NFL 2008-09 Season

[anders5189]

The Cowboys straight f***ed themselves. They let Baltimore get TD runs of 70 and 80 yards in the last 3 mins of the game when they were only down by 2. That's the type of sh*t the Raiders or Lions would do. Kind of spoiled the whole farewell to Texas Stadium ceremony after the game.

 

[SabresRule]

Carolina is now OFFICIALLY in the playoffs after the Ravens' win.

So, there's no doomsday scenario for the Panthers after all

 

[SabresRule]

Carolina is now OFFICIALLY in the playoffs after the Ravens' win.

So, there's no doomsday scenario for the Panthers after all

 

[Rey]

Looks like the Ravens are going to beat Dallas.

Now, can someone explain how this will affect the AFC and NFC playoff pictures?

AFC



Baltimore goes into Sunday with a half game lead over 3 AFC east teams that are 9-5, one which will get in by winning the division. the Ravens are guaranteed of being in the mix when the play Jacksonville at home next weekend.

 

[Rey]

NFC
CLINCHED: New York Giants, NFC East; Arizona, NFC West
ELIMINATED: Detroit, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Green Bay, New Orleans
New York Giants
The Giants clinch a first-round bye with:
1) A victory over Carolina OR
2) Minnesota loss or tie
The Giants clinch home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with a victory over Carolina.

Carolina Panthers
The Panthers clinch the NFC South title with:
1) A victory over the N.Y. Giants or tie OR
2) Tampa Bay loss or tie and Atlanta loss or tie
Carolina clinch s a first-round bye with a victory over the N.Y. Giants or tie. It clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with a victory.

Carolina clinched a playoff spot with Dallas' loss to Baltimore.
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings clinch the NFC North title with:
1) A victory over Atlanta OR
2) A tie with Atlanta and Chicago loss or tie OR
3) Chicago loss
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Bucs clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A victory over San Diego and Atlanta loss and PhiladelphiaI loss or tie OR
2) A victory over San Diego and Atlanta loss and Dallas loss or tie

Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A victory over Minnesota and Tampa Bay loss and Dallas loss OR
2) A victory over Minnesota and Tampa Bay loss and Dallas tie and Philadelphia loss OR
3) A victory over Minnesota and Tampa Bay loss and Philadelphia loss and Chicago loss or tie OR
4) A victory over Minnesota and Tampa Bay loss and Philadelphia lossand Dallas clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over Chicago

 

[SabresRule]

afc


Baltimore goes into Sunday with a half game lead over 3 AFC Eastteams that are 9-5, one of which will get in by winning the division. the Ravens are guaranteed of being in the mix when the play Jacksonville at home next weekend.

Just curious, but given the "Super Bowl losers" jinx, what would have to happen for the Patriots to miss the playoffs?

 

[Rey]

Just curious, but given the "Super Bowl losers" jinx, what would have to happen for the Patriots to miss the playoffs?

miami or the jets would need to win their last 2 games or miami and the jets lose one and win one and the pats lose one

 

[Rey]

more AFC info

AFC
CLINCHED: Tennessee, AFC South and first-round bye; Pittsburgh, AFC North and first-round bye; Indianapolis, wild card and No. 5 seeding
ELIMINATED: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Oakland, Buffalo
Tennessee Titans
The Titans clinch home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with a victory over Pittsburgh.

Denver Broncos
The Broncos clinch the AFC West title with:
1) A victory over Buffalo or tie OR
2) San Diego loss or tie

 

[Rey]

basically the ravens win means or solidifies that only the division winner of the afc east will go to the playoffs. everyone else will go home in the east.

 

[anders5189]

Time for me to give my semi-weekly two cents on the Arizona Cardinals:

I'm sick and tired of hearing how Zona can't win on the East, Pats are unbeatable in December, etc.

You guys say you can't trust Zona on the road. I can't exactly trust New England at home themselves.

THE PATRIOTS ARE NOT THAT GREAT THIS YEAR!!

They are HIGHLY overrated!

It's 21-0 NE and they're playing in a snowstorm. Seems like one team is not very comfortable in the elements. I guess the Cardinals are who we thought they were.

 

[CeltsHD]

It's 21-0 NE and they're playing in a snowstorm. Seems like one team is not very comfortable in the elements. I guess the Cardinals are who we thought they were.

Exactly!! The worst division winner in the history of the NFL!

