Wildcard Weekend Open Thread
by JasonB on Jan 3, 2009 3:31 PM EST
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In the early game, the upstart Atlanta Falcons travel to Arizona to take on the Cardinals, champs of the worst division in football. In primetime, the Colts travel to San Diego to take on the 8-8 Chargers, champs of probably the second worst division in the league.
All games are on NBC today.
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Atlanta is a sexy pick...
..but I think ’Zona pulls it out. Indy wins over an LT-weakened SD squad.
It’s good to be back…I was pissed that I missed the Dallas game thread.
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 4:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Falcons could be dangerous...
…so I am rooting for Arizona. They are fatally-flawed, but I think they can win at home today.
by ajay on Jan 3, 2009 4:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The sucking off of Atlanta...
…during NBC’s pregame and the booth pregame were unbelievable. They mentioned Warner has a ‘couple of weapons’ and then went on and on about how much adversity Atlanta faced. Jesus, at least talk about the game.
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 4:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Matt Ryan could be the next Favre… as far as the media worship goes.
by JasonB on Jan 3, 2009 5:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I fuckin hate NBC
and CBS when they have the games on them, i hate there broadcasters, there pregame shows, postgame show, there snobby were the best sportscaster attitude, the guy on the pregame and postgame with the cowlick, i hate there sportsticker, and u kno wat i hate most of all…….TIKI FUCKIN BARBER, and his brother too i hate him
To me the Eagles are like that girlfriend that pisses u off, then u hate her, but the next morning you wake up and remember that thing u love so much about her
by XxBleedGreen5xX on Jan 3, 2009 4:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i dont like Fox that much either
the only thing i like bout them is the weather chick who did the Nutrisystem commercial…..she’s friggin bangin
To me the Eagles are like that girlfriend that pisses u off, then u hate her, but the next morning you wake up and remember that thing u love so much about her
by XxBleedGreen5xX on Jan 3, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha nice pic
yupp shes why i like Fox bettr than CBS and NBC….:-D
To me the Eagles are like that girlfriend that pisses u off, then u hate her, but the next morning you wake up and remember that thing u love so much about her
by XxBleedGreen5xX on Jan 4, 2009 3:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
TERRIBLE throw by Matt Ryan
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 4:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
fitzgerald is ridiculous
http://www.libertyballers.com/
by Remis on Jan 3, 2009 4:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Damn the Eagles for not going and getting him
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 4:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They would've had to trade for him
And I don’t think Arizona was going to give him up.
by ajay on Jan 3, 2009 4:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know, but I like to dream!
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 4:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
damn both of them
for not leaving their respective teams and joining us…
we’d win like 5 superbowls in a row
by Manoovi on Jan 3, 2009 5:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm
There is a lot to be learned from this game. Home team scores early. Lots of noise leads to false starts. Early INT. This is the road pressure we could face…let’s hope not, and if so, that we can respond.
by ajay on Jan 3, 2009 4:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
dude i dont think there will be that much pressure
no one in MInni is buying tickets….
To me the Eagles are like that girlfriend that pisses u off, then u hate her, but the next morning you wake up and remember that thing u love so much about her
by XxBleedGreen5xX on Jan 3, 2009 5:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Did they manage to sellout the game, even with the saturday extension?
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 5:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
is there official word on a blackout yet?
it’s after the deadline…
by 21510akland on Jan 3, 2009 5:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It will be televised
From the Daily Norseman:
http://www.dailynorseman.com/2009/1/3/708211/vikings-game-will-be-telev
by ajay on Jan 3, 2009 5:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But
A lot of Eagles fans might have bought tickets.
by ajay on Jan 3, 2009 5:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Im stationed in North dakota, only 8 hours away I wish i would have been able to take off for this game and drive there.
by midnitegreen on Jan 3, 2009 5:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Only took 2-24 hour long extensions
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 5:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Atlanta moving the ball nicely
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 5:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lucky break for Atlanta
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 5:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The...
