Wildcard Saturday on the Horizon

I don't know if there's a better day in the entire football season than the NFL Playoffs kicking off with Wildcard Saturday. You get a lot of days in your life in which you can choose to do amazing things, but you only get so many Wildcard Saturdays. Act appropriately.

I've made it no secret that I've been on the Detroit Lions bandwagon pretty much all season. I love the story, and I love their signature talent. That makes the Saturday night prime time television showdown between Detroit and New Orleans my crown jewel of the entire weekend.

While I'm excited for Matthew Stafford to get some postseason experience, I'm not hopeful of the end result. I think at best, you're looking at a game where the Lions could build a decent lead heading into halftime or even the 4th quarter, but the lack of running game will not allow them to put a team like New Orleans away. I cannot even imagine how much the Lions would have to score to win this game. They're all-world good through the air, but there isn't enough of a gap between New Orleans and Detroit's passing game to have this be a true advantage for the Lions.

Mostly, I'm just happy they made it to the playoffs. I'm happy I at least have one of these games to watch with my playoff horse involved. Last year's version of Wildcard Saturday night was pretty sweet.

The NFL will use the Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Texans to wet our appetites in the early game. Should be a great game, I hope Andy Dalton and the Bengals get the win, and I believe they will.