2011-2012 NFL Season Thread

[YoungJRNY]

Game to watch next week. Kyle Orton leads the Chiefs into Mile High to face Tebow!

Should be fun to watch!

Orton over Touchdown Jesus by 10

^This. Can't wait to see Orton stuff his meat right into the anal of Tim Tebow, officially being his first lover to knock him out of the playoffs. Chiefs by 10.

[squirt1]

Bengals having a fire sale on tickets in order to try to sell out the Ravens game. They have been drawing about 43.000 in a 65.000 stadium even in a year that they are winning. This is nothing against the players but the long 20 yr reign of the king of BengalDUMB!

[mikemarrs]

NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS HEADING INTO FINAL WEEK

AFC

CLINCHED: New England Patriots -- East Division and a first-round bye.

Houston Texans -- South Division.

Baltimore Ravens -- wild-card spot.

Pittsburgh Steelers -- wild-card spot.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

New England clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:

1) NE win or tie

2) BAL loss or tie + PIT loss or tie

BALTIMORE RAVENS

Baltimore clinches AFC North Division and a first-round bye:

1) BAL win

2) BAL tie + PIT loss or tie

3) PIT loss

Baltimore clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:

1) BAL win + NE loss

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

Pittsburgh clinches AFC North Division and a first-round bye:

1) PIT win + BAL loss or tie

2) PIT tie + BAL loss

Pittsburgh clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs:

1) PIT win + BAL loss or tie + NE loss

DENVER BRONCOS

Denver clinches AFC West Division:

1) DEN win

2) DEN tie + OAK loss or tie

3) OAK loss

OAKLAND RAIDERS

Oakland clinches AFC West Division:

1) OAK win + DEN loss or tie

2) OAK tie + DEN loss

Oakland clinches a wild-card spot:

1) OAK win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie

2) OAK win + CIN loss + NYJ win

CINCINNATI BENGALS

Cincinnati clinches a wild card spot:

1) CIN win or tie

2) NYJ loss or tie + OAK loss or tie

3) NYJ loss or tie + DEN loss or tie

NEW YORK JETS

NY Jets clinch a wild card spot:

1) NYJ win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie + OAK loss or tie

2) NYJ win + CIN loss + TEN loss or tie + DEN loss or tie

TENNESSEE TITANS

Tennessee clinches a wild-card spot:

1) TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ win + OAK loss or tie

2) TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ win + DEN loss or tie

3) TEN win + CIN loss + NYJ loss or tie + OAK win + DEN win

NFC

CLINCHED: Green Bay Packers -- North Division and home-field advantage.

San Francisco 49ers -- West Division.

New Orleans Saints -- wild-card spot.

Detroit Lions -- wild-card spot.

Atlanta Falcons -- wild-card spot.

GREEN BAY PACKERS

Green Bay clinched home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

San Francisco clinches a first-round bye:

1) SF win

2) SF tie + one NO loss or tie

3) one NO loss

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

New Orleans clinches NFC South Division:

1) one NO win or tie

2) one ATL loss or tie

New Orleans clinches a first-round bye:

1) two NO wins + SF loss or tie

2) one NO win + one NO tie + SF loss

NEW YORK GIANTS

NY Giants clinch NFC East Division:

1) NYG win or tie

DALLAS COWBOYS

Dallas clinches NFC East Division:

1) DAL win

ATLANTA FALCONS

Atlanta clinches NFC South Division:

1) two ATL wins + two NO losses

[mikemarrs]

Game to watch next week. Kyle Orton leads the Chiefs into Mile High to face Tebow!

Should be fun to watch!

Orton is going to make Elway regret giving him up.As far as Tebow goes i don't think he will last long in this league.

[Enigma869]

Bengals having a fire sale on tickets in order to try to sell out the Ravens game. They have been drawing about 43.000 in a 65.000 stadium even in a year that they are winning. This is nothing against the players but the long 20 yr reign of the king of BengalDUMB!

How embarrassing! What a shit sports city. I can't believe that with a winning team that they still can't sell tickets. I realize that the Bengals have sucked forever, but don't these dopes in Cincinatti watch the news to know what the hell is going on? Don't they know that this is a HUGE game? Unreal!

[AR]

Bengals having a fire sale on tickets in order to try to sell out the Ravens game. They have been drawing about 43.000 in a 65.000 stadium even in a year that they are winning. This is nothing against the players but the long 20 yr reign of the king of BengalDUMB!

How embarrassing! What a shit sports city. I can't believe that with a winning team that they still can't sell tickets. I realize that the Bengals have sucked forever, but don't these dopes in Cincinatti watch the news to know what the hell is going on? Don't they know that this is a HUGE game? Unreal!

