2013 - 2014 Playoffs: Divisional Weekend Games

Son Of A Vidic

* * * * * Saturday 11th of January * * * * *







NFC Wildcard Game: Saints @ Seahawks @9:35pm (Sky Sports)









AFC Wildcard Game: Colts @ Patriots @1:15am (Sky Sports)







* * * * *Sunday 12th January * * * * *







NFC Wildcard Game: 49er’s@ Panthers @6:05pm (Sky Sports)









NFC Wildcard Game: Chargers @ Broncos @9:40pm (Sky Sports)

HigginsJ

Broncos

Seahawks
Patriots
49ers
Chargers

mikemac1

Broncos

These posters have a perfect record from last week:

adrian522
Raf32
OAOB
Golfball37
getoffmytrain

Well done all, see can you keep it going

Red Crow

Panthers

Pats
Seahawks
49ers
Broncos

I wouldn't be shocked to see any of these teams win though. Indy have a good chance but I never back against the Pats in Foxboro.

Son Of A Vidic

Broncos

mikemac1 wrote: »

These posters have a perfect record from last week:

adrian522
Raf32
OAOB
Golfball37
getoffmytrain

Well done all, see can you keep it going

Fair play to them, I was happy enough with my 50-50 result because calling these games is always a tough one.

HigginsJ

Broncos

Seahawks
Patriots
49ers
Chargers

Son Of A Vidic

Broncos

Just confirming my poll selections...

Seahawks
Patriots
Panthers
Chargers

adrian522

Panthers

mikemac1 wrote: »

These posters have a perfect record from last week:

adrian522
Raf32
OAOB
Golfball37
getoffmytrain

Well done all, see can you keep it going

In fairness I predicted both the Chargers and the Bengals on different threads. That's the key to a perfect record.

Vanolder

Chargers

Seahawks, Patriots, Panthers and Broncos.

Putin

Broncos

Saints, Patriots, Panthers, Chargers. Since I think I'm the only Saints fan in the forum, I had to go with my team.

Warper

Broncos

Colts, Saints, 49's and Chargers

Lionbacker

Broncos

Seahawks
Patriots
49ers
Chargers

Although I didn't post it here, I managed to get all last weeks predictions wrong! Since last year I've given up betting on the postseason as I can never get it right.
Hopefully at least one of them is right this week.

matthew8

Chargers

Patriots Seahawks Panthers and Broncos for me. Surprised to see the Chargers getting that much support in the poll. I recommend people head down to the bookies if they genuinely feel that way (or at least the back the 9.5 handicap). Panthers the only mild upset I go for, don't rate either team's offense but the defense is quality. More confidence in Cam and riverboat ron to pull it out at the end.

adrian522

Panthers

Putin wrote: »

Saints, Patriots, Panthers, Chargers. Since I think I'm the only Saints fan in the forum, I had to go with my team.

I'll be a saints fan for next Saturday if that helps?

padraig_f

Panthers

No upsets for me...Seahawks, Patriots, 49ers, Broncos.

Alfred Borden

Panthers

Really want to be wrong but dont think Colts will have enough for the Pats.

Alfred Borden

Panthers

Seahawks
Niners (my pick to win it out)
Broncos
Pats

Leslie91

Broncos

Wow so much Bolts love on here!!, amazing....

I'm gonna go with the below;

Pats (if only to get another go at them)
Chargers
Seahawks
Panthers

GoldFour4

Broncos

How is San Fran beating Carolina not an upset? Carolina has the better record and has beaten the 49ers already this season. I know prior meetings mean nothing but the matchup is pretty even in my opinion. A pickem game if ever there was one.

alchemist33

Panthers

Seahawks (as possibly the only fan in Ireland!)
Patriots
49ers
Broncos (tempted by the form of theChargers but this week they'll be meeting a QB from a different species than last week)

Vanolder

Chargers

alchemist33 wrote: »

Seahawks (as possibly the only fan in Ireland!)
Patriots
49ers
Broncos (tempted by the form of theChargers but this week they'll be meeting a QB from a different species than last week)

Unless you post on another forum under the name Sandymount Red, I know another Hawks fan:)

TO.

Chargers

alchemist33 wrote: »

Seahawks (as possibly the only fan in Ireland!)

There is a few Seahawks fans in here as well. I know more than a few so you don't need to feel alone

Seahawks thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057030432

matthew8

Chargers

malistheman wrote: »

How is San Fran beating Carolina not an upset? Carolina has the better record and has beaten the 49ers already this season. I know prior meetings mean nothing but the matchup is pretty even in my opinion. A pickem game if ever there was one.

