Title: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: shiznitz on January 04, 2010, 08:28:00 AM Same as last year. Lay out your game by game winners.
Wild Card weekend: 1pt Second weekend: 2pts Conference weekend: 4pts The Big Game: 8pts Keep your prediction in a simple format at the top of your post and then all the yadda yadda you want below that. AFC: Ravens Cinci Indy Cinci Indy NFC: Eagles Green Bay Eagles Minn Minn The Big Game: Indy Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: 01101010 on January 04, 2010, 09:02:29 AM AFC:
Bengals Pats Colts Chargers Chargers NFC: 'Boys Cards Saints Cards Cards Game: Cards win edited: Giving up on work for the day to turn my attention to more important things, like the format of my post. Sorry about the mess. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: HaemishM on January 04, 2010, 09:42:52 AM AFC:
Ravens Bengals Colts Chargers Chargers NFC: Cowboys Green Bay Vikings Saints Saints The Big Game: Saints I can't believe I'm not only going to expect a Norv Turner team to get to the Super Bowl, I'm going to expect the SAINTS to get to and WIN a Super Bowl. But there it is. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Azuredream on January 04, 2010, 11:21:57 AM AFC:
Pats over Baltimore Bengals over Jets Colts over Bengals Chargers over Pats Colts over Chargers NFC: Philly over Dallas Green Bay over Arizona Saints over Philly Green Bay over Vikings Saints over Green Bay Big One: Saints over Colts NO finally wins one :grin: Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: caladein on January 04, 2010, 02:00:16 PM AFC:
Ravens Bengals Colts Chargers Chargers NFC: Eagles Packers Vikings Saints Vikings The Big Game: Chargers I think my brain is incapable of thinking the Cowboys or Saints can win a playoff game. Then again, I'm picking the Chargers so what do I know? Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: shiznitz on January 05, 2010, 05:52:17 AM There is a lot of Ravens love, too, but I think people are forgetting how totally unimpressive they were at the start of the season. Still, momentum means a lot in the playoffs and the Ravens look solid if not spectacular.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Cyrrex on January 05, 2010, 06:56:47 AM Weren't the Ravens actually VERY impressive the first three games, and then went into a slide? Maybe that's what you meant. Or maybe I misremember.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: HaemishM on January 05, 2010, 09:03:40 AM Ravens have been inconsistent - but so have the Pats. The Pats defense has been pretty terrible, while the Ravens have good defense other than a slightly penalty prone backfield. Also, the Pats are without Welker who is a shitton more important than I think even the Patriots realize to that passing game. The cold won't bother either team, negating any home field advantage. When in doubt in January, go with the better defense.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Montague on January 05, 2010, 03:13:59 PM AFC:
Jets Patriots Colts Chargers Colts NFC: Cowboys Packers Cowboys Saints Cowboys Big Game: Colts. I don't bet against Belichick in Foxboro, no matter what the guys on Sportscenter say. I don't trust the Bengals and Marvin Lewis in the playoffs. I think Norv Turner coaches the game of his life against Belichick but Manning crushes his dreams. Defense wins championships and I think Dallas takes down McNabb, Favre and Brees in succession, but Indy is too experienced for them and they wilt in the Super Bowl. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: naum on January 06, 2010, 08:57:58 AM ------
AFC ------ NE CIN NE SD SD ------ NFC ------ ARI DAL ARI DAL ARI ---------- SB XLIV ---------- SD -------- NOTES -------- √ …teams that throttle back (Colts, Saints) and coast into the playoffs typically encounter difficulty in restoring play at the previous stellar level… √ …Chargers, Cowboys, Packers hottest teams going into playoffs… …Cardinals still most formidable with superior coaching than those three… √ …Bengals are an enigma — could either flop or be Superbowl bound… √ …Vikings will get great performance from Favre but it won't be enough to offset other deficiencies… Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: shiznitz on January 06, 2010, 09:27:39 AM Favre is going to pull one of great fuck-up games during the playoffs. That is a just a free prediction.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: tazelbain on January 06, 2010, 09:42:28 AM Ya, but if Vikings win, Favre will be a football legend.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Draegan on January 06, 2010, 01:03:31 PM Round 1:
NY Jets over Cincinatti Baltimore over New England Phili over Dallas Arizona over Green Bay Round 2: San Diego over NY Jets Indianapolis over Baltimore NO Saints over Phili Minnesota over Arizona Round 3: San Diego over Indianapolis Minnesota over NO Saints Superbowl: San Diego over Minnesota Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: WayAbvPar on January 06, 2010, 02:22:23 PM Wildcard Round
