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[HibsMax]

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yeah, its looking worse by the day.

if im not on after the Green Bay @ New England game its not because im a bad loser its because i wont have seen the game and avoiding the score until i have

I'll tell you one part of the score already. Pats 30+.

[Gatecrasher]

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I'll tell you one part of the score already. Pats 30+.

i cant see a blow out, even in the games we have lost, they has been very little between the team.

The Pack Defense owns

[Haymaker]

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i cant see a blow out, even in the games we have lost, they has been very little between the team.

The Pack Defense owns

While I agree that the Pack defense has been brilliant all year... Werent the Jets and Bears meant to have them as well?

[Gatecrasher]

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While I agree that the Pack defense has been brilliant all year... Werent the Jets and Bears meant to have them as well?

now that i think about it, your right!

[HibsMax]

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i cant see a blow out, even in the games we have lost, they has been very little between the team.

The Pack Defense owns

I don't like to jump on the band wagon, especially when I believe it's too soon and we're only one Cleveland away from reality slap but the Pats just get stronger and stronger every week. I love how the team has responded to that silly loss and the tough schedule.

I know that every single game is a separate entity and you can't (or shouldn't) base next week's prediction on last week's results but just looking at the numbers it's difficult to see anything other than a Pats win. But the favourites don't always win.

The Packers might have only managed a field goal against the Lions but they didn't give up much either. It will be an interesting game but I think the Pats win this one. My Prediction :

Packers 10 - 34 Pats

[Gatecrasher]

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I don't like to jump on the band wagon, especially when I believe it's too soon and we're only one Cleveland away from reality slap but the Pats just get stronger and stronger every week. I love how the team has responded to that silly loss and the tough schedule.

I know that every single game is a separate entity and you can't (or shouldn't) base next week's prediction on last week's results but just looking at the numbers it's difficult to see anything other than a Pats win. But the favourites don't always win.

The Packers might have only managed a field goal against the Lions but they didn't give up much either. It will be an interesting game but I think the Pats win this one. My Prediction :

Packers 10 - 34 Pats

i agree thay anything other than a Pats win will be a shock, But I still got to hope for a Packers win

[Gatecrasher]

Playing Madden just now - Guess who i have in the Super Bowl?










NE 14 - 21 GB

[Sylar]

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Playing Madden just now - Guess who i have in the Super Bowl?

Ironically, the last time you actually won a Super Bowl was against us, in 1997 (sure it was played in the rather magnificent Superdome, where I watched us win our own Super Bowl in '02).

Finished 35-21 to GB on that day

[Gatecrasher]

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Ironically, the last time you actually won a Super Bowl was against us, in 1997 (sure it was played in the rather magnificent Superdome, where I watched us win our own Super Bowl in '02).

Finished 35-21 to GB on that day

thanks





the Pats v Rams game looked like one of those nail biter games

[Haymaker]

Are they playing the Pro Bowl before the Super Bowl again this year? I just voted and then realised that if I am correct and it is an Atlanta - Pats final most of my picks wont play.

[Gatecrasher]

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Are they playing the Pro Bowl before the Super Bowl again this year? I just voted and then realised that if I am correct and it is an Atlanta - Pats final most of my picks wont play.

im sure its the week before

[DH1875]

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Don't be such a sodding pessimist.

Chicago are truly awful (worse than you guys) and you SHOULD be able to beat Buffalo.

Another 2 wins should get you to the playoffs, even if it's via the wildcard position - you're too good a side (sometimes) to not be in the post-season.

Having said that, I'm starting to believe (perhaps foolishly - this is the Patriots, and I've been here before with them) that the AFC East race is over

Like I said, It's all over. On paper we should beat the Bills and if other results go our way we could sneek the last wild card spot but going into that game on a run of bad, bad losses aint going to be doing anyone any good.
Any team who gets held to 6 points at home against a second string Dolphins (in the cold) team don't deserve to make the play-offs, simples as that.

