NFL Playoffs - Thoughts

[JBR]

Wildcard weekend is 1 day away. Who do you think is going to win... Who do you want to win these games and why?

St. Louis at Seattle
Seahawks 24 Rams 21. Seattle is also the team I would like to see win because I've never liked that Rams after Warner's (even though he's no longer there) wife's mug was on every TV screen a few years back...

NY Jets at San Diego
Chargers 34 Jets 21. I will be cheering for the J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets. I just can't cheer for any AFC West teams except....

Denver at Indianapolis
Broncos 31 Colts 30. Color me ######ed. Being the largest Bronco fan I know, I can't lose faith now. The buildup to this game reminds me of SB XXXII "MVp quarterback, superior offense etc etc etc.. Broncos have no chance.." Or, maybe I should stop drinking at work..

Minnesota at Green Bay
Packers 28 Vikings 17. Vikes just can't win in the clutch, never mind the cold at Lambeau field. I really couldn't care less about this one.

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

My picks.

Seahawks (Rams just aren't what they used to be, Sehawks are a team on the way up)

Jets (It's freakin San Diego)

Colts (Peyton is gonna play like a man posessed for the whole post season, let's hope their D can stop 1 drive a game)

Green Bay (man this is a great rivalry, and Culpepper has been awesome for the most part this year but I think Favre is gonna do what he does best, win)

[Oxygen-Supply]

St. Louis at Seattle
Seahawks 17 Rams 21. Seattle has too much turmoil, Rams win

NY Jets at San Diego
Chargers 28 Jets 17 - don't care

Denver at Indianapolis
Broncos 21 Colts 31 - I just think the Colts are that good.

Minnesota at Green Bay
Packers 31 Vikings 17. - if Cold Packers win,

[JohnnyO]

St. Louis at Seattle
Seahawks (neither should be in) by a squeaker

NY Jets at San Diego
Chargers. Chad is overated and probably hurt. Flutie Flutie!!

Denver at Indianapolis
?? It all comes down to how Plummer plays 0 INT!!! then Denver has a chance. I want Denver to Win but I think Indy will take it.

Minnesota at Green Bay
Packers FAVRA gets it done again

[Eddie Bronze]

St. Louis at Seattle: Rams 27-24.

NY Jets at San Diego: Chargers 31-20

Denver at Indianapolis: Colts 35-24

Minnesota at Green Bay: Packers 23-17

[AaronSJ]

St. Louis at Seattle
I think the Rams are a superior team and would have hosted this game if Bulger wasn't hurt in December. The Rams run defense is average (albeit improved) and Shaun Alexander will keep this game close. However, I just don't think Seattle has the discipline to win a playoff game. They've dropped more passes than any other team this year and haven't been able to win games late. It's their home game, but Bulger and the Rams are a dome team and should feel very comfortable on the road. St. Louis wins 34 - 31.

NY Jets at San Diego
If any team can match-up with the Chargers running game, it's the Jets. The rush will be a major part of both offenses, so I expect this to be a lower-scoring game with an emphasis on field position. I see the big difference being the ability to play-action pass, something the Jets have not done well this season and won't try very often with a hurting Chad Pennington. For this reason, I think the Chargers will have much more success through the air and that Antonio Gates will have yet another big day. The Jets have been disappointing over the last 12 weeks and this trend will continue... San Diego 24-14.

Denver at Indianapolis
I expect the Broncos to be much more prepared for this game than they were last season and this game will likely be closer than most people expect. Teams have had better luck slowing down the Colts offense in the last few weeks - Indy has averaged only 23 points in the past four games. But their defense has also improved during the season and I just can't see them allowing Jake Plummer to have time to make things happen. The Colts showed outstanding poise in their comeback victory over San Diego - that's when I started believing that they were a Super Bowl threat. Payton Manning is the best in the business and he won't lose a home wild-card game... Indy wins 38-24.

Minnesota at Green Bay
The Packers won both regular season games on last-second field goals and there's no reason to believe that this game won't be equally as close. Homefield advantage in Green Bay has not meant as much in recent years, but I have a hard time believing that a struggling dome team can come into Green Bay and win a playoff game against a healthy Brett Favre and Ahman Green. The Vikings entertaining offense will make a game of this, but Favre will pull out another last minute win... Green Bay 31-28.

[browna]

Seahawks - close game

Chargers - by 10+

Indy - 14+

Min by 6+

[flambers]

My Picks

St. Louis at Seattle

NY Jets at San Diego

Denver at Indianapolis


Minnesota at Green Bay

[JiriHrdina]

St. Louis at Seattle
Its a shame that either of these teams is in the playoffs, or worse yet that one of them is actually a division champ. Regardless its a meaningless game because however in gets stomped next week. I hope the Rams win though purely because of Shaun Alexander and his idiot statements. St. Louis wins 28-24.

