Playoffs/SuperBowl - Who's gonna be there when the dust settles?

[Smokezilla]

Just thought I'd start a thread to get everybody's input.

WHAT 2 TEAMS ARE GONNA BE IN THE SUPERBOWL AND WHO'S GONNA WIN?

I personally feel that there won't be any big suprises this year. It's gonna be Indianapolis and Seattle (the 2 teams with home field advantage) this year with Seattle taking home the Lambardi trophy. . . :cool-smil

Whatcha think, Wackbaggers?

[GoatAss]

New England (hate to say it) and Seattle. Patriots pull it off again, 24-21.

[Stormrider666]

Redskins(biased pick) and the Colts. Colts 45 Redskins 38

[UP TOP]

New England (hate to say it) and Seattle. Patriots pull it off again, 24-21.

NICE! I would have to agree with that pick, I can see the Pats getting there but if they win it, it will be in a real close game, probably Vinatieri pulling off another game-winning kick so he can do more Papa Ginos commercials.

[RobeSoup&Tears]

I'd like to see the Giants but it'll be the Colts over the Seahwaks in The Big Game

[Mother Shucker]

Could be anyone this year. Pats have to be favorites. Colts have to be longshot, Manning is one choking cunt.

[Jimmy's Dignity]

Definately could be anyone from either conference. I want my Giants to get there...don't think it'll happen though.

Bears - Broncos

Broncos 13
Bears 17

[HummerTuesdays]

I'm biased...anyone but the Seahawks. Please, God, please????

[InternetStalker]

Broncos
Seattle

Broncos by 3

[Mooseman]

OK here we go, lets see how I do

AFC:
Wild Card:
Pittsburgh beats Cincy
New England beat Jax

Division:
Denver beats NE
Pitts beats Indy

Championship:
Pitts beats Denver

NFC:
Wildcard:
Tampa beats Washington
Giants beat Carolina

Division:
Seattle beats Giants
Chicago beats Tampa

Championship:
Seattle beats Chicago

Super Bowl:
Seattle beats Pittsburgh

[askewcore]

I think everyone is giving Seattle way too much credit. First of all, they had the world's easiest schedule this year, playing six games against the Cards,Rams and Niners, which, obviously was six easy wins. They only played three playoff teams at full strength (Jacksonville,Washington and the Giants, beating the Colts with Jim Sorgi doesnt count.) and they lost two of those games and should have lost the Giants game three different times if Feely didnt choke on it. Other then that game and the game they beat Dallas 13-10 they didnt have a good game against a quality team all year long. I wouldnt be at all surprised if Washington went into Seattle and beat them, especially as hot as the Skins have been.

And secondly, they havent won a playoff game since 1984.

[PEST BY TRADE]

Redskins(biased pick) and the Colts. Colts 45 Redskins 38

Hey storm in the dream world your team should win.

If washington gets passed tampa which they should (alot of hurt def players)
redskins pats in the super bowl
redskins 35-17 win number 4 for the greatest coach in the history of the world
Yes I am A REDSKINS FAN !!!

but if not colts over seahawks 41-31:action-sm

[Lambo]

49ers BABY!!!!!
they are going all the way.
bring back steve young and jerry rice

[FreeTheCricket]

Colts - 'nuff said.

[DownWithTheHoo]

check my myspace (myspace.com/afroxm)profile for who i think will win it all.... yes i'm a homer.

(oh, and while your there......)

[fandango86]

NFC

Washington over Tampa
New York over Carolina

Seattle over Washington
New York over Chicago

Seattle over New York (This will be the best game of the postseason, IMO)

AFC

Cincy over Pittsburgh
New England over Jacksonville (How is this awful team even in the playoffs?)

New England over Indianapolis
Denver over Cincy

Denver over New England

Seattle 37, Denver 16 Holmgren gets his revenge on Shanahan, unfortunately.

[The Sarge]

Mark this one down.

In the SuperBowl. . . New England vs. Seattle.

Outcome...

New England wins by 3 points. Ol' Vinny will kick another game winner.

