Playoff Thoughts Wild Card Games

They have a really good defense. BTW, that Seattle team knocked out the defending champs. Perhaps, not as bad as we thought?

Saints Saints Saints...don't think they play any better D than the Pack and could see the Lions giving them a game.

Steeler will be in for a fight with Big Ben all beat up, heck they barely had an offense today against Cleveland. As long as the Denver D can keep it close anything can happen. IIRC the Steelers have a starter on D that can't even make the trip to Denver due to a medical condition.?

R. Harrison just said he likes the Patriots despite their D for the AFC and has the Saints not the Packers because of our D

Steelers barely beat a terrible Browns team while fighting for division title today. Mendenhall isn't very good but he's going to miss the game. I'd expect an ugly low scoring game.

Saints/Lions is really the only appealing game next weekend.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Bengals beat the Texans. Cinncy has been playing pretty good even tho they lost today.

I think Atlanta at the Giants will be a good game too. Yes, the Cowboys will lose tonight.

It was said in another thread by the GBP Rules CAP95 (casual!), but if PITT opens anywhere less than -10 I'm betting the retirement fund. Losing Mendenhall won't matter next week. I'd like to see Detoilet at least beat up on NO next week to soften them up a bit before they head to SF, but no way does NO lose that game. CIN could give Houston all they could handle too.

CIN over HOU
PITT BiIIIIIG over Den
NO over Det in a great game
NYG over ATL

Texans really caught a bad break when Schaub went down. They seemed to work around the Andre Johnson and Mario Williams injuries but once Schaub went down so did their season.

Team scare ranking (most have negative scare value):
1. NYG
2. NE
3. Balt
4. SF
5. NO
6. Det
7. Pitt
8. Atl
9. Cinn
10. Hou
11. Dall
12. DEN

Too bad Dallas looks like they are going to fold on the road.

If the Giants get to Lambeau they won't be disadvantaged by the cold and they will think they can win. All the rest, the Packers will have home field advantage (even Indy will be a home field for the Packers). And many will be psyched out before they ever step on the field (6 - 12).

Check out net points for the AFC West.

UGLY.

If everything plays out.

We'll face the Giants at Lambeau

and then the Saints @ Niners

IDK ATL matches up pretty well against NY.

ATL put on a show today and NYG are looking real good. Hard to say who wins that game. I'd give nod to NYG because of their D. Pierre Paul is a terror. They are looking like a really solid team with the ability to score on big plays.

I want no part of the Giants. We barely won against them a month ago and they are playing better. Good pass rush, good, balanced offense.

Fear no one....To be the man...you got to beat the man....and we are the man

I fear the Giants the most at home. They are equipped to grind out a game in frigid Lambeau. Eli to Cruz is potent combo along with their two rbs....and they have a defense. I was hoping for cowboys win tonight, but unless theres a unforeseen choke job by the G-men, Jerry Jones will have a quiet plane ride home.

Both home NFC teams win next weekend.

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Originally posted by Iowacheese:
Fear no one....To be the man...you got to beat the man....and we are the man

I used to love Ric Flair.

I think Atlanta may beat the Giants

We'd never lose in the post-season to the Giants at Lambeau unless we had a douche-bag at QB.

Just sayn'

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Originally posted by Longlive Pack:

I used to love Ric Flair.

Let it out.

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Originally posted by Blair Kiel:
We'd never lose in the post-season to the Giants at Lambeau unless we had a douche-bag at QB.

Just sayn'

Lingering fear, maybe?

If the 2011 version of the Pack had to go on the road, I'd be a bit more nervous about their chances. But at home at Lambeau, I really like their chances with anybody. The slow field slows down opposing pass rushers and just seems to give whomever is playing QB for the Pack extra time to pick an open man from the plethora of weapons, and other teams just seem almost helpless trying to stop it.

The slow field does seem to work against the Packers' pass rush a bit, but they seem to always make just enough plays to get teams out of their comfort zone and come up with a W.

After hearing Schong blast his Lions defense today, I think if the saints jump to an early 10 point lead the onslaught will be on. That d will have zero confidence.

Bengals beat the Texans, Giants beat the birds, and the Steelers while have Tebow praying for the game to end.

