NFL Season starts soon.

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yet ANOTHER close loss due to some crazy thing that only could happen to the Bills...

at this point, i'm probably having more fun watching them than i've had in a while though. i've been saying for years that i'd MUCH rather be TERRIBLE than mediocre and this proves it...i haven't had this much fun with a Bills season since the last time we had a LEGITIMATE chance to make the playoffs in the early 00s...


also, Chris Collinsworth had the quote of the YEAR during Sunday Night Football...

he and Al Davis were talking about how bad the Cowboys have been and Al Davis mentioned something about the Cowboys getting (or needing to get) back to basics.
to which Collinsworth replied, "Well, they HAVE gotten back to basics...they're basically awful."

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Winless no longer...YAY!

now we can go back to losing so we can lock up that #1 overall pick.

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The Giants' defense was awful yesterday and the Cowboys ended our winning streak. On one occasion, we allowed the Cowboys to convert a third down into a TD. On another occasion, we actually let them make a huge play from the 3rd & 22nd. It was a classic trap game and the one thing I feared would happen. We came in, underestimated the Cowboys, and ended up losing 33-20 and giving that team their second win of the season. Left a terrible taste in my mouth and I had to remove a perfectly good quote because of it. And that terrible play in the 1st quarter, when we were at 3rd & Goal and could have gotten TD and went ahead... only for Manning to throw an interception, which the Cowboys converted into a touchdown. I was screaming at them to just run the damn ball. The Cowboys came in and actually played like the team they're hyped up as and we were in no position to stop them. What an awful game. If the Giants play like this badly next week, there's no way we're gonna be able to beat Philly.

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Ugh, we lost again. It doesn't sting as badly as last week, considering that the Eagles are actually good (and should NYC not make playoffs, they're the team I'll be rooting for), but now the Giants aren't leading the division anymore. We didn't play as badly as we did against the Cowboys, but we still made mistakes - the one that comes to mind first and foremost is Manning's fumble near the end of the game. Hopefully we beat the Jaguars next week. Shouldn't be that bad.

And cutting McNabb in favor of Michael Vick was a surprisingly good decision. The Eagles are on fire - though nothing beats the utter massacre that was Philadelphia vs. Washington last week.

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AFC Playoff Teams in seed order:
1 - Patriots
2 - Steelers
3 - Chiefs
4 - Jaguars
5 - Jets
6 - Ravens

NFC Playoff Teams in seed order:
1 - Falcons
2 - Packers
3 - Eagles
4 - Seahawks
5 - Bears
6 - Saints

I'm pretty confident about my AFC predictions with two small exceptions:
winner of tonight's game is the #1 seed, I just think it will be the Patriots but if the Jets win, they'll be the #1 seed EASILY.
and
i have a feeling the Colts don't necessarily have what it takes anymore and even if they make the playoffs they'll be one and done but it all comes down to their game against jacksonville and anything can happen in that one...

in the NFC, i have the teams right (i think) but the order is probably in shambles...anything can happen down the stretch here with so many division games left. the Rams have a chance to win the NFC West but ulitmately I think they are still rebuilding.

[ebirahsmeg1]

I went to the RAMS/49ers game last weekend (on vacation in America with my family). Nothing is more satisfying than watching the RAMS end their arch rival forty-whiners season and send that team into utter chaos. I hate the Whiners more than any other team (RAMS should have beaten them in the 23-20 OT loss/debacle back in Nov. at Candlestick), so that victory was the perfect revenge. I hope the 49ers go into rebuilding and don't recover for a *long* time. :turnbad:

Now, regarding the playoffs...

Before this season started, I would have asked you how many bottles of scotch you guzzled and admitted you to an insane asylum if you told me that my lowly RAMS would have a chance to win the NFC West in the final game. What an amazing season. And please, spare me the "the NFC West sucks, this is the worst division in history, other teams are more deserving, blah blah blah".....all of that may be true. Nevertheless, this is a team that went 1-15 last year, and only won 6-42 over the last 3 seasons. Their weak division does not diminish how much they have accomplished this year (rookie QB, absolutely *NO* WRs or any offensive weapons-sans Stephen Jackson). Spags probably won't be a Coach of the Year Candidate on anyone's list....but there's no doubt in St. Louis that he is.

And yes, I know they're probably 1 and done in the playoffs (they don't have the offensive firepower to keep up with New Orleans or Atlanta), but I do think they will put up a better fight against those teams than some might expect...RAMS' Defense is very underrated).

Now, today's game should be interesting. If this game was in St. Louis, I would have total confidence that the RAMS would crush the Seastarlings (just like they did earlier in the season)....however, it's in Seattle. While I think the RAMS are the superior team, their road woes in Seattle over the years makes this game complete toss up. Very excited (and nervous) about this game. :7sam:

Anyways, here are my predictions after today:

NFC1st seed: Falcons
2nd seed: Bears
3rd seed: Eagles
4th seed: Rams
5th seed: Saints
6th seed: Packers (though the Giants could sneak in there if both Pack and Bucs lose and the Giants win).

AFC1st seed: Patriots
2nd seed: Baltimore (I am predicting that the Browns will upset the Steelers in Cleveland...Steelers haven't been playing that well recently).
3rd seed: Colts (Again, I think the Raiders, who are undefeated in their division, will upset the Chiefs, and the Colts will win against the Titans, giving them the 3rd seed).
4th seed: Chiefs
5th seed: Jets
6th seed: Steelers


1st round:
NFC
Saints def. RAMS in a game far closer than most would imagine (RAMS' D is very underrated), but in the end, the RAMS are too young and lack the offensive fire power to keep up and lose it late.

Packers def. Eagles - I think someone should tell M. Vick that Cinderella wants her slippers back...the clock is about to strike midnight.


AFC
Steelers def. Colts
Chiefs def. Jets

2nd round:
NFC
Falcons def. Packers
Saints def. Bears


AFC
Patriots def. Steelers
Ravens def. Chiefs


NFC Championship:
Falcons def. Saints

AFC Championship:
Ravens def. Patriots (the Ravens match up better with the Patriots than any other team in the playoffs and are not intimidated by playing @ New England...I think they upset 'em).

Superbowl: Ravens def. Falcons (They avenge their close loss in Atlanta earlier this year).

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