Patriots Pregame Thread Pre-Game - Divisional Round Texans at Patriots

[FCB02062]

Without Collins there's absolutely no excuse for the Pats D to allow more than 20 points Sunday - unless Maye, etc, turn it over and give Houston short fields.
Pats play their A game and they win. They're at home which should result in a false start or 2.

 

[Hyped]

I've been to two cold weather games at Gillette, and several in Buffalo.
They didn't even compare to the GB/NYG wildcard game I went to in GB a few years back.
It was a different cold, bone chilling.
All the locals had a piece of foam to stand on as apparently the cold from the concrete can really get into your feet. I did not, but I did have hand warmers. My feet were numb, went in at halftime put the warmers in my boots. Made all the difference, seriously don't think I could have got thru the second half without them.
That's what the Rams get to play in Sunday night!

It is the wind off lake Michigan, IMO.

I also have gone to cold games at Gillette….snowy cold is better than dry/windy cold, IMO. Something to do with moisture.

 

[Patjew]

I believe the coldest playoff game I have ever been to was the 2007 AFCCG vs SD (January 2008). Single digits. That one was bitter.

 

[BTTA]

You only live once.

Physicists are generally in agreement that this is the least likely reality.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Playoff time:

Bills VS Jags The better QB won

Texans VS Steelers The better QB won

Patriots VS Chargers The Better QB won

Bears VS Chargers (?) Toss up.


When the playoffs come around the team with the better quarterback usually wins.

I'll take the Patriots

 

[KCSVEN]

Playoff time:

Bills VS Jags The better QB won

Texans VS Steelers The better QB won

Patriots VS Chargers The Better QB won

Bears VS Chargers (?) Toss up.


When the playoffs come around the team with the better quarterback usually wins.

I'll take the Patriots

Yeah it’s a big advantage. So how could Allen lose to Nix?
I do think the healthier team has an advantage as well and Denver home field is a unique advantage but its still Allen vs Nix so expect Bills to win

 

[Huckleberry1]

Yeah it’s a big advantage. So how could Allen lose to Nix?
I do think the healthier team has an advantage as well and Denver home field is a unique advantage but its still Allen vs Nix so expect Bills to win

It's not 100% by any means, but having the better QB is always a big advantage.

 

[Sect140]

I believe the coldest playoff game I have ever been to was the 2007 AFCCG vs SD (January 2008). Single digits. That one was bitter.

My coldest game was easily the playoff game against the Titans in January of 2004 which was the coldest game in Patriots history, with windchill chill it was 17 below. We were all dealing with frozen beers. What’s odd the second coldest game the Pats played in was also a playoff game against the Titans.

 

[Sect140]

My son and I have waffled about going since Sunday. Each day that passes we more toward “whatever you want to do” or “it’s nice and warm in front of the 75” TV in the man cave”.

We are 3 hours away, which turns into over 4 to get out and get home so that complicates it. If we were close I think the cold would matter less, it’s just a good excuse to cover 7 hours in the car on top of the cold.
3 hours in comfort vs a 12 hour round trip to be in the cold is a tough call vs the fun of being there.

Also Ring it could be snowing on your way home after the game.

 

[A Defiant Goose]

It is the wind off lake Michigan, IMO.

I also have gone to cold games at Gillette….snowy cold is better than dry/windy cold, IMO. Something to do with moisture.

You're probably right. I've lived in New England 11 years. Lived 2 years in Germany. The most painful winter I've ever felt was at 4AM in Mississippi in February. Couldn't even ball my fists up in gloves. I always chalked it up to being right on the Gulf Coast. It sucks

 

[JMC00]

 

[denverpatsfan]

Haters all of them. Zero respect for this team.

 

[TommyD4207]

(also they're trying to manipulate the betting line so money keeps coming in on the Texans after the sharp money comes in tomorrow)

 

[TommyD4207]

They want this Texans defense to be the 85 Bears so badly, because it's the only talking point they can really hang their hats on.

It's not - it's the Manning-era Colts defense with better players up the middle.

 

[Borg140]

I believe the coldest playoff game I have ever been to was the 2007 AFCCG vs SD (January 2008). Single digits. That one was bitter.

I was there. It was pretty tough. The coldest game for me was the AFCCG against Jax in 1997, I think. 0 degree wind chill all game long.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

Mina, like her. Might not like her pick but she at least backs up her analysis with logical reasoning.
RC: hate to play the race card, but he seems to legitimately hate white people.
Hannah: are you kidding me.
Dan: Stafford lover, wants Drake to fail.
Marcus: don't mind him, but being a former defensive player, can see why he went with Houston and their D.

 

[BUSTAMOVE]

If he's 70% right, odds say one of those teams isn't winning, and the two AFC games seem the tightest matchups.

Yeah
But once in awhile it only produces 30% success rate
This week it will be 100% correct

 

[Borg140]

They want this Texans defense to be the 85 Bears so badly, because it's the only talking point they can really hang their hats on.

It's not - it's the Manning-era Colts defense with better players up the middle.

I don’t know about that, but all of them think the Pats aren’t that good because of their schedule. I like it actually. Love it when the Pats get under estimated over and over.

 

[TommyD4207]

I don’t know about that, but all of them think the Pats aren’t that good because of their schedule. I like it actually. Love it when they get under estimated over and over.

It's both things, really.
Both things challenge their narrative that they've been spewing for 3 months, and in today's hot take environment, people will double, triple and quadruple-down on horrible takes rather than admit they were wrong (with few exceptions).

If the Patriots win Sunday, I promise Cam Newton will be back on First Take talking about fool's gold again.

 

[Thunderhead]

Not expecting it, but man it would be glorious for the Pats to hang 30+ and win by multiple scores.