Playoff Picture Scary

by Clyde Simmons on Dec 16, 2008 8:45 AM EST Comment 17 comments

The Eagles still need a loss from either Tampa Bay or Atlanta in the next 2 weeks. The scary part is, if both teams win this week, both teams have very easy matchups next week:

Atlanta vs. St. Louis

Tampa vs. Oakland

The good news: both teams have battles with teams still in the Playoff hunt this week.

Atlanta plays the Vikings, who are trying to Clinch the NFC North this week.

Tampa plays the Chargers, who can keep their playoff hopes alive with a win and a Bronco's loss, as they play the Broncos in week 17. The good news: SD plays before Denver, so it is impossible for a Denver Win to take the fight out of SD.

My question is:

Poll

What team will come up big for the birds?

Good ole' Brad Childress and the Vikes

84 votes

LT and the Chargers

13 votes

97 votes | Poll has closed

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vikings = NFC north

Honestly i’m very optimistic! I actually could see both the Falcons and TB losing. Eventually the Chargers will have to put a good game together… why not this week

If the Vikings game were in ATL, i’d be more concerned. We will find out how Ryan does with the silent count, because it will be crazy LOUD in the metrodome sunday

side note:
December 28, 1996 – Dallas’ last playoff win
February 10, 1997 – Mario Kart for Nintendo 64 is released

by 700 Level on Dec 16, 2008 8:51 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

where's the both option?

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Dec 16, 2008 9:21 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Seriously.
I really like that San Diego is still alive and Tampa is beat to hell.
Rivers (though an ass) should be able to engineer points against the Tampa D.

by cavortingEagle on Dec 16, 2008 11:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

he is an ass.

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Dec 16, 2008 12:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

too bad his passes float in the air forever… i could take a nap while waiting for them to return to earth

But T.O. and his sideline histrionics wear on a quarterback. He's like the hot stripper you tried to clean up and convert into a real girlfriend. It's a lot of fun until the moment she has her second drink while out to eat with your parents. You unravel quicker than she does.

by foos05 on Dec 16, 2008 12:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Vikings

I get the sense, after watching their dismantling of the Cardinals, that the Vikings are not content to rest on their laurels for the last two games. By thumping Arizona, they proved that they belong in the playoffs just as much as anyone, and they’re not gonna take it easy for the rest of the season just because they’re going to win the division. Therefore, I say the Vikes will be the ones to help us out. San Diego doesn’t have anything to fight for, and the Falcons are a hungry team, so don’t expect Norv Turner to do us any favors (when will teams stop hiring this man as a head coach?!).

jaws

by jaws1385 on Dec 16, 2008 9:28 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

and they’re not gonna take it easy for the rest of the season just because they’re going to win the division

That is not a given. They’re one up in the division with two to play. They need to beat ATL. They are tied with Chicago head to head (first tiebreaker) and only up one in the division (second tiebreaker) Chicago has one more division game (GB at home). The Vikes last game is against the Vagiants, who may be playing for home field advantage. Bottom line: The ATL game is HUGE for the Vikings. If they lose the last two, they could be golfing in January.

I bleed green and I piss silver and blue

by oldasquick on Dec 16, 2008 10:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Vikings

If the Vikings beat the Falcons and the Panthers beat the Giants, the Vikings will play the Giants for the last first round bye. The winner becomes the #2 seed and the loser the #3 seed.

by Andrew B on Dec 16, 2008 10:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Minnesota only has a game on Chicago so I don’t see how they could rest at all. San Diego is 2 games behind the Broncos but they play the last game of the season so this is a must win for them. These teams are not going to lay down.

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Dec 16, 2008 10:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

wrong

the vikes are hosting atlanta and tampa plays SD!

but i think that the vikings will help us!

by daveG10 on Dec 16, 2008 9:42 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Vikings

I think if the Vikings win they win the North. More reason for them to kick the crap out of Atlanta.

by Green68 on Dec 16, 2008 9:54 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

YEah I agree. ONe has to lose next week for us to get in.

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by JasonB on Dec 16, 2008 10:25 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

One thing is for certain: if we win out and don’t make the playoffs, that tie was the reason. We would have won the tie breaker with the Falcons.

by Clyde Simmons on Dec 16, 2008 3:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Not to mention if the Cowboys lose to Baltimore

and the Ravens are no gimme.

"Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck." - Don Shula

by Bo Diddle on Dec 16, 2008 3:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I could care less if the Cowboys win this week. We still have to beat them in week 17, and I don’t care if the Cowboys are the other wild card or not.

Destroyer of Subject Lines :3™

by yomjoseki on Dec 17, 2008 1:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

actually

i kind of hope they win this week and ATL loses so that the week 17 matchup is HUGE!

can you imagine the media frenzy if that happens!

side note:
December 28, 1996 – Dallas’ last playoff win
February 10, 1997 – Mario Kart for Nintendo 64 is released

by 700 Level on Dec 17, 2008 8:22 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Did

anyone watch that ATL TB game last week??? These two teams are a heaping pile of FAIL. I think at one point ATL went nine posessions without a score. Each three and out posession on both sides made it seem like they wished the other team would just score and get it over with. I think both the Vikes and the Chargers want it more and will win…at the very least one of those games will go our way there’s just not much fight in either ATL or TB.

by strikeeagle on Dec 17, 2008 9:25 AM EST reply actions 0 recs