Are You Ready for Some Football - Play Offs

[reismark]

AFC: The Jets might pull an upset, but I think both home teams advance to the divisional playoffs, where they promptly get squished by the Patriots and Steelers. The championship game proves a war of attrition, but youth and power is served, and the Steelers go to Jacksonville.

NFC: Again the home teams survive wild-card weekend (despite the Rams giving Seattle a run for its money). Philly survives by the skin of its teeth against Seattle, and then goes down in the NFC championship game for the fourth year in a row. Atlanta can win big games on the road (they dominated Green Bay in Lambeau in January and were *this* close to giving Tampa a chance to HOST the NFC championship game two years ago) and Philly's offense is severely crippled without T.O.

Doesn't matter who comes out of the NFC, though - the AFC is winning the big game this year regardless of which division winner comes out with the crown. In this case, Roethlisberger makes history and Pittsburgh beats Atlanta in a showdown of the new generation of QBs.

[Imran Siddiqui]

If Owens can come back to full strength by the Super Bowl (pushing it, I know), the Battle of Pennsylvannia may be an amazing game and I'd say that would go either way.

[Tassadar500]

I highly doubt, that Owens will be back in any way for the Super Bowl. And Philly will dominate Seattle if that match happens, they are a much better team even with out Owens.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
If it was in the Dome, I could see Atlanta maybe having a chance, but in Philly, I think the Eagles beat the Falcons.

Eagles aren't that good without T.O.

[ixnay]

Wild Card Round
AFC: Jets at Chargers
AFC: Broncos at Colts
NFC: Rams at Seahawks
NFC: Vikings at Packers

Divisional Round
AFC: Chargers at Steelers
AFC: Colts at Patriots
NFC: Seahawks at Eagles
NFC: Packers at Falcons

Conference Championships
AFC: Chargers at Patriots
NFC: Packers at Eagles - 4 straight flops in the NFC championship

Super Bowl XXXIX
Packers vs Patriots in a thrilling Super Bowl XXXI rematch

[Dis]

Packers

[Berzerker]

I can't believe what Holmgren did, his starting RB - Shaun Alexander - needed 1 ******* yard to tie for the league lead in rushing yards and he has his QB run a sneak from the 1 yd line with ~4 minutes to go and his RB never got another chance to run the ball.

Anyway, my play off picks

SD over NYJ 24-21
Indy over Denver 38-28

GB over Minn 34-21
StL over Seattle 31-17

[Dis]

SD and NYJ I predict will be low scoring. I'll say 13 to 10 SD win.

[Dis]

hmm. I predicted Eli will get his first victory tonight. I really thought they'd crush the cowboys actually. I'm surprised it's this close.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well Parcells is a great coach. His talent may suck, but he's not going to go down that easily.

[Dis]

another draw play!!!

awesome. just what I was thinking. go for the gold.

[Odin]

F*CKING CHEESE-HEADS


And MN lost again...

[Tassadar500]

Minnesota has lost four out of five games, I'd guess you would call that backwards momentum.

[Tassadar500]

And they've lost 18 out of their last 20 outdoor games.

[Tassadar500]

And to add well, more injury to injury, the Vikings SS Chavous has a broken elbow from today's game, and won't play in the Packers game. He had seventy-seven tackles this season, and one interception. He seemed to be someone who boosted moral in the locker room. Bye bye Minnesota!