NFL Playoffs Thread

Paully D · 02-01-2012 02:28PM #1

Here's the schedule:

Saturday, Jan. 7
AFC: No. 6 Cincinnati Bengals (9-7) at No. 3 Houston Texans (10-6), 4:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
NFC: No. 6 Detroit Lions (10-6) at No. 3 New Orleans Saints (13-3), 8 p.m. ET (NBC)

Sunday, Jan. 8
NFC: No. 5 Atlanta Falcons (10-6) at New York Giants (9-7), 1 p.m. ET (FOX)
AFC: No. 5 Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4) at No. 4 Denver Broncos (8-8), 4:30 p.m. ET (CBS)

In addition to wild-card games, the NFL also released the schedule for divisional games:

Saturday, Jan. 14
NFC: Highest remaining NFC seed at No. 2 San Francisco 49ers (13-3), 4:30 p.m, ET (FOX)
AFC: Lowest remaining AFC seed at No. 1 New England Patriots (13-3), 8 p.m. ET (CBS)

Sunday, Jan. 15
AFC: Highest remaining AFC seed at No. 2 Baltimore Ravens (12-4), 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
NFC: Lowest remaining NFC seed at No. 1 Green Bay Packers (15-1), 4:30 p.m. ET (FOX)

What do you all think will happen then?

Personally I can see the Texans, Saints, Falcons and Steelers winning their games.

If my calculations are correct then that would have Saints V Packers and Falcons V 49ers in the NFC. That would give a Packers V 49ers final in the NFC which the Packers will take IMO.

In the AFC that would leave Texans V Ravens and Patriots V Steelers. Ravens V Patriots final in the AFC which the Patriots will take ahead of my Ravens IMO

Super Bowl = Packers V Patriots

mikemac1 · 02-01-2012 02:37PM

Wildcard weekend

Give me the Giants and the Steelers, Texans and Saints
I guess they would be favourites, the obvious picks anyway

Paully D wrote: »

. Ravens V Patriots final in the AFC which the Patriots will take ahead of my Ravens IMO

Forgotton this game already

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ5xIL6htpE

Pherekydes · 02-01-2012 02:39PM

Paully D wrote: »

If my calculations are correct then that would have Saints V Packers and Falcons V 49ers in the NFC.

Saints cannot play the Packers in the Divisional round.

Lionbacker · 02-01-2012 02:51PM

Pherekydes wrote: »

Saints cannot play the Packers in the Divisional round.

Yeah, it would be Falcons - Packers & 49ers - Saints.
However if the Lions won they would face the Packers!
Basically the no1 seed gets drawn against the lowest seed left after the wildcard round.

Paully D · 02-01-2012 02:57PM

Pherekydes wrote: »

Saints cannot play the Packers in the Divisional round.

Lionbacker wrote: »

Yeah, it would be Falcons - Packers & 49ers - Saints.
However if the Lions won they would face the Packers!
Basically the no1 seed gets drawn against the lowest seed left after the wildcard round.

I knew I'd make a balls of the possible match-ups :pac:

Either way the Packers are winning the NFC, IMO.

Le King · 02-01-2012 03:22PM

For me it will be Giants, Saints, Steelers and Texans out of the wildcards.

Whoever comes out of NY @ GB and NO @ SF will win it IMO.

Superbowl: GB and the Pats with GB winning by 2 or more scores.

I hope we get a surprise this year. I hope we get to GB and get revenge. Best of luck to all!

Paully D · 02-01-2012 03:27PM

Le King wrote: »

Best of luck to all, except the Steelers!

Agreed

steelcityblues · 02-01-2012 03:32PM

I'll go for Bengals and Steelers from the AFC.

Giants and Lions from NFC.

Stev_o · 02-01-2012 03:58PM

Le King wrote: »

For me it will be Giants, Saints, Steelers and Texans out of the wildcards.

Whoever comes out of NY @ GB and NO @ SF will win it IMO.

Superbowl: GB and the Pats with GB winning by 2 or more scores.

I hope we get a surprise this year. I hope we get to GB and get revenge. Best of luck to all!

matthew8 · 02-01-2012 04:14PM

Please win, Denver or Houston, you would make me so happy.

Trippie · 02-01-2012 04:22PM

Steelers are going to get better as each week goes by imo. They should beat denver and I like them to see off the pats again and then face the ravens probably.

me-skywalker · 03-01-2012 12:11PM

Giants are the elephant in the room for me, havnt seen them mentioned much, they've been ticking along nicely and have the precedent of coming from a low seed to win it! Should they beat the Falcons they'll play the Packers and for me that drive in reg season by Rodgers was one of the best and most important of the season, my heart was in my mouth, without that it would've been the Giants that got the 1 and not the Chiefs.

jimjimjimmy · 03-01-2012 01:34PM

Gonna predict the whole playoffs here:

Wildcard: Saints win vs Lions, Giants win vs Falcons, Texans win vs Bengals and Steelers win @ Broncos.

