Posted on 1/16/2008 9:39:52 PM

Bet on NFC Championship Game – Can New York Stop Brett Favre?

By Russell Edward

This NFC Championship game – one of the final three of this NFL betting season – offers much to excite both the football betting fan in you, and the little kid still inside that just loves to see a good battle. Green Bay has a passing attack that can strike from any part of the field like lightning. New York has a relentless pass rush that will try to put Brett Favre on his back all game long. Watching Favre improvise out of the situations he will inevitably find himself in this week is one of the joys of football that makes all of us stand and yell.

Anyone who watched last week as the aged one narrowly escaped a sack by one of the Seahawks defenders, then trip on a leg as he squirted out of the pocket, only to take three or four steps with his face inching ever closer to the ground just before flipping the ball underhand to his tight end, Donald Lee, for a first down, will know what I am talking about.

New York Giants +7 at Green Bay Packers –7: Total 40.5

The goal of the Green Bay offense this week will be to hold the line against the dynamic Giants pass rush and give him enough time to find his receivers on the perimeter. The right protection calls will be key to accomplishing this task. If called correctly, favre should be able to hit his playmakers on the outside and this will give them at least the opportunity to do what they have done better than any other team this season: gain yards after the catch.

NFC Championship Game: Sunday, January 20 at 6:30 p.m. EST

Ryan Grant is the running game for the Packers and he will not be nearly so nervous as he was last week, when he fumbled twice in the first few minutes and allowed the Hawks to get off to an early 14-0 start. While the coaching staff could have sat him for a while to cool him down, they did not, and it may have been the best decision they have made all year, as Grant motored to a 201-yard day from that point on – a Packers post-season record.

The Packers will use Grant on stretch plays and inside zone runs to keep the New York defense honest. The offensive line has done a good job of creating holes for Grant and he has taken full advantage on most occasions. Look for the Giants to employ run dogs with their linebackers on running downs in an effort to disrupt any flow the Packers will be trying to establish in the running game.

The resurgence of Favre against that of his friend, and New York standout DE, Michael Strahan should be one of the more entertaining matchups we fans of the game can imagine watching. Whoever wins the battle should win the game, and whoever wins this game will cover the touchdown spread. Enjoy.

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