NFL Playoff Pick'em - Divisional Round

[WickerBill]

Here we go....

NFC:
Washington (11-6) at Seattle (13-3)
Carolina (12-5) at Chicago (11-5)

AFC:
New England (11-6) at Denver (13-3)
Pittsburgh (12-5) at Indianapolis (14-2)


Let's see your picks.....

[chop456]

Seahawks
Bears
Pats
Colts

[Dirty Sanchez]

washington, carolina, denver, indianapolis

[nrc]

Seattle
Carolina

Denver
Indianapolis

[Wheel-Nut]

and the winners are . . .

NFC:
Seattle
Chicago

AFC:
New England
Pittsburgh**

**Upset pick of the week!

[Ed_Severson]

Seahawks, Panthers, Pats, and Colts.

[Andrew Longman]

Seahawks, Panthers, Pats, and Colts.

That's about right.

Washington is playing very good defense at the moment and will likely take away Alexander. And Gibbs is Gibbs, but I expect that Seattle will win a tough game.

Bears are playing awesome defense, but I can't see the Bears winning without a little more offense. Either way this one may be won 3-0.

Pats. That's easy. They are in a zone.

I can see the Steelers pulling an upset, and I'd like to see it. Big Ben proved yesterday he can play well in the playoffs, But I don't think a win in likely.

[Sean O'Gorman]

Seattle
Carolina
New England
Pittsburgh

[rabbit]

NFC:
Washington (11-6) at Seattle (13-3)
Carolina (12-5) at Chicago (11-5)

AFC:
New England (11-6) at Denver (13-3)
Pittsburgh :eek: (12-5) at Indianapolis (14-2)

[Al Czervik]

'skins
Bears
Pats
Colts

[G.]

seahawks
bears
broncos
colts

I pick Bears 'cuz it's my team. I think that Lovie screwed up by not playing Rex at least a quarter last week.

[tllips]

Seahawks
Bears
Patriots
Colts

[skaven]

Colts
Donkeys (sentimental pick)

Seahawks
Panthers (but I'd be happiest if Grossman pulls out a win)

I'd be 4-0 if Washington hadn't won with 120 yards total offense. :mad:

[Classic Apex]

Seahawks
Bears
Patriots
Colts

[Lizzerd]

Seattle
Carolina
Foxboro
Indianapolis Colts, baby!

[Don Quixote]

Seattle
Carolina

New England
Indianapolis

[EDwardo]

skins
bears
pats
colts

[Lizzerd]

Seattle
Carolina

New England
Indianapolis

Hey! Those were my picks! :D

[dando]

Here we go....

NFC:
Washington (11-6) at Seattle (13-3)
Carolina (12-5) at Chicago (11-5)

AFC:
New England (11-6) at Denver (13-3)
Pittsburgh (12-5) at Indianapolis (14-2)


Let's see your picks.....
Hags, Cats, Pats, Nags

-Kevin

[Opposite Lock]

NFC:
Seattle
Chicago

AFC:
New England
Pittsburgh

Yeah, same as Wheel Nut. Also the anti-Crapus. :gomer:

If I had money behind this, two of my picks would be different. :saywhat:

[Dr. Corkski]

Panthers > Masturbating Bears
Seahawks > Redskins
Colts > Steelers
Patsies > Broncos

[Insomniac]

You guys aren't really helping with the no respect in New England. ;)

[Stu]

Seattle
Carolina
Denver

and

man I really want to say Pittsburgh is gonna show up to this game but...

Indy

[Don Quixote]

Hey! Those were my picks! :D

Don't hate me for wanting to be just like you. :D

[stroker]

Seattle
Chicago

New England
Pittsburgh

Where's the Fridge when you need him?

[Car-B-Q]

I'll take the horses (Broncos, Colts), Bears, & Birds (Seahawks)

[Ankf00]

Carson got his **** ****ed up...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10826927/


“On a scale of 1 to 3, it was a 4,” he said. “It was off the chart. It was pretty badly damaged — shredded is the better term.”

The kneecap dislocated when Palmer was hit, damaging tissue around it. There also was some cartilage damage, he said.


“It’s not just like it was a torn ACL,” Paulos said Thursday, in a phone interview from Houston. “It’s a magnitude more difficult to recover from and repair. It can and has ended careers, without a doubt.

however...


“The things that were torn could be repaired,” he said. “They were not torn beyond repair. So he’s got all his parts in there, which is good. We’re optimistic, actually.”

If rehabilitation goes well, Palmer could be running in a couple of months and might be able to play in the first regular season game, Paulos said. The 2006 schedule hasn’t been set.

[Insomniac]

Carson got his **** ****ed up...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10826927/





however...

PFT had an interesting take. Basically saying the doctor is trying to pimp himself while the top orthopedic surgeon, James Andrews is laid up.

[Stu]

yea he'll be back, this is nothing.

[racer2c]

I didn't think the skins would make it past Tampa. Their D is playing tough but they have ZERO offesive. On the other hand, Alexander has been held to just 4 ypc against teams with a winning season and no one is scared of that.