NY Jets at San Diego
Charges are a better team than I would've imagined they could this year. Jets can run like hell yes but guess what? San Diego is one of the best at stopping the run. Pennington looks hurt still. Martin will be good, but that's not enough. San Diego wins. Wins big. 35-17

Denver at Indianapolis
Jake Plummer has to be "good Jake Plummer" this week instead of the fool that puts up picks. If the Broncos win the turnover battle they have a chance. But a small one. I just dont' see it happening. Indy wins 45-27.

Minnesota at Green Bay
Vikes are a joke. Randy Moss can take his selfish ass and go home. Green Bay is the opposite - a true team. Vikes make this a close one though. GB pulls it out on a 4th quarter Favre drive. 30-27.

[Pagal4321]

Rams win because Seahawks just can't finish out games. I'd have to go with 34-31.
Chargers show they are made of something shutting all the doubters. I'd go with 35-24.
Colts should win because of Plummer really......I don't know if he can play when it counts...45-30
Well this just isn't fair, I'm a Viking fan so I'm wearing my purple glasses and will say that maybe Tice the dumbass can coach in the playoffs. 34-31 Vikes.

[BaronInEdmonton]

Seahawks / Packers / J - E - T - S / Indy

none will win next week

[moon]

Rams- Both teams suck for play-off teams, Rams have enough talent on O to win

Indy- should win easy, too good at home, next week will be interesting

Chargers- This team is good and should beat a floundering Jets team

Green Bay- Minnesota is so inconsistent that GB and Favre shoudl be ablet o tbeat them at home

[InTheSlot]

St. Louis at Seattle

NY Jets at San Diego

Denver at Indianapolis

Minnesota at Green Bay

[VANFLAMESFAN]

dont matter who wins this weekend because they will all eventually fall to the PATS



uselss post i know

[sbailey924]

Rams-Seahawks: Can the stadium PLEASE implode? Rams
Chargers-Jets: I'll root for whoever wins this one. Jets
Broncos-Colts: Sorry Dis. Colts
Packers-Vikings: Surprise! Vikes

[flames_1987]

Originally posted by VANFLAMESFAN@Jan 8 2005, 05:23 PM
dont matter who wins this weekend because they will all eventually fall to the PATS



uselss post i know

Troy Brown will work great when lined up against Stokley.

Seattle The Rams....I like the Hawks, Alexander is a moron but to me this team can really put it together. The rams defense is just a little worse then the Seahawks and I'd much rather have Alexander then Jackson in my backfield.

Jets Chargers- This game is gonna be a real close one I think. With how good Curtis Martin is and the jets offensive strategy, I think the Jets can really pound it out and use the clock to there advantage. The jets have been here before the Chargers are rookies to this all. I like the jets

Colts Broncos- The Colts are at home, The Colts have manning. The Broncos have Plummer. Case Closed. Colts win a laugher and its deja vu all over again

Vikings Packers- Too hard to beat a team 3 times in a year. This should be a shootout almost to close to call, but I think Tice will find a way

[JiriHrdina]

First game done - St. Louis beats the Seahawks,

Seahawks receivers dropped balls ALL GAME LONG. So I wasn't surprised to see the game decided on yet another dropped ball. This time it was Bobby Ingram in the endzone dropping a tough but catcheable ball. Felt bad for Hasselback....his receivers really let him down today.

[Eddie Bronze]

Rams defeat the Seahawks 27-20.

Of the predictors: 9 right, 6 wrong. Who had the closest score?

[flames_1987]

poor Seattle, they just can't buy a break. This must've been such a hard season to swallow. 3-0 everythings awsome, then lose one of the most heartbreaking games to the Rams, then to Dallas again on Monday Night. Then for this to happen, wow.

What a hell of a game though, lets hope the nightcaps just as good!

[JiriHrdina]

Originally posted by flames_1987@Jan 8 2005, 07:08 PM
poor Seattle, they just can't buy a break. This must've been such a hard season to swallow. 3-0 everythings awsome, then lose one of the most heartbreaking games to the Rams, then to Dallas again on Monday Night. Then for this to happen, wow.

What a hell of a game though, lets hope the nightcaps just as good!

You think it came down to breaks?

I saw a multitude of makeable plays that Seattle simply did not make, not the least of which was the final one. Guys like Jackson make way too many errors out there and when a guy like him is your #1 receiver you have problems.

If anything they did get some breaks today - two fumbles by Jackson (IIRC) that they managed to still keep posession of.

But perhaps you are just commenting on the franchise overall. Not home playoff win since 1984. Feel bad for Seattle. We know what its like to go through some dark times.