Saturday, January 6, 2018

The 2018 totally Random NFL Playoffs

The 2018 Totally Random NFL Playoffs

It’s that time of year again.  It’s time for the Totally Random NFL predictions.  This is exactly what the name implies.  It is completely random.  No other factors are used to determine the winners.  The tournament is run once and the results are final.  So here we go.

Wild Card Weekend

AFC

This year is the year of the upset.  The titans go into Kansas city and blow the Chiefs away 44-26.  Have the Titans scored 44 points all season?  Of course they have, but it seems like they haven’t.  But they do in this random game and put Chiefs fans out of their misery.  Meanwhile Jacksonville is glad to make the playoffs while the bills don’t know what to do since they haven’t been in The Tournament since 1999.  But nobody circles the wagons like the buffalo Bills and circle they do as they eliminate the favored Jaguars 20-16.

NFC

Last year’s real NFC champions Atlanta Falcons find out that a year is a long time in football as they get blown back to the Stone Age 42-10 in LA.  Even though there are probably more Falcons fans in the stands, the Rams prove they are no fluke.  Meanwhile down in New Orleans, the up and down Panthers are up and, third time lucky, they defeat the Saints 20-14.  New Orleans got an unexpectedly good year this year, but it’s all over in wild Card Weekend.

Divisional Round

AFC

After shocking America and most particularly, their own fans, the titans continue their offensive explosion against the Steelers as they shock America once more with a 36-33 upset win in Pittsburgh.  Meanwhile reports of the death of the Patriots are very much exaggerated.  The Patriots scored 37 points against the Bills the last time the played them and they do it again as they cruise to a 37-21 romp.  During the 4th quarter, the New England fans chant Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy but Jimmy isn’t there anymore.  Still, a win is a win.

NFC

Toward the end of the season, the Eagles celebrated if they made a first down while touchdowns remained a distant dream.  So it came as a shock to the confident Panthers when Philadelphia’s inept offense put 46 on the Carolina D.  Carolina couldn’t keep up, managing only 23 of their own points.  The Rams look like the NFC’s class act as they shred Minnesota’s awesome defence 36-17.  Vikings fans suddenly remember their QB is a backup, and not Tom Brady II. 

Championship Round

It looks like another Patriots Super Bowl but in the totally Random world, anything can happen.  The Titans are on an amazing roll and the amazing roll continues as the suddenly explosive offense smashes the Patriots with a 35-22 upset win.  Reports of the death of the Patriots are true.  This might be the end of the dynasty.  The Titans are in the Super Bowl.
And the titans face the Eagles as the Eagles prove why they are the number one seed with a 31-19 win over the disappointing Rams.  Maybe the Eagles were sand bagging toward the end of the season.  I mean, scoring no points against the Cowboys now appears to be an acting job.

The Big Dance


So we have the Titans and the Eagles in the big one.  Neither has won it before.  And now, Philadelphia has someone other than Rocky Balboa to celebrate.  They have the 2018 totally Random Super Bowl Championship they have craved for so long.  Eagles over titans 30-5.  Vegas goes broke because of the Titans safety because whether there is a safety or not is one of the most bet Super Bowl prop bets.  Eagles cruise.
As a Cowboys fan, I can’t quite bring myself to congratulate the Eagles.  I will only say I’m glad this is only the Totally Random playoffs.



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