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on3m@n@rmy said:and 31.6 yards per completion. Tebow alone is not good enough to draw it up that way.
I also read somewhere (though this may just be bs) that the fourth quarter tv audience was 31.6 million.
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on3m@n@rmy said:and 31.6 yards per completion. Tebow alone is not good enough to draw it up that way.
on3m@n@rmy said:@Foxxy... hahahahahaha, okaaaaaay rub it in.
We should have bet on that ATL-NYJ game too. But I prolly would not have taken that bet. Ya know, the Giants, Eli, Coughlin, the playoffs, anything could happen especially vs a slightly better than average ATL. Not a sure enough thing for me.But if it helps, you really look good in yellow signing # "7".
Interesting the thinktank thoughts that NO needs to run vs SF. I will say though, NO could use the pass to set up the run and get their yards on the ground that way. Just enough to keep SF guessing and to work the clock.
Amsterhammer said:I also read somewhere (though this may just be bs) that the fourth quarter tv audience was 31.6 million.![]()
on3m@n@rmy said:Not sure about the audience, but I guess when the touchdown pass was thrown, the national TV rating peaked at 31.6, as reported by NBC.
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/16482529/2012/01/09/tim-tebow-win-coincidence-or-divine-intervention
Amsterhammer said:Saints at Niners - Brees is in the form of his life.
Broncs at Pats - I believe that the miracle stops here...but hey...who knows...
Giants at Packers - I really can't imagine an upset here, though it could be closer than expected if the real Giants turn up.
Texans at Ravens - I see no reason why the earlier result should not be repeated.
Alpe d'Huez said:Not sure why I get thanks. I mean, I'm no Tim Tebow....Though I guess I did say I didn't see the Steelers getting very far. Too old, too banged up.
Here's a peek at next week's games. Historically, next week is often the best round in the playoffs:
NFC
New Orleans at San Francisco - Classic offense vs. defense match-up. I realize the Saints aren't the same on the road, but I like them in a tough game. About 20-16.
NY Giants at Green Bay - The Giants give the Packers style problems, and played them very close in NY early this year, and an upset wouldn't be shocking. But at Lambeau, I think the Packers are going to be looking to prove something. If Rogers has time to throw deep, and the Giants can't get after him, the Packers may blow them out. I like them to win about 41-30.
AFC
Denver at New England - While I think the Patriots aren't as good as their record, and these teams played a few weeks ago for an easy Patriots win, I think it will be fairly close. About 38-27.
Houston at Baltimore - While I like the way the Texans won last week, I think they're going to have a tough time even moving the ball much on the Ravens. The Ravens won't score much either, but I'll take them anyway, about 16-9.
Amsterhammer said:Uh, that figure certainly is coincidentally, shall we say, spooky? But sure, coincidences do happen.
Well, my mind is made up for this weekend.
Saints at Niners - Brees is in the form of his life.
Broncs at Pats - I believe that the miracle stops here...but hey...who knows...
Giants at Packers - I really can't imagine an upset here, though it could be closer than expected if the real Giants turn up.
Texans at Ravens - I see no reason why the earlier result should not be repeated.
Are you going to be venturing score predictions again, Foxxy?
FoxxyBrown1111 said:My picks for the weekend:
NO 24, SF 20
DEN 23, NE 31
HOU 20, BAL 13
NYG 17, GB 24
So far i am 3 of 4 straight, 3 of 4 ATS, and 2 of 4 O/U
Amsterhammer said:First of all, apologies for the necessity of the messages im my signature, they'll be removed again when appropriate.
Pardon my ignorance, but what do the ATS and O/U stand for? Houston to win, huh....
Alpe d'Huez said:It will be like a holiday for me!
Seems all but certain Luck and RG3 will go 1-2 in the draft.
Amsterhammer said:So, who do you think the Skins can attract as a new starting QB? Any chance of Flynn?
Alpe d'Huez said:I have to say that 49ers-Saints game was one of the most exciting battles I've seen in recent years. I'd like to say the better team didn't win, but I think an analysis goes beyond that, because both teams played at a very high level. I did not expect Alex Smith to play that well in the clutch either. I also imagine the Packers and Giants have to be happy with he result. FWIW, the 49ers beat the Giants 27-20 in week 10 in a game where Frank Gore saw limited play. The 49ers and Packers have not met.
