Round 1 Matchups and Predictions

1st round starts up today, and since the top 2 seeds get byes, there are only two games being played this week. Here's a look at the two 1st round matchups




The Twin Killers (7-5-1)    vs
Richard Head (6-7)

# of Playoff Appearances
Leland-2nd
Mike-1st


Matchup Stats
All Time: Series is tied 2-2
Last Matchup: Mike beat Leland 130.5-113 in Week 10

Key Players

The Twin Killers: Matt Ryan (Panthers) Julio Jones (Panthers) Doug Martin (Eagles) C.J. Spiller (Rams)

Richard Head: Aaron Rodgers (Lions) Dez Bryant (Bengals) Chris Johnson (Colts) Stevan Ridley (Texans)

Wild Cards

The Twin Killers: Hot/Cold Torrey Smith, Julio Jones inconsistent, T.Y. Hilton Real Deal? Marty B legit?

Richard Head: Aaron Rodgers stepping up, Josh Gordon/Hartline receiving core

Predictions
Yahoo Says: Leland wins 114-109
I Say: These two had quite the rivalry earlier in the season and Mike swept the regular season series to even up the all time series at 2 a piece, but as far as picking who's going to win, here we go AGAIN. Every damn week I get Mike's matchup wrong. Those receivers on paper look DREADFUL. I'm going to go with Leland, though  I can definitely see it being close. Man, Did I just jinx Leland and put Mike in the next round??

Channel 4 News Team (7-6)     vs
The Bad Robofies (6-7)

# of Playoff Appearances 
Albert-3rd
Dad-2nd

Matchup Stats
All Time Record: Series is tied 2-2
Last Matchup: Albert beat Dad 127-95 in Week 9

Key Players
Channel 4 News Team: Tom Brady (Texans) Demaryius Thomas (Raiders) Brandon Marshall (Vikings) Trent Richardson (Chiefs) Jimmy Graham (Giants)

The Bad Robofies: Cam Newton (Falcons) Vincent Jackson (Eagles) Randall Cobb (Lions) Wes Welker (Texans) DeMarco Murray (Bengals)

Wild Cards
Channel 4 News Team: Tom Brady tough matchup. Mikel LeShoure encore performance? Lance Moore WR #3

The Bad Robofies: Murray full strength? Sproles full strength? Cam keep the hot streak going? Brandon Myers keep it up?

Predictions
Yahoo Says: Albert wins 113-108
I Say: Well, Albert knocked my Dad out of the playoffs in the first round last year, en route to a championship, he'll try to do it again. Dad's team though might be peaking at the right time. Cam Newton has had an amazing two games and if he keeps it up, it might be able to disguise any weaknesses. No doubt that Dad has the best WR trio in the playoffs, though Albert's big two aren't exactly duds. It all comes down to Murray's health, Albert might have the slight edge in the running back department, but I'm gonna go upset and say Dad gets his 1st playoff win and advances to the next round.