There's going to be a pretty large turnout from Baltimore at that game. I know a lot of people making the road trip.

[YoungJRNY]

Not so fast on Baltimore fans. They aren't a franchise known to really travel but judging by how BAD the Bengals fan-base really is, it's a pretty sad event for the NFL that the organization has to BEG the fans to come out, at home, to enter the post-season since 2005. This is their biggest game in 6 years and they can give a shit less. Sad & embarrassing truly aren't the words to describe Cincinnati at this point, even in a respectable season from the Bengals.

[YoungJRNY]

Not so fast on Baltimore fans. They aren't a franchise known to really travel but judging by how BAD the Bengals fan-base really is, it's a pretty sad event for the NFL that the organization has to BEG the fans to come out, at home, to enter the post-season since 2005. This is their biggest game in 6 years and they can give a shit less. Sad & embarrassing truly aren't the words to describe Cincinnati at this point, even in a respectable season from the Bengals.

Bungholes were in the playoffs 2 years ago, a Wild Card loss to the Jets. They were selling out for like 53 straight games until this year when the weary fanbase said fuck it after last years Chad/TO/Carson debacle. The economy sucks and frankly I don't blame people for not going. A nosebleed cheap seat is $65 and then there is the $20 parking and $7 beers. Fuck that. I can get a 12'er of Nati-Light for $7.49 and stream the fucking game while chatting with you dick heads and using my own clean bathroom...and oh yeah, I can smoke too. Mikey Brown has no one to blame but himself for only 41,000 showing up the day before Christmas.


Word on the radio is that the Bengals are doing a BOGO for SEASON TICKETHOLDERS ONLY which makes no sense to me as they already hold their tickets. The Bengals are supposedly on the hook for the $22.10 that each free tickets costs for the opposing team, and they claim they'll have to cut a check to the NFL for that loss.

That's right. The Bengals were in the playoffs in 2009. Their playoff run was so un-inspirational that I completely forgot about them getting their ass kicked back to back games to the Jets with a combined score of 61-14. Pretty funny that the Bengals fans said "fuck it" when Chad/TO/Carson debacle only brought them a 4-12 season and now that the franchise looks respectful in the 2011 season, they aren't showing up and need to be begged to come out. Anyway you spin it, shame on the Bungles fans for this. Hell, this game is huge for the Steelers. Maybe half of the stadium will be Steelers fans.

[YoungJRNY]

Travis, the fanbase isn't stupid, we realize, just as John has said all year, the Bengals have gotten where they are off of beating the little red headed stepchildren of the NFL. A win in one of the P'burgh or Balti games would have helped cement future sales and the 35-7 blowout at Heinz killed that. Only 2 wins would I consider quality this year, both away at Seattle and Tenn, and then damed near losing on Saturday after entering the 4th Qtr with a 23-0 lead surely turned some off about the prospects of this game Sunday with Balti. This team can go a long way towards next years ticket sale goal by beating the Ravens on Sunday, the fans are saying "Show Me".

Instead of the fans saying "show me" how about they show the fuck up and cheer on their team! This is to go into the fucking playoffs! How does it get any bigger than this? This is the biggest game of the year for the Bengals and they are struggling to find their fans? Anything like the 35-7 blowout loss to the Steelers is IRRELEVANT. Win and your in for the Bengals. Their fans should be all in. I don't get it. Being a Bengals fan must suck but can't suck that bad this season that their team actually has an opportunity and chance at a playoff birth. There's no sticking up for the Bengals fanbase that has ANY excuse not to show up for this. Someone tell Bungles fans that the Ravens are 3-4 on the road this season and them showing up MAY help the team in general. Just a thought.

[YoungJRNY]

Travis, the fanbase isn't stupid, we realize, just as John has said all year, the Bengals have gotten where they are off of beating the little red headed stepchildren of the NFL. A win in one of the P'burgh or Balti games would have helped cement future sales and the 35-7 blowout at Heinz killed that. Only 2 wins would I consider quality this year, both away at Seattle and Tenn, and then damed near losing on Saturday after entering the 4th Qtr with a 23-0 lead surely turned some off about the prospects of this game Sunday with Balti. This team can go a long way towards next years ticket sale goal by beating the Ravens on Sunday, the fans are saying "Show Me".

