NFL Saturday playoff open thread
posted at 4:10 pm on January 12, 2008 by Bryan
Two games on tap today: Green Bay hosts Seattle at 4:30 and New England hosts Jacksonville at 8 pm. If there’s an upset pick, and there probably isn’t, it would be Jacksonville to beat New England. Jacksonville is probably the most underrated team in the playoffs, but picking up back-to-back road playoff wins is a long shot. Beating the unbeaten Patriots is a longer shot. Patriots by 10 is probably a safe pick.
On the other side, the Packers ought to handle the Seahawks. I’d say Packers by at least a figgie.
While you wait for kickoffs, have a rap. You’re welcome.
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14-14 at the half… I’m pleasantly surprised.
;-)
Pachyderm on January 12, 2008 at 9:41 PM
Man, I love the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre. CLASSIC NFL! GO PACK GO!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!
capitalist piglet on January 12, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Hey – on the Gillette Stadium field, the symbols at the 50 yard line near either sideline, underneath the “Patriot” symbol, what is that weird-looking long gray thing with little yellow sparks or something coming out of it?
You can barely see one in this image:
Gray Patriots/Gillette Stadium image thing.
CK MacLeod on January 12, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Thought this was worth a gas or two, from the Patriots/Jaguars game blog at SI (following the Rodney Harrison INT):
Man, that is high-larious on so many levels.
Gymkata on January 12, 2008 at 11:15 PM
17-0, 2 to go!
LOOK OUT FOLKS, YOU’RE NEXT!
BKennedy on January 12, 2008 at 11:23 PM
WTH?
That is the Pats mind control device.
F15Mech on January 12, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Right and you cheeseheads weren’t craping your pants when they turned the ball over twice and fell behind 14 point so quickly. Please…
One heck of a comeback. They acted like a veteran team and never lost their composure when all their fans surely did. You can hear a pin drop in that stadium.
TheBigOldDog on January 13, 2008 at 1:48 AM
Just finished watching the Seahawk/Packer game, since I was out of town today. It sucks that the Hawks went down. The defensive line was not able to get to Favre at all and they were pushed around on the run game. It’s a telling statistic that the Packers didn’t have to punt until the middle of the 4th quarter. Crap, the season’s over.
Even though they eliminated my Hawks, how can you root against Favre? Go Packers and take care of whoever wins on Sunday.
Mallard T. Drake on January 13, 2008 at 5:36 AM
I am just hoping vacationing with Jennifer doesnt take its toll on Romo. If it were me, I’d have made the team run plays all week and rest a day or two.
Oh he ran plays and passes I’m sure, but not the kind that are gonna get him to the bowl.
johnnyU on January 13, 2008 at 6:42 AM
Hey, I did miss a third of that call. Fortunately, it was the over/under third.
steveegg on January 13, 2008 at 7:58 AM
Actually it’s just a decoration for Gillette Stadium itself. The first part of the symbol represents the bridge at the end of the field (no that’s not me in the photo) and the second represents the lighthouse on the north end.
Glad I could help.
Ciannaky on January 13, 2008 at 11:30 AM
Thank you, kind sir.
You’re sure it’s not the Patriots’ mind control device?
CK MacLeod on January 13, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Quite sure.
Ciannaky on January 13, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Since I dont see a sunday thread on this, Romo could ahve done a tad better, but I think coaching was the problem today. I see AP has ROMO as the fault, but no, some missed plays by a few key players caused todays failure. Coaching-wise, they should have been on the pratice field keeping limber etc. and not watching the waves or pumping iron.
Basic stuff folks. That coach is history. Jerry Jones’ look on the field said it all.
johnnyU on January 13, 2008 at 9:00 PM
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