Cincy over NYJ (hopefully this will get GRRM to quit blogging about football and finish his fucking series) Baltimore over NE Philly over Dallas GB over Arizona Divisional Round SD over Cincy Baltimore over Indy NO over Philly GB over Minn (pls pls pls pls pls ) Championship Round Baltimore over SD GB over NO Super Bowl GB over Baltimore Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Abagadro on January 09, 2010, 11:33:28 AM Wild Card:
Cincy Baltimore Dallas GB Divisional Colts SD Dallas Minn Conference Minn SD SB: SD Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Rasix on January 09, 2010, 11:41:19 AM Jets
Ravens Cowboys Cardinals Div Colts Chargers Saints Cowboys Conf Chargers Cowboys SB Chargers Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Raging Turtle on January 09, 2010, 11:59:41 AM The only game I'll care about is Vikings - Packers.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Cyrrex on January 09, 2010, 12:02:35 PM AFC:
Jets Patriots Chargers Colts Colts NFC: Packers Cowboys Vikings Saints Vikings Big game: Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Trippy on January 09, 2010, 12:09:04 PM Oh hey forgot to pick:
AFC: Jets Ravens Colts Chargers Colts NFC: Cowboys Packers Packers Vikings Vikings Super Bowl: Colts Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Nebu on January 09, 2010, 12:14:47 PM AFC:
Jets Ravens Chargers Colts Colts NFC: Packers Eagles Vikings Saints Saints Super Bowl Winner: Saints Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Abagadro on January 09, 2010, 08:29:48 PM Crap, just noticed I had the divisional matchup wrong.
Maybe since the game hasn't happened yet and my teams are still live I can change my NFC picks: Minn over Dallas New Orleans over GB Minn over New Orleans Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: shiznitz on January 10, 2010, 05:26:39 PM Tally after WildCard weekend:
0 pts: Azuredream 1 pts: shiznitz, caladein, WayAbvPar 2 pts: 01101010, Haemish, Montague, naum, Abagadro, Cyrrex, Nebu 3 pts: Draegan, Trppy 4 pts: Rasix Azuredream and myself are fucked since 2 of our divisional picks did not advance, but this could get interesting if Indy and/or the Chargers blow it. I am also fucked because half my Superbowl matchup is gone. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: 01101010 on January 10, 2010, 05:41:52 PM Thank you Karlos Dansby for saving my ass. And Kurt fucking Warner: 29 of 33 for 379 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions? Seriously... if they had lost, I would look to him to give the finger to the entire defense before retiring.
Not going against my pick, but the old man bowl (Cards vs Vikings) would be :awesome_for_real: Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: WayAbvPar on January 11, 2010, 11:44:44 AM Welp. This is my entire football season (pro, college, and fantasy) in a nutshell.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Margalis on January 11, 2010, 11:56:32 PM How did anyone pick the Bengals over the Jets after the Jets thrashed their starters?
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Surlyboi on January 12, 2010, 12:28:12 AM Everybody always counts the Jets short. Mostly because they usually deserve it.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Azuredream on January 12, 2010, 02:37:05 AM Welp. This is my entire football season (pro, college, and fantasy) in a nutshell. It could be worse :awesome_for_real: Damn GB defense screwed me. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: 01101010 on January 16, 2010, 04:39:22 PM sigh... So much for that :why_so_serious:
See ya next year. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: shiznitz on January 17, 2010, 05:06:27 PM New update:
No way to win either because a key team is gone or other people have the same picks from here with higher points: 01101010 caladein naum Draegan WayAbvPar Rasix Azuredream Abagadro Trippy Nebu Montague If Colts beat the Vikings, Cyrrex edges Trippy. If Saints beat the Colts, Nebu wins. If Minnesota wins, I steal it (by 1pt if they beat Indy). If somehow the Jets win it all, I am not sure yet. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Trippy on January 17, 2010, 05:17:38 PM Damn you Cyrrex! There's no way I can pass you.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Cyrrex on January 18, 2010, 07:28:46 AM Damn you Cyrrex! There's no way I can pass you. Then I have accomplished all that I set out to! Even though both of my Super Bowl picks are still alive, however, I don't have much confidence. Feels wrong. We'll see. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: ghost on January 18, 2010, 01:56:56 PM Superbowl will be won by the Vikings. Then Brett Favera will pour gasoline all over himself and set it all on fire with a match from his victory cigar, because he wants to go out in a blaze of glory.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Montague on January 18, 2010, 04:49:40 PM Goddamned Norv Turner. I knew he would shit the bed in the playoffs but I figured it would be against the Colts, not the freaking Jets.
