Ben's Brain: NFL Picks - Championship Weekend.

NFL Picks - Championship Weekend.

Posted At : January 23, 2011 3:15 PM | Posted By : Ben Standig
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Who will win, step up and get beat down in the NFL Championship games...

These game predictions do not reflect the opinion of FFToolbox.com but just a solo fantasy writer who will still has his preseason Super Bowl winner alive in Green Bay and will just try to forget that he jumped on the Patriots bandwagon when the postseason began...As a reminder, email any questions, be it about keepers, 2011 fantasy questions or what is up with my Redskins to podcast@fftoolbox.com or send tweets to @benstandig. Also do not forget to check out the weekly FFToolbox.com podcast - hosted by yours truly - every week or anytime via ITunes and that's where you will find this week's fantasy angles...

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Last week: Straight (3-1), Spread (3-1); Overall: Straight (144-103), Spread (120-124-3)

Green Bay 27 CHIACGO 24 (+3.5): Taking the Pack but giving the points is threading the needle, however a division rivalry game and the home team is getting points?. Love the Aaron Rodgers show and think he is on the verge of taking claim to being the top QB in football. Gets closer to that spot today, as long as Julius Peppers does not overrun the Packers offensive line. The Bears stay right with them before Jay Cutler goes all Favre-ian and makes a crucial mistake late while Rodgers throws for scores to Greg Jennings, Donald Driver and Jordy Nelson in the win.

PITTSBURGH 23 (-3.5) NY Jets 17: If the Jets edge pass rush can dominate the Steelers backup OT's that are actually starting, then Rex Ryan, Bart Scott and crew will have two more weeks to run their yap. However, we know the Steel Curtain will close out the Jets running game, leaving it up to Mark Sanchez to score enough points. Give credit to the second-year QB for reaching the AFC Title game for the second straight season, but he will not have much success being the tasked with being the focal point. Ben Roethlisberger throws scores to Mike Wallace and Heath Miller, James Farrior and Troy Polamalu wreck havoc on defense and Shaun Suisham bangs home three field goals.