Instead of the fans saying "show me" how about they show the fuck up and cheer on their team! This is to go into the fucking playoffs! How does it get any bigger than this? This is the biggest game of the year for the Bengals and they are struggling to find their fans? Anything like the 35-7 blowout loss to the Steelers is IRRELEVANT. Win and your in for the Bengals. Their fans should be all in. I don't get it. Being a Bengals fan must suck but can't suck that bad this season that their team actually has an opportunity and chance at a playoff birth. There's no sticking up for NOT showing up.

The fans hate Mike Brown with a passion. We know he pockets over $44 Million a year from this team while other teams like the Steelers/Indy/NE pocket around $25 to $28 Million, all the while Brown moans about being a small market team. He won't pay for talent, scouts or a GM, and thinks he knows football which he doesn't. He ain't named Paul! He should be named Pockets because that's all he cares about and that's why the fans are so pissed at him, 20 fucking years of this shit gets old. Fans want a consistent competitive team and Brown doesn't give them that. Then he does stupid shit like the TO deal which Chad dreamed up and talked him into and like I said, the fans ain't stupid and it ended at 4-12. Money is hard to come by now a days and Brown is gonna have to earn that trust back if he wants his cash back in his hands. I actually like having to watch him beg for ticket sales.

Everything that actually happened this season showed that Brown gives a shit. He got rid of every cancer there was on the team. He dealt Ocho-stinko. He dealt team obliterater Terrell Owens. He dealt un-happy QB Carson Palmer. The Bengals kept their head coach and believed in their continuity and put all their chips on Zimmer to put together a respected defense in a tough division. They went out and got a franchise QB and a franchise WR to go with him. ALL the signs point to the Bengals doing the right things this season regardless of what happened in the past. Now, they are ONE WIN away from the playoffs and the fans are bailing out. What a shitty franchise. I'm a Steelers fan and find this embarrassing for the fans. Forget the organization, we know the history. It's the fans that are supposed to support regardless and now they have something good and they aren't there for support. Makes 0 sense.

[YoungJRNY]

Doesn't change the fact the Bengals are on the cusp of the playoffs and have a chance to take down a division rival to do so at home and the fans want none of it.

[AR]

Not so fast on Baltimore fans. They aren't a franchise known to really travel but judging by how BAD the Bengals fan-base really is, it's a pretty sad event for the NFL that the organization has to BEG the fans to come out, at home, to enter the post-season since 2005. This is their biggest game in 6 years and they can give a shit less. Sad & embarrassing truly aren't the words to describe Cincinnati at this point, even in a respectable season from the Bengals.

Baltimore South in Charlotte last year:

http://youtu.be/WM1cWpiEeT8

Nashville - 2009 PLAYOFF game - 2nd Avenue traffic jam (This is insane!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb96rN97wok

Our fans travel well these days. Cincy will have a lot of purple there.

[YoungJRNY]

Well you can rest easy Travis, the Bengals have sold out the game on Sunday. The fans have come through and all is right with the NFL World.

BTW, the game has been flexed from 1:00 to 4:15 so most of the Country will be able to see it.

How sad the players have to beg for support. But anyway, GO BUNGLES GO!

[squirt1]

Fact Finder- Do you think Mike Brown realizes this is about his past performance ? He has us still paying for the stadium and thinks he is Paul Brown. I wrote him about 20yrs ago about him not having his fathers stuff. I got a nice letter back but nothing has changed. They have not had a string of wins like this year since 1988. Now, regarding Drew Breeze breaking Marino's record. how many games were played that yr compared to 16 now.

[rsimpson]

Fact Finder- Do you think Mike Brown realizes this is about his past performance ? He has us still paying for the stadium and thinks he is Paul Brown. I wrote him about 20yrs ago about him not having his fathers stuff. I got a nice letter back but nothing has changed. They have not had a string of wins like this year since 1988. Now, regarding Drew Breeze breaking Marino's record. how many games were played that yr compared to 16 now.

16
Brees did it in 15

[S2M]

Fact Finder- Do you think Mike Brown realizes this is about his past performance ? He has us still paying for the stadium and thinks he is Paul Brown. I wrote him about 20yrs ago about him not having his fathers stuff. I got a nice letter back but nothing has changed. They have not had a string of wins like this year since 1988. Now, regarding Drew Breeze breaking Marino's record. how many games were played that yr compared to 16 now.

16
Brees did it in 15

He also has over 50+ more pass attempts than his closest rival....

[Ehwmatt]

T.O. is rumored to be heading to the IFL, a league I never even knew existed for rumored compensation between 250K-500K. Wow. Talk about a fall from grace. No, I did not make a typo or confuse the "IFL" for the "AFL" or even the "CFL."