[Chino Kapone]

Jacksonville and Washington.... Washington is on too much of a rampage, and Jacksonville happened to play every team they lost to really tough. They almost beat the colts in the first game they played. If Garrard/Leftwich can get into a good rythem with their big, tough, recievers and the front four on defence can bowl over NE in the first game, than they will be a tough team to beat in the playoffs

Jacksonville 31-24 over Washington

[The Sarge]

Jacksonville and Washington.... Washington is on too much of a rampage, and Jacksonville happened to play every team they lost to really tough. They almost beat the colts in the first game they played. If Garrard/Leftwich can get into a good rythem with their big, tough, recievers and the front four on defence can bowl over NE in the first game, than they will be a tough team to beat in the playoffs

Jacksonville 31-24 over Washington

You, my fellow pest, are smokin' crack. Neither one of those teams will make it past the 2nd round.

[Ctrain]

Bears and Colts....In the end Da Colts win!

[Chester'sLiver]

Could be anyone this year. Pats have to be favorites. Colts have to be longshot, Manning is one choking cunt.
Hater.:icon_bigg Colts and anyone form the NFC. Colts win the Super Bowl. Patriots better worry about the Jags because they are no push over. Denver at INdy for the AFC championship Colts win 42-21.

[The Sarge]

Hater.:icon_bigg Colts and anyone form the NFC. Colts win the Super Bowl. Patriots better worry about the Jags because they are no push over. Denver at INdy for the AFC championship Colts win 42-21.

Nah, Peyton will choke again. He's another Marino; ALL the records and NO RING. At least Marino went once ('84). However, my 49ers picked him off 4 times.

[KIRK]

ive said it from the beginning colts baby GO COLTS!!!!

[NikDaSchwugie]

As usual, all the fun will be in the AFC playoffs.

I'd like to see Pittsburgh beat Seattle so Bettis can get a ring, but it'll probably end up Colts over Seattle, 38-17.

[weakside]

I am going to be boring and say Indianapolis and Seattle, with the Colts winning it all.

As far as the Pats go, let’s not go nuts with their "winning streak". Yes, they finished the last 8 games 6-2 but they beat nobody. New Orleans, Buffalo, and the Jets (twice) provided easy wins. The other two wins came from Miami (improving team but still not anywhere near a power) and an overrated Tampa Bay team.

My prediction is if they somehow get past the first round they will be eliminated in the second.

[EveryoneHasAIDS]

AFC
Wild Card:
Pitts over Cincy
NE over Jax

Division: (they re-rank so NE would have the worst record of the 4, therefor playing Indy)
Denver over Pitt
NE over Indy

Championship:
Denver over NE

NFC:
Wildcard:
TB over Wash
Giants over Carolina

Division:
Seattle over Giants
Chicago over TB

Championship:
Seattle over Chicago

Super Bowl:
Denver over Seattle

Someone wrote that people are giving Seattle too much credit. Ummmmmmmmm, they have the best RB in the game, a top notch QB, #1 in points scored, #2 in total yards offense, #6 rush defense, #7 in points allowed and home field throughout (Seattle is one of the toughest stadiums in football).

The only thing that scares me is that 9 of their games were played against St. Louis, Arizona, SF, Houston, Tennesee and GB (all terrible teams). Ugh! The only teams they beat of any merit are the Colts and the Giants (the Colts was week 16 when they already lost the perfect season and didn't play all of their starters and the Giants actually dominated Seattle and blew it in the 4th quarter).

And I didn't pick Indy b/c I hate going with both favs and the NFC is much weaker so I feel the fav has a better shot of making to the Bowl.

[askewcore]

As far as the Pats go, let’s not go nuts with their "winning streak". Yes, they finished the last 8 games 6-2 but they beat nobody. New Orleans, Buffalo, and the Jets (twice) provided easy wins. The other two wins came from Miami (improving team but still not anywhere near a power) and an overrated Tampa Bay team.

Thank you fella. That was well put.

