Cardinals |
| add to his total after kicking the touch-down | | | | to certain defeat. |
| extras. | | | | We make the New Orleans Saints second |
| The Vikings now look to move south and meet | | | | favorites behind the Colts at around +200. |
| the Saints for an opportunity to make it to Super | | | | |