conference Championship Weekend: wrap

We had eight straight hours of really good football yesterday.  Both games were decided by field goals, one was made and one was missed.  In the AFC game, the Baltimore Ravens were ready for the New England Patriots.  Quarterback, Joe Flacco showed how good he can be and was able to go shot for shot with Tom Brady (NE/QB) who did not have his offense clicking on all cylinders.  Baltimore had a few chances to win the game, they seemed to come unraveled when the sideline didn't have a firm grasp on what they were doing on the final drive, including not having, kicker Billy Cundiff ready to send the game to overtime, he missed and the Patriots won.  Brady got bailed out by his defense yesterday, by his own admission.  Maybe they we're lucky, but its football and the New England Patriots are going back to the Super Bowl.  In the NFC game, we had an old fashioned game played in wind and rain between the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants.  This game had a few key turnovers that swung the momentum back towards the Giants.  This was a defensive battle for most of the game, Alex Smith (QB/SF) wasn't doing much out side of a a couple long passes to Vernon Davis and Eli Manning got knocked down a lot, between making some key passes to Bradshaw, Cruz, Manningham, and Pascoe. (among others) Towards the end of the game both offenses were going three and out, neither defense was giving up anything.  The Giants got two big breaks from the niners special teams, on a punt Kyle Williams, who was receiving punts for San Francisco heisted and tried to field a bouncing ball that was live when he touched it, which led to the first Giant touchdown of the game.  In overtime Williams fumbled another punt which lead to a Lawrence Tynes field goal for the NFC Championship.  For the second time in four years we'll have a NY Giant and NE Patriot matchup in the Super Bowl.