[speedyjuice]

I think everyone has aids hit this one dead on

[askewcore]

The only thing that scares me is that 9 of their games were played against St. Louis, Arizona, SF, Houston, Tennesee and GB (all terrible teams). Ugh! The only teams they beat of any merit are the Colts and the Giants (the Colts was week 16 when they already lost the perfect season and didn't play all of their starters and the Giants actually dominated Seattle and blew it in the 4th quarter).


That was pretty much exactly what I said when I said everyone was giving them too much credit. All those stats you pointed out, while valid and impressive, are skewered by the opponents they played. Hasselbeck has still not proven that he can win a playoff game, and for all the "Peyton is a choker" posts in here no one has mentioned that. The only other thing I would say about Seattle is that they only played three playoff teams, they lost to Jacksonville, they lost to Washington and they got outplayed by the Giants (they shut down Alexander until the end of the game when Feely blew it three different times). The NFC is really so wide-open anyone has a chance to go all the way...and then probably lose to the Colts/Bengals/Pats.

[Jimmy's Dignity]

I'd like to see Pittsburgh beat [who cares] so Bettis can get a ring...
I agree with you completely there Nik...if Bettis is going to hang em up (looks like he is going to) then I do want him to win at the expense of any team in the NFC, aside from my Giants.

EverybodyHasAIDS...even when the "re-seed" the Steelers still have a worse record and therefore would be going to Indy (I think)

AFC Wild Card
Pittsburgh over Cincinnati
New England over Jacksonville (like every New England game, a squeeker)

NFC Wild Card
Washington over Tampa (Fez loses his hair...again)
New York over Carolina

AFC Divisional
Indianapolis over Pittsburgh
New England over Denver (my brother in law will be pissed)

NFC Divisional
Seattle over Washington
New York over Chicago

AFC Championship
Indianapolis over New England

NFC Championship
New York over Seattle (Jay Feely redeems himself)

Super Bowl XL
Indianapolis over New York in the first Manning Bowl


EDIT: Why don't we have a poll on this beyotch?

[jakkwylde]

the 'skins should do pretty well, they are on quite a roll

[Chester'sLiver]

Super Bowl XL
Indianapolis over New York in the first Manning Bowl

Jimmy's Dignity is fastly becoming one of my favorite people on this board. He commends my failed attempts at humor and I love his football picks.:action-sm

[NightStalker3]

A Manning Bowl would be cool. Would be kind a funny if the younger Manning won it.

I kinda hope some new teams end up in the Super Bowl this year.

[EveryoneHasAIDS]

EverybodyHasAIDS...even when the "re-seed" the Steelers still have a worse record and therefore would be going to Indy (I think)

Nope. Pittsburg 11-5, NE 10-6. NE plays Indy.

[fandango86]

Nope. Pittsburg 11-5, NE 10-6. NE plays Indy.

Where are you getting your info from on this 're-seeding'? There is no re-seeding. Your seed # is your seed #. I think what you are thinking of is that the best seed always plays the worst available seed. So it's not a literal line that says the Colts play the winner of the Steelers-Bengals game.

What you are saying is that if the Steelers and Pats win, they are re-seeded based on their records, and the Steelers suddenly become higher seed. This is not true, as this means that if they both won their respective next games, they would face off in the AFC Championship game...in Pittsburgh. Can't happen. As the 6 seed, the Steelers cannot get a home game in the playoffs. If these two teams face each other, it will be in New England. If the Steelers win, they go to Indy. Period.

AFC/NFC Playoff Grid
http://home.earthlink.net/~ob1gui/images/playgrid.gif

[EveryoneHasAIDS]

That was pretty much exactly what I said when I said everyone was giving them too much credit. All those stats you pointed out, while valid and impressive, are skewered by the opponents they played. Hasselbeck has still not proven that he can win a playoff game, and for all the "Peyton is a choker" posts in here no one has mentioned that. The only other thing I would say about Seattle is that they only played three playoff teams, they lost to Jacksonville, they lost to Washington and they got outplayed by the Giants (they shut down Alexander until the end of the game when Feely blew it three different times). The NFC is really so wide-open anyone has a chance to go all the way...and then probably lose to the Colts/Bengals/Pats.

