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And then there were four. Miguel Angel Moya Jersey . Thirty-two teams started this National Football League season and the best four are left standing. In Seattle, the Seahawks first-half defence was outstanding . The New Orleans Saints offence only managed 34 passing yards for Drew Brees and just 42 rushing yards. The Seattle defence conceded no points in the first half and held tight end Jimmy Graham to not a single reception until the games final minute. Russell Wilson did not have a dominant game, but the starting 11 without the ball won the game for Seattle. And so did Marshawn Lynch . Of all the running backs in the league, I dont think there is another who gives a greater effort than Marshawn Lynch, play after play. It is impressive for me watch his willingness to absorb physical punishment for an extra yard or even less. Logic says it cant last, that his time is coming or maybe he just has a body type impervious to what normally slows and limits other running backs. In any case, he is not the fastest, quickest or even most skilled, but he never gives up on a play or any opportunity with an intense disregard for possible injury. Marshawn Lynch is a great running back. Seattle has a combination of speed, attitude, confidence and resolve . The intensity of the NFC championship San Francisco at Seattle will be a battle of wills as much as any skills. In New England, the Patriots went with 42 running plays and just 25 passing plays. The play-calling served a dual purpose. Firstly, when you run that much, you dictate aggressive energy to an opponent. After a while, you can wear a defence out because, like all human beings, you get tired of hitting. So, in a moment where you lose emotional concentration at "point of attack," what would normally be a two or three-yard play becomes a 70-yard touchdown run like LaGarrette Blounts 73-yard run in the fourth. Understanding football is one thing, but understanding the psychology of hitting is really unique. You can wear people out and the Patriots achieved that. The second part of that dual purpose was keeping the ball away from Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. If you dont limit the his time with the ball and his number of plays, Andrew Luck is going to beat you. It is not as if Luck has a great team around him, quite the opposite, but he is a classic example of a player as a quarterback who makes those around him look better than they are. Once the Colts protect Andrew Luck with a higher degree of consistency, he will be as good as any quarterback on any team in the NFL. As for the Patriots, Logan Mankins at left guard was outstanding and Jamie Collins at linebacker is the next defensive star in New England. Without Vince Wilfork, Brandon Spikes, Jerrod Mayo and Tommy Kelly on defence, the Patriots should not be in the AFC championship game, but here they are. It was an emotionally heated game in Carolina between the Panthers and San Francisco 49ers, especially early on, and it has been a while since I have seen that much confrontational talk and verbal exchanges. It seemed like on every play, someone was threatening someone elseabout something . I am sure that all week, the Panthers grew intensely tired of hearing how tough and physical the 49ers were and made a collective agreement to not allow any intimidation, but be the aggressor and not the participant. Now, I dont think Carolina backed down for one moment, but seven plays inside the five-yard line and only three points means that, in the toughest part of football - short yardage and goaline plays, the Niners won. In playoff football, the smallest of mistakes mean the biggest of consequences and the Panthers gave the 49ers four first downs on penalties in the first half and it seemed that all four were the result of excessive emotion. The Panthers will learn from this and, if they find themselves in the same position next year at this time, they will not make the same mistake of losing self-control. After a last-minute win over the Arizona Cardinals to close the season, a win over the Packers in the brutal cold of Green Bay in the NFC Wild Card playoff and a tough, physical win over the Panthers, right now, no team believes more in each other than the San Francisco 49ers. In Denver, the one word to describe the Broncos win over the San Diego Chargers is "methodical." I think the Charger made one key mistake to lose the game and Denver made the opposite to win . By the end of the third quarter, the Chargers had 79 total yards. In the fourth quarter alone, they had 180. I guess common sense says to play the time of possession game again for San Diego to win, but it was not working . I wonder what would have happened if the Chargers took their fourth-quarter approach all game long and just went for broke, because when they did in the fourth, the game became a game because of it. San Diego was simply way too conservative. With Denver, they did to the Chargers what the Chargers did to them back on that Thursday night game. Manning must have completed 80 per cent of his passes within the first 10 yards down field. They just incrementally kept moving down