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Instead of creating a new thread for each week of the playoffs, I'm going to post the games for each week in this thread and at the end of the playoffs, calculate the picks and see who did the best! Good luck!
Wild-Card Weekend
(Pick by Saturday (1/4) at 4:30 PM EST.)
Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets
Atlanta at Green Bay
Cleveland at Pittsburgh
N.Y. Giants at San Francisco
Indianapolis
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Green Bay
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets
Atlanta at Green Bay
Cleveland at Pittsburgh
N.Y. Giants at San Francisco
Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets??
okay I've wondered about this since sunday. Why are the 10-6 Colts going on the road to face the 9-7 Jets?
Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets
Atlanta at Green Bay
Cleveland at Pittsburgh
N.Y. Giants at San Francisco
Originally posted by joel
Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets??
okay I've wondered about this since sunday. Why are the 10-6 Colts going on the road to face the 9-7 Jets?
Because Tennessee had a better record in the Colts' division. Indy earned a wild card spot while the Jets won their division, thus giving the Jets home field for the first game.
:smirk: thought that might be the case, but IMO it doesn't seem right.
..this is what could happen..
NFC North
14-2 Packers = div. title
13-3 Bears = Wildcard
and then if the Panthers were to win the south div with say a record of 9-7 or even 8-8, Carolina would have home field to 13-3 team. To me something doesn't add up.
I agree, it doesn't seem that fair. Even though Indy had a better record than the Jets, they get the short end of the stick just because they were in the same division as the Titans who had the best record (tied with Oakland) in the AFC. Oh well, at least Indy got a wild card and they get to play. :smirk:
BTW, your example with the Bears going 13-3 was a little too hard to believe after their year this year. :p They went from 13-3 last year to 4-12 this year... Ouch.
Geronimo
01-04-2003, 2:50pm
NYJets
Pittsburgh
Green Bay
NYGiants
SHANIANUTS!
01-04-2003, 8:26pm
Originally posted by Matt
Instead of creating a new thread for each week of the playoffs, I'm going to post the games for each week in this thread and at the end of the playoffs, calculate the picks and see who did the best! Good luck!
Wild-Card Weekend
(Pick by Saturday (1/4) at 4:30 PM EST.)
Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets
Who sang the National Anthem????? I did not recognize the gal.
Originally posted by Matt
I agree, it doesn't seem that fair. Even though Indy had a better record than the Jets, they get the short end of the stick just because they were in the same division as the Titans who had the best record (tied with Oakland) in the AFC. Oh well, at least Indy got a wild card and they get to play. :smirk:
BTW, your example with the Bears going 13-3 was a little too hard to believe after their year this year. :p They went from 13-3 last year to 4-12 this year... Ouch.
It doesn't seem fair that Indy got to play the Houstan Texans twice this season while the Jets had to play The Bills, Superbowl Champ Pats and Miami twice. They only allowed the Texans to score 6 pts in both games. Indy didn't fair to well against teams with winning records neither. Also, lets be honest, it wouldn't have made much difference, the Jets are better on the road.
Did anybody expect the Colts to be shut out?!
SHANIANUTS!
01-04-2003, 11:54pm
A shock! Just like the Pack getting killed!!!!!!!!
SHANIANUTS!
01-04-2003, 11:55pm
Or committing suicide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the fact that the Falcons WON and Favre LOST!!!!! :)
Originally posted by Mitsy
I love the fact that the Falcons WON and Favre LOST!!!!! :)
:) :funny: :funny: MIchael Vick is my favorite player.
Originally posted by Mitsy
I love the fact that the Falcons WON and Favre LOST!!!!! :)
I was really looking forward to that Vick/Favre matchup but it didn't exactly live up to it's potential. :smirk:
After missing a few games, suddenly I see that the Jets are the new team to win the Super Bowl. When did this happen?! All season I hear that Tampa Bay is a sure bet to win the Super Bowl and now all I hear about is the Jets. I will say that the Jets surely looked like a team that could win it all.