Not many QB's in the playoffs this year have playoff experience. There are only 2 (of 12) QB's with any notable playoff experience (Peyton and Brady). Simms none, Garrard none, Eli none, Palmer none, Orton none, Brunell has probably played in a few with the Jags, Plummer has played in 2 and been awful, Hasslebeck 1 or 2, Delhomme 2 I think and Roethlisberger played in 2 last year.

So I'm not buying the playoff experience angle.

[EveryoneHasAIDS]

Where are you getting your info from on this 're-seeding'? There is no re-seeding. Your seed # is your seed #. I think what you are thinking of is that the best seed always plays the worst available seed. So it's not a literal line that says the Colts play the winner of the Steelers-Bengals game.

What you are saying is that if the Steelers and Pats win, they are re-seeded based on their records, and the Steelers suddenly become higher seed. This is not true, as this means that if they both won their respective next games, they would face off in the AFC Championship game...in Pittsburgh. Can't happen. As the 6 seed, the Steelers cannot get a home game in the playoffs. If these two teams face each other, it will be in New England. If the Steelers win, they go to Indy. Period.

AFC/NFC Playoff Grid
http://home.earthlink.net/~ob1gui/images/playgrid.gif

Good point sir, good point. The NFL used to re-seed by record each round. I guess they changed this rule and I'm stuck in the past.

edit: they did change the rule when they re-organized the league into 4 divisions in each conference (it used to be 3 divisional winners and 3 wild cards).

[fandango86]

I thought of this as my funniest possible scenario - Colts choke in the playoffs and don't make SuperBowl again. Giants go and win. Lil Manning gets his ring before big Manning. That's pretty funny. What makes it even funnier is if lil Manning then takes the lousy pill and is out of football within a couple of years, and Peyton continues to pile up records while never winning one.

[Chester'sLiver]

Nope. Pittsburg 11-5, NE 10-6. NE plays Indy.
ENNNNNN Wrong! go here and look http://www.superbowl.com/playoffs/schedule I thought the same thing but if Pittsburgh wins they go to Indy not New England. As a Indy I would like to by-pass New England, not that I don't think they can beat but New England gets too many luck bounces. Id rather just not play them.

Edit: Whoops that guy expalined it.

[EveryoneHasAIDS]

I know this now, see above posts.

[SonnyForelli]

are you sure some of you knuckle heads dont want to change your minds about New England ? Now that we know that New England had just rolled over Jacksonville like a bunch of swoogies on crack it should be a great recipe for crow pie.

Super Bowl - New England vs. Seatle with Seahawks being sent home is the bird body bags used for the bird flu. I am open for any friendly wagers too

[tacobelldoug]

okay even though I have the unfair advantage of knowing the wildcard weekend winners I'm not picking any of them. I did want the bengals to win but I suppose that's not gonna happen. therefore, my pipe dream is ...

Bears 17 Colts 10

[Mooseman]

Hate to say I told you so, but........
OK here we go, lets see how I do

AFC:
Wild Card:
Pittsburgh beats Cincy
New England beat Jax

Division:
Denver beats NE
Pitts beats Indy

Championship:
Pitts beats Denver



Now this on the other, at least I got the most importnatn one right....

NFC:
Wildcard:
Tampa beats Washington
Giants beat Carolina

Division:
Seattle beats Giants
Chicago beats Tampa

Championship:
Seattle beats Chicago

Super Bowl:
Seattle beats Pittsburgh

[fandango86]

Good job Mooseman. Didn't read the whole thread, were you the only one who got it right? Ballsy move picking a #6 seed to beat the 1,2 and 3 seeds, but you've got to give the Steelers and Joey Porter credit, using the reverse psychology angle to get some calls in the early going to swing the momentum in their favor. I knew it was coming as soon as they didn't fine that uppity golfer. I've never heard such outrageous comments by a player or coach, and nothing done about them. Not only do they not punish him, they play the 'give back' game right off the bat with the Willie Parker fumble. Funny, I didn't see any Broncos players saying how everyone loves Jerome Bettis and the refs gave the Steelers the game. Know why? Class. The Steelers are now officially the biggest bunch of scumbags ever to make the Super Bowl.