[HibsMax]

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Like I said, It's all over. On paper we should beat the Bills and if other results go our way we could sneek the last wild card spot but going into that game on a run of bad, bad losses aint going to be doing anyone any good.
Any team who gets held to 6 points at home against a second string Dolphins (in the cold) team don't deserve to make the play-offs, simples as that.

I'm not here to rub salt into your wounds but the Jets have been struggling for a while now. Overtime win against Detroit. Overtime win against Cleveland. Close game against Houston. Heavy loss to the Pats. Bad loss to Miami. I make no excuse for despising the Jets but that's not the reason that I believe their record flattered to deceive. On the surface their record was impressive but when you dig deeper you can see their position was unstable. Now the team has to deal with all this other BS i.e., the tripping scandal.

Good luck next year.

[Gatecrasher]

I heard sky sports are going to start showing NFL red zone from this weekend

Has it been advertised?

[Sylar]

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I heard sky sports are going to start showing NFL red zone from this weekend

Has it been advertised?

Not seen anything to be honest.

I see you're main QB is out of tomorrow's clash:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5932859

[Gatecrasher]

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Not seen anything to be honest.

I see you're main QB is out of tomorrow's clash:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5932859

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...590861,00.html

it seems they are

gutted Rodgers is out, its gonna be a hard game

[Gatecrasher]

what about those eagles

you gotta love Tebow

[Haymaker]

Dear god the Pack - Pats game was tight tonight! Our O only had 19minutes on the field!

Flynn did very well in the circumstances, had a fantastic game by all accounts. We werent at our previous best tonight but we did what was needed and Dan Connolly! What a run!

[Gatecrasher]

im posting this not seeing the game or knowing the score, i should get a chance to watch it tonight (i hope its worth it!).

I watched the end of the jets at steelers game, i thought Big Ben was going to do it, but didnt in the end, What did you all think of RedZone?

I watch it when the Pack aint playing as it gives you the best of all the games on but Sky Sports ruined it with their presenters and adverts

[Sylar]

Think the Packers can think themselves as very unlucky.

That was as poor as I've seen us all year, but unlike the games in New York and Cleveland, we still managed to sneak a result.

Flynn probably has a good future ahead of him - lead their offense well and made some good decisions.

Results

Thursday Night:

San Diego 34-7 San Francisco

Sunday

Cincinnati 19-17 Cleveland
Dallas 33-30 Washington
Tennessee 31-17 Houston
Indianapolis 34-24 Jacksonville
Kansas City 27-13 St Louis
Buffalo 17-14 Miami (Miami are now 1-7 at home! )
Detroit 23-20 Tampa Bay (OT)
Carolina 19-12 Arizona
Baltimore 30-24 New Orleans
Philadelphia 38-31 NY Giants (Giants blew it BIG time after leading so comfortably)
Atlanta 34-18 Seattle
NY Jets 22-17 Pittsburgh (see! There's still hope yet...)
Oakland 39-23 Denver (some good offense from Tebow - looks the player he was in the Swamp)
Green Bay 27-31 New England

MNF: Chicago @ Minnesota (University of Minnesota Stadium)

NFC East

Philadelphia 10-4
NY Giants 9-5
Washington 5-9
Dallas 5-9

NFC North

Chicago 9-4
Green Bay 8-6
Minnesota 5-8
Detroit 4-10

NFC South

x - Atlanta 12-2
New Orleans 10-4
Tampa Bay 8-6
Carolina 2-12

NFC West

St Louis 6-8
Seattle 6-8
San Francisco 5-9
Arizona 4-10

================================================== ==

AFC East

x - NE Pats 12-2
NY Jets 10-4
Miami 7-7
Buffalo 4-10

AFC North

x - Pittsburgh 10-4
Baltimore 10-4
Cleveland 5-9
Cincinnati 3-11

AFC South

Indianapolis 8-6
Jacksonville 8-6
Tennessee 6-8
Houston 5-9

AFC West

Kansas City 9-5
San Diego 8-6
Oakland 7-7
Denver 3-11

x - clinched playoff spot

A win for us next week @ Buffalo (hard game) or a Jets loss in Chicago clinches us the division

[Sylar]

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im posting this not seeing the game or knowing the score, i should get a chance to watch it tonight (i hope its worth it!).

