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Oh they had a good season. I was referring more to their last match-up with the Patriots.

And I know you're not angry, we're having fun here right? I will admit that I'm still a bit sensitive about the 2007 season though.

Pats take it walking away.

Green Bay beats Eagles.
My beloved Bears lose to Saints.

Thank you.

The Patriots will probably win the AFC, though I wouldn't eliminate the possibility of Baltimore knocking them out.

I think that, if the Jets can beat Indianapolis, they will have a good chance at knocking off Pittsburgh; though they will then be demolished by New England.

The Saints vs. Atlanta game is a toss-up in my opinion. Both teams have shown significant flashes of mediocrity, and they split the season series in two very close games.

In all likelihood the Bears will face the Packers. I think that the Bears are a better team on paper (meaning that they have favorable match-ups against more teams currently in the playoffs), with a stronger secondary and linebacker corps, plus a defensive line that is nearly as good as Green Bay's. Offensively they also match-up well, with the Bears edging the upper hand in the running back department, but losing out (slightly) in terms of quarterback play. The biggest concern for Chicago, as illustrated last week, will be the discrepancy between their, at best, mediocre offensive line and Green Bay's above average to excellent front 7. If I had to guess, I would say that the game will be decided on the Bears' offense's ability to convert on turnovers (or the Packers' ability to prevent them), and Green Bay's ability to keep the ball away from the Bears' kick returners.

In terms of the NFC title, its a very difficult call as the only direct match-up this year came between Green Bay and Atlanta, which was a narrow Falcon's victory. Based on that, and the tight contests between the Saints and the Falcons, I think its fair to say that, no matter who plays, it will be a close game. That said, I give the edge to both the Packers and the Bears in either match-up due to the relatively weak defenses of both the Saints and the Falcons.

Bah... Clay Matthews can be controlled. Mike Vick is a more mobile QB than Kolb. And the Eagles lost that game by 7, with Vick replacing Kolb at the start of the second half. With Vick starting this game, things should be different. And never discount Akers' foot....
Eagles by 3.

And who would of thought that the Jets AND Seahawks would make it to the next round?

WarOne wrote:And who would of thought that the Jets AND Seahawks would make it to the next round?

And who would have thought that Seahawks would be the only home team left standing after the Wild Card round lol

As long as the Saints don't win it's a good year. I'm tired of the " a hurricane hit a bunch of people who live at or below sea level who did little or nothing to help themselves so a sports team comprised of people mostly not from that state but representing that state in kind of an abstract way deserve to win our sporting competition" talk.

Upsets are always exciting, and I've had a soft spot for the Seahawks since living there in the 90s.

Bromsy wrote: I'm tired of the " a hurricane hit a bunch of people who live at or below sea level who did little or nothing to help themselves...

You know that at least one regular here is from New Orleans, right? I'm sure if you lived in New Orleans you could have stopped the hurricane and saved everyone's houses. Too bad you didn't feel like driving down and giving them a hand.

I was working for the emergency assistance company for several of the cruise lines when Katrina hit. That Sunday (the day before it made landfall) I got a call from a little old grandmother in the French Quarter, trying to let them know that she wouldn't be able to make her departure. I tried to talk her into leaving her house and evacuating, at least to a larger building like a hotel or something, but I couldn't get her to. I had her address, and I looked up the local emergency center, and called them to ask them to go get her. They told me that they didn't have enough people to send, and were no longer able to respond to those kind of requests. I checked the map for the flooding later, and her street was indeed flooded. I still have no idea whether she lived or died.

Okay, my opinions either way on the residents of Nawleans were hardly the germane part of that comment; I'm just sick of the ridiculous pandering nonsense. It'd be the same if my beloved Packers won the superbowl and everyone spent the next year talking about how they deserved to win because in 2001 cheese and dairy prices were down across the US. That said, I wasn't really sure of the context of yer winky eye orkmoticon, so ... cheers?

Cheers. Shake on it.

Okay, I just saw yer edit, and have to assume you were serious, to which I would respond that none of that has anything to do with football of any sort. If you would like to discuss the relative merits of people living at or below sea level then by all means start a thread, but nothing that you posted relates to "American Football Play-Offs!". whereas my comments were directly related to the drivel spouted by announcers of that sport earlier in the season.


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... and Cheers again

Ray Lewis has a few words for you.

Ah Baltimore, almost a real town now

Bromsy wrote:Ah Baltimore, almost a real town now

Sssh, Bromsy, adults are talking now. You'll get your turn later.

As a Pats fan, I don't which I'd rather see win- the Steelers or the Ravens. I think the Steelers would be easier to beat, but the Ravens would make for a more exciting game.

Overall I like the Steelers more than the Ravens though. Polamalu and Hines Ward are two of my favorite players in the league.

Marshawn Lynch's TD even made BBC sport website on Monday and they normally never put NFL on the first page unless its Superbowl weekend.

Big shock though, was expecting them to get steamrollered.

Aurelia's even more shocked as the Seahawks are her team.

The Ravens made it look easy last weekend, but they're stepping up in class this week. The Steelers certainly aren't going to go out as shamefully as the Chiefs. I turned off that game at the end of the 3rd quarter...couldn't stand watching a team quit and lie down like that.

Kudos to the Seahawks...just another example of "any given Sunday (Saturday?)." Think it's midnight for Cinderella this weekend, though.

@Mannahnin -- The Pats certainly deserve to be the favorite the rest of the way. They look a lot like Belichick's early Pats teams...lots of castoffs and young players held together by Belichick and Brady's brilliance. Not much anyone can do about Belichick short of hiring a hit man, so it kinda all comes down to whether you can get Brady off his game. Which isn't easy to do given that the o-line happens to be the second best unit on the team after the starting QB.