Originally posted by Mitsy
After missing a few games, suddenly I see that the Jets are the new team to win the Super Bowl. When did this happen?! All season I hear that Tampa Bay is a sure bet to win the Super Bowl and now all I hear about is the Jets. I will say that the Jets surely looked like a team that could win it all.
They've outscored their opposition 118 to 34 in the last three games and to tell the truth, it wasn't that close. The most important thing this time of year is momentum. The Jets are on the Hot streak right now. Some of the other teams have not been playing that well. That doesn't mean things can't change, it only takes one play to change a teams destiny this time of year. We can only wait and see.
Here's how we finished for the games last weekend...
1. Mitsy (3-1)
2. Troll, Matt, joel, Geronimo (2-2)
Now on to the games this weekend...
Pittsburgh at Tennessee
Atlanta at Philadelphia
San Francisco at Tampa Bay
N.Y. Jets at Oakland
Get your picks in by this Saturday at 4:30 PM EST! ;)
SHANIANUTS!
01-08-2003, 10:04am
Originally posted by WHEN
They've outscored their opposition 118 to 34 in the last three games and to tell the truth, it wasn't that close. The most important thing this time of year is momentum. The Jets are on the Hot streak right now. Some of the other teams have not been playing that well. That doesn't mean things can't change, it only takes one play to change a teams destiny this time of year. We can only wait and see. Or one bad call by a referee!:p
Tennessee
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Oakland
Pittsburgh
Phildelphia? (It's McNabb's first game back; he'll have to be perfect. Remember what the Falcons did to Green Bay; Favre.)
Tampa Bay
Jets (I'd love for Pennington to beat Gannon. This game will probably be better than the Super Bowl.) :)
Pittsburgh at Tennessee
Atlanta at Philadelphia
San Francisco at Tampa Bay
N.Y. Jets at Oakland
Pittsburgh at Tennessee
Atlanta at Philadelphia
San Francisco at Tampa Bay ...someone please beat dem Bucs, I'm so tired of hearing about them going to be the champions every year. :rolleyes:
N.Y. Jets at Oakland
After that Pittsburgh/Tennessee game I don't see how either team would be able to play another game with all of their players injured. I'm glad Tennessee won 'cause Maddox clearly didn't look up to perfoming to his ability. His timing was off, his throws were off, his offense had one penalty after another (not that those were his fault but still...), etc. He just didn't seem able to lead his team like he should have. I would've put a helmet in some of those guys who committed idiotic penalties. Anyway, Tennessee didn't look much better. They're almost as banged up as Pittsburgh, so I don't expect them to win another game. I just hope that Maddox will use the off season to recuperate and come back next season on fire!
Originally posted by Mitsy
Pittsburgh
Phildelphia? (It's McNabb's first game back; he'll have to be perfect. Remember what the Falcons did to Green Bay; Favre.)
Tampa Bay
Jets (I'd love for Pennington to beat Gannon. This game will probably be better than the Super Bowl.) :)
I agree with you. The Jet, Raider game should be exciting. I think your the only one that picked the Jets, way to go.
J-E-T-S, JETS, JETS, JETS.
:)
Here's how we fared in week 2 of the playoffs...
1. Matt (4-0)
2. Troll (3-1)
3. Mitsy, joel (2-2)
Matt, you got lucky this week. :) Between the depleted Steelers and injured Titans it was anybody's guess who'd be healthy enough to PLAY that one - much less WIN the game. I was disappointed in the Atlanta/Philadelphia game. :( I was hoping for a Vick/McNabb show down and all I got was a defensive shut down. Neither QB could do much. :( Poor Chad Pennington. :( Damn that Rich Gannon. I hope he gets humiliated. lol I don't care too much for Gannon or the Raiders, so I sure as heck hope they don't make it to the Super Bowl.
