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Rock Bandit
12-27-2011, 09:37 AM
Don't feel bad Marino, your record may be gone but you'll always have that Superbowl troph.....LAST WEEK OF THE SEASON! Where's your team at?

Sunday - Jan 1st, 2012
WAS @ PHI
DET @ GB
NYJ @ MIA
CAR @ NO
SF @ STL
CHI @ MIN
TEN @ HOU
IND @ JAC
BUF @ NE
PIT @ CLE
KC @ DEN
BAL @ CIN
SEA @ ARI
TB @ ATL
SD @ OAK
DAL @ NYG

How the seeding is breaking down:

AFC

CLINCHED: New England Patriots -- East Division and a first-round bye.

Houston Texans -- South Division.

Baltimore Ravens -- wild-card spot.

Pittsburgh Steelers -- wild-card spot.



NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:

1) NE win or tie

2) BAL loss or tie + PIT loss or tie


BALTIMORE RAVENS

Baltimore clinches AFC North Division and a first-round bye:

1) BAL win

2) BAL tie + PIT loss or tie

3) PIT loss

Baltimore clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:

1) BAL win + NE loss


PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Pittsburgh clinches AFC North Division and a first-round bye:

1) PIT win + BAL loss or tie

2) PIT tie + BAL loss

Pittsburgh clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:

1) PIT win + BAL loss or tie + NE loss


DENVER BRONCOS

Denver clinches AFC West Division:

1) DEN win

2) DEN tie + OAK loss or tie

3) OAK loss


OAKLAND RAIDERS

Oakland clinches AFC West Division:

1) OAK win + DEN loss or tie

2) OAK tie + DEN loss

Oakland clinches a wild-card spot:

1) OAK win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie

2) OAK win + CIN loss + NYJ win


CINCINNATI BENGALS

Cincinnati clinches a wild-card spot:

1) CIN win or tie

2) NYJ loss or tie + OAK loss or tie

3) NYJ loss or tie + DEN loss or tie


NEW YORK JETS

NY Jets clinch a wild-card spot:

1) NYJ win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie + OAK loss or tie

2) NYJ win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie + DEN loss or tie


TENNESSEE TITANS

Tennessee clinches a wild-card spot:

1) TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ win + OAK loss or tie

2) TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ win + DEN loss or tie

3) TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ loss or tie + OAK win + DEN win




NFC

CLINCHED: Green Bay Packers -- No. 1 seed in NFC

San Francisco 49ers -- West Division

New Orleans Saints – South Division

Detroit Lions -- wild-card spot

Atlanta Falcons -- wild-card spot



SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

San Francisco clinches a first-round bye:

1) SF win

2) SF tie + NO loss or tie

3) NO loss


NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

New Orleans clinches a first-round bye:

1) NO win + SF loss or tie

2) NO tie + SF loss


NEW YORK GIANTS

NY Giants clinch NFC East Division:

1) NYG win or tie


DALLAS COWBOYS

Dallas clinches NFC East Division:

1) DAL win

KC @ DEN
BAL @ CIN
SEA @ ARI
TB @ ATL
SD @ OAK
DAL @ NYG
Stmfuller
12-27-2011, 10:58 AM
jockeying for position the Lions are. I'd prefer the 5th seed rather than the 6th seed as we have a good shot against the cowboys/giants, but we'll have to play the saints or 49ers sometime i guess.
Also, it's crap that we'd have to play away games against the horrible NFC east (assuming we're the 5 seed)...we have the better record.
Vanthar
12-27-2011, 12:31 PM
jockeying for position the Lions are. I'd prefer the 5th seed rather than the 6th seed as we have a good shot against the cowboys/giants, but we'll have to play the saints or 49ers sometime i guess.
Also, it's crap that we'd have to play away games against the horrible NFC east (assuming we're the 5 seed)...we have the better record.

NFL should definitely re-seed. It's one of the few flaws of their playoff system. A weak division win should ONLY be a guaranteed playoff spot, not a home game.
fitbabits
12-27-2011, 01:00 PM
I've been impressed with the turnaround of the Carolina Panthers. Cam Newton is a freaking rock star!

Maybe next season we can get to the playoffs! Yeah, it's probably wishful thinking.
Stmfuller
12-27-2011, 02:11 PM
NFL should definitely re-seed. It's one of the few flaws of their playoff system. A weak division win should ONLY be a guaranteed playoff spot, not a home game.

As far as I can see, it's the only one.
I mean, it's fine if the winners of the divisions hold the higher seeds. But homefield should be determined by regular season wins.
CES
12-27-2011, 04:39 PM
I've been impressed with the turnaround of the Carolina Panthers. Cam Newton is a freaking rock star!

Maybe next season we can get to the playoffs! Yeah, it's probably wishful thinking.