I'm going with Seatle though as I don't think skins can score the points needed. The Tampa game was a fluke.

Bears over Carolina.

Colts over P'burg.

Denver gets it done at home.

Winners are: Seatle, Chicago, Indy, Denver.

[nrc]

Late Thursday night after conducting a series of media interviews, Paulos, through the Bengals public relations department, released the following clarification:

“I believe and regret that media reports, based on interviews with me, have misinterpreted my view of Carson Palmer’s knee injury. Though the injury was serious, the essential facts remain his ACL and MCL have been repaired. I would consider this a typical MCL-ACL football injury. My comments attributed to me that the knee injury was “devastating and potentially career ending” were meant to describe such injuries in general, not Carson’s particular case.

“I was accurately quoted by the Associated Press that my bottom line is optimism regarding Carson’s prognosis. With a successful rehabilitation program, he has an excellent chance of being medically cleared for play at the beginning of the 2006 NFL regular season.”

[WickerBill]

My picks:

Chicago over Carolina
Seattle over Washington

Denver over New England
Indianapolis over Pittsburgh

[WickerBill]

Folks who picked in round 1 but haven't yet picked for round 2 -- get on it! Games are tomorrow!

Cam
RusH
extramundane
Ozarkian
cartgal
TKGAngel

[cartgal]

OK, not so sure of these picks...

'Skins over 'Hawks -- as long as there's no spitting. (Sheesh! What a maroon.)
Chicago over Carolina
New England over Denver
Indianapolis does in the Steelers. End of the ride for Da' Bus

(edit: for grammar; you think that as an editor I'd do a better job with my posts.....)

[TKGAngel]

NFC:
Washington (11-6) at Seattle (13-3)
Carolina (12-5) at Chicago (11-5)

AFC:
New England (11-6) at Denver (13-3)
Pittsburgh (12-5) at Indianapolis (14-2)

[WickerBill]

No more pick'ems accepted for this round as... of.... right..... now.

[WickerBill]

Okay, can *anyone* throw the ball OVER the Redskins, or are they just the tip-masters? Hass is fortunate they haven't picked off a couple passes from tipped balls already.

[dando]

Is Brunell related to Jim Plunkett? :gomer: :D

-Kevin

[WickerBill]

What? What? I come in here and not a single "hey thanks for knocking off the Pats" comment? Geez, you ingrate Colts fans. ;)

[Cam]

Folks who picked in round 1 but haven't yet picked for round 2 -- get on it! Games are tomorrow!

Cam
RusH
extramundane
Ozarkian
cartgal
TKGAngel

I didn't wanna jinx anyone..... :rolleyes:

So you wanted us to pick the winning teams? :shakehead

[Insomniac]

Congratulations to Denver fans.

[Sean O'Gorman]

Today's AFC championship game should be interesting. I'm thinking Pittsburgh is going to take it.

[dando]

Me thinks Indy is in trouble. They just don't look in synch, and the men of steel are getting pressure on Manning.

Oh, and congrats to the Nags yesterday! Down go the Pats, down go the Pats! :thumbup:

-Kevin

[dando]

Fork 'em. :eek:

-Kevin

[Andrew Longman]

Contratulations to you Steeler fans.

What a game!

Vanderjagt really bailed out Bettis

Winning in Denver should be tougher though. Luck to you.

[Andrew Longman]

Today's AFC championship game should be interesting. I'm thinking Pittsburgh is going to take it.

Pretty good pick SeanO. Hope you had money on it

[EDwardo]

skins
bears
pats
colts

I forgot to mention these are picks for the losers.......... ;)

:cry:

[rabbit]

Pittsburgh :eek: (12-5) at Indianapolis (14-2) :D

[nrc]

Colts sleepwalk through the first half and can't pull it out on in the second. Maybe the worst playoff performance I've seen from a Super Bowl favorite.

[Wheel-Nut]

and the winners are . . .


AFC:
Pittsburgh**

**Upset pick of the week!

Since Rabbit wants to start the self indulgent back slapping . . . . :rofl:

[rabbit]

Since Rabbit wants to start the self indulgent back slapping . . . . :rofl:
;):thumbup:

[Dr. Corkski]

The drunk idiot kicker should change his last name to Manning too with that choke job. :rofl:

[Lizzerd]

As a Colts fan, that game had so many highs and lows in the second half that I thought I was going to hyperventilate a couple times.

I can't count the times I went from crying in my beer to pumping my fist in the air and screaming (in a good way) at my dog.

I'm really kinda bummed out right now.

Congrats to the Steelers. It would have been a bit of an injustice if they lost, but give credit to the Colts too for creating the opportunity of giving themselves a chance to win in the end. 14-2 was great, but 14-3 sux bad.

I guess I'll now have to be AFC-loyal and cheer for the Denver/Steelers winner in XL.

[WickerBill]

It's all on Manning. That's all there is to it. Couldn't hit the broadside of a barn in the first 40 minutes.

They very well may wrap up home field again next year early; I bet they don't sit people again -- at least not the QB.

What a drag. Hope he wins one eventually.

Go Broncos!