I'm not sure why the NFL and the officials felt the need for 'give backs'. Hello, it was a different game, different crew, and the Steelers won the game? What exactly was owed to them beyond a fairly and accurately called game? Apparantly a lot more. Oh well. Go Seahawks. I won't be watching. The majority of the rest of the country won't be either. Blecch. At least it's not a Manning bowl. Oh wait, someone may have actually cared about that. Instead we get 'Marginal Hall of Famer having incestual sex with his mother gets a chance to finally win one for the chin, while the other team fights to prevent it's already highest suicide rate in the country from climbing even higher.' Wow. Great storylines there...I repeat...Blecccch. I suppose it's better than the Pats/Panthers...kinda.

[Smokezilla]

Pittsburgh All The Way!!!

[Stormrider666]

I have a question for everyone. When your team doesn't make it to the Super Bowl, who do you root for? The confernece that your team is in or the team that is the flavor of the day. I usually go with the conference, but have cheered for flavors of the day(i.e. Was cheering for the Patriots against the Rams). But if is a rival of my team, the Redskins, there is no way in hell I'm rooting for the Cowboys.

[Jimmy's Dignity]

I don't know...I'm pulling for Pittsburgh because Cowher reminds me of my high school football coach and Bettis rules....but also, does anyone really give 1/2 of one shit about Seattle (aside from you BIV) ?

I would say conference primarily, but there can be extenuating circumstances (see Bettis - retirement). And as for rivals......root against your rivals as opposed to for the other team

[EveryoneHasAIDS]

I have a question for everyone. When your team doesn't make it to the Super Bowl, who do you root for? The confernece that your team is in or the team that is the flavor of the day. I usually go with the conference, but have cheered for flavors of the day(i.e. Was cheering for the Patriots against the Rams). But if is a rival of my team, the Redskins, there is no way in hell I'm rooting for the Cowboys.

I'll usually root for the underdog or whoever's playing the Pats. This year I will root for the Steelers because they are technically the underdog (despite being 4 point favorites). They beat the 3 best teams in the AFC so Seattle should be no problem. Pittsburgh 27, Seattle 17

[GoatAss]

New England (hate to say it) and Seattle. Patriots pull it off again, 24-21.

I guess one out of two aint so bad. Go Steelers.

[FreeTheCricket]

Gotta say.. go Steelers. Bettis and Cowher deserve a ring. Cowher has been their coach for something like 14 years, and he has put in his dues. Plus, Bettis came back and was willing to do whatever it took to get to this point. It would be cool to see a guy like that go out on top.

[Hoagie]

Good job Mooseman. Didn't read the whole thread, were you the only one who got it right? Ballsy move picking a #6 seed to beat the 1,2 and 3 seeds, but you've got to give the Steelers and Joey Porter credit, using the reverse psychology angle to get some calls in the early going to swing the momentum in their favor. I knew it was coming as soon as they didn't fine that uppity golfer. I've never heard such outrageous comments by a player or coach, and nothing done about them. Not only do they not punish him, they play the 'give back' game right off the bat with the Willie Parker fumble. Funny, I didn't see any Broncos players saying how everyone loves Jerome Bettis and the refs gave the Steelers the game. Know why? Class. The Steelers are now officially the biggest bunch of scumbags ever to make the Super Bowl.