I watched the end of the jets at steelers game, i thought Big Ben was going to do it, but didnt in the end, What did you all think of RedZone?

I watch it when the Pack aint playing as it gives you the best of all the games on but Sky Sports ruined it with their presenters and adverts

It is worth it, as you took us damned close (sorry, I've posted the score above...) and were unlucky in the end.

I didn't like the Red Zone in all honesty - maybe it was the way it was done, but I like to watch a game, not micro-moments from all games. Granted, it means you see more action and less wasting of time, but it certainly didn't work with the adverts (which aren't supposed to be in there).

[HibsMax]

The Packers were a little unlucky in the end but experience played a HUGE part. There was time to get another down and even launch a ball into the end zone but Flynn didn't know what the hell he was doing. 4th and 1, 0 timeouts and about 20 seconds on the clock. Shame but I'm glad. :)

Pretty crappy performance by our O tonight but I'll take the W. I didn't see too much emotion from the players last night. I got the impression they didn't really care.

[Sylar]

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The Packers were a little unlucky in the end but experience played a HUGE part. There was time to get another down and even launch a ball into the end zone but Flynn didn't know what the hell he was doing. 4th and 1, 0 timeouts and about 20 seconds on the clock. Shame but I'm glad. :)

Pretty crappy performance by our O tonight but I'll take the W. I didn't see too much emotion from the players last night. I got the impression they didn't really care.

I kinda got the impression that some of them thought they just had to turn up.

After showing such commitment and focus vs the Jets and Bears, perhaps this was a bit of a come-down fixture for them yesterday (with no disrespect to the Packers).

I'd imagine, with the AFC East division winner title on the line next week, they'll be properly fired up for Buffalo. They'll need to be, as the Bills have been improving and are going for 3 straight wins against divisional rivals on the bounce.

[Haymaker]

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I kinda got the impression that some of them thought they just had to turn up.

After showing such commitment and focus vs the Jets and Bears, perhaps this was a bit of a come-down fixture for them yesterday (with no disrespect to the Packers).

I'd imagine, with the AFC East division winner title on the line next week, they'll be properly fired up for Buffalo. They'll need to be, as the Bills have been improving and are going for 3 straight wins against divisional rivals on the bounce.

Brady was certainly distracted on the sidelines last night, wasnt 100% fully focused. His eyes were everywhere and didnt look in command. I suppose every sportsman has those days and we still got a win.

Must say though Vince Wilfork was fantastic!

[DH1875]

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I didn't like the Red Zone in all honesty - maybe it was the way it was done, but I like to watch a game, not micro-moments from all games. Granted, it means you see more action and less wasting of time, but it certainly didn't work with the adverts (which aren't supposed to be in there).

Not to worry, their no showing it next week. You will be happy to know they are showing the JETS game at 6.

What can I say about last night? Other than WOW, that's why I love football. Eagles comeback was amazing and if Vick can stay injury free i reckon they could make the SB.
From what I've seen, with all their injuries I thought the Pack put up a good show last night and offered a little bit of hope to all the AFC teams.
As for the Jets, never saw that coming. How we can play so crap in the last two weeks and then go away to the Steelers and win (a place where we have never won). Our O looked OK last night and the Sanchez TD was sweet, just what we needed. Keeping it simple and thank duck Polamalu wasn't playing as it would have been a diff story if he was. Again though, some of our play calling was a bit. Their whole last drive could have been avoided if we just ran the ball but we throw it on a third down stopping the clock before the two minute warning. As for our D. I was giving them all sorts of abuse last night as they were utter dross for the first 3 quarters last night but then BANG, they pull it around in the fourth.
One more win and our date in the snow could be on.