[TKGAngel]

The drunk idiot kicker should change his last name to Manning too with that choke job. :rofl:

I dont think he was even in the same zip code as the goal posts with that kick. If he had to do wide right, at least he could have pulled a Scott Norwood and done it properly.

[Sean O'Gorman]

"Some guys have it, and some guys don't." :gomer:

[WickerBill]

You know...

I like the Colts a lot. I really do -- if I ever get enough money I'll buy season tickets.

But I'm to the point now that I cannot stand Manning. His main quote today is that he wasn't going to point fingers, but they had protection problems. Are you kidding me? You stood in the pocket and danced, overthrew with no pressure, held the ball too long -- and you're going to pick on your offensive line who almost never lets you get sacked?

Sorry bud, with all the weapons you have, you should KILL a blitz.

Sigh.

[racer2c]

Colts sleepwalk through the first half and can't pull it out on in the second. Maybe the worst playoff performance I've seen from a Super Bowl favorite.

My thoughts too.

[dando]

Vanderjagt really bailed out Bettis


The whiner K should now shut his yap permanently. :laugh:

-Kevin

[Dr. Corkski]

http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/CXB12101160033.jpg
:thumbup: :thumbup:

2 down, 2 to go.

[Andrew Longman]

You know...

I like the Colts a lot. I really do -- if I ever get enough money I'll buy season tickets.

But I'm to the point now that I cannot stand Manning. His main quote today is that he wasn't going to point fingers, but they had protection problems. Are you kidding me? You stood in the pocket and danced, overthrew with no pressure, held the ball too long -- and you're going to pick on your offensive line who almost never lets you get sacked?

Sorry bud, with all the weapons you have, you should KILL a blitz.

Sigh.

I wouldn't put it all on Manning. Backs missed chip blocks, linemen didn't slide properly to protect the blitz, receivers didn't adjust routes in response to the blitz.

They got outcoached and they looked rusty. That much layoff is too much for a timing team. Agreed they will not likely sit people next year if they clinch early.

I'm not a fan of Manning (Peyton that is, Eli case is still out), nor am I a fan of the Colts, but I do feel badly for Dungy given what happen to his son. I noticed Ben and Cowler went out of their way to find him and say something nice to him after the game.

[rabbit]

Haha, just tried to check out the IndyStar message boards. (http://www2.indystar.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=10)

vBulletin Message

The server is too busy at the moment. Please try again later. :laugh:

[Al Czervik]

4-0 first week
0-4 this week

D'Oh

[WickerBill]

Picks attached.

[Stu]

I am surprised there were no comments on Jake's celebrations at the end of the game. Looked like he learned a dance move or two from Jeff Garcia.

http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/CXB12001160028.jpg

http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/CXB12901160120.jpg

Those pictures really don't do him justice. I think that was the reasoning for the Bears jumping over the pile and tackling him, not just to strip the ball when he took a knee.

[WickerBill]

Better than Shaun Alexander's "happy happy clap clap" when Hasselbeck ran for TD...

[skaven]

Picks attached.

One of you engineering or computer dudes should update WB's spreadsheet. It's all "=IF((F23)=(F32),2,0)" and stuff. :saywhat:

SOG needs to pick soon so we can all pick against him. :p

[Sean O'Gorman]

Why do you think I'm waiting so long?

[Ankf00]

Why do you think I'm waiting so long?

he tells that to all his dates, too :gomer:

[dando]

One of you engineering or computer dudes should update WB's spreadsheet. It's all "=IF((F23)=(F32),2,0)" and stuff. :saywhat:
Even the spreadsheet can't compute SOG in the lead. :D

-Kevin

[Stu]

Why do you think I'm waiting so long?

He already told me he is picking Pittsburgh.

[Dr. Corkski]

He already told me he is picking Pittsburgh.I think he was picking this, and not the football team:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/browns123/4397442_6f4c3129dc_o.jpg

[Stu]

His reasoning was because I am tied for 2nd place, 2 points behind him. So if we pick different teams, 1 of us is guaranteed to win. But he doesnt want me to win, so he'll pick the same as me just to spite me.

[EDwardo]

not that it matters with my excrable previous record, but I select the Stealers just because. Well, partly because they knocked off the Clots and then rode the Nags hard and put them away wet.

And there isn't a bird called "Seahawk".

[Stu]

And there isn't a bird called "Seahawk".

Is there a bird called Steeler?

[EDwardo]

Is there a bird called Steeler?

This reminds me of the time I cheated while playing a game of scrabble. This was before the internet and the scrabble dictionary was the only way to verify words. I was going to a friend's house to play and I was supposed to bring the dictionary. Which I conveniently forgot. During the game I found myself with some challenging letters. I played the word "Qaxza", which was immediately challenged. I was going to rack up over 90 points with a triple word. With no dictionary available, I suggested calling my friend Fred to verify. What no one knew except me, I had arranged things beforehand with Fred. Whatever word I told him I had spelled, he would confirm it as a real word. Everyone was extremely impressed. The next day I got an indignant phone call from another player who had tried to find my word. My cheat was revealed but I had had my moment.

It was to be a South American game bird found only in the Amazon.........

:)