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Post by Spider2024 on Jan 12, 2022 12:35:04 GMT -5
It's finally time for the 14 best teams in the NFL to duke it out in single elimination. This year, Wild Card weekend is a THREE day weekend! Which gives the #1's Titans/Packers more time to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
SATURDAY
4:30 PM Raiders at Bengals on NBC
8:15 PM Patriots at Bills on CBS
SUNDAY
1:00 PM Eagles at Buccaneers on FOX
4:30 PM 49ers at Cowboys on CBS & Nickelodeon
8:15 PM Steelers at Chiefs on NBC
MONDAY
8:15 PM Cardinals at Rams on ESPN
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2022 17:03:08 GMT -5
Big Ben joking about losing to the Chiefs and, yeah, it'll probably be humiliating.
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Post by fw91 on Jan 12, 2022 18:56:11 GMT -5
Pulling for The Bills, but I just want this miserable season to end. It hasn't been fun in NYC in a long time.
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Post by sfvega on Jan 13, 2022 1:12:00 GMT -5
Wow, a 49ers/Cowboys playoff game. Boy does that take me back. I hope the Cowboys wear those ugly ass mid-90's uniforms they had with the stars on the shoulders.
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Post by S-Chrome on Jan 13, 2022 14:56:22 GMT -5
As an embittered Giants fan, I'm going to need these teams to lose this weekend, in order:
Dallas Philadelphia New England Las Vegas, for their cowardly victory last Sunday.
But since Giants fans almost never get their way nowadays... here's some predictions:
Raiders vs. Bengals This should equate to a Bengal victory, the first playoff win for Cincy since the Reagan administration. But, I don't underestimate the Raiders resiliency nor the Bengals historical propensity to f*** up in the playoffs. Score: 34-31, Vegas.
Patriots vs. Bills Another should game. As a huge Giants Bills fan, I think it'd only be right for the Bills to get their Super Bowl run kickstarted with winning the rubber match against the Patriots. Problem is, the conditions are going to be cold as hell, which would favor the Patriots. The Bills are clearly the better team and I'm hoping that shows on Saturday night. Score: 20-16, Bills
Eagles vs. Bucs If Sirianni isn't as stupid as I hope he is, he'll run the ball with Sanders/Scott/Hurts/Gainwell right from jump and limit Brady's chances to get on the field. Bucs are already limited in their offense losing Godwin, Fournette, Big Chest, and Evans isn't 100% by any stretch, so I don't expect them to put 30+ points on the board against a decent Eagles defense. If the Eagles throw the ball any more than 20 times in the first three quarters, they'll lose. Score: 27-20, Tampa Bay
49ers at Cowboys I feel like it's the early to mid 90s again, rooting for the 49ers to beat all odds and topple the Cowboys. They won't, but it's nice to dream. Cowboys have too much offensive firepower to get stopped in their tracks by the Niners, who give the ball away more than they take away (Thanks, Jim!). Jim makes his last performance as a 49ers before he gets shipped off to football purgatory playing for a team looking to bridge their franchise QB gap. (Denver, Pittsburgh, etc...) Score: 38-21, Dallas.
Steelers at Chiefs Yeah, so K.C. took a huge dump on Pittsburgh a few weeks back. That was when they were on their streak. It'll be much closer this time around. Even though the Steelers stink on ice offensively and Benny Boy has foot out the door, they should move the ball against the Chiefs D that's seen their mojo run out. Chiefs will win it, in no small part because the Steelers can't push the ball down the field. Score: 27-21, Kansas City
Cardinals at Rams When a game is evenly matched like this, you look for the intangi... oh, wait, Arizona will be playing in front of a home crowd and the last time they were in LA, they whipped the Rams' asses. Cardinals advance, making McVay celebrating in the end zone look even more like a jackass move. Score: 31-24, Arizona
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Jan 13, 2022 15:35:16 GMT -5
Fun Facts: The Cowboys went undefeated against their terrible division averaging 40 points and beating everyone by an average score of 22.
Against everyone else they were 6-5 and averaged 26.
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Still think Jim’s going to Jim. Diggs picks him twice and Parson’s strip sacks him. Walks off sadly, and hopefully the Colts trade a 3rd for him as their bridge.
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Post by Push R Truth on Jan 13, 2022 15:50:52 GMT -5
Green Bay loses in the NFC Championship game like clockwork, makes next to zero changes in the offseason and we get another couple months of Rodgers Drama because of course that's exactly what the diva wants.
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Post by BRV on Jan 14, 2022 13:06:04 GMT -5
Here are my predictions for this "super" three-day weekend of playoff football:
- Cincinnati 36, Las Vegas 24: The Raiders have exactly what it takes to neutralize the Bengals' high-powered offense: a front four that can wreak havoc on Cincinnati's woeful offensive line. But their secondary can be prone to being lit up, and Joe Burrow had a borderline MVP season, so as long as he stays upright in the pocket, he should be able to find Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins for sizeable gains all afternoon.
- Buffalo 20, New England 14: In yet another frigid weather game in upstate New York, I'm expecting a rock fight between these two. The Patriots' offense could stagnate in icy conditions against a stout Bills defense and it'll take a masterful coaching performance by Bill Belichick and Josh McDaniels to overcome the talent gap on the field between Buffalo and New England.
