The New England Patriots 2014 Playoffs Thread

Ameraves_sl said:

Well then how else are people going to quote themselves to proclaim how awesome they are when they guessed all the games correctly?!

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Exactly

This should be linked to start any nfl playoff thread


Now let the prognosticating resume. I don't see anyway Suh plays this weekend, making the prospects of rooting against the Cowboys even less attractive. Looks like I might become a Seahawks fan for life, as they are definitely the lesser of two evils in the NFC.

Famm_sl said:

I was with you until the Brady part.

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This + the Seahawks beating the Steelers for some revenge

ravens, colts, cowboys, panthers moving on

im not a big fan of the ravens coming into foxborough. the ravens, if anything, are battle tested and unafraid of playing NE on the road

Steelers - Panthers, Panthers win the Super Bowl, Genj commits seppuku.

This make a difference for all you picking the Lions?

Ndamukong Suh of Detroit Lions suspended for playoff game - ESPN

Braen_sl said:

This make a difference for all you picking the Lions?

Ndamukong Suh of Detroit Lions suspended for playoff game - ESPN

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He's playing it off (and appealing) as an accident but the reasoning the NFL gave is valid after looking at the replay.

You did not respond in the manner of someone who had lost his balance and accidentally contacted another player who was lying on the ground.

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His reputation isn't helping either.

Not to mention he stepped on Rodgers twice. I'm willing to accept the possibility that he wasn't just rangefinding the first time he stepped on Rodgers, but then he stepped off and stepped on him AGAIN with his other foot.

He's a dirty piece of shit who should be thrown out of the league, not just periodically fined and/or suspended.

if you dont think Suh knew exactly where Rodgers was and where he was stepping, honestly I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale.

cheap

Azeth_sl said:

ravens, colts, cowboys, panthers moving on

im not a big fan of the ravens coming into foxborough. the ravens, if anything, are battle tested and unafraid of playing NE on the road

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As much as I'd like to buy into that narrative, it just isn't very realistic. You should probably be more worried about Pittsburgh coming in and finally having their revenge upon you.

Cardinals 66/1 superbowl winners odds if anyone wants to make bank on a long shot

jooka_sl said:

Suh is definitely a dirty player but looking at the replay I don't see it as malicious at all. Did he even know Rodgers was behind him? Didn't look like it from the replay I saw

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Watch the whole play start to finish and you realize that Suh not only knew he was stepping on a packer but he knew he was stepping on Rodgers, Suh knew what he was doing and based off his past I can't think it was anything but malicious.

Going with:
Arizona loses to Carolina (What's the lowest total playoff score ever? Because this could be in the conversation.)
Baltimore loses to Pittsburgh (No Bell is irrelevant - Ben will just chuck it all day long against those Ravens corners.)
Cincy loses to Indy (Hoping for mirror of last year's game - Bengals comes out with big lead and then Colts take over.)
Detroit loses to Dallas (What was the last good Lions win - Miami in Nov? GB in Sep? Injure the Dallas OL and then we'll talk.)

Crap, I went with all home teams. At least one of those picks is wrong.

Wombat_sl said:

Crap, I went with all home teams. At least one of those picks is wrong.

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I think it's the Carolina/Arizona game. But the rest look good.

I'd rather see Cincy beat Indy, but it'll be hard, and I wouldn't mind seeing Dallas lose.

Doesn't matter, Laughing Ben is going to take it all.

Arizona is hosting the Newtons.

Muurloen_sl said:

Arizona is hosting the Newtons.

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Negative... The Newtons won the south so they are the home team.

I wish Ravens/Steelers was the ESPN game so that Ray Lewis could be there for them.

So I heard an interesting thought about the Dallas vs Pittsburgh SB, with Pittsburgh having 6 and Dallas 5 it would make the SB bigger because Dallas has a chance to stop Pittsburgh from taking a big lead in SB's and if Pittsburgh loses they are tied for SB's. When I say bigger I mean for the fans of each team respectively not so much nationally for everyone else.

I have to agree, losing the SB would be bad enough but losing to the Steelers and that giving them their 7th while we only have 5, it would just make the loss worse. I really want this match up to happen, I think with the way the two play it would be an amazing SB.