NFC showdown Sunday
It’s only September, but the NFC championship preview could be staged Sunday at Soldier Field. Through two games, Dallas and Chicago clearly have been the two most impressive teams in the NFL’s inferior conference. New Orleans has been a bust. Philadelphia is 0-2, too. Seattle is wounded and might finish in a four-way tie in the NFC West. The other 2-0 teams in the NFC — Green Bay, Washington, San Francisco and Detroit — all have flaws and aren’t great picks to even make the playoffs, much less reach the NFC finals.
It looks like Chicago and Dallas are the best to challenge the AFC giants. Chicago has the great defense but has quarterback Rex Grossman hanging around its neck. Dallas has a high-octane offense, so long as Tony Romo’s magic holds, but its defense is a little shaky. Neither team seems capable of winning Super Bowl. But they are the NFC’s two best bets to reach football’s ultimate game.
Who to pick? I’ll go with the Bears. Chicago’s defense is good enough to win most games, especially at home. Make it 17-14.
-------------Berry Tramel can be heard Monday through Friday from 4:40-5:20 p.m. on The Sports Animal radio network, including AM-640 and FM-98.1. You can e-mail him here and follow him on Twitter @BerryTramel. Visit Berry's website here.
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