Divisional: Saints win @ 49ers, Giants win @ Packers, Steelers win @ Patriots and Ravens win vs Texans.

Championship: Saints win vs Giants and Ravens win vs Steelers.

Super Bowl: Saints win.

UnitedIrishman · 03-01-2012 02:28PM

Have a feeling the Saints are going to win it outright.

Going for the Bengals (even though I backed the Texans at 25s earlier in the season E/W for a small stake and then watched their QB's go down like flies) and the Steelers (to win by a bucketload) and Saints and Falcons to win their ties.

Johnny_Fontane · 03-01-2012 03:00PM

jimjimjimmy wrote: »

Gonna predict the whole playoffs here:

Wildcard: Saints win vs Lions, Giants win vs Falcons, Texans win vs Bengals and Steelers win @ Broncos.

Divisional: Saints win @ 49ers, Giants win @ Packers, Steelers win @ Patriots and Ravens win vs Texans.

Championship: Saints win vs Giants and Ravens win vs Steelers.

Super Bowl: Saints win.

giants to win at the packers?

big call. Cant see it.

basillarkin · 03-01-2012 03:05PM

anyone fancy the lions +10.5

Pherekydes · 03-01-2012 05:09PM

me-skywalker wrote: »

Should they beat the Falcons they'll play the Packers...

If the Lions win, they'll play @ Green Bay.

Pherekydes · 03-01-2012 05:13PM

Wildcard: Saints, Giants, Bengals and Steelers.

Divisional: Saints, Packers, Patriots and Ravens.

Championship: Packers and Ravens win.

Super Bowl: Packers!

Next up: The Three-peat! (And a perfect season :pac:)

me-skywalker · 03-01-2012 05:20PM

Pherekydes wrote: »

If the Lions win, they'll play @ Green Bay.

Pherekydes wrote: »

Wildcard: Saints, Giants, Bengals and Steelers.

Divisional: Saints, Packers, Patriots and Ravens.

Championship: Packers and Ravens win.

Super Bowl: Packers!

Next up: The Three-peat! (And a perfect season :pac:)

Looks like we both cant see the Lions winning so

poldebruin · 03-01-2012 06:07PM

Wildcard
Lions @ Saints
Falcons @ Giants
Steelers @ Broncos
Bengals @ Texans

Divisional
Saints @ 49ers
Falcons @ Packers
Bengals @ Patriots
Steelers @ Ravens

Championship
Ravens @ Patriots
Saints @ Packers

Superbowl
Ravens v Saints

NTMK · 03-01-2012 08:30PM

Wildcard
Lions @ Saints
Falcons @ Giants
Steelers @ Broncos
Bengals @ Texans

Divisional
Saints @ 49ers
Giants @ Packers
Steelers @ Patriots
Texans @ Ravens

Championship
Ravens @ Patriots
49ers @ Packers*

Superbowl
Ravens v Packers

*Hopefully i'm wrong about this but i see packers winning

eagle eye · 03-01-2012 09:59PM

Well if you were looking at this from a perspective of whats happened in the past then the one team that stands out above all others are the 49ers. A good running game and great defense has proven to be the most valuable assets in postseason football.

I think they are right in the mix for it and while we look at and love the high powered offenses of the Patriots, Packers and Saints two of the big reasons the Packers(outside of McCarthy and Rodgers) won it last year was their excellent defense and solid running game both of which seem to have gone missing this year. I think its easier to rule a couple of teams out on the NFC side as the Giants don't look good enough on D, the Lions don't look good enough on D either and their running game leaves a lot to be desired and that leaves us with the above mentioned 49ers, the Packers, the Saints and the Falcons. The Falcons have the offense to trouble and the run D but the problem with them is they can't stop the pass and you are going nowhere against the Saints and/or Packers when thats the case.

The Patriots D is not good, giving up too many points and yards but they seem to be able to shut teams down for good parts of a game so if they can get that together then things are looking really good, but their running game is in very good shape. The Steelers running game is in bad shape but their D is still top notch. The Ravens have the running game and D to do it but they just seem to pull the loss out of winning situation when the chips are down. The Texans have to be considered with a superb running game and an excellent D but they need a QB. Denver are in the same situation as the Texans although they are not as strong. The Bengals are still a big danger to everybody in the AFC. I wouldn't rule anybody out at this stage.

davyjose · 03-01-2012 10:02PM

Pats to win it all IMO.

The Uninvited Guest · 03-01-2012 10:07PM

No New York Jets this year, I'm bleedin' gutted. Schotty's got to go man.

poldebruin · 04-01-2012 10:31AM

eagle eye wrote: »

Well if you were looking at this from a perspective of whats happened in the past then the one team that stands out above all others are the 49ers. A good running game and great defense has proven to be the most valuable assets in postseason football.

