The 2012 NFL Divisional Round promises to have some quality matchups and what we expect to be some closer games than the first round offered. New Orleans, Houston, New York and the surprise of the wild card weekend Denver survived to make the 2012 NFL Divisional Round. Let’s take a look ahead at 2012 NFL Divisional Round Playoff Schedule & Point Spreads. Be sure to get the latest 2012 NFL Playoff Divisional Round Point Spreads before making your 2012 NFL Playoff Picks.
No. 3 New Orleans Saints (-3) (O/U-46.5) at No. 2 San Francisco 49ers, 4:30 p.m. Saturday
No. 4 Denver Broncos at No. 1 New England Patriots (-13.5) (O/U-50.5), 8 p.m. ET Saturday
No. 3 Houston Texans at No. 2 Baltimore Ravens (-7.5) (O/U-38.5), 1 p.m. Sunday
No. 4 New York Giants at No. 1 Green Bay Packers (-9) (O/U-51.5), 4:30 p.m. ET Sunday
New Orleans (14-3, 5-3 V) vs San Francisco (13-3, 7-1 H)
New Orleans has won and covered nine straight. With QB Drew Brees breaking records on a weekly basis, the Saints have averaged 44.3 points over their last four games.
Denver (9-8, 5-3 V) vs New England (13-3, 7-1 H)
When New England visited Denver on Dec. 18, the Pats rallied from a 16-7 deficit to win 41-23, covering as -7 point favorites. The game sailed over the 47.5 total. QB Tom Brady threw for 320 yards and two TDs, and tight ends Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski combined for 13 catches and 182 yards.
Houston (11-6, 5-3 V) vs Baltimore (12-4, 8-0 H)
When the teams met in Week 6 in Baltimore, Houston led 14-13 in the third quarter. But the Ravens dominated from that point, winning 29-14 as -7 point favorites. The score fell a half-point shy of the 43.5 total. QB Joe Flacco threw for 305 yards, Ray Rice ran for 101 and Baltimore held Houston’s vaunted ground game to 3.7 yards per carry.
Texans QB Matt Schaub was at the helm last meeting. This time it will be the rookie T.J. Yates facing Terrell Suggs, Haloti Ngata, Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and company. Yates played efficiently on Saturday, going 11 of 20 for 159 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. He did throw one ill-advised pass Chris Crocker should have picked off. RB Arian Foster, who ran for 153 yards Saturday, was held to 49 yards on 15 carries in the Oct. 16 loss in Baltimore.
N.Y. Giants (10-7, 5-3 V) vs Green Bay (15-1, 8-0 H)
In Week 13, these teams played a thriller at MetLife Stadium. Green Bay won 38-35, failing to cover as a 7-point favorite. The game went over the 53.5 total by nearly 20 points. They combined for 53 first downs and nearly 900 yards of offense. Although it was their fourth straight loss, the Giants took heart from pushing the then-undefeated Super Bowl champs to the limit.
The Packers are going to be a little more creative than the Falcons. The Giants played well but I’m not going to get too excited about them because they haven’t put a string of good games together all year.
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