Well, the title games are in place after a great weekend of football. 3 of the most elite quarterbacks in the NFL are joined by rookie playcaller, Mark Sanchez and the upstart Jets. Here’s what went down.

New Orleans Saints – 45   |   Arizona Cardinals – 14

Sean Payton and the New Orleans Saints put the hurt on Kurt Warner and the Arizona Cardinals in a game that was only close for about 10 minutes. The Cardinals’ Tim Hightower shocked the South when he bolted for a 70-yard TD score on the first play from scrimmage, but Reggie Bush put that show on the back burner with some highlights of his own coupled with Drew Brees’s masterful dismantling of the Cardinals porous defense.

In the 2nd quarter Kurt Warner took a hit that may finally push him into retirement, likely to be a sure-fire Hall of Famer.  I can’t imagine he’d want to come back after being hit like this.

Indianapolis Colts – 20   |   Baltimore Ravens – 3

Haters beware, the Colts and their well-rested starters are headed to the AFC Title game with a full head of steam and a point to prove. Peyton Manning showed young Joe Flacco the difference between a promising future and a legendary career. Manning went completed 30 of 44 pass attempts, and rarely handed the ball off as the Colts D completely dominated the Ravens young and talented offense.

Under intense scrutiny for giving up on a perfect season, the Colts look poised for redemption as they go into the AFC Title game to face the team that handed them their first “loss” of the season.

Rumor is Curtis Painter will not even be on the sideline for this game, because as we’ve all seen, even if Rex Ryan were to sit on Peyton Manning’s head and kill him, the Colts would rather have a dead Peyton Manning taking the snaps than Painter.

Minnesota Vikings – 34   |   Dallas Cowboys – 3

This was the scene for much of the day in Minnesota as the Vikings swarmed Tony Romo all day long. The Vikings D sacked Romo 6 times, never letting the young QB ever get a grip on the game, while veteran old-timer Brett Favre played like a superstar throwing for 4 TDs within only 15 completions. One TD was late in the 4th quarter when the Vikings were already up by 24 points which pissed off some of the Cowboys defenders, who showed more aggression  yelling at Favre than they did all game trying to stop him.

New York Jets – 17   |   San Diego Chargers – 14

The San Diego Chargers are a veteran led 12-4 division champion football team. Unfortunately for them, they are veterans who are accustomed to losing big games in the playoffs to lower seeded teams, and they are the champions of the AFC West division, arguably one of the weakest divisions in the league.

Mark Sanchez never played like a star, but also never played like a bum, which is what San Diego’s placekicker Nate Kaeding did. Kaeding, the best regular season kicker in the NFL, is probably the worst playoff kicker of all time. He has managed to blow no less than 3 playoff wins for the Jets dating back to 2005, when he blew another game against the Jets, and 2007 when he blew a kick to beat the eventual Super Bowl Champion Patriots.

Norv Turner will never win a Super Bowl as a Head Coach, but this one is not his fault.

About the Author: Charles Drengberg

Charles Co-Founded FTRsports in 2009 as something fun to do with his spare time. He’s now insanely addicted to making it the greatest sports blog ever, which isn’t hard because most sports blogs suck.

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