I think they are right in the mix for it and while we look at and love the high powered offenses of the Patriots, Packers and Saints two of the big reasons the Packers(outside of McCarthy and Rodgers) won it last year was their excellent defense and solid running game both of which seem to have gone missing this year. I think its easier to rule a couple of teams out on the NFC side as the Giants don't look good enough on D, the Lions don't look good enough on D either and their running game leaves a lot to be desired and that leaves us with the above mentioned 49ers, the Packers, the Saints and the Falcons. The Falcons have the offense to trouble and the run D but the problem with them is they can't stop the pass and you are going nowhere against the Saints and/or Packers when thats the case.

The Patriots D is not good, giving up too many points and yards but they seem to be able to shut teams down for good parts of a game so if they can get that together then things are looking really good, but their running game is in very good shape. The Steelers running game is in bad shape but their D is still top notch. The Ravens have the running game and D to do it but they just seem to pull the loss out of winning situation when the chips are down. The Texans have to be considered with a superb running game and an excellent D but they need a QB. Denver are in the same situation as the Texans although they are not as strong. The Bengals are still a big danger to everybody in the AFC. I wouldn't rule anybody out at this stage.

Nice analysis. I wouldn't be so reticent about ruling out a couple of teams though. The Texans have limped home with Yates and I can't see them getting past the divisional round. The Broncos have been figured out, so a WC exit for them. I don't fancy the Bengals either - I think they have achieved a lot just getting to the playoffs.

The NFC is a little different. I could see any of the teams that have qualified causing an upset. The Falcons and Giants certainly look to be the weakest though. I've not been able to buy into the 49ers all year. I don't trust them just yet and could see them losing in the Divisional round (can't remember what i predicted now!)

spank_inferno · 04-01-2012 11:03AM

jimjimjimmy wrote: »

Gonna predict the whole playoffs here:

Wildcard: Saints win vs Lions, Giants win vs Falcons, Texans win vs Bengals and Steelers win @ Broncos.

Divisional: Saints win @ 49ers, Giants win @ Packers, Steelers win @ Patriots and Ravens win vs Texans.

Championship: Saints win vs Giants and Ravens win vs Steelers.

Super Bowl: Saints win.

I remember seeing on "Americas Game" Michael Strahan bellowing to teammates about the cold being temporary.... in a game that GB should have won.
I agree that the Giants are a dark horse and to be feared.

I can't see past the Patriots in the AFC

me-skywalker · 04-01-2012 11:06AM

eagle eye wrote: »

Well if you were looking at this from a perspective of whats happened in the past then the one team that stands out above all others are the 49ers. A good running game and great defense has proven to be the most valuable assets in postseason football.

I think they are right in the mix for it and while we look at and love the high powered offenses of the Patriots, Packers and Saints two of the big reasons the Packers(outside of McCarthy and Rodgers) won it last year was their excellent defense and solid running game both of which seem to have gone missing this year...

Actually our regular season running game stats are quite similar to last season.
2011 Reg Season Rush
395 1558
2010 Red Season Rush
421 1606

Our running game only really got going in the post-season last year, we were all quite surprised at how many yards Stark was able to put up. Maybe this was due to that fact, the unexpected/surprise factor.
If it comes to a game against the Saints then I wouldnt worry too much about each running game as its going to be a shootout and in that case I can see us creating more turnovers than them.

jimjimjimmy · 05-01-2012 07:56AM

Johnny_Fontane wrote: »

giants to win at the packers?

big call. Cant see it.

It is indeed, they play in a similar climate to Green Bay, so the weather should hinder them the least of all the other NFC teams that have to go to Lambeau. Obviously not the only factor, I also think they are capable of competing in a shoot out with the Packers, I believe in Eli!

TheSpecialOne · 05-01-2012 03:48PM

Wildcard
Lions @ Saints
Falcons@ Giants
Steelers @ Broncos
Bengals@ Texans

Saints in the Dome usually means victory can't see that changing, Giants are on a roll have momentum and are a serious dark horse in my view. Blitzburgh are going to cause huge problems for Tebow and Denver need a miracle if they are to advance. The final game is a toss up but ill give the texas advantage as there at home, and also what top team have the bengals actually beaten this year. Some epic games await us!

mikemac1 · 05-01-2012 04:02PM

Got to pay extra to NFL Gamepass for the playoffs, it's not cheap as it is

It sure is a quality service but when you consider mlb.tv can be got for under a hundred dollars, NFL Gamepass is about the triple the cost

Yeah I'll complain and then I'll pay anyway

Paully D · 05-01-2012 06:10PM

I see there's only a couple of us who are taking the Falcons to beat the Giants.

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