Semi Final Playoff Preview

With, Denver vs San Diego tonight, there's plenty of implications so best to get this out today:

The biggest Thursday implications are in this game.  Three Broncos for Flames.  Two Chargers for Mike.  Thursday night games are notoriously sloppy, but both these offenses should move the ball, so expect a lot of points.  Welker is out, so more targets could be had for Decker and Thomas.  In the short week though, you have to wonder if Moreno gets as many carries as normal.  Unless the Broncos are just really off their game, you have to think Hemrick takes this match pretty easily.  Detroit should move the ball at home vs Baltimore and Mintz' RB's are pretty weak.  Plus I don't love Palmer on the road.

This should be a tight one.  Lacy is hoping Amendola takes some of those Gronk targets while Hill slots in Patterson and his return yards for the injured Welker.  Both teams have powerhouse RB tandems and two studs at WR.  I'd give the edge to Lacy due to their QB matchups.  Houston has been bad, but their pass D is actually pretty good still.  Cleveland's D has been good as well.  Meanwhile, no one expected Jason Campbell to get a start at any point this year, but he's been playing well and the Bears D stinks.  Same goes for Matt Ryan vs Wash.  But both rosters are in good shape and it could come down to a defense having a big game for one of these guys.

PREDICTIONS:
Flames 183.65 def Red Headed Step Child 134.52
Lacy In Your Facey 172.89 def Came-ron Yo Face 170.14