Honestly, And this is coming from an Eagles Fan, Philadelphia didn't deserve to win. They're play was lackluster, they made huge mistakes, missed tackles, and were just clearly outplayed.
Part of the blame goes directly to the defensive co-ordinator, Sean McDermot. Prior to this last two seasons, teams against the Eagles scored on only 44% of the time when in the red zone (the final 20 yards before the goalline). This year opposing teams scored 77% of the time. That falls totally on the DC's shoulders.
Injuries didn't help much but the lack of quality in the depth they had made things worse.

As for the Seattle/New Orleans game..... I SO wanted to put money on that one, the Vegas line was Saints by 11..... Major payout on a Seahawks win.

Looking forward to the Balti/Pitts and Pats/Jets games... Division rivals that split during the season..... And the winners get to play whats left of each other.

I think the Falcons/Packers game will be a good one, but Seattle at Chicago..... sleeper.

I'm not an Eagles fan, but I live in Eagles country. My $0.02 is that the Eagles need an overhaul on D, both with philosophy and personnel. Jim Johnson was somehow able to make 250 lb DL and mediocre LBs work (a dominant secondary helped), but the wizard is gone and the front seven just aren't any good. The secondary has also taken a couple steps back from their mid-2000s teams.

Of the teams left, i would LIKE to see the Seahawks and Steelers rematch in the Superbowl.. with the same outcome (even though i originate from the Pacific Northwest)


I never have liked the Eagles, especially with Vick, who i maintain is NOT a real quarterback, but rather a running back who can kinda throw. I also HATE the patriots, most especially due to the "Tuck Rule" (i know that the people who know about that will know who my fave nfl team is)

@helgrenze, i think that both of the NFC games will be exciting, considering that Chicago and Seattle met earlier in the year for a great game that was very close, so i can only hope for another one.

Ensis Ferrae wrote:I never have liked the Eagles, especially with Vick, who i maintain is NOT a real quarterback, but rather a running back who can kinda throw. I also HATE the patriots, most especially due to the "Tuck Rule" (i know that the people who know about that will know who my fave nfl team is)

I don't like Vick either, but I respect my rivals. The "RB" moniker on Vick was very fitting when he was in Atlanta, but I think he may have put that behind him. He had the fourth highest QB rating in the league, and the only starting QB's to throw less INTs were Big Ben and Brady. He doesn't get the passing yards that a lot of other QBs do, and he can be a little streaky, but you can tell that the discipline he's bringing to the table now is improving his game.

tavoittamaton wrote:

Ensis Ferrae wrote:I never have liked the Eagles, especially with Vick, who i maintain is NOT a real quarterback, but rather a running back who can kinda throw. I also HATE the patriots, most especially due to the "Tuck Rule" (i know that the people who know about that will know who my fave nfl team is)

I don't like Vick either, but I respect my rivals. The "RB" moniker on Vick was very fitting when he was in Atlanta, but I think he may have put that behind him. He had the fourth highest QB rating in the league, and the only starting QB's to throw less INTs were Big Ben and Brady. He doesn't get the passing yards that a lot of other QBs do, and he can be a little streaky, but you can tell that the discipline he's bringing to the table now is improving his game.

seems the time off from the game helped him some, but obviously not enough in the smarts department.. Considering he fairly recently made a comment about wanting to own a dog again. Its too bad other quarterbacks get less coverage and renown for their playing skill.. quarterbacks like Brett Favre jk.

Steelers over Ravens
Jets over Pats (my upset special)
Falcons over Packers
Bears over Seahawks

Setting up Jets @ Steelers for the AFC Championship, and an epic Packers @Bears grudge match for the NFC championship.

Of course, the 1991 Redskins are better than all of them.

Espn did a good video about just how good vick can be. I went from being a hater to "wow he can do alot." he can do a 180 in under half a sec and get the ball off faster than most QBs, his throwing speed is over 65. His arm is so strong he was drafted by a baseball team in 2002. His speed speaks for himself.

I think the Steelers are gonna rape all the way to the Superbowl. They may do pretty good playing football too.

chaplaingrabthar wrote:Steelers over Ravens
Jets over Pats (my upset special)
Falcons over PackersBears over Seahawks

Setting up Jets @ Steelers for the AFC Championship, and an epic Packers @Bears grudge match for the NFC championship.

Of course, the 1991 Redskins are better than all of them.

Think you need an edit here

I'm gonna back the
Ravens over Steelers
Jets over Pats
Packers over Falcons
Seahawks barely over Bears.

You know when the game starts with Vick being sacked its going to go bad, Greenbay is second in the league in terms of sacks(#1 being the steelers) and their defense is amazingly good.

I expect the packers to beat the falcons, the steelers to beat the ravens, bears to beat the seahawks, and pats over jets.

Jay Cutler picked up alot over last year when he kept throwing interceptions, the bears are a solid team overall now.

Packers have a great defense and thanks to an injured rookie coming into play we now have a running game.

The patriots and jets is a harder game to predict seeing as though they are both great teams. Awhile back sports illustrated predicted a Jets and Packers superbowl, but with a terrible rematch against the Pats I'm iffy.

Steelers have the number one defense out there right now so its hard to say that the ravens will win.

Although it does seem to be a year of upsets so far with the colts and saints knocked out.

Will the Jets beat the Patriots? Will the Ravens beat the Steelers? Will the Packers beat the Falcons? Will the Seahawks beat the Bears? We'll have to see for sure, but those are odds that relatively no one would expect.

I will be at the Bears game, and, hopefully at a Bears-Packers game the following week

Hawks gonna stomp some Bears

Jets over Pats?

Really? What is that based on, exactly? I understand picking the underdog, but come on now...

Well, in fairness, some of them may have missed the last game.

So I will do the favor of letting them know how it came out: