I hope the Steelers get in. Then we have at least two teams who "could" beat New England. Off topic, Antonio Brown has 10 touchdowns this year. He has 5 of them when I play against him in fantasy. Unreal
agreed about the cowboys, although the seahawks seem to be finding their stride. i'm just not as bullish on pats.the afc field is more open then the nfc,imo
I personally would love to see a Raiders - Seahawks / Cowboys SB. You definitely cannot discount the Raiders because they have the players to absolutely dominate the Patriots on a given Sunday. Khalil Mack on a good day can ruin an entire offensive gameplan. I think Cooper could dominate Malcolm Butler, and if they roll the coverage over to Cooper, Crabtree could have one of those 3 TD days. Carr gets everyone involved and I think that's problematic for a Pats defense that doesn't generate pass rush. Raiders secondary is very questionable, but so is the Patriots secondary. It will come down to who can make the most plays, and I think whoever has the ball last could win that game. Can't discount the Seahawks either, better defense, QB is on fire ... they could absolutely go to Dallas and beat the Boys. IMO Seattle would limit the Cowboys to 3rd and longs and Prescott while a good rookie QB, will struggle in those situations and has in the past.
I hate the Cowboys and the Pats, so I would be more than happy to see a Raiders and Seattle SB. My only reason for choosing the Cowboys to represent the NFC is this, the Hawks play a lot of Zone and they would have to go to man coverage in order to stop the Cowboys running game, a four man front is not going to be enough to stop the Dallas running game, as such I believe that would put them at a disadvantage. I can see your point about the raiders defense with Mack, he could be a Von Miller type of player in the playoffs. That being said, the Broncos great defense last year, almost lost on the last play where Brady could not make it happen for the Pats. I hope they televise the last 1/3 of the Raiders games in the east coast, they have a very tough schedule and I would like to follow them as the season ends.
I have despised the Cowboys since before I can remember. However, this incarnation is actually somewhat likable with the Prescott and Elliot story lines and I am rooting for them to go all the way. They just play good solid fundamental football. The thing that stands out most about Dak, is how unusually calm and poised he looks under pressure for a young QB, sort of the way Russell Wilson did. I definitely think it is Cowboys or Seahawks in the NFC, and Pats or Raiders in the AFC. Anything but Pats, please.
Hawks do play a lot of zone, but Kam Chancellor is no joke and they still have a lot of speed to limit the big run plays. Hopefully those 2 teams match up, Dez against Sherman would be a good matchup. Brandon Marshall had plenty of success against Sherman. However, I will absolutely take Wilson over Dak in a big game. Broncos offense didn't put up many points, they did just enough. Raiders are far more explosive, but it'll take an astonishing game from Mack for them to limit Brady. Raiders will be a tough AFC team, if the Jets were to somehow actually become relevant again, I would not want to face Oakland. Carr and that offense is the real deal. Their secondary is very suspect, but they got a strong pass rush.
Cut Sheldon with the provision that he signs with Seattle or Oakland to stop New England. They then give us a third and a fifth next year for being so kind. Patriots winning the Super Bowl problem solved!
I'm in the minority I guess but I am pretty sure well see both the Raiders and Cowboys crash and burn before the year is over. Seattle / New England Super Bowl with an outside shot at KC in the AFC
the problem is, the NFL lies about the start times so you tune in when the game will start and you see that crap
Looks like Nugent is at the end of the road - 9 missed kicks this season including 5 missed FGs, and he just missed his third straight PAT!
Bortles throws a 5 yard pass on 4th and 9, after taking a delay of game penalty on 4th and 4. There are a lot of stupid QBs playing in the NFL these days.
Very interesting end to the Ravens-Bengals game. Baltimore has the ball on fourth down on their own 15 yard line with 10 seconds left and a 7 point lead. The snapper snaps the ball to the punter who just stands there while everyone on the punt team basically tackles the guys on the defense, preventing them from getting to the punter. Flags fly, but the punter runs out the clock and eventually runs out of the back of the end zone for a safety. The game ends on the offensive penalty. Perfectly legal, but I don't think I've ever seen it before.
Harbaugh has every offensive player hold on the last play of the game so they can run the clock out. He'd have crying like a little bitch if anyone did anything like that to him...
And then Kaepernick is stopped on the 2 yard line to end the game. First 10-game losing streak in team history.
That was a pretty big hit on Kap to end it. Snacks is MVP of Giants defense. Holy shit he is having a good season.
