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NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Mon Jan 2, 2012 5:00 pm
by HMFFL
January 7th
4:30pm EST

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Houston is favored to win by 3 points.

Recent Meetings:
12/11/11 HOU 20 - CIN 19
10/18/09 HOU 28 - CIN 17
10/26/08 CIN 6 - HOU 35
10/02/05 HOU 10 - CIN 16
11/09/03 HOU 27 - CIN 34
11/03/02 CIN 38 - HOU 3

January 7th
8:00pm EST

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New Orleans is favored to win by 10.5 points

Recent Meetings:
12/04/11 DET 17 - NO 31
09/13/09 DET 27 - NO 45
12/21/08 NO 42 - DET 7
12/24/05 DET 13 - NO 12
09/29/02 NO 21 - DET 26
09/03/00 DET 14 - NO 10
09/21/97 DET 17 - NO 35
09/19/93 DET 3 - NO 14
10/04/92 NO 13 - DET 7
10/28/90 DET 27 - NO 10

January 8th
1:00pm EST


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New York is favored to win by 3 points.

Recent Meetings:
11/22/09 ATL 31 - NYG 34
10/15/07 NYG 31 - ATL 10
10/15/06 NYG 27 - ATL 14
11/21/04 ATL 14 - NYG 10
11/09/03 ATL 27 - NYG 7
10/13/02 ATL 17 - NYG 10
10/08/00 NYG 13 - ATL 6
10/11/98 ATL 34 - NYG 20
10/23/88 NYG 23 - ATL 16

January 8th
4:30pm EST

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Pittsburgh is favored to win by 9 points.

Recent Meetings:
11/09/09 PIT 28 - DEN 10
10/21/07 PIT 28 - DEN 31
11/05/06 DEN 31 - PIT 20
01/22/06 PIT 34 - DEN 17
10/12/03 PIT 14 - DEN 17
01/11/98 DEN 24 - PIT 21
12/07/97 DEN 24 - PIT 35
11/21/93 PIT 13 - DEN 37
11/03/91 PIT 13 - DEN 20
10/14/90 PIT 34 - DEN 17

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Mon Jan 2, 2012 6:06 pm
by HMFFL
Rashard Mendenhall could have a torn ACL: http://tracking.si.com/2012/01/02/tomli ... &eref=sihp

Edit: Update! Rashard Mendenhall's right knee injury has been officially diagnosed as a torn ACL.
Source: Ed Bouchette on Twitter

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Mon Jan 2, 2012 10:24 pm
by Pharmcat
DEN is gonna get taken to the cleaners

45-0

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Mon Jan 2, 2012 10:28 pm
by Greatness
Bengals
Saints
Giants
Steelers

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Mon Jan 2, 2012 10:33 pm
by Stunnaboy2K11
Tebow Time comes to a horrific end, 38-6 Steelers win.

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Mon Jan 2, 2012 11:42 pm
by Blazerbob
Cincinnati over Houston

Pittsburgh over Denver

New Orleans beats Detroit

And the Falcons over the Giants.

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Tue Jan 3, 2012 1:49 am
by Da Schwab
For whatever reason, I think Steelers/Broncos will be a lot closer than most people think and a lot of it has to do with the fact that it's in Denver.

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Tue Jan 3, 2012 3:27 am
by aggo
does anyone know where i can look up player's (specifically qbs) splits for indoor vs outside?

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Tue Jan 3, 2012 4:20 am
by RIPskaterdude
People are overlooking Tebow magic already? The Steelers are hurt, an really needed that first round bye. Just look how they played against the Browns. I think the game will be alot closer than people think.

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Tue Jan 3, 2012 4:31 am
by Da Schwab
xx_skaterdude_xx wrote:People are overlooking Tebow magic already? The Steelers are hurt, an really needed that first round bye. Just look how they played against the Browns. I think the game will be alot closer than people think.


Exactly what I'm saying.

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Tue Jan 3, 2012 4:54 am
by an_also
The pitt/den game will be close because thats exactly the kind of game the steelers play and thrive in.

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Tue Jan 3, 2012 6:22 am
by High 5
The Giants are hot and they are strong where the Falcons are weak. I'm not feeling too confident with Atlanta's history of not showing up to the big games.

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Tue Jan 3, 2012 7:02 am
by Stunnaboy2K11
Da Schwab wrote:
xx_skaterdude_xx wrote:People are overlooking Tebow magic already? The Steelers are hurt, an really needed that first round bye. Just look how they played against the Browns. I think the game will be alot closer than people think.


Exactly what I'm saying.


I think it's more a reaction to how awful Tebow and his WRs have been recently.

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Tue Jan 3, 2012 7:05 am
by trwi7
With Mendenhall out and Roethlisberger playing on one leg I could easily see Denver winning. Broncos have a good defense so it could be something like a 10-10 game or less heading to the 4th quarter and who knows at that point? With the crowd on their side I wouldn't bet against the Broncos.

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Tue Jan 3, 2012 12:58 pm
by cb4_89
Cinci
Saints
Giants
Steelers

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Tue Jan 3, 2012 3:59 pm
by KGboss
cb4_89 wrote:Cinci
Saints
Giants
Steelers


This.

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Wed Jan 4, 2012 5:18 am
by Icness
Pittsburgh/Denver is going to be close. Big Ben couldn't outrun Athyba Rubin last week and Jabaal Sheard lived in Ben's face. Von Miller can keep this one real interesting. I think it will be something like 13-10 or 16-14.

Lions have a chance at outscoring New Orleans as long as the turnover and penalty margins are even or favor DET.

The Giants are my pick to win the NFC so I guess I have to take them over the Falcons. I can't justify that other than a crazy gut hunch.

Yawn at Cincy/Houston. I like how Jay Gruden moves around AJ Green to get him good matchups, and he can exploit Kareem Jackson. Bengals have a good up-the-gut run D too, enough to slow down Arian Foster like they did last time, 41 yards on 15 carries. Ben Tate broke a 44-yarder but got 23 on his other seven carries. I like the Bengals in an ugly one.

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Thu Jan 5, 2012 6:59 pm
by ohara
Cinci
Saints
Giants
Broncos

Yep. I'll be the first to make the prediction the Steelers go down. Losing their best RB and Big Ben hurting will cost them. Broncos defense will be all over Ben as Steelers will have to pass since they wont be able to run. Broncos defense will force a key turnover and just 2-3 really good (lucky) plays by Tebow is what decides this one. 16 - 13 Broncos.

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Fri Jan 6, 2012 5:22 am
by cb4_89
I have a feeling the lions will play ok for a while and then a dumb penalty or two will bring on the flood gates by Brees.

Re: NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Games - January 7th & 8th

Posted: Sat Jan 7, 2012 2:05 pm
by cb4_89
game day bitches