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... g-the-ifl/

[Yoda]

T.O. is rumored to be heading to the IFL, a league I never even knew existed for rumored compensation between 250K-500K. Wow. Talk about a fall from grace. No, I did not make a typo or confuse the "IFL" for the "AFL" or even the "CFL."

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... g-the-ifl/

Supposed to be part-owner of the team as well. Which means a possibility of much higher earnings than 250k-500k if T.O.'s celebrity status and help draw in more people to the IFL. It's a bit of a gamble, but it allows Owens to do what he loves to do (no not bitch, but play football) and an investment tool. Time will tell if it's a bad investment, but at least he's getting a chance to prove what he has left.

[Enigma869]

Carolina at New Orleans - The Panthers continue to play well and appear to have found a very good QB. That said, this is a MUCH higher level of competition than they are used to. The Saints still have an outside shot of a first round bye (not likely, given the Niners have zero chance of losing to St. Louis). I suspect this will be an entertaining and high scoring game on both sides of the ball. I like Brees to put an exclamation point on his season and make it VERY difficult for MVP voters to vote for Aaron Rodgers. Saints by 17.

Buffalo at New England - Rumor has been all week that Brady is injured. I'm not buying it. Brady is the most competitive guy on the planet and still hasn't forgotten that he is the reason they lost to Buffalo earlier this season by throwing 4 picks in that game. He hasn't thrown 4 picks since then in the entire season. I personally could care less about the number one seed (only the Patriots and Saints have won a Super Bowl over the past 10 years as a number 1 seed), but I do think the first round bye is VERY important. A number two seed would definitely bring a more favorable schedule in the playoffs, as a number one could mean having to beat both Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Luckily, both of those games will be at home. I expect Brady to play and play well. He'll pass Marino's passing yards (but not Brees') record, put some points on the board, and probably hold a clipboard for the 4th quarter. The Patriots won't have 3 of their 5 starting offensive linemen, so I suspect Buffalo keeps this "closer" (comparatively speaking) than I would think they would. Patriots by 14.

Chicago at Minnesota - Chicago is reeling and doing all that they can to finish the season at .500. Minnesota isn't going to have much on the ground with Peterson on the shelf. I suspect that this will be an ugly game. Bears by 3.

NY Jets at Miami - The Jets better not sleep on Miami. Miami comes to play hard every week. The Jets just can't seem to win a big game and are probably going to be looking for a QB in the off season (Peyton Manning, anyone)? This game is going to be VERY telling for the Jets. I believe that if they lose this game, Sanchez has a really good chance of being traded or relegated to bench duty. Jets by 7.

San Francisco at St. Louis - St. Louis still has an outside shot of the number one pick, because the Colts have a VERY winnable game against a bad Jaguars team this week. St. Louis simply doesn't have anywhere near the talent they need to stay on the field with a good 49'ers team. 49'ers by 17.

Detroit at Green Bay - Green Bay has abolutely NOTHING to play for. If I were McCarthy, I would still get my starters on the field and playing football. You don't want your key players to go three weeks without playing football and risk coming out completely flat in their first playoff game. Detroit doesn't have much to play for either, as they are either a 5 or 6 seed, and it's not going to matter much, beyond drawing a very beatable Dallas or Giants team in the first round. Detroit by 4.

Washington at Philadelphia - Neither team is playing for anything. The Eagles have a shot of finishing .500 on the line, and that's about it. The Eagles are the better team. Philly by 14.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville - This game will tell anyone who watches if the Colts are really trying to lose this game (and I think that they absolutely will do everything in their power to lose this game). The Jaguars are not a great team (even though they have twice as many wins as the awful Colts). I just believe the Colts have their marching orders from Polian that they must not lose out on the number one pick, as teams with Peyton Manning should never even be in the running for this pick. Jaguars by 7.

Tennessee at Houston - I have been predicting Houston would start fading for the past 6 weeks, and they finally have started their slide. I don't see it ending here, even though the Titans are a very mediocre team. The Titans believe they still have a shot at the playoffs and Houston is coming off of two straight losses. Titans by 7.

Seattle at Arizona - Both teams are heading for the golf course. The only thing on the line in this one is that the winner will finish with a .500 record. I don't love either team, but the Seahawks have a slight edge with a solid defense and Marshawn Lynch. Seattle by 4.

Kansas City at Denver - On paper, Denver should absolutely win this game. They have the home field and an outside shot at the playoffs. Kyle Orton is coming back to a city and team who simply didn't want him. I promise you that this guy wants nothing more than to stuff it up Denver's ass. Kyle Orton gets the last laugh here and obliterates Touchdown Jesus. Chiefs by 14.

