San Francisco 49ers great Jerry Rice, now an analyst for Sirius NFL Radio, went on record before the playoffs started that he thought the Jaguars were the toughest matchup for the Patriots. "If anyone matches up pretty good, I would say it's going to be the Jacksonville Jaguars with Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew. No one else should give New England a problem," said Rice. "Indianapolis, if they had Marvin Harrison at his best, that's a whole different team. They're winning football games, but they're not the Colts of old.
I agree with Jerry the Jags are a very tough team and they will pound you for the whole game. Will the Pats hold up? I have to think the Patriots will continue on this great ride because they are much more talented then the Jags but heart and hard work beats talent any day, so we will see. My predicting for this game is a 28-14 victory for the Patriots.
Predicted Stats for Leading Players from each team:
Patriots
Brady - 28/36, 321 yards, 3 TD's
Maroney - 21 carries, 76 Yards, 1 TD
Moss - 4 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD
Welker - 8 receptions, 112 yards
Jaguars
Garrard - 17/29, 178 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Taylor - 12 carries, 67 yards
Jones-Drew - 17 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
Wilford - 3 receptions, 54 yards
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