And the Cowboys... yeah. Don't know what I was thinking with that one. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: ghost on January 18, 2010, 07:14:11 PM Never bet on Norv Turner or Wade Phillips.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: naum on January 18, 2010, 08:29:52 PM Never bet on Norv Turner or Wade Phillips. Yes. Advice I should have paid heed to. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Trippy on January 19, 2010, 01:48:15 AM Norv has made it to a Conference Championship, at least (2007 season with the Chargers). Wade has never been past the Divisional round as a head coach.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: shiznitz on January 19, 2010, 07:07:17 AM Watching Flacco play these last few games makes me wonder how people (including me) thought the Ravens ever had a chance in hell. NF: teams don't go to the Superbowl with mediocre QBs - unless that QB is having a breakout year like Manning did. Still, the Giants won on close-your-eyes-and-pray pass.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: naum on January 19, 2010, 09:19:52 AM Watching Flacco play these last few games makes me wonder how people (including me) thought the Ravens ever had a chance in hell. NF: teams don't go to the Superbowl with mediocre QBs - unless that QB is having a breakout year like Manning did. Still, the Giants won on close-your-eyes-and-pray pass. Flacco a different QB in post-season than regular season. In both seasons, his playoff QB rating is half of what it is during regular season play (80/88 for 2008-09 regular season, 50/39 for 2008-2009 playoffs)… …Ravens running game and defense have carried them to 3-2 playoff mark last 2 years. But the defense is still no resemblance of the 2000 season that delivered SB title to Trent Dilfer led squad. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: HaemishM on January 19, 2010, 09:23:18 AM Watching Flacco play these last few games makes me wonder how people (including me) thought the Ravens ever had a chance in hell. NF: teams don't go to the Superbowl with mediocre QBs - unless that QB is having a breakout year like Manning did. Still, the Giants won on close-your-eyes-and-pray pass. Trent Dilfer doesn't want to disagree with you, but he really really has to. So do Doug Williams, Brad Johnson, Mark Rypien, Jeff Hostetler and Jim McMahon. Teams can win with mediocre QB's. And Flacco seems like at least twice the QB Dilfer was on the same type of team that Dilfer won with. He needs a Shannon Sharpe, though, and he doesn't currently have a receiver who can game in game out catch the ball in traffic. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Draegan on January 19, 2010, 01:19:08 PM You forgot Big Ben in his first Super Bowl.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Montague on January 19, 2010, 02:02:00 PM You forgot Big Ben in his first Super Bowl. There's a difference between being a mediocre/bad quarterback and having a bad game. Roethlisberger is a franchise QB with all the tools needed for a HOF career. You can't say the same about Dilfer, Johnson, Doug Williams, et. al. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Sjofn on January 19, 2010, 08:33:03 PM :heart: Jeff Hostetler :heart:
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: ghost on January 20, 2010, 06:42:28 AM Doug Williams says differently.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Cyrrex on January 20, 2010, 06:43:50 AM Nebu, as much as I want to see Roethlisberger shatter both his legs in a freak locker room showering accident, I disagree. He's already won two Super Bowls - and unless I'm mistaken, only Jim Plunkett has won two without making it into the HOF. And Roethlisberger is WAAAAY better than Plunkett ever was. If Ben wins a third, he's practically a shoe-in. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Nebu on January 20, 2010, 06:47:04 AM Nebu, as much as I want to see Roethlisberger shatter both his legs in a freak locker room showering accident, I disagree. He's already won two Super Bowls - and unless I'm mistaken, only Jim Plunkett has won two without making it into the HOF. And Roethlisberger is WAAAAY better than Plunkett ever was. If Ben wins a third, he's practically a shoe-in. I agree and that's why I deleted my post. I took a deeper look at his stats and felt I was being overly critical. Still, the HoF is about how you play relative to both your peers and against history. Ben does well against history, but in a passing dominated era, he's not as strong a candidate. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Cyrrex on January 20, 2010, 06:52:53 AM Took me a while to complete my post, so I didn't see the deletion. Anyway, given his age and likely who will be going up against...he has the Super Bowl edge. Fair or not, it means a great deal in the mind of the voters.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Nebu on January 20, 2010, 06:55:42 AM Took me a while to complete my post, so I didn't see the deletion. Anyway, given his age and likely who will be going up against...he has the Super Bowl edge. Fair or not, it means a great deal in the mind of the voters. Voters feel that super bowls = team leadership. It's a sign of a quality QB to lead a team to and win the big game. Joe Montana won 4 super bowls and won three MVP's (this is from memory, excuse any errors) for example. That's a HoF QB. I think Ben has a shot, but it may take another big game for him to be a lock. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Cyrrex on January 20, 2010, 07:05:02 AM Yep, two is a strong case by itself. Two and a solid career are nearly a lock. Three is a lock, maybe even first ballot? I can't fucking believe I'm making a case for Ben fucking Roethlisberger. Let's talk about something else now.
Mark Sanchez: future HOFer? I Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: ghost on January 20, 2010, 07:48:46 AM Sanchez is looking very, very good. And he seems to have his head screwed on right, unlike Leinart.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: shiznitz on January 20, 2010, 12:01:48 PM It is going to be Dirty Sanchez on Sunday. But Jets fans are used to shame and disappointment.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Surlyboi on January 24, 2010, 03:18:10 PM Jets fans have nothing to be ashamed of from that run. They got a lot of teams to take them seriously this season.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: HaemishM on January 24, 2010, 09:11:18 PM The Jets had to rely on Sanchez to win that game, and he didn't. That was all the Colts wanted. If he could beat them, the Jets deserved the Super Bowl. Of course, it didn't help the Jets that Greene got hurt, but still - your QB is there to win games for you. He couldn't. Give him time.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Surlyboi on January 25, 2010, 03:49:01 AM Bingo. I didn't expect a rookie to go all the way against Manning and the Colts. He put on a good show early and he will be a force to be reckoned with in the future, but I'm happy with the showing and there's no shame in the result.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Cyrrex on January 25, 2010, 05:31:38 AM Yeah, good run by Sanchez and the Jets in general. Nothing at all to be ashamed of there.
Meanwhile, WTF Minnesota? Fumble much? Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: shiznitz on January 25, 2010, 06:39:45 AM Final update:
Saints = Nebu Colts = Trippy (by 1pt over Montague) Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Nebu on January 25, 2010, 06:47:07 AM Meanwhile, WTF Minnesota? Fumble much? It's hard to hold onto the ball with both hands on your throat. Sometimes I hate being a Vikings fan. Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Montague on January 25, 2010, 10:40:35 AM Final update: Saints = Nebu Colts = Trippy (by 1pt over Montague) DOH! :angryfist: Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Trippy on January 25, 2010, 11:30:33 AM Final update: DOH! :angryfist:Saints = Nebu Colts = Trippy (by 1pt over Montague) Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: shiznitz on January 25, 2010, 11:54:32 AM No I messed up. I keep forgetting to read Cyrrex's edited paragraph. He initially predicted Vikings.
Colts - Cyrrex by 1pt over Trippy Lesson: the early rounds do matter! Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Nebu on February 07, 2010, 08:50:11 PM Final update: Saints = Nebu Colts = Trippy (by 1pt over Montague) :grin: Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Abagadro on February 07, 2010, 09:12:49 PM Congrats on the NFL double this year.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Cyrrex on February 08, 2010, 10:42:26 AM For once, I am quite glad that my pick was wrong.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual NFL playoff prediction contest Post by: Slayerik on March 25, 2010, 01:19:19 PM Detroit Lions, Super Bowl Champs.
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