I'm not sure why the NFL and the officials felt the need for 'give backs'. Hello, it was a different game, different crew, and the Steelers won the game? What exactly was owed to them beyond a fairly and accurately called game? Apparantly a lot more. Oh well. Go Seahawks. I won't be watching. The majority of the rest of the country won't be either. Blecch. At least it's not a Manning bowl. Oh wait, someone may have actually cared about that. Instead we get 'Marginal Hall of Famer having incestual sex with his mother gets a chance to finally win one for the chin, while the other team fights to prevent it's already highest suicide rate in the country from climbing even higher.' Wow. Great storylines there...I repeat...Blecccch. I suppose it's better than the Pats/Panthers...kinda.You know, I'm happy the Steelers are going to the Super Bowl and all. But I was really hoping to do it agianst the Pats and not the Broncos because I like Mike Shannahan and kinda liike the Broncos organization and it's always more fun to beat the more hated teams to go to the Superbowl. Then some whiney cuntbag makes a post like this and it makes it all worth it. We finally had a well officiated round of the playoffs and you want to use the "refs blew it excuse"? And the only example you use to try to back it up was the Parker play? Are you honestly trying to claim that the ball didn't come out after his arm hit the ground? The rule is that the ground cannot cause a fumble. If his arm hits the ground and knocks the ball loose, what part of the ground can't cause a fumble rule doesn't apply there? Why didn't any Bronco players complain about it? Because they knew it was a correct call. If they didn't know during the game, they knew when they saw the replay. And why didn't the NFL fine Porter? Cause deep down they knew he was right. The Broncos lost that game because they believed the same thing the Bengals and the Colts believed before them. If you stop the run and make Ben throw then you'll beat the Steelers. And what did Ben do? Torched yet another team through the air to help build up a big lead that just can't be overcome with his defense. That's why the Broncos lost.

[FreeTheCricket]

Are you honestly trying to claim that the ball didn't come out after his arm hit the ground? The rule is that the ground cannot cause a fumble. If his arm hits the ground and knocks the ball loose, what part of the ground can't cause a fumble rule doesn't apply there? Why didn't any Bronco players complain about it? Because they knew it was a correct call. If they didn't know during the game, they knew when they saw the replay.

Yep. The ground CANNOT cause a fumble. Period. He was down as soon as his forearm touched the gound, and at that moment he still had posession of the ball. While I will admit that last week's Colts game was a fucking joke, the Steelers/Broncos game was very well officiated. Ed Hochuli is the best ref in the game, and he always gets it right.

Besides, the Broncos lost because they couldn't do a damn thing on offense or defense. My neighbor (Steelers fan) kept telling me all year that Jake Plummer will implode and revert back to being Jake Plummer again, and that's exactly what he did yesterday. 2 picks and 2 fumbles? NOT the way to get to the Super Bowl.

[fandango86]

You know, I'm happy the Steelers are going to the Super Bowl and all. But I was really hoping to do it agianst the Pats and not the Broncos because I like Mike Shannahan and kinda liike the Broncos organization and it's always more fun to beat the more hated teams to go to the Superbowl. Then some whiney cuntbag makes a post like this and it makes it all worth it. We finally had a well officiated round of the playoffs and you want to use the "refs blew it excuse"? And the only example you use to try to back it up was the Parker play? Are you honestly trying to claim that the ball didn't come out after his arm hit the ground? The rule is that the ground cannot cause a fumble. If his arm hits the ground and knocks the ball loose, what part of the ground can't cause a fumble rule doesn't apply there? Why didn't any Bronco players complain about it? Because they knew it was a correct call. If they didn't know during the game, they knew when they saw the replay. And why didn't the NFL fine Porter? Cause deep down they knew he was right. The Broncos lost that game because they believed the same thing the Bengals and the Colts believed before them. If you stop the run and make Ben throw then you'll beat the Steelers. And what did Ben do? Torched yet another team through the air to help build up a big lead that just can't be overcome with his defense. That's why the Broncos lost.
:icon_eek: Love you too, Sexhoagie. Jeez...

[Hoagie]

Sorry, I really meant it more as an Anthony-ism then an insult.

[TheBattleVirus]

Go Steelers! I want to see Bettis get a ring.

[CM Mark]

My money is on The Steelers and The Seahawks



By the way, I am Danny DIdn't Read The Thread. :action-sm

[Dick Whiskey]

I've got this crazy feeling that the Steelers will win by 11.