NFC Championship Game Preview

Tomorrow is arguably the greatest day for pure football fans, the Conference Championship games.  Sure the Super Bowl is a big game, but its for the casual fan, I prefer the championship weekend myself, the championship offers games between rivals who have some history with each other.

So without further adieu, lets talk NFC Championship.  The game features two teams who by all rights shouldn't be there, the Eagles had an improbably week 17 needing a win and a ton of help to even get into the playoffs, and getting it.  The Cardinals hadn't played tough since November after wrapping up their division early, they were supposed to be a one and done.  Then they were supposed to lose to the Carolina Panthers, undefeated at home, and the Cards were without Anquan Boldin.

Well this week, Boldin is back and the Cardinals have a home game, where they play infinitely better.  The cards have done something that no other playoff team has done this year, won a game at home, and won a game on the road.  They will be ready.  Bill Simmons pointed out earlier this week that Kurt Warner promised his kids puppies if he wins the Super Bowl, and if Barak Obama showed us one thing, it's don't bet against God and puppies.  The cards will beat an Eagles team that is more banged up than letting on (Westbrook is nursing a bad hammie).  Kurt Warner has been there before, and with Boldin and the playing-out-of-his-mind Larry Fitzgerald ready to go, Cards win the game 32-24 and move on to Super Bowl XYZ (44?)