Funny how people thought KC gave the blue print on how to beat the Packers. They basically did the same thing today with Denver. Steelers will play the same d that the chiefs played today.

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The slow field does seem to work against the Packers' pass rush a bit

The Packers have a pass rush?

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Funny how people thought KC gave the blue print on how to beat the Packers. They basically did the same thing today with Denver.

Yes, but Denver doesn't have an offense, so you should be able to do it to Denver. Stopping GB is an entirely different matter.

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Originally posted by Fedya:

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The slow field does seem to work against the Packers' pass rush a bit

The Packers have a pass rush?

We will dammit! We will! I am still praying Neal is our Jesus... raised from the dead.

Looks like so'oto has a better shot than Neal.

Bengals over Texans
Steelers over Broncos
Falcons over Giants
Saints over Lions

3 road teams?

didn't 3 road teams win last year too? Not sure why so many are chalking up a W for Giants. They're inconsistent as hell and Atlanta has been one of the better teams in the league since their loss to Green Bay.

Kind of cool that the Pack has already beaten all 4 of the NFC lower seeds (3, 4, 5, 6) for a total record of 5-0 against them. 3 of those games were on the road. They won't see anything they haven't handled before.

@Houston -3 vs Cincy O/U 38.5
If Delhomme plays I don't touch this game. Delhomme could throw 3 TDs. To either team.
If Yates plays I'm putting 1 unit and taking the pts.

@New Orleans -10.5 vs Detroit O/U 58.5
My heart hopes Det can keep it close, my head thinks NO rolls them.
I'm putting 3 unit and laying the 10.5
I'm putting 5 units on the Over

@NY Giants -3 vs Atlanta O/U 49
I think people are overvaluing the Giants a bit coming out of the weakest NFC East in years. That being said, Atlanta rolling TB means nothing, and I don't like that team outdoors. Like NY a bit more.
I'm putting 1 unit and laying the 3

Pittsburgh -8 vs @Denver O/U 35
Remember in Animal House, when during the parade the girl in the skimpy outfit gets thrown into the window of a boy reading Playboy and he says "Thank you God!"? Thank you god for allowing me to bet on this game. I've been drooling at this matchup for weeks, as for some time either Baltimore or Pittsburgh were going to be the 5 seed and head to 4 seed. I don't think Denver scores more than 3 pts. I'm hard pressed to think Pittsburgh won't get at least 10 pts alone off of great field position on turnovers.
I'm putting 20 units and laying the 8.

I would also like to do a 3 team 6.5 pt teaser
NO -10.5 (which now becomes -4)
NO/Det 58.5 (which now becomes 52)
Pittsburgh -8 (which now becomes -1.5)
I'm putting 10 units on this.

CA Packfan...

Help the uninitiated here......besides Randy Johnson and Brett Favre, what's a "unit"?

It's whatever you want it to be. $100, $50, $1... the richer you are the more a unit represents.

I wager 1000 quatloos on the human!

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Originally posted by Blair Kiel:
CA Packfan...

Help the uninitiated here......besides Randy Johnson and Brett Favre, what's a "unit"?

But, yeah, MC nailed it. It's whatever amount you are comfortable betting, I'm expressing my strength of belief in each game.

For a 1%er like you, I'd say a unit is at least $250

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Originally posted by Fedya:
I wager 1000 quatloos on the human!

Bravo, Bravo...well played Fedya.

"I can't...decide...which team to...pick...to..win the wild...card..game."

mendenhall out with ACL for steelers

I don't think the Steelers are the mortal lock that everyone is talking about.

Ben on 1 leg and no Mendy plus other O-Line injuries. They're in trouble. Jesus might intervene and win this one for Tebow setting up a cakewalk for the Pats to the AFC CG.

Too many people predicting an upset of the Texans. They win & advance vs. the Bengals but bow out to the Ravens.

Saints will beat Lions in a close one & if that happens the Packers play Giants/Falcons.

I know one thing, It should be a lot of fun watching.

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Originally posted by Blair Kiel:
CA Packfan...

Help the uninitiated here......besides Randy Johnson and Brett Favre, what's a "unit"?

When the Red Cross does a blood drive they always talk about quotas or collections in units so I thought that is what it was, a pint of blood.

NO is going to roll DET. Again.