Corky's 2013-14 NFL Playoff Predictions Divisional Round

The second round of the 2013-14 NFL Playoffs are here. We will see four games this weekend, two on Saturday and the other two on Sunday.   

I will follow the same process as last week where I will make my personal predictions, which will be bolded, and my collectible predictions, which will be italicized. I will focus mainly on the skilled position players and try to display a variety of the player’s rookie cards. I will also try to cover different players for teams that played last week.

First is last week’s predictions and results:

With my personal predictions I was 3-1, with my collectible predictions I was 1-3

Game 1:

Personal prediction: Colts (1-0)

Collectible prediction: Colts (1-0)

Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts

Betting odds: Colts favored by 2.5 points with an O/U 46.5

The Colts won 45-44

Game 2:

Personal prediction: Saints (2-0)

Collectible prediction: Eagles (1-1)

New Orleans Saints at Philadelphia Eagles

Betting odds: Eagles favored by 2.5 points with an O/U 53.5

The Saints won 26-24

Game 3:

Personal prediction: Bengals (2-1)

Collectible prediction: Bengals (1-2)

San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals

Betting odds: Bengals favored by 7 points with an O/U 47

The Chargers won 27-10

Game 4:

Personal prediction: 49ers (3-1)

Collectible prediction: Packers (1-3)

San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers

Betting odds: 49ers favored by 2.5 points with an O/U 47.5

The 49ers won 23-20

Let us move on to the Divisional Round predictions

Game 1:

New Orleans Saints at SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

Betting odds: Seahawks favored by 8 points with an O/U 46.5

Saints:

Drew Brees QB

Darren Sproles RB

Kenny Stills WR

 

Seahawks:

Russell Wilson QB

 Marshawn Lynch RB

  Golden Tate WR

 I know I seem like I am being a “homer” here and selecting my Seattle Seahawks but I am being fair. As I said last week, the New Orleans Saints are a good team and they produce but Drew Brees is the only player many people can even name on the team. Meanwhile Wilson has put the Pacific Northwest on the map for many collectors, Lynch and his Skittles fed resurgence has made him relevant again in the hobby and Tate, while arrogant, is about production.

WINNER: Seattle Seahawks

Game 2:

Indianapolis Colts at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Betting odds: Patriots favored by 7.5 points with an O/U 53

Colts:

Andrew Luck QB

Donald Brown RB

  Reggie Wayne WR

Patriots:

Tom Brady QB

 LeGarrette Blount RB

 Rob Gronkowski TE

This one is a bit of a pickle, both teams have QBs that are hobby elite. One is at the beginning of his career and the other is in his twilight. The next step is to look at the next tier of players worth collecting, the Patriots have Gronkowski (who gets a bonus for being a Univ. of Arizona alumni) but the rest of the team is support. The Colts are a young team with energy and collectors love that. Hilton, Fleener, Richardson, Brown and even the old man Wayne is collectible. I think the Patriots will take the game because Brady has a way of making things happen but I think collectors lean towards Luck and the Colts.

WINNER: Indianapolis Colts

Game 3:

San Francisco 49ers at CAROLINA PANTHERS

Betting odds: 49ers favored by 2 points with an O/U 42

49ers:

Colin Kaepernick QB

Anquan Boldin WR

Vernon Davis TE

 Panthers:

Cam Newton QB

 DeAngelo Williams RB

 Greg Olson TE

 

This week I think it is the 49ers who are definitely the more collectible team. Cam Newton has come back from a bit of a sophomore slump and he was the hobby darling in 2011 so I think he has regained some of that collectible swagger but he is about it in Carolina blue. Williams is a producer and Olson has gotten better but they just do not have the collector’s attention, not like the 49ers.

WINNER: San Francisco 49ers

Game 4:

San Diego Chargers at DENVER BRONCOS

Betting odds: Broncos favored by 10 points with an O/U 54.5

Chargers:

Phillip Rivers QB

Danny Woodhead RB

 Eddie Royal WR

 Broncos:

Peyton Manning QB

Knowshon Moreno RB

Demaryius Thomas WR

I am not going to try and argue for the Chargers, when it comes to what collectors want it is Peyton Manning.

Winner: Denver Broncos