[James.]

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As for the Jets, never saw that coming. How we can play so crap in the last two weeks and then go away to the Steelers and win (a place where we have never won). Our O looked OK last night and the Sanchez TD was sweet, just what we needed. Keeping it simple and thank duck Polamalu wasn't playing as it would have been a diff story if he was. Again though, some of our play calling was a bit. Their whole last drive could have been avoided if we just ran the ball but we throw it on a third down stopping the clock before the two minute warning. As for our D. I was giving them all sorts of abuse last night as they were utter dross for the first 3 quarters last night but then BANG, they pull it around in the fourth.
One more win and our date in the snow could be on.

Tell me about it! Losing to that dross over the last two weeks and then beating the Steelers! That's Jets football and to be fair to Ryan's teams they always seem bto get that win when it's badly needed. Scott was asking earlier what the Jets problem is when it comes to losing and to put it simply, it all boils down to Sanchez and the offense I think - the only blow up has been against the Patriots; our defense is always going to keep things close and give us a chance, however if Sanchez is off his game then it doesn't seem matter how well the D play.

[Sylar]

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Not to worry, their no showing it next week. You will be happy to know they are showing the JETS game at 6.

What can I say about last night? Other than WOW, that's why I love football. Eagles comeback was amazing and if Vick can stay injury free i reckon they could make the SB.
From what I've seen, with all their injuries I thought the Pack put up a good show last night and offered a little bit of hope to all the AFC teams.
As for the Jets, never saw that coming. How we can play so crap in the last two weeks and then go away to the Steelers and win (a place where we have never won). Our O looked OK last night and the Sanchez TD was sweet, just what we needed. Keeping it simple and thank duck Polamalu wasn't playing as it would have been a diff story if he was. Again though, some of our play calling was a bit. Their whole last drive could have been avoided if we just ran the ball but we throw it on a third down stopping the clock before the two minute warning. As for our D. I was giving them all sorts of abuse last night as they were utter dross for the first 3 quarters last night but then BANG, they pull it around in the fourth.
One more win and our date in the snow could be on.

As I said, I didn't think it worked, so I'm all for watching full games - I watched your game last night and enjoyed it - good open contest in the end, which I felt you deserved to win.

Eagles downing the Giants in the Meadowlands was pretty poetic - nothing better than watching Eli with a puzzled look on his face - the Giants' offense (from the sections we saw) looked very comfortable, and then relaxed, round about the same time the Giants D went to sleep - they had Vick in their pocket all first half too, but hey ho.

I still can't see ANYONE other than the Falcons representing the NFC teams in the Superbowl. They look untouchable just now

[Gatecrasher]

I just finished watching it, well worth it. A good game but it wasnt to be, I think Flynn did well, much better than last week but it must be a bit easier to start a game than come in mid way.

I was impressed with the performence from the team who had a look last week like they just had to turn up (like some saying above about the Pats this week)

One thing exited me is that with the injuries the Packers have had this season, if we can stay fit next season, I reckon we look like a conference or superbowl team.

Giants next week, a must win game to keep our very slim hopes alive.

Mon the vikings tonight

[Sylar]

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Giants next week, a must win game to keep our very slim hopes alive.

Mon the vikings tonight

Ouch - Bears take the NFC North title in some style:

Chicago 40-14 Minnesota

NFC North

x - Chicago 10-4
Green Bay 8-6
Minnesota 5-9
Detroit 4-10

[Gatecrasher]

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Ouch - Bears take the NFC North title in some style:

Chicago 40-14 Minnesota

NFC North

x - Chicago 10-4
Green Bay 8-6
Minnesota 5-9
Detroit 4-10

its ok, Thanks to the Eagles our Play off chances are now in our own hands, It will be hard but a win against the Giants and Bears will give us a Wild Card spot - i think