Tampa Bay at Atlanta - The Falcons need to get their heads out of their ass and decide on what team they want to be. Their inconsistency isn't going to fly in the playoffs. They have a perfect recipe to get back in the W column this week...a bad Tampa Bay team. Falcons by 21.

Baltimore at Cincinnati - This is easily my toughest game to pick this week. Back when the Bengals were rolling through the NFL and before they played Baltimore or Pittsburgh even once, I predicted that they would lose all four of those games. They haven't disappointed me, as they are 0-3 in those games. Baltimore has proven to be a lousy road team this season and at this point in the season, that starts to get into a team's head. The Patriots had a team like this a few years ago, who simply could not win on the road. This is a HUGE game for both teams. Baltimore must win to get the first round bye. If not, Pittsburgh gets the bye and Baltimore becomes a Wildcard team. If the Bengals can simply win a game, they are in the playoffs, and become a first round cupcake opponent for whomever gets lucky enough to draw them! Bengals by 3.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland - Just like last week, it doesn't matter if Ben plays or Charlie Batch plays, given that The Girls Scouts are on the schedule. Steelers by 17.

San Diego at Oakland - So long Norv Turner. I guarantee that this guy is finally going to get fired (even though it should have happened years ago). The Raiders will finally have a winning season, even though it doesn't mean much. Raiders by 10.

Dallas at NY Giants - I am still amazed season after season the ways the Cowgirls find ways to lose games. I'm not sure that I've seen a team with talent squander so many meaningful games away. I simply cannot pick Dallas or Romo to win any game that counts. Until they prove otherwise, they are a poorly run organization. Jerry Jones is a complete buffoon who simply doesn't know how to pick a head coach. Giants by 7.

[AR]

40 mph wind gusts in Cincy. If it comes down to Ray Rice vs. Cedric "the human turd who cost me my fantasy football league championship" Benson, then I like the Ravens chances.

[Enigma869]

Better get your picks in Travis, and make them count this week, John's got a 13 game lead in the win column.

Dude isn't catching me if I blow every game this week!

[Enigma869]

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[Enigma869]

T.J. Yates just left the Houston game, so onto their 4th string and the immortal Jake Delhomme.

[YoungJRNY]

Better get your picks in Travis, and make them count this week, John's got a 13 game lead in the win column.

Didn't go to bed until 8:00 this morning, haha. I'll be fine tuned for the playoffs, I only missed one game all last post-season! This year I went more into picking the unusual upsets because chicks were winning our work poll with picking teams that shouldn't have won or having 0 logic in picking! Pissed me off!

Whoever is going to draw New England in the playoffs has got to be licking their chops. Their as flat as I've ever seen a football team come out and are 2 weeks in a row in a hole. Can't play like this in the postseason or it'll be 3 straight one and done's for the Pats.

[AR]

Didn't go to bed until 8:00 this morning, .

Awesome

[Enigma869]

Whoever is going to draw New England in the playoffs has got to be licking their chops.

Careful what you wish for!

Their as flat as I've ever seen a football team

Maybe, but last I checked, an NFL football game is 4 quarters...not one! I remember a similar post on this board a couple of weeks ago when the Patriots played Denver.

Can't play like this in the postseason or it'll be 3 straight one and done's for the Pats.

Maybe...Maybe not. The Patriots will go as far as Tom Brady's arm takes them. It's obviously no secret that this isn't a great team. This is easily the worst defense that I've ever seen on an NFL playoff team, which makes the fact that not a single team in the AFC (regardless of what happens today) is going to finish with a better record than the Patriots will have quite shocking to me, as a fan! As AWFUL as this Patriots defense is, there isn't a team in the NFL who they can't keep up with on the scoreboard, and there isn't a team in the AFC playoffs who is remotely close to the Patriots when it comes to a quick-strike offense. We shall see if defense wins when the playoffs roll around.

[YoungJRNY]

Not too sure how Brady is going to finish the game after being driven into the ground so hard like that. Getting X-rays right now.

[Enigma869]

Not too sure how Brady is going to finish the game after being driven into the ground so hard like that. Getting X-rays right now.

He didn't miss a single play.

[YoungJRNY]

Not too sure how Brady is going to finish the game after being driven into the ground so hard like that. Getting X-rays right now.

He didn't miss a single play.

Sarcasm. They called a 15 yard personal foul on a Bills player for driving the QB (Brady) into the ground when all it really was, was a slight shove haha. If Stevie Johnson wasn't such a schmuck he could of helped that Bills team on the gas peddle since he's their most dynamic offensive player on the field.

[S2M]

Worst call I've ever seen this side of SB42....WOW. I don't care WHAT the score is.