It will be the first time since 2004.
But also worth noting is that all 4 favorites won str8 up last year in the divisional round. (49ers were the road chalk against the Panthers)
If you really think about the Patriots , Seahawks, Packers, Broncos are the 4 best teams in the league.
But the media does want Dallas.
And Wizzle/ Laker say "The Patriots will destroy the Ravens"
FYI if you want to do the 4 team (fade Laker/Wizzle ) parlay
it would be
Ravens ATS over Patriots
Seahawks ML over Panthers
Packers ML over Cowboys
Broncos ML over Colts
$310 pays $1,001.91
Tom Brady already renogiated contract to make room for new FA's and there have been widespread rumors of Larry fitzgerald coming to New England... Perhaps Brady knows this team isnt good enough to win a super bowl with its current roster?
The Patriots will practice today for the first time since an intra/squad scrimmage a week ago. Coach Bellechick says he wanted to make sure his players are feeling good going into the weekend. So there is that whole rest/rust delima