Because SF are the bookie's favourites.

adrian522

Panthers

malistheman wrote: »

How is San Fran beating Carolina not an upset? Carolina has the better record and has beaten the 49ers already this season. I know prior meetings mean nothing but the matchup is pretty even in my opinion. A pickem game if ever there was one.

The betting opened as a pick em but they got a lot of cash for the 49ers, so San Francisco are now 2 to 2.5 point favorites.

alchemist33

Panthers

TO. wrote: »

There is a few Seahawks fans in here as well. I know more than a few so you don't need to feel alone

Seahawks thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057030432

Wow, whole thread. I feel like Leila in Futurama when she met her family...

Son Of A Vidic

Broncos

adrian522 wrote: »

I'll be a saints fan for next Saturday if that helps?

Me too, my heart says Saints but my brain said Seahawks.

davyjose

Chargers

Colts
Seahawks
Panthers
Broncos

davyjose

Chargers

Raf32 wrote: »

Really want to be wrong but dont think Colts will have enough for the Pats.

On Offense or D?

I said the same as you before the Broncos game.

Alfred Borden

Panthers

davyjose wrote: »

On Offense or D?

I said the same as you before the Broncos game.

On the offence actually, if they cover hilton we would be in trouble but the only good thing is they have no speedster corner, feeling more confident than this morning but think they will edge us.

Alfred Borden

Panthers

Deion Branch just signed for the colts, things just got interesting

Alfred Borden

Panthers

Toler got on injured reserve however.

spiralism

I've actually noticed something since last night and it's that the Chargers are being very widely touted as an upset pick by many many people. Lot of journalists talking about the possibility and on Total Access they were going on about how Denver would be able to handle SD as if they were underdogs in the matchup. All of the Chargers forums full of people proclaiming that they're definitely going to win and the narrative in general is that SD will take us.

Going back to last year, on the other hand and everyone and their dog backed us against the Ravens and we were only a month off easily handling them in Baltimore so we were overconfident. People thought Baltimore were a nice story but it was the end of the line a year ago, would not have said they were the touted upset pick by any means at least.

I'm generally negative as **** and am naturally very worried about this game but the angle is very different this time, unlike last year where we cruised it over Baltimore in December and underestimated them, San Diego beat us a month ago so we know what they can do...on top of that we hit the first round bye on top form and arguably were cold off the bye week whereas this time you'd be hard pressed to say we were in top form by the end of the season. You'd have to wonder will all this talk of them being the touted upset pick this week light a fire under Manning and the lads? The gauntlet seems to have been thrown down and people think them as frauds. Wonder how they'll answer.

osl

Panthers

Chargers are still the biggest underdogs next weekend though. Vegas doesn't do sentiment. Chargers have the rocky underdog story that people will naturally gravitate towards. Broncos have had an historic season and I expect them to win. Would be delighted if I'm wrong though

In Exile

Broncos

osl wrote: »

Chargers are still the biggest underdogs next weekend though. Vegas doesn't do sentiment. Chargers have the rocky underdog story that people will naturally gravitate towards. Broncos have had an historic season and I expect them to win. Would be delighted if I'm wrong though

I took the Chargers @ 70/1 after they beat the Colts in week 6 to go 3-3.

I taught all along they could cause a big upset(and then they lost to Washington & Miami, as well as Denver). They were blessed to make the playoffs the way they did, but 6 wins out of 7, beating Kansas twice, Denver & Cincy, the only team to beat them in that run.

Maybe it is the $5 I have on them that is doing the talking, but I think they beat Denver the weekend.

New Orleans were my pick to win it out before the season started, but they are just not looking good enough to beat Seattle.

As a Jets fan, I can't decide whether I would like to see the Pats lose in the Super Bowl or else see the Colts put up even more points than they did last week. Either way I think the Colts just squeeze past.

Last game is the hardest to call. Both teams in form. Think 49ers will just do it.

Son Of A Vidic

Broncos

spiralism wrote: »

I'm generally negative as **** and am naturally very worried about this game

Jaysus, that's totally out of character...........:pac::D.

davyjose

Chargers

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Jaysus, that's totally out of character...........:pac::D.

He's too hard on himself.

cena

Is channel 4 or Eurosport not showing the playoff games

Son Of A Vidic

Broncos

cena wrote: »

Is channel 4 or Eurosport not showing the playoff games

Nope, only Sky Sports show them live. Channel 4 have a highlights show.

taidghbaby

Broncos

I went Colts, chargers, Seahawks and Panthers!
If Butler can take Amendola out of the game like he did to Welker (until he got injured) then I think we have a great chance! I think the Chargets eat up the clock and frustrate the hell out of Denver to take the win! Seahawks are just too good for the saints IMO all over! Panthers was a tough choice but I think they can stop the 49ers run game!!

