Week 17 NFL Games

[PatsSox363804]

Carolina completes a huge play to Williams who is then striped at about Atlantas 10 yard line, recovered by the Falcons. Carolina imploding at several positions today.

 

[Pessimistic Pete]

Pitt really wants that 6 seed.

I don't think I can stomach a Pats elimination to Pitt, hopefully that scenario doesn't come to fruition.

The Steeler's are Brady's ****.

9-2 (including 2-0 against in AFC Championship games)

I certainly want the Chargers or Steelers in the playoffs, they would pose much more of a threat (especially the Chargers) to the Broncos than the Ravens or Dolphins.

 

[Uncle Rico]

Wow, huge run ruined by a huge fumble by D Williams of Panthers. Ouch.

 

[PatsSox363804]

Ryan promptly throws a pick-6.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Pitt really wants that 6 seed.

I don't think I can stomach a Pats elimination to Pitt, hopefully that scenario doesn't come to fruition.

That requires all the 8-7 teams lose, and that's not looking promising at the moment.

 

[Uncle Rico]

And Matt Ryan throws a pick 6. Clutch.

 

[patsinthesnow]

Sheldon Richardson TD. Lol

 

[102 Pat]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, Nantz just said Dierdorf is only retiring after the divisonal playoffs...

 

[sb1]

Forget the Super Bowl losers curse... how about the Super Bowl WINNERs curse in the last few years?

2005 - Pats - last SB champ to win a playoff game the following year. Lost @ Denver in Divisional playoff

2006 - Steelers - missed playoffs
2007 - Colts - one and done
2008 - Giants - one and done
2009 - Steelers - missed playoffs
2010 - Saints one and done vs a 7-9 Seahawks team
2011 - Packers - one and done against the....
2012 - Giants - missed playoffs
2013 - Ravens - likely to miss playoffs

 

[Delicate Genius]

Sixteen possible scenarios (excluding ties) between the four AFC teams going for the number six seed:

Miami Wins, Baltimore Wins, San Diego Wins, Pittsburgh Wins = Dolphins
Miami Wins, Baltimore Wins, San Diego Wins, Pittsburgh Loss = Dolphins
Miami Wins, Baltimore Wins, San Diego Loss, Pittsburgh Wins = Ravens
Miami Wins, Baltimore Wins, San Diego Loss, Pittsburgh Loss = Ravens
Miami Wins, Baltimore Loss, San Diego Wins, Pittsburgh Wins = Dolphins
Miami Wins, Baltimore Loss, San Diego Wins, Pittsburgh Loss = Dolphins
Miami Wins, Baltimore Loss, San Diego Loss, Pittsburgh Wins = Dolphins
Miami Wins, Baltimore Loss, San Diego Loss, Pittsburgh Loss = Dolphins
Miami Loss, Baltimore Wins, San Diego Wins, Pittsburgh Wins = Ravens
Miami Loss, Baltimore Wins, San Diego Wins, Pittsburgh Loss = Ravens
Miami Loss, Baltimore Wins, San Diego Loss, Pittsburgh Wins = Ravens
Miami Loss, Baltimore Wins, San Diego Loss, Pittsburgh Loss = Ravens
Miami Loss, Baltimore Loss, San Diego Wins, Pittsburgh Wins = Chargers
Miami Loss, Baltimore Loss, San Diego Wins, Pittsburgh Loss = Chargers
Miami Loss, Baltimore Loss, San Diego Loss, Pittsburgh Wins = Pittsburgh
Miami Loss, Baltimore Loss, San Diego Loss, Pittsburgh Loss = Ravens

Thanks for posting this. I'd like to see the Chargers get in.

 

[Lansdowne]

Best early game is Baltimore at Cincinnati; it's the only one of the eight early games with both teams in contention for a playoff spot or improving their playoff seeding. All the late games have some type of playoff implications.



Early Games with playoff implications

• Baltimore at Cincinnati
• NY Jets at Miami
• Jacksonville at Indianapolis
• Cleveland at Pittsburgh
• Carolina at Atlanta

Early Games with no playoff implications

• Houston at Tennessee
• Detroit at Minnesota
• Washington at NY Giants

Late Games - AFC

• Buffalo at New England
• Denver at Oakland
• Kansas City at San Diego

Late Games - NFC

• Green Bay at Chicago
• San Francisco at Arizona
• St. Louis at Seattle
• Tampa Bay at New Orleans

Sunday Night - NFC

• Philadelphia at Dallas

Fixed

Pretty amazing that only 3 games have no playoff implications

 

[Uncle Rico]

Not sure if SMY has sources or is just speculating here:

shalise manza young ‏@shalisemyoung 9m
CLE could be parting ways w Chudzinski after just one yr - not leader they'd hoped...GM Lombardi would have eye on NE's McDaniels as new HC

 

[Raymond]

Forget the Super Bowl losers curse... how about the Super Bowl WINNERs curse in the last few years?

2005 - Pats - last SB champ to win a playoff game the following year. Lost @ Denver in Divisional playoff

2006 - Steelers - missed playoffs
2007 - Colts - one and done
2008 - Giants - one and done
2009 - Steelers - missed playoffs
2010 - Saints one and done vs a 7-9 Seahawks team
2011 - Packers - one and done against the....
2012 - Giants - missed playoffs
2013 - Ravens - likely to miss playoffs

Well, it's a lot easier to take when you've won the Lombardi. I'll take a one and done next year to win this SB.

 

[sb1]

Well, it's a lot easier to take when you've won the Lombardi. I'll take a one and done next year to win this SB.

Me too.

Kind of amazing that the 2004-05 Pats were the last Super Bowl champion to win a playoff game the following season. Guess that's parity....

 

[Rob0729]

Baltimore looks done. Cincinnati is killing Flacco.

Cam Newton throwing everything high, doing his best to hand the division and bye week to New Orleans.

I never got the Raven love going into last week's game. They had a soft part of their schedule where they barely beat several bad teams and everyone were talking about them going on a Super Bowl run.

In reality they are an average to below average team with a good defense and a horrible offense.

What will Harbaugh's excuse be today if they go on to lose this game like they look to heading towards.

 

[patsinthesnow]

It's looking like we won't play the Jets, Giants, or Ravens in the playoffs, the teams that have ended our seasons the last 6 years.

 

[sb1]

GOtta win today. If they don't then it looks like KC and a trip to Denver on the road just to the AFC Championship game, never mind the SB...

 

[Uncle Rico]

It's looking like we won't play the Jets, Giants, or Ravens in the playoffs, the teams that have ended our seasons the last 6 years.

Good way to look at it.

As SB1 says, Pats have to win today. They really should but — watching Jets-Phins, seeing how much they both suck and wondering how the Pats could have lost to both — it's a good reminder that division games are different beasts.

 

[Pessimistic Pete]

Ravens and Dolphins losing, just how I want it.

Get the Chargers in the playoffs so Manning can choke to them and give us homefield back, the Raiders sure as hell aren't going to help us.

 

[sb1]

Jets score, up by a TD over the Dolphins near the half.