The Playoffs

[Bob The Mercenary]

I know not too many people here are in to American football. But, after this week I'm just too giddy to talk to myself about it all day. So, who do you all think are going to the big dance?

We over here have this pipe dream of the Ravens and Jets facing off in the AFC Championship so there can be one more game hosted at Giants Stadium before it's bulldozed. At the last game there I got a little teary-eyed. This has been our 11th season going to games and to see the place demolished is like seeing a little bit of my childhood going down with it.

Still, the Jets ride here has been based mostly on luck. First, the four teams they need to lose in week 16 all lose and the Colts pull Manning in the second half. Then the Bengals have nothing to play for and pull their starters. So maybe I'm a little jaded and we're due to go down in flames against San Diego in a week. But, a man can dream. No 5th and 6th seeds have ever faced each other in the championship game since the seeding system began.

I also wish our coach would keep his mouth shut every once in a while, confidence-building or not.

As for the others, did you see the Cardinals game today? At first I was rooting for the Cards because of their loss last year, but then I kinda wanted to see the biggest comeback in postseason history. The ending sucked. I think the Vikings are going to fizzle (also, as Jets fans it's our solemn duty to root against Favre :p ) and my picks for the Bowl are Colts-Cowboys.

Though my dream scenario would be Cowboys-Jets.

[Lost in Time]

I wanted to see Green Bay win against Arizona solely because I am a Vikings fan and wanted us to crush them personally. Of course, I also agree that Vikings will never win the Super Bowl, though I do believe that they will make it there. Also on the AFC side, I think that San Diego will go all the way.

[Yumil]

The Boys are back in town. It's been a long time coming, but I think they have a chance. If they win their game next week(Vikings), there is no doubt in my mind theyll make it.

God, I hope so, since they've been abysmal the last few years. Maybe if they reach it, Jerry Jones wont screw the team over trying to buy/trade players for his superbowl team in 2011(Dallas hosts, so of course he wants his team in it next year in his new Stadium). They finally are starting to play like a team(Dallas' big problem is that while their individual stats are some of the best in the league, they dont always play well together) and I hope he doesnt ruin it.

[Geminex]

I feel like an explorer that has happened upon a strange and fascinating new world, a jungle of wonder and subtle homoeroticism. Yet there is something wrong, an apprehension of horror. I feel watched, and as I turn around, I realise the jungle around me is made from
...

Something horrible, perhaps. Something pertaining to gore and beer.

[Toastburner B]

As my team is long since out of the playoffs, my one, sincere hope for the playoffs is that the Cowboy lose. Might be nice if the Cardinals take it, as they are a quasi-local team.

[Jagos]

I... I really don't see the Cowboys winning the entire thing. It's not that I don't have confidence in Romo (who cost them twice before) but they've always been a team of whiners. If it isn't TO then it's Roy Williams actin a fool. I would love to see the Cardinals go at it for a second round. Hell, I'd like Brees and the Saints to come up and show their best stuff like they did in the beginning.

Far as I see it, the Colts are still dominant. They lose it's a crapshoot of who will be the best.

[Flarecobra]

Seeing as I live in San Diego, I'll obviously be rooting for the Chargers, since Miami didn't make it in.

Anyway, yeah, the ending did suck about the Cards and Packers...otherwise...excellent game. I was literally jumping up during that one missed field goal in the fourth quarter. That game deserved a better ending.

And I noticed...2 punts that ENTIRE game.

[Whomper]

Being the Cowboys fan that I am, I am glad the monkey is off of our backs. No one can deny that the Cowboys are playing lights-out football right now. The Eagles were a couple bad bounces away from being shut out again. The Cowboys are a completely focused, balanced and consistent team right now; something I'm not seeing out of any other team.

Honestly though, the Vikings give me a bit of a scare. They've managed to re-light their fire recently, and I'm hoping the week off gave that fire time to cool back down. I don't see the Saints beating the Cardinals unless they took the extra week to track down their mojo. I would love an NFC Championship in Dallas.

[synkr0nized]

I will support my division and hope the Ravens do well.


Ugh.

[DarkDrgon]

My Giants sucked this season, so yeah, no football for me until the super bowl.