According to Sports Illustrated :
There's reason to believe for the Jets.
All they have to do is close that little 42-point gap that existed between themselves and the Patriots just six weeks ago. That's all. Is it hopeless? No, it's not hopeless.
Here's an optimistic stat for you New York fans: In the Bill Belichick era, the Patriots are 7-0 against teams they didn't play in the regular season. Against teams they did face (like the Jets), they're just 7-4 in the playoffs, and just 2-4 from 2005 on. Last year, Baltimore lost to New England in the regular season and then came back and humbled the Pats 33-14 in the first round of the playoffs, in Foxboro, no less.
There's no Saints-like underdog saga in store this year, but the upstart Seahawks aren't a bad replacement.
Never before has the following sentence been written in a preview story for the NFL's divisional playoffs: Can Seattle continue its magic-carpet ride this week -- and get to .500? But that's where things stand with Pete Carroll's 8-9 club as it heads to Chicago for Sunday's opener, and we might as well embrace it.
The Seahawks have to be considered dangerous at this point. They're playing with house money, and they have the relaxed and confident demeanor of a team that knows it's all gravy at this point. Having nothing to lose is a cliche that just might fit in the case of Seattle. The Seahawks are already through the looking glass, so why not continue their wild ride?
I cannot wait til Sunday because in my Opinion there will be some great games going on and this is the reason why the NFL is the most popular sport in the United States because you cannot write a script and you cannot predict whats going to happen. I love this game!!!!!!!!! Your thoughts?
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