Am I the only one surprised that the Jets/Raiders game wasn't closer? I thought it'd be the "real" super bowl game. It wasn't.
It's a little surprising that none of the 8 teams from the first round of the playoffs made it past the second. :smirk:
Only 3 more games left this season :( and here are the AFC and NFC Championship games for this weekend...
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia
Tennessee at Oakland
Make your picks by 3:00 PM EST on Sunday (1/19).
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia
Tennessee at Oakland
Going with the home teams again. :smirk:
With the way these referees are making so many mistakes, the teams that play to score early and often will most likely win. That is, if they can stay healthy, avoid turnovers and actually have a man who can kick field goals. lol
I'd like for Philadelphia to win, but I picked Tampa Bay, to be in the Super Bowl, since Week 2. If the Eagles score early and often they'll win. I want McNabb in the Super Bowl game, but the Bucs defense is the best in the NFL. Hmmm.... I'd love for anybody - even Tennessee - to beat Oakland, but I don't think that's going to hapeen. So, here are my picks.
Philadelphia
Oakland
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia
Tennessee at Oakland
Philadelphia
Tennessee
GO Titans! :p
Here's how we did this weekend...
1. Matt, Mitsy, joel (1-1)
4. Troll, aFinn (0-2)
That just leaves us with the Super Bowl, Raiders vs. Buccaneers. Who do you think will win this one?
Hahahahaha, didnīt quite nail it, huh? :funny: :funny:
Never heard of these winning teams so chose the other teams I had heard of :funny: :funny:
Okay, gotta go with the "cool" factor :p
Raiders sound much cooler :cool: than Buccaneers :p
Buccaneers are gonna be tough to beat. Been a Raiders fan since I was 5.
BUCS!!!!!!! :D
"We are not going to San Francisco for a vacation" Sapp--- :D
Chloe
Geronimo
01-20-2003, 11:35pm
Originally posted by chloe
BUCS!!!!!!! :D
"We are not going to San Francisco for a vacation" Sapp--- :D
Chloe
:huh: Someone better tell Warren Sapp that the game is being played in San Diego - lol.
Prediction - Tampa Bay - 24 / Oakland - 17
Originally posted by Geronimo
:huh: Someone better tell Warren Sapp that the game is being played in San Diego - lol.
Prediction - Tampa Bay - 24 / Oakland - 17
LOL!! No, someone better tell Chloe that the game is being played in San Diego :) Fast typing and no sleep lol
Chloe
SHANIANUTS!
01-21-2003, 12:57am
Originally posted by aFinn
Okay, gotta go with the "cool" factor :p
Raiders sound much cooler :cool: than Buccaneers :p ...ahem...that sounds awful "shallow" - particularly comin' from one so intelligent and tactful.:p
SHANIANUTS!
01-21-2003, 2:19am
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Originally posted by SHANIANUTS!
...ahem...that sounds awful "shallow" - particularly comin' from one so intelligent and tactful.:p Hihihihi, sorry, I am just not into American Football :p So I threw those in the dumpster and went with shallow :funny:
SHANIANUTS!
01-22-2003, 3:06pm
Originally posted by aFinn
Hihihihi, sorry, I am just not into American Football :p So I threw those in the dumpster and went with shallow :funny: You are not alone - your methodology of choosing a team is used by many other kids in the US and around the world, I am afraid.:p
Here's how everyone did on their Super Bowl pick...
1. chloe, Geronimo (1-0)
3. aFinn, Troll, Matt (0-1)
Originally posted by Matt
Instead of creating a new thread for each week of the playoffs, I'm going to post the games for each week in this thread and at the end of the playoffs, calculate the picks and see who did the best! Good luck!
Here are the final standings for all of the playoff games...
1. Matt (7-4)
2. Mitsy (6-4)
3. joel (5-5)
4. Troll (5-6)
5. Geronimo (3-2)
6. chloe (1-0)
7. aFinn (0-3)
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