The Patriots and especially Tom Brady played like they were trying to make a big statement today. Brady must have been sick of hearing about Tebow. Pats played like they were sick of critics like me reminding everyone of their lackadaisical loss to the Jets last year. I don't see them rolling over either Baltimore or Houston this way, if at all, but today, an incredible win.
Merckx index said:I’m out of the country and have a bad internet connection, and I thought it was playing tricks on me. It’s 24-23 Saints with about four minutes left, which sounds about right, then the game goes crazy. Alex Smith runs for a 28 yd TD to win the game? The 49er defense gives up a 66 yd bomb with less than two minutes to lose the game? The 49ers pull it out with 9 seconds left? The paramedics must have been very busy in the stands. What a game for Vernon Davis. Not only two TDs, but the two key plays on the last two drives, 37 yd and a 47 yd receptions. Four of his 7 catches for twenty or more yards.
Alpe wins the prize for the most accurate pick, saying some time ago that this would be the game of the year. That prediction is worth any number of W-L or even spread picks. This game I think will go down as one of the most dramatic playoff games of all time.
I’m happy that the Niners won, but their pass defense, which I think was around 20th in the NFL, was exposed as being less than elite. Brees torched the 49er secondary; you have to be moving the ball well to turn it over five times and still nearly win. His two interceptions were understandable, given he threw the ball more than sixty times. But the three fumbles, all of them killers, were very uncharacteristic of this team, particularly as none involved RBs. The 49ers were also lucky in that they recovered one of their own fumbles, while the one they lost occurred late in the first half and near midfield, not giving the Saints enough time to capitalize on it.
I’m not a Pats fan (they must be the first team in NFL history to reach the conference championship without beating a team with a winning record—the win over Denver, though, was their seventh over .500 teams), but I was glad to see Denver eliminated. I think they have been extraordinarily lucky. Has any other team in NFL history played four OT games in one season, let alone won them all? Once you get into OT, it’s a crapshoot. Denver rolled the dice four times this year and got four heads. Not to mention playing in a division where 8-8 is good enough to win, and a system where the 12-4 team has to play at your home field. I give them credit for taking advantage of the breaks, but enough already. They are not a final four team by any stretch.
The yo-yo career of Tebow (who went from the Biblical 316 yards passing last week to the slightly different 136 this week) must be driving Elway and the other brass nuts. He has played brilliantly at times, but never for an entire game, and he has played entire games miserably. If he were consistently bad you could just dump him, but he shows just enough promise to create conflict about what to do. Personally, if it were on me, I would look for another QB, on the theory that Tebow will never be so good that I would regret cutting him loose. My feeling is that if he is the starting QB for the Broncos all next season he will be much as he is this year, playing great some times, crap at others. He will improve over time, but so will the defenses designed to stop him.
Anyway, we’re assured that both title games will feature a strong offense vs. a strong defense. This means that all three options—offense vs. offense, offense vs. defense, and defense vs. defense—are still in play for the SB. If the Giants upset the Packers, a Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh II game, which seemed unlikely before, becomes a very bettable possibility. But I’m sticking with my prediction of GB vs. NE. The NO/SF game provides a preview, I think, of what as SF vs. GB game would be like, except I think GB at Lambeau would win by 10. I am very curious to see how Brady will fare against the defense of the Ravens, who I expect to beat Houston tomorrow. I would root for Houston except I think Baltimore has a better chance of eliminating the Pats.
In college news, Oregon QB Darron Thomas says he’s going to enter the draft. I don’t see him as a hot NFL prospect (think Dennis Dixon with possible character issues), but it should mean that USC will dominate the Pac-12 next year. Even if LaMichael James leaves, the Ducks will have a potent running offense, but Thomas is the guy who makes that offense roll. Predictions this far out are grasping at straws, but not hard to imagine that USC could be back in the national championship game next year.
Alpe d'Huez said:The Giants are up 20-10 in a strange game. If you told me they were up 20-10 because they were harassing Rodgers with a serious pass rush, and that Jacobs was pounding them out on defense, I'd believe you. But to see the Packers fumbles, and especially the dropped passes like this is disconcerting. The 49ers have to be liking what they see.