I would have said good luck to you but you're up against the Saints who are looking for a bye which means they'll bring all their weapons to the fight after destroying Atlanta on Sunday. Carolina are 3-8 in the conference, 3-4 on the road and the Saints are on a seven game winning streak. With all the respect in the world, Carolina are humped.

Edit: There's no UK station showing the Panthers/Saints game either this week. I live in the wrong country.
Blue
12-28-2011, 07:11 AM
I desperately hope the Bengals pull out a win. It's been such a good season (for them), that I'd like to see them go and give me something to look forward to.

If/when they disappoint me, I'm rooting for Detroit.
Zanzibar
12-28-2011, 11:49 PM
I play fantasy football so my loyalties are screwed. I had Brees so I was rooting for the Saints a lot. But I've been a 49er fan forever, also a Seahawks fan. But I also like Aaron Rodgers.

I couldn't be happier with the 49ers turnaround this year.
CES
12-29-2011, 03:32 AM
The 49'ers have had a shockingly good season this year. So glad I scooped up their K and D/ST for my league.
nabokovfan87
12-29-2011, 12:01 PM
Effing sucks that marino lost his record. He had that and that alone. Guys like Manning and Brees I have no beef with, it's going to suck next week when the PATS get past his record. A joke when you have 20 minutes to throw and Marino did it with no receivers in a time when football was football.

Oh well...
Mot Wakorb
12-30-2011, 10:41 AM
As far as I can see, it's the only one.
I mean, it's fine if the winners of the divisions hold the higher seeds. But homefield should be determined by regular season wins.

On the converse of this - what is the point of getting the divisional win then, you know? Both sides of the argument have merit, and I completely get where you're coming from.

Also, I look forward to Matt Flynn decimating the Lions - he knows this is his shot to prove he can be a starter, so I can see it happening (that and I'm going to the game, and I hate home losses.)
Stmfuller
12-30-2011, 04:30 PM
On the converse of this - what is the point of getting the divisional win then, you know? Both sides of the argument have merit, and I completely get where you're coming from.
I agree that the divisional trophy is important, but the current system just doesn't address teams that are playing hard and getting wins.
Look at last year, did the Seahawks REALLY deserve to be in the playoffs at 7-9? Tampa Bay and New York would probably disagree if you said yes.

Granted, the current system does work more times than it doesn't (which is probably why they haven't changed it)...but the fact still remains that (the case this year), the Lions are being punished because they happen to be in the same division as the Packers. Just like the Bucs and Giants were being punished for being in the same division as the Eagles, Falcons, and Saints.


As for the Pack, if they were smart Rodgers would play. Do you really want the Lions to be hot going into the playoffs? 99% of the time it's the HOT team that wins, not the best.
we can score in bunches
Mot Wakorb
12-30-2011, 08:20 PM
I agree that the divisional trophy is important, but the current system just doesn't address teams that are playing hard and getting wins.
Look at last year, did the Seahawks REALLY deserve to be in the playoffs at 7-9? Tampa Bay and New York would probably disagree if you said yes.

Granted, the current system does work more times than it doesn't (which is probably why they haven't changed it)...but the fact still remains that (the case this year), the Lions are being punished because they happen to be in the same division as the Packers. Just like the Bucs and Giants were being punished for being in the same division as the Eagles, Falcons, and Saints.


As for the Pack, if they were smart Rodgers would play. Do you really want the Lions to be hot going into the playoffs? 99% of the time it's the HOT team that wins, not the best.
we can score in bunches

Ask the Saints if the Seahawks deserved to be in - I'm pretty sure they would give you a resounding yes. I think it's a damn good system right now, otherwise the divisions are pointless and you go two conference top x teams - a little too college-like for me. Want to get to the playoffs? Be a better team.

And yeah - not sure what to think the Pack will do Sunday. We'll see, regardless, I'll be there losing my mind per usual.
Stmfuller
01-03-2012, 07:47 AM
Ever have one of those days were you score 41 points and its still not enough?
Come on Lions...
You know, I've got a good feeling about Saturday...I think we may be able to take New Orleans, if we can continue to put up those kind of scoring numbers.
Mot Wakorb
01-03-2012, 09:08 AM
Ever have one of those days were you score 41 points and its still not enough?
Come on Lions...
You know, I've got a good feeling about Saturday...I think we may be able to take New Orleans, if we can continue to put up those kind of scoring numbers.

Only problem is, New Orleans can put up the same numbers the Packers did.
Stmfuller
01-05-2012, 06:04 AM
Only problem is, New Orleans can put up the same numbers the Packers did.

Understood completely.
but, even you said that game could have gone either way.
if we're in a track meet, I think we have a chance.

and that's about all I can hope for.