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Post by afriendlychicken on Jan 8, 2012 21:28:25 GMT -5
My picks: Steelers over Broncos Bengals over Texans Lions over Saints Falcons over Giants, although both teams have struggled lately. Looks like you nailed it! ;D Psst, everybody...Denver won. That gives Tebow just as many playoff wins as Tony Romo.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jan 8, 2012 21:33:28 GMT -5
Someone check my MedicAlert bracelet. I need to be resuscitated after that game. Whew.
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Post by Dave Walker on Jan 8, 2012 21:57:38 GMT -5
Wild Card Round: Steelers over Broncos Bengals over Texans Saints over Lions Falcons over Giants I still got 25% of my picks right, so there's that. Samptari, it's on!
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jan 9, 2012 18:17:58 GMT -5
I've been a Broncos fan since I was born. My first childhood memory was the night the Broncos beat the Raiders in the AFC Championship on their way to Super Bowl XII. I'm a Tebow supporter, but I'd like to think I have a realistic view of his abilities. For 11 seconds yesterday, I was hopping around the room, shouting at the top of my lungs "GO! GO! GO!", and thinking, "I can't believe what I'm watching." Going into that game, I thought they had a 0% chance of winning. I think they have even less chance of beating the Patriots. Even if (when) Brady & Gonzalez & Gronkowski put up 50 points on them, I consider this season a dramatic success. The expectations have been overwhelmingly surpassed. We really having nothing to lose at this point. Does that make you nervous, DW?
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jan 9, 2012 20:10:15 GMT -5
Yet another Downfall parody, but it made me laugh. This is how I imagined all of the "NFL experts" and Tebow haters acting last night. (Merrill Hoge, Bomani Jones, Dan Patrick, Cris Carter, Steve Young, Stephen A. Smith, Rodney Harrison, Howie Long, Jim Rome, Brian Urlacher, every Deadspin writer & commenter, and so on.)
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Post by Dave Walker on Jan 9, 2012 21:04:45 GMT -5
Does that make you nervous, DW? How about terrified? That cool air you're feeling? That's residual from the chill going up my spine. Seriously though, I have no doubt that Tim & the Tebows can take us down. Hell, they rolled up 225 yards in the first game in what, six minutes. If not for three brutal fumbles they could easily have held on in that game. It should be exciting though. I really enjoy watching him play, the good and the bad.
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Jan 16, 2012 1:20:30 GMT -5
Well, apart from SF, this weekend was more about ending story lines than continuing them. I suppose at this point, the safe money is NE and NY in the Super Bowl, and I pick NE.
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Post by Skyroniter on Jan 16, 2012 9:57:59 GMT -5
As an Eagles fan I must say... anyone but the Giants!
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jan 16, 2012 10:16:43 GMT -5
I'm not at all surprised by the Broncos loss. We played over our heads with inspired but inconsistent QB play, won an incredible playoff game in exciting fashion, only to be blown out by a vastly superior team. It was exactly like Elway's first 3 Super Bowl runs. I guess 45-10 isn't as bad as 55-10 in SB XXIV, but it felt eerily similar to that game.
The 4 teams that are left are all teams I dislike. I'll enjoy the games, but I have no rooting interest anymore. I don't really want to see any of them win.
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Post by Truck Farmer on Jan 16, 2012 10:58:06 GMT -5
All I know is that if its another Giants vs Patroits Super Bowl, I'll have to find something else to do on Super Sunday. Bleh.
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Post by Skyroniter on Jan 16, 2012 11:17:04 GMT -5
All I know is that if its another Giants vs Patroits Super Bowl, I'll have to find something else to do on Super Sunday. Bleh. I'll casually watch and will be pulling for Dave's Patriots. If the San Fran makes it, I'll pull for them. I'd like to see David Akers get a ring.
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Post by Dave Walker on Jan 16, 2012 11:33:15 GMT -5
It is what it is, I picked 50% of the winners. As for the remainder, I'm taking the Pats and the 49ers. If asked a preference beyond the Pats, I'm with sky on anybody but the Giants, even if that means the Ravens.
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Post by GProopdog on Jan 16, 2012 12:54:20 GMT -5
This NE/Baltimore game is really dependant on which Ravens team shows up....the team that completely owned NE in the playoffs a few years ago, or the team that usually gets stomped on by NE...
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Post by theroadtodeep13 on Jan 16, 2012 21:45:40 GMT -5
49ers, BABY!
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Post by davelinajolie on Jan 17, 2012 15:41:10 GMT -5
C'mon Joe, time to turn up and show the world what you're made of.
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