…absolute embarrassment of riches they have at WR, ugh. Fitzgerald, Boldin, Breaston…when is the last time any team had three 1,000 yard receivers?
by ajay on Jan 3, 2009 5:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
desean was damn close...
make a couple of those drops and he’s there
by 21510akland on Jan 3, 2009 5:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
1000 Yard Receiver
Because we don’t throw 150+ balls to one guy, ever, and they don’t catch 60+ of the balls. Fitzgerald got 154 pass attempts, Boldin 126, Breaston 113. They caught 62, 71, and 68 of the passes.
Our closest guy was Jackson, who got 120 targets, and he only caught 52%. On the other hand, the Eagles had 10 guys who went at least 247 yards with the ball, which is just incredible. This is what is called “spreading the ball around”.
by Andrew B on Jan 3, 2009 8:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty sure the last time was when Peyton Manning had his ridiculous year in 2004 (same year Culpepper blew up and no one remembers) I think it was Harrison, Wayne, and Stokely.
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by yomjoseki on Jan 3, 2009 10:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Cardinals D embarrasses here
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 5:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i want larry fitz on our team so bad
either him or calvin johnson would be my #1 choice…
I dont understand why he wants to stay on the cardinals… at least Boldin has common sense and is screaming to gtfo of there haha
by Manoovi on Jan 3, 2009 5:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
They shot their wad in the first quarter, apparently
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 6:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
game online
http://www.justin.tv/wwerock101/popout
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by NorthPhillyKid on Jan 3, 2009 6:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Cards D scores.
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 6:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
In regards to the post above
Ryan actually does look like Farve… at least Farve of the last 5 years of playoffs
If you can't sell out a playoff game, should you lose the right to have a home game?
by 700 Level on Jan 3, 2009 7:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
more like last 10 years
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 7:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
30-17 Arizona now after sacking Matt Ryan in end zone.
Matt Ryan looks like a rookie QB making his first playoff start.
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 7:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
you'd almost think
that he is a rookie QB making his first playoff start….
by Manoovi on Jan 3, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, listening to NBC..
You’d think he was the second comings of Montana and Brady rolled into one.
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 7:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think the problem was they gave up on the run. Putting it all on Matt Ryan’s shoulders and passing more than running doomed them. They have Michael Turner and Jerious Norwood for christ’s sake, like they can’t pound the Cardinals defense? They gave up.
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by yomjoseki on Jan 3, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I am 1 for 1 in picking....
hopefully Peyton and Co. make me look good.
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 7:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad
that our old friend Stephen Spach could be so useful to the Cardinals…
by ajay on Jan 3, 2009 7:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
7-7 score...
Rivers has 5 completions. Gates has 5 catches.
Someone call T.O.
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 8:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
bahahahaha
If you can't sell out a playoff game, should you lose the right to have a home game?
by 700 Level on Jan 3, 2009 9:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How about that Stephen Spach sighting
If you can't sell out a playoff game, should you lose the right to have a home game?
by 700 Level on Jan 3, 2009 9:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...clinched the game.
By the way, love the signature.
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 9:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
home teams are lookin good.......
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
by Joe_D on Jan 3, 2009 10:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Such crap that the Colts had to play
In whales’ penis, biased on their records.
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by Sabonis4Ever on Jan 3, 2009 11:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like OT, baby!
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 11:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Chargers 23-17
I thought the officiating was blatantly obvious against Indy.
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 11:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Those last three I thought were legit.
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by Sabonis4Ever on Jan 3, 2009 11:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah those officials ...
How tricky of them to make the Colts actually grab a facemask and then call a penalty on it.
by Andrew B on Jan 4, 2009 2:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The 'holding' call
should have been offensive PI.
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 11:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh GOD
Madden just called Norv Turner a ‘genius’
Just kill me now.
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by WanderingMoses on Jan 3, 2009 11:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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