Unpredictable

As the top 3 teams in the NFL for the season got knocked out of the run for the Super Bowl this weekend the predictions for the Super Bowl match-up are now tossed in the air for a lot of people.  In this very unpredictable weekend the Jets and the Steelers hold off to advance in the AFC and the Packers and the Bears hold off to advance in the NFC.







AFC

Steelers vs. Ravens

The Pittsburgh Steelers fought back in the 2nd half to beat the Baltimore Ravens 31-24.  The Steelers went into halftime down 21-7 and came back in the 2nd half and held the Ravens to only a field goal and scored 24 points including a TD with 1:33 left in the game where Big Ben threw a 58 yard pass to rookie Antonio Brown on 3rd-19 leading to Rashard Mendenhall scoring from the 2 yard line.



Patriots vs. Jets
The New York Jets were the surprise of the weekend as they defeated the number 1 team in the league this year, the New England Patriots.  The Jets led the Patriots 14-3 at halftime and was looking to be a good game when Brady returned in the 3rd quarter to throw 2 touchdown passes, bringing the score to 14-11.  The Jet defense was a big decider in this game as the Jets held off to beat the Patriots 28-21 and advance to the AFC Championship.


NFC

Bears vs. Seahawks
The Chicago Bears advance to the NFC championship after defeating the underdogs Seattle Seahawks who surprised everyone by defeating the defending champions New Orleans Saints the week before.  Jay Cutler scored 2 touchdowns and passed for 2 more in the 35-24 victory against the Seahawks this past Sunday.  Bear's Cutler had 15 completions for 278 yards and Seahawks' Hasselbeck had 26 completions for 258 yards.



Falcons vs. Packers
The second shocker of the weekend was the Green Packers coming into Atlanta, GA where Matt Ryan was 20-2 at home of all time going into the post season.  Packers' Rodgers had 31 completions out of 36 attempts for 366 yards and 3 thrown touchdowns and Falcons' Ryan had 20 completions out of 29 for 186 yards and 1 touchdown.  The Packers held off to beat the Falcons in a shocking score of 48-21 and advances to the AFC Championship against the Chicago Bears.