 

[Hemi 6.1]

NFC
CLINCHED: New York Giants, NFC East; Arizona, NFC West
ELIMINATED: Detroit, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Green Bay, New Orleans
New York Giants
The Giants clinch a first-round bye with:
1) A victory over Carolina OR
2) Minnesota loss or tie
The Giants clinch home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with a victory over Carolina.

Carolina Panthers
The Panthers clinch the NFC South title with:
1) A victory over the N.Y. Giants or tie OR
2) Tampa Bay loss or tie and Atlanta loss or tie
Carolina clinch s a first-round bye with a victory over the N.Y. Giants or tie. It clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with a victory.

Carolina clinched a playoff spot with Dallas' loss to Baltimore.
Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings clinch the NFC North title with:
1) A victory over Atlanta OR
2) A tie with Atlanta and Chicago loss or tie OR
3) Chicago loss
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Bucs clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A victory over San Diego and Atlanta loss and PhiladelphiaI loss or tie OR
2) A victory over San Diego and Atlanta loss and Dallas loss or tie

Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons clinch a playoff spot with:
1) A victory over Minnesota and Tampa Bay loss and Dallas loss OR
2) A victory over Minnesota and Tampa Bay loss and Dallas tie and Philadelphia loss OR
3) A victory over Minnesota and Tampa Bay loss and Philadelphia loss and Chicago loss or tie OR
4) A victory over Minnesota and Tampa Bay loss and Philadelphia lossand Dallas clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over Chicago

Doesn't Philly Get a spot if they win their last 2 and Tampa Bay,or Atlanta Lose 1 game? That what I though I heard

 

[AntAltMike]

I haven't found any articles on the Patriots playoff permutations, but they don't look very good. If they and the Jets win out, which is likely, then the Jets have the tie breaker for the division.

If the Ravens and Colts win out, the Patriots lose the tie breaker for an at-large berth.

So the Patriots need either Indianapolis to lose to Tennessee next week (plausible) or the Ravens to lose to the Jaguars (unlikely), or they need the Jets to lose a game, but even if one of those teams lose, the Patriots would likely have to also hold a tie breaker advantage over Miami. They split with Miami and would have identical records in the division and conference if Miami wins out ( I think I just saw they are trailing by 3 in the 3rd quarter), so the tie breaker would be either record against common opponents or the combined records of teams they have both beaten, but I don't have the wherewithall to tally those up.

 

[AntAltMike]

Update: An announcer on the Patriots game just said that Miami and the Jets both must lose a game for the Patriots to win the division, meaning his staff has determined that Miami otherwise holds the divisional tie breaker advantages with the Patriots, and the ESPN site says that Indianapolis is guaranteed of a wildcard spot regardless of what they do next week, meaning ESPN has determined that Indianapolis has insurmountable conference tie breaker advantages, so the Patriots need either to have BOTH the Jets and Miami to lose a game to let them win their division, or they need the Ravens to lose next week to a 5-10 Jacksonville team. And even if the Ravens lose, I think the Patriots still also would need to have Miami lose to survive the windcard tie-breaker

Bleak.

 

[anders5189]

Kind of f-ed up that NE could go 11-5 and miss the playoffs while Arizona could go 8-8 and make them, especially after that 47-7 beatdown.

 

[Rey]

Kind of f-ed up that NE could go 11-5 and miss the playoffs while Arizona could go 8-8 and make them, especially after that 47-7 beatdown.

or that sandiego still has a chance too.

 

[AntAltMike]

Bleak.

And now, bleaker. Miami beat KC, so now, for the Partiots to make it, they need to win next week and either:

1. The Jets lose to Seattle tonight and Miami loses to the Jets next week, making the Patriots the division champion, or,

2. Miami loses to the Jets and the Ravens lose to Jacksonville next week, giving the Patriots the last wildcard berth.

This is sounding like what the Redskins look at near the end of every season.

I's say the Vegas odds of the Patriots making the playoffs are no better than 10:1 against, and may be worse than that.

 

[Rey]

miami dolphins defense stayed at miami today as they escape 38-31. it's not going to be that much warmer next week so they better man up.

 

[SabresRule]

Kind of f-ed up that NE could go 11-5 and miss the playoffs while Arizona could go 8-8 and make them, especially after that 47-7 beatdown.

That loss to San Diego, IMO, will probably be what haunts them- the Jets, Dolphins, Colts, and Steelers losses don't sound so bad.

 

[salsadancer7]

Well, the Cleveland Browns are now WORSE than the Raiders! Shut out by the Bengals??!!