field with the shortest of distance created using a series of line of scrimmage screens, five-yard crossers, and check downs - no big plays, just little little plays of success and result. One interesting question that has already been asked is, in one game to win it all , who would be your quarterback - Brady or Manning? Given history, I would say Brady, but given ability to control a defense pre-snap, I would say Manning. To pick between that pair is a never-ending discussion. The season began with 32 and now it is down to four and, giving consideration to all discussion and analytical evaluation, it truly is the best four. Stefan Savic Jersey . In the way of Ferrer being the first Spanish champion in the open era will be seventh-seeded Grigor Dimotrov of Bulgaria, who overcame wild card Benoit Paire of France 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. Ferrer will be going for his third title of the year, and first since February. Toni Kroos Jersey . The top-seeded Wozniacki claimed a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Germanys Julia Goerges, while the third-seeded Williams earned a 6-2, 6-4 triumph over Russian veteran Elena Vesnina. Wozniacki had lost three of her previous four matches against Goerges, but four breaks of serve allowed the former world No.DENVER - With the regular-season schedule winding down, the Toronto Maple Leafs gave their playoff hopes another boost. Nikolai Kulemin had two goals, and Phil Kessel and Tyler Bozak also scored, leading the Maple Leafs past the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Thursday night for their third straight win. The Maple Leafs increased their points total to 78, three behind idle Buffalo for the Eastern Conferences final playoff berth. Toronto has seven games remaining. "We just have to get some wins ourselves and sooner or later well get some help," Toronto defenceman Luke Schenn said. The Maple Leafs have been one of the NHLs hottest teams in the last seven weeks, going 15-6-5 since returning from the all-star break. "It would have been nice to get a couple more wins at the beginning of the season to give ourselves a better chance right now," Maple Leafs goalie James Reimer said. "Were happy with the way were playing right now. I just hope we can keep it going." Colorado, meanwhile, saw its modest two-game winning streak snapped on a night when the Avalanche lost two more players to injury. Defenceman Ryan Wilson did not return after suffering a second-period knee injury. Colorado also lost Mark Olver, part of the teams top line, to a head injury midway through the first period. He was levelled by Mike Komisareks hard check near the red line and lay sprawled for several moments before crawling off the ice. Even before Olver managed to reach the Colorado bench, teammate Cameron Gaunce, recalled from Lake Erie of the American Hockey League earlier Thursday, was exchanging blows with Komisarek that resulted in 5-minute penalties for both for fighting. Colorado coach Joe Sacco said while it appeared that Komisareks hit was legal, the loss of Olver early in the game was another setback for the Avalanche in an injury-plagued season. "Losing him doesnt help because hes been playing very well and he gives us a lot of energy," Sacco said. "Hell be re-evaluated ((Friday) morning, along with Ryan Wilson. Luka Modric Jersey. " The Maple Leafs went up 4-2 on a goal by Kessel that he drove past goalie Peter Budaj, who had replaced starter Brian Elliott at the beginning of the third period. Elliott, who had to have some emergency repairs on his skates, returned shortly after Kessels goal at 3:02 of the third. After officials waved off an apparent goal by Torontos Mike Brown, ruling the puck had been kicked in, the Avalanche again closed to within a goal on a score by Matt Duchene. He beat Reimer with a rebound shot at 11:55 of the third. But in the final minute, with Elliott pulled in favour of an extra attacker, Reimer turned away a flurry of shots by the Avalanche. "We found a way to claw back into it and we had a couple of chances when we pulled the goalie," Sacco said. "But we werent able to capitalize. I like the fact that we played to the end, but catch-up hockey is tough to play in this league." Toronto took a 3-1 lead when Tyler Bozak redirected Luke Schenns shot into the open side of the net past Elliott at 9:37 of the second period. Colorado got back within a goal 3 minutes later when their power play delivered a score by Ryan OReilly. Colorado opened the scoring on Daniel Winniks short-handed goal 5:55 into the game, but Toronto went in front on a pair of goals by Kulemin. Kulemins first goal at 10:32 of the first went into the net off Elliotts pads. He also emerged with the puck following a scramble behind the net, squeezing off a shot that got past Elliott in the final seconds of the period. Notes: Winniks first-period goal was his 11th of the season, tying his career high set as a rookie while with Phoenix in 2007-08. ... The Maple Leafs and Avalanche met for the only time this season in what was the last of Colorados 18 meetings against Eastern Conference opponents. ... 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