AFC/NFC Championship In Game Thread, Thoughts, Predictions, Smack!

[mercman]

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The Tiny Tornado

Anyone that stands 5'9" and can take an NFL game over and dominate it..well..that makes him my hero

[skeptiq]

Do it up!!!

Parlay:
Pitt +3 / Carolina + 3.5

Tease:
Pitt + 10 / Carolina + 10.5

Moneyline:
Carolina (145)
Pitt (140)

Bets are in... GO DOGS!!!

Good luck all!!!

[mercman]

Skep...
Smart man

[skeptiq]

Skep...
Smart man

Thanks.... we'll see. Hope I'm right... would be a nice pay out!

[aplous]

Pitt 20 Denver 13---

Denver's O just aint that good and their D is solid but not outstanding.

Look at Denver's O and D ranks for the year....15th in O and 15th in D. That is straight mediocrity. I wonder when the last time a Super Bowl team was not in the top 10 in either O or D.

In the night cap Carolina 23 Seattle 17.

Been saying it all year--Alexander benefitted from a weak schedule and he is weak. What is his playoff ypc avg.? like 2.1

He is like A-Rod has been ---huge in meaningless games. Never respect him or HOlmgren after they put him in up 20 to get his meaningless record for TD's . Priest Holmes could have scored 50 TD's that year if KC did that.

Carolina is playoff tested like a mug. Goings is a stud for real and he was the feature back during a 8 game winning streak last year. If Peppers plays and is 80% or better they win. Seattle will choke under the pressure while Carolina's physical brand of ball will get them to XL

[mercman]

Pitt 20 Denver 13---

Denver's O just aint that good and their D is solid but not outstanding.

Look at Denver's O and D ranks for the year....15th in O and 15th in D. That is straight mediocrity. I wonder when the last time a Super Bowl team was not in the top 10 in either O or D.

In the night cap Carolina 23 Seattle 17.

Been saying it all year--Alexander benefitted from a weak schedule and he is weak. What is his playoff ypc avg.? like 2.1

He is like A-Rod has been ---huge in meaningless games. Never respect him or HOlmgren after they put him in up 20 to get his meaningless record for TD's . Priest Holmes could have scored 50 TD's that year if KC did that.

Carolina is playoff tested like a mug. Goings is a stud for real and he was the feature back during a 8 game winning streak last year. If Peppers plays and is 80% or better they win. Seattle will choke under the pressure while Carolina's physical brand of ball will get them to XL

Couldnt have said it any better...weakest division in football..NFC West
No one has realized just how good Steve Smith can be..yea..everyone is capable of bad games..but he is an absolute STUD in the playoffs so far and will take the Panthers along with there solid D to the BIG SHOW!!

[meaiken]

Thanks for starting this thread Wayne!....was wondering if Spear-it or somebody could help me if any team has ever won all three games on the road as a wild card and go on to win the Super Bowl?
For my opinion, if anyone cares, I love the Broncos, but will wait a while. Have to figuire out a few match-ups first. Also considering that 21 of Denvers points last week came off turnovers, two fumble recoveries resulting into touchdowns and an interception run back to the goal line, resulting to 7pnts. I just can't egnore that, I just hope Dever's line will do a better job of controlling Pitts defensive line than Indy did, because Denver showed their changed game plan of going to the air, instead of running the ball first, to open up the air attack.
As far as the other game, no opinion yet.
Goodluck this weekend gang whichever way you go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The only team to make it to the Superbowl winning all games on road was 1985 Pats, but lost to Bears

[DAREALDEAL]

Steve Smith Is The Best Wide Out In The Nfl But C An Be Stopped--look At How Dallas Fustrated Him. Also, Delhome Is Good But Prone To The Int Because He Takes Too Many Chances--that Being Said, The Hawks Have An Underrated D And Should Pressure Delhome...holmgren Better Play Nickle Packages And Blitz All Day....seattle 27 Carolina 10..

Ps Carolina Almost Lost To The Lions...the Lions Wouldnt Be In The Top 25 If They Played Ncaa, But Understand That These Are The Playoffs And Teams Are Obviously Playing At Their Apex To Be In The Position That They Are..

[mercman]

Dallas pass defense- 11th in the NFL
Seattle pass defense- 25th in the NFL
I'll take that match up all day long with Delhomme and company
Seattle has an underated defense?? Are you serious???
They play in the weakest division in the NFL!! And ranked 25th against the pass?? Where do you believe that this defense is underated? Because they stopped a below average offense last week? PLEASE! They made Brandon Lloyd and Ken Dorsey look like Montana to Rice!
The Giants threw for 344 yards, had 2 recievers over 100 yards and gave up 151 yards on the ground to Barber.
I love everyone jumping on the Seattle bandwagon about how they are under-rated and how they dont get respect because they are on the west coast...WHO GIVES A FUCK>>>Come getcha some Sunday and prove you belong with the big boys!
Smith will have over 200 yards recieving on there way to there second Super Bowl appearence
And Keep talking trash about Delhomme and how he can make mistakes, hell, who doesnt? Just remember that he is a proven winner when it matters
5-1 in the playoffs
Best passer rating in the playoffs

[therealdeal]

panthers baby gonna win it all

[bboy1992]

Watched all 4 games last weekend and in my opinion the Broncos took their linebackers and blitzed the sides. They were spreading the linebackers to the sides and blitzing on the ends of the line not up the middle... It was disrupting Brady's timing, especially when NE was in the endzone.... So with Pitt's tendency to run the ball, once they get past that D-Line theres no Linebackers to follow em up. Pitt should run over em all day...Big Ben and his O Line handled the Indy blitz extremley well and theres no reason he shudnt be able to handle this one
In conclusion to my long ass story
PITT AND OVER CAROLINA AND OVER

[worm]

round robin (2's)
Carolina (ML)
Pitt (ML)
and under 43 1/2 Car/Seattle

150 to win 630


2 out of 3 hits, you win

[wayne1218]

Both teams seem to have come out loose!!!

[TheRook]

Took Denver today....just think the adjustments that Denver WILL make compared to the ones Indy DIDN'T make will be part of the difference today.



And I think it's a fumble here.....

[wayne1218]

I thought he was down ...