With the Big 12 Conference Tournament starting Tuesday in Kansas City, this last Saturday of games takes on special meaning for most teams. Mr. Bracketology himself, Joe Lunardi, is predicting ten schools from the Big 12 to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Remarkably all except Oklahoma are locks to make the tournament and will be playing this week to improve their seedings.
Despite taking an extra day to get here, we finally made it to the month of March madness. Every Big 12 men’s basketball game played on Saturday has tournament implications.
With the trade deadline looming every game in the next couple weeks takes on increased importance. The team may have saved their season coming back twice to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in overtime.Â
The Pittsburgh Penguins are at a crossroads with an aging team that is a long shot to make the playoffs. With the March 8th trade deadline looming and the team being eight points away from a wild card position they could be sellers if things don’t turnaround.
They have a long way to go to catch the New England Patriots with an NFL-record six titles and eleven Super Bowl appearances but it’s not out of the question. Mahomes is only 28 years old and has proven he can win even with a defensive minded team.
The NFC Championship game between the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers features one franchise hoping for a return to glory and the other looking to start their own legacy.
Get out your popcorn, get ready to ‘Shake it Off’ and sit back with your My Pillow to watch the marquee matchup of the weekend and maybe win some money!Â
The Pittsburgh Steelers travel up north to face the Buffalo Bills in a classic AFC Super Wild Card Playoff showdown. A few weeks ago, both teams were considered long shots for the playoffs as the Steelers locked in the last seed and the Bills won the AFC East winning five straight games to end the season.Â
The Detroit Lions host their first playoff game in 30 years tonight against the Los Angeles Rams. Matt Stafford never imagined his first playoff game in Ford Field would be for the opposing team, but here we are. Emotions will be running high as both quarterbacks are returning to their former teams after being traded and swapped for each other before the 2020 season.