ok, fine. The Steelers are my backup team since most of my family is from Pittsburgh so I have to be optimistic for them too. But after the Dolphins are out and the Steelers are out, its back to the Florida teams and if you say the Jags are gonna do it even better. The Skunk Ape will prevail over the New England Patriot Acts!
Wow, now both NBC and CBS are showing the Pats/Giants game (on top of NFL Network).
That’s nuts.
So you’re saying the Chargers, Bucs, and Seahawks are less jokier…
Tough competition in those divisions, plus nice away records.
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They’re all comparable to the Steelers.
that is pretty ‘unprecidented’ as espn put it…kudos nfl network, kudos
I wonder who they’ll get to do both the CBS and NBC games.
Simms and Nantz are already tapped to do the 4pm Pittsburgh @ Baltimore game. I suppose they could still do the Saturday game.
Then for NBC I’m guessing Michaels and Madden will be doing the Indy game.
Hmmmm.
I think the Chragers are the sleeper team this year. Even though they have the history of flopping in the playoffs and Norv is a butt face, I think they might surprise everyone.
My two shiney pennies
In a head to head matchup I would take any of those three teams over the Steelers right now. But that’s just my opinion.
Hopefully the Chargers remain a 3 seed and win their first game so the Colts can avenge their embarrassing loss from earlier in the year. The Jaguars should be able to beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh again. If the Jaguars are unable to beat New England, I’d love to see the Colts avenge their only other loss. It would be difficult without Pro bowlers Harrison and Freeney as well as Mathis but I think they can do it. Wayne will most likely be matched up with Rodney Harrison, who knows Manning better than anyone else, but Wayne is too good not to perform. Dallas Clark and Gonzalez across the middle all day. After the Chargers game Manning finally realized that he doesn’t have to do everything in order for this offense to work. He doesn’t have to force throws nor does he have to constantly look deep. He can let his receivers run their routs and as long as he hits them in the right places, this offense is as good as it’s ever been.
Since Week 10
Manning 15TD 4INT QB Rating - 109.6
Combined Opponents Record - 35-55
Brady 15TD 4INT QB Rating - 94.8
Combined Opponents Record- 32-58
Does anyone else see how much the Colts and Patriots have flip flopped from the 2005 season? Now, it’s Brady who is cruising by with what is going to be a record breaking season for passing TDs. They are very healthy and they were blowing teams out for most of the season. The Colts are playing very good team ball, especially on offense. Their defense is very battered but they keep believing in the system and showing they can defend their Superbowl crown. All the talk this season has been centered around the Patriots so somehow the Colts have been slightly under the radar even though they won the Superbowl last year.
GO COLTS!
I thought Harrison was coming back for the playoffs? He won’t be 100% but I think he can at least play. That will take some attention away from Wayne and Clark.
I think I heard that the last simulcast game was Superbowl I. And by simulcast I assume that it will be the same broadcast on all three channels, not three different ones, could be wrong though.
Actually, I think you’re right.
What they’ll do is just take their regular NFL Network broadcast (Gumbel and Collinsworth) and simply show it on NBC and CBS.
I thought they would have a completely different broadcast on the network channels with different broadcasters, but that would be a bit much, I think.
I haven’t heard Collinsworth do a game yet (no NFL Network for me), and I think he does some of the best analysis among the Sunday talking heads (other than Jaws’ actual play breakdowns that is!). This makes watching the game much easier as I am heading down to my girlfriend’s parents house and they too do not have NFLN.
I really like Collinsworth. I’ve heard him do a few games when I’ve been at my dad’s, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it.
Gumbel has no personality. ZERO. It’s like he a corpse.
I don’t have the NFL Network either, so I’m really glad they’re doing this. Of course, there’s a good chance the Pats will win so I’ll just end up pissed off.
I won’t ;D
the pats should be thankful they’re not playing the falcons.
^because?
edit: I turned my sarcasm meter on and it nearly blew up.
I bet FOX is pissed that they were left out of the Pats/Giants simulcast.
Maybe they would have if they didn’t have dancing robots and distracting graphics/sounds.
^hahaha
fuckin’ a
Is there anything on T.V tonight, Im bored…Maybe I’l check the style network…