Red Mosquito

--- wrote:this is pretty much the ceiling for new england. they won't beat denver in denver, and likely can't beat any of the remaining nfc teams. still an awesome season, such an entertaining and resilient team.

eight conference championship game appearances in thirteen years. amazing.

I would not be so defeatist, friend. NE still scares the hell out of me.

Green Habit wrote:I'll just briefly add that if the 49ers win tomorrow, Raiders fans will be staring at one of the absolute worst four team combinations imaginable for the the championship games from their standpoint.

Perfect.

--Broncos: no further explanation needed
--Patriots: I'm sure there's still enough delusional Raiders fans that think if the Tuck Rule didn't happen, they would win that SB, Gruden would stay, and they would start their own dynasty.
--49ers: I really hope people in SF have been letting the East Bay folk hear it.
--Seahawks: AFC West hatred must surely linger.

Green Habit wrote:

Green Habit wrote:I'll just briefly add that if the 49ers win tomorrow, Raiders fans will be staring at one of the absolute worst four team combinations imaginable for the the championship games from their standpoint.

Perfect.

--Broncos: no further explanation needed
--Patriots: I'm sure there's still enough delusional Raiders fans that think if the Tuck Rule didn't happen, they would win that SB, Gruden would stay, and they would start their own dynasty.
--49ers: I really hope people in SF have been letting the East Bay folk hear it.
--Seahawks: AFC West hatred must surely linger.

dkfan9 wrote:Didn't get to see the first half, but I don't think anyone's going to beat a 49ers team that plays like they did in the second half (and the roughing the QB call on Skuta was BS, but in the end it didn't matter). It's just a question of whether they can play that way in Seattle.

Kaepernick's accuracy is going to have to vastly improve if they're going to beat the Seahawks.

Green Habit wrote:

Green Habit wrote:I'll just briefly add that if the 49ers win tomorrow, Raiders fans will be staring at one of the absolute worst four team combinations imaginable for the the championship games from their standpoint.

Perfect.

--Broncos: no further explanation needed
--Patriots: I'm sure there's still enough delusional Raiders fans that think if the Tuck Rule didn't happen, they would win that SB, Gruden would stay, and they would start their own dynasty.
--49ers: I really hope people in SF have been letting the East Bay folk hear it.
--Seahawks: AFC West hatred must surely linger.

Agreed, there's some nasty history between the Raiders-Patriots from back in the 70s and 80s when the Raiders benefited from a truly bogus call.

Should be a great weekend of games. You really can't ask for more.

This past weekend's slate of games were kind of a snooze. These will be the conference championships I wanted though.

Yeah, the weekend games pretty much sucked.

Coach wrote:Yeah, the weekend games pretty much sucked.

Agreed. But, at least we got the conf champ matches most people want to see.

Here's another question: What match-up does the NFL prefer for business reasons?

I gotta guess NE-SF, as you get two of the Top Six media markets in there, plus the Brady plays his favorite team storyline to tie Montana with 4 rings.

Still, I really, overall, don't see a bad match-up for any scenario....

Coach wrote:Here's another question: What match-up does the NFL prefer for business reasons?

I gotta guess NE-SF, as you get two of the Top Six media markets in there, plus the Brady plays his favorite team storyline to tie Montana with 4 rings.

Still, I really, overall, don't see a bad match-up for any scenario....

Yeah, it's either Brady or Manning against an NFC defensive juggernaut

Green Habit wrote:

--- wrote:this is pretty much the ceiling for new england. they won't beat denver in denver, and likely can't beat any of the remaining nfc teams. still an awesome season, such an entertaining and resilient team.

eight conference championship game appearances in thirteen years. amazing.

I would not be so defeatist, friend. NE still scares the hell out of me.

Agreed. I watched that Colts game in horror. It's not like Denver's defense is really any better than Indy's (though being at home can help, as we saw Sunday). I don't even get how NE does it. They've lost all their good players and they still just execute perfectly on both sides of the ball.

Vegas spread: Denver is 5-point fav and Seattle is 3.5 point fav

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/p ... nship.html

I don't know, but if Manning isn't in the superbowl, then fuck it. I hate the NFL.

Harry Lime wrote:I don't know, but if Manning isn't in the superbowl, then fuck it. I hate the NFL.

we'll have to see if he chokes again

I think any matchup between these 4 teams will be good. The two week wait between this weekend and the SB will be horrible though.

Monkey_Driven wrote:I think any matchup between these 4 teams will be good. The two week wait between this weekend and the SB will be horrible though.

I should do some research and figure out if there's ever been another year where all four teams have a head coach that's been in the SB before.

EDIT: shit, nevermind. Why do I always think that it was Carroll that coached that 1996 Patriots team?

Manning is the only one of the four QBs left that wasn't drafted by an MLB team. #funfact

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Manning is the only one of the four QBs left that wasn't drafted by an MLB team. #funfact

drew henson as surprise broncos backup

Green Habit wrote:

--- wrote:this is pretty much the ceiling for new england. they won't beat denver in denver, and likely can't beat any of the remaining nfc teams. still an awesome season, such an entertaining and resilient team.

eight conference championship game appearances in thirteen years. amazing.

I would not be so defeatist, friend. NE still scares the hell out of me.

This.

NE has proven they can win anytime, anywhere. Anyone that thinks they're playing over their heads hasn't been paying attention the past 10 years.