Should be a great weekend!

Son Of A Vidic

Broncos

taidghbaby wrote: »

If Butler can take Amendola out of the game like he did to Welker (until he got injured) then I think we have a great chance!

I'll settle for that, because while Butler is doing that job. Edelman will be probably keeping up his Welker like production like he has all season.:D

adrian522

Panthers

I'll take

Seattle
Denver
Indianapolis
San Francisco

I really hope the Saints win, and think they will be a lot more competitive than last time, but to win the defense will need to play lights out and Brees will need to be close to perfect which he has not been for some time.

I think Denver will be too strong for San Diego. I'm going for an upset in Foxboro, no real logic but Colts should be high on confidence after last week and Patriots are missing Gronkowski etc.

Obviosuly taking San Francisco to get the win. Defensive slugfest again most likely. Could go either way. It was 10-9 last time but I think it will be a bit more high scoring this time. Steve Smith should be back for Carolina, it should come down to who makes least mistakes.

Looking forward to it. I think divisional weekend is the best sports weekend of the year.

taidghbaby

Broncos

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

I'll settle for that, because while Butler is doing that job. Edelman will be probably keeping up his Welker like production like he has all season.:D

Haha touché

davyjose

Chargers

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

I'll settle for that, because while Butler is doing that job. Edelman will be probably keeping up his Welker like production like he has all season.:D

Its your running game that worries me. All things being equal I think we can deal with your receivers. But if yourr ground game gets going we could ship 30 points and see very little clock.
I think if our D plays its best, or near it, and we don't have another crazy turnover day (we've has one all season - last week) then we will win.

Son Of A Vidic

Broncos

davyjose wrote: »

Its your running game that worries me. All things being equal I think we can deal with your receivers. But if yourr ground game gets going we could ship 30 points and see very little clock.
I think if our D plays its best, or near it, and we don't have another crazy turnover day (we've has one all season - last week) then we will win.

Blount has been transformed since coming to the Pats and he and Ridley have formed a strong tandem. Apart from Edelman and maybe Collie, our entire WR is totally gimped and nowhere at 100%. So I think you are right about the run game being key alright. If we run the way we did against the Bills in last game, then it could be a good day for us. However the Bills have the 28th ranked run defense in the league, so a pinch of salt should be added to that result.

SK1979

Panthers

Going with

Saints
Pats
Broncos
49ers

Saints as my one upset. I just think that they probably have the best defence for an Offensive team, if you get my meaning (they can make the odd stop etc when they need to, plus they can generate turnovers, neither of which the Packers could do for example). The Seahawks have been stuttering a little bit lately and think they'll need a massive game from Beast in order to win it as they'll need to really dominate time of possession. Brees is too good to be given a lead or plenty of time.

The other games I see going pretty much as expected, although as a Pats fan, I'd be most concerned about them winning. Think it will really depend on turnovers. Its hard to see Luck throwing as many Ints as last week though.

eagle eye

Broncos

I am going Seahawks, Patriots, Panthers and Chargers for the upset.

Personally I believe the first three home teams will win, the Chargers have already beaten the Broncos this season at mile high and I think they will be better in the playoffs while the Broncos are likely to be worse just like last year. If you remember they came into last season's playoffs with a much vaunted defense which fell apart against the Ravens. It always seems like Peyton is below his best in the playoffs as well but I suppose meeting better teams will make it look like that anyways.

dub_skav

spiralism wrote: »

The gauntlet seems to have been thrown down and people think them as frauds. Wonder how they'll answer.

Frauds is a bit much, they've lost 3 games all year, to playoff teams no less.
I think anybody calling them frauds is a bit over the top.
Looking forward to another great weekend of football anyway

Moist Bread

Panthers

dub_skav wrote: »

Frauds is a bit much, they've lost 3 games all year, to playoff teams no less.
I think anybody calling them frauds is a bit over the top.
Looking forward to another great weekend of football anyway

He's just projecting his thoughts on others.

spiralism

Moist Bread wrote: »

He's just projecting his thoughts on others.

Fraud is a bit harsh but if they go one and done it's what they are. Dunno what to make of this game coming up though, was more nervous last year for one reason or another.

Jolly Red Giant

49ers
Seattle
Pats
Broncos

with the Broncos having the most comfortable win.

In all games the ground game and control of the trenches will be the key.

Hazys

Panthers

Here's looking at you Saints and Chargers:

In each of the last six postseasons, an underdog of more than a touchdown has won outright in the divisional-playoff round, according to Marc Lawrence point spread data.