- Tampa Bay 31, Philadelphia 21: Tampa Bay's defense is not remotely as good as the one that won Super Bowl LV, and their offense is missing some key parts, but the Buccaneers still have more than enough to best a Philadelphia team that, frankly, I'm amazed advanced to the playoffs. It won't be a cakewalk like another Sunday playoff game, but I'll be stunned if the Eagles go into the New Sombrero and leave with a victory.
- Dallas 30, San Francisco 24: The winner of this game could be a sleeper candidate to represent the NFC in Super Bowl LVI. Both teams have blue-chip talent on both sides of the ball, but both have noteworthy flaws - for Dallas, it's coaching, for San Francisco, it's quarterback play. While no one will look back on this one the same way they do the Cowboys-Niners games of the 80s or 90s, I expect it to be the best of the weekend.
- Kansas City 48, Pittsburgh 10: This is the game that will be the laugher of the weekend. Pittsburgh has no right being in the playoffs, while Kansas City might be the best team in the NFL right now. Ben Roethlisberger was right when he said the Steelers "don't have a chance," but he was wrong when he suggested any part of this game would be fun for Pittsburgh.
- Los Angeles 24, Arizona 21: These two teams come in to January riding particular cold streaks after being heralded as pundits' darlings throughout the first half of the regular season. The Rams have pushed all their chips to the center of the table, and going one-and-done would be a monumental failure. But I think they hold off those criticisms for at least one week.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Jan 14, 2022 15:03:35 GMT -5
Here are my sure bet spoilers for the weekend.*
Raiders at Bengals Raiders by 3. Bengals miss a game tying FG to end it.
Patriots at Bills Pats by 17. Bills just fall apart.
✅Eagles at Buccaneers Bucs by 31. Yeah. Squash.
✅49ers at Cowboys Niners by 1. I don't trust the Cowboys to play to the moment. Zeke fumbles away the game.
✅Steelers at Chiefs KC by 17. Steelers snuck in but don't have it to keep going.
✅Cardinals at Rams Rams by 10. Cards stay close but peter out in the end.
*Not for gaming purposes or gaming porpoises.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jan 14, 2022 15:41:07 GMT -5
Raiders at Bengals: It kinda feels like Cincinnati is just happy to be here, which normally spells doom. That said, their offense is a bit more than Vegas can handle. Cincy 30 Vegas 24
Patriots at Bills: I've changed my mind on this one about 8 times. Buffalo is the better team right now and they're at home. There's just...*something* I don't trust about them. Patriots 23 Buffalo 20
Eagles at Buccaneers: Thanks for coming, Eagles. Tampa 37 Philly 14
49ers at Cowboys: SF seems to be resilient as hell. Dallas is better top to bottom, but this will be close. Dallas 28 SF 24
Steelers at Chiefs: Steelers should get killed but they have this goofy horseshoe up their collective asses. I'm.....going to look like a total ass and predict the upset. Steelers 31 KC 30
Cardinals at Rams: Which version of either of these teams shows up Monday night? I don't know. Do you? Flip a coin here. Ermm Arizona 27 Rams 24
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Post by Push R Truth on Jan 14, 2022 15:57:20 GMT -5
I honestly think the Steelers are going to beat the Chiefs. It feels like a classic trap game. Then the Steelers will lose in the next round by minimum 3 possessions.
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I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jan 14, 2022 16:01:57 GMT -5
I honestly think the Steelers are going to beat the Chiefs. It feels like a classic trap game. Then the Steelers will lose in the next round by minimum 3 possessions. Just feels like Ben has one more improbable great game left in him. Again, I'll probably look like an ass come Monday morning, but I just can't shake the upset feeling
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Post by sfvega on Jan 15, 2022 0:13:25 GMT -5
KC: 38 PIT: 17
SF: 28 DAL: 21
PHI: 10 TB: 31
BUF: 27 NE: 21
OAK: 17 CIN: 34
ARI: 20 LAR: 31
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Post by smokinvokoun86 on Jan 15, 2022 12:59:11 GMT -5
I think if I had to bandwagon on a team for this playoffs, it would probably be the Bengals. They’re right up there among the loser franchises who never won the big one, so it would be pretty awesome to see them go all the way. If not them, I’ll also root for the Bills.
Just as long as the Packers or Bucs don’t win, then I’ll be happy with the playoffs.
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Post by Perd on Jan 15, 2022 13:32:59 GMT -5
Before the season, I put $100 on the Titans at 24-1. So, go them.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jan 15, 2022 14:05:48 GMT -5
Looking at the poll
My guess is Tampa over Tennessee.
I ain't betting against Brady.
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Post by Renslayer on Jan 15, 2022 15:05:31 GMT -5
OOOOOH YEAH!
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Post by Mayonnaise on Jan 15, 2022 16:17:35 GMT -5
The dude next to Dungy on NBC's studio show looks ridiculous with that hair. 40 year old with a 3 year old's haircut.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Jan 15, 2022 16:22:00 GMT -5
Juju managed to get himself healthy enough to play. He’ll get a swan-song in a Steelers’ uni.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Jan 15, 2022 16:41:29 GMT -5
It's still surreal seeing a Bengals/Raiders playoff game.
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