NFL 2010

[Jimmy... Dead.]

Yeah, Porter is a fucking genius! He knew he was tackling a reciver in the endzone in hope of getting a fumble recovery, you fuck , lol!

I'm drunk, fuck it, The Giants suck my dick!

 

[Mort Divine]

You give your team the best chgahnce

he doesn't tackle the reciever and hey its a TD for sure, but he did and its put at the 1 and from there yeah its probably a score but maybe not

 

[Alteredmindeath]

WOW, Vikings pull off upset and beat the Eagles. Vick got a beating by the Vikings. One hell of a good game despite the Eagles loosing. Favre doesn't play and they win, they should of used Webb along time ago despite him being drafted as a wide receiver. I must say Webb did one hell of a damn good job QBing for the Vikings. The Eagles just couldn't pull it off.

 

[Badbird]

The fish got squished today!

 

[brooks55]

The Buc's finished 10-6 as the youngest team in the NFL. LeGarrette Blount got 1,007 yards rushing in essentially 11 games, Mike Williams had 964 receiving yards & 11 TD's, & Josh Freeman threw 25 TD passes & only 6 picks. The future is bright in Tampa.

 

[Jimmy... Dead.]

you had a great year imho.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

sure glad Lovie sent 4 guys after Rodgers throughout the entire game

 

[brooks55]

you had a great year imho.

The Giants had a pretty good year too. Just had a problem with consistency & injuries. They still have a great pass rush, a pretty damn good quarterback in Eli, & a nice two headed running attack. Not to mention they have a trio of good to great WR's & even Derek Hagan looked very good today. When was the last time 2 teams had 10 wins in the same conference & both didn't make the playoffs?

sure glad Lovie sent 4 guys after Rodgers throughout the entire game

I was very happy to see the Bears play their starters & try to kick the Pack out of the playoffs. I think it was the right decision as I don't think anyone will want to play the Packers in the playoffs.

 

[skeptik]

Your question interested me, perhaps more than it should, so I did the research. History lesson time:

In 1991, the Eagles and the 49ers both finished 10-6 and missed the playoffs (the Redskins finished 14-2, the Cowboys 11-5 in the East; the Saints finished 11-5 and the Falcons 10-6 with a better division record in what was then the West).

In 1989, when there were 3 division winners and 2 wildcards in each conference, the Redskins finished 3rd in the East at 10-6 and the Vikings were second in what was then the Central division at 10-6. The wilcards that year were the 11-5 Eagles and the 11-5 Rams.

In 1988, the Saints finished 3rd in their division at 10-6, with the Rams also at 10-6 and losing the tie-breaker. The Giants, 2nd in their division, were also 10-6, but lost to the Rams head to head during the season, so the Rams got the second wildcard spot, with the first going to the 11-5 Vikings, 2nd in their division behind the 12-4 Bears.

In 1986, the Bengals finished 2nd in the Central behind the Steelers at 10-6. The Jets, Chiefs, and Seahawks all finished 10-6. The Bengals and Seahawks did not qualify due to poor division records.

Prior to the 1978 season, there were only 14 games in a regular season, but also only 1 wildcard in addition to the 3 division winners.

In 1975, the Houston Oilers finished 3rd in the AFC Central at 10-4, and the Dolphins finished 2nd in the East at 10-4. The 11-3 Bengals were the wildcard that year.

The 1967 season, the season of the first Super Bowl between the NFL champion and AFL champion, is generally considered to be the first season with a genuine playoff, when the league expanded to 16 teams and split each conference into two divisions, where the winners of each division faced off in the conference final before meeting the winner of the other conference final in the NFL championship.

 

[Jimmy... Dead.]

Allow me to be as blunt and subjective as any rule is...

the Buccs should be in the playoffs and the Seahawks should fall off their cloud of delusion.

 

[Alteredmindeath]

The CARDINALS just must suck because the 49ers kicked their ass. Either that or simply the curse of Singletary is has been lifted.

SEAHAWKS suck, they ain't going anywhere.

 

[brooks55]

Thank you Dodens for the research & the answer I was seeking.

 

[muzmaze]

Its that time...one of the best times of the sporting year. NFL PLAYOFFS!

Picks please.

Jets v Colts. Tough call, maybe too much to ask for Jets fans?...but if Sanchez shows up and the Jets bring close to an "A" game...could be too much for the Colts to handle. Rooting for a train-wreck here, but will pick the Jets.

Ravens v Chiefs. Rooting for the Chiefs to pull this one out...but I don't see it. Pick -Ravens.

Saints v Seahawks. The lock of the century...SAINTS!

Pack v Eagles. This should be a great match-up. The talk will be Vick, Vick, Vick...maybe rightfully so? But I think Aaron Rogers has sum'n big to say about this game when its all said and done. Pick -Pack pull it out in a nail-biter.

this never gets old...

 

[Matt]

sure glad Lovie sent 4 guys after Rodgers throughout the entire game

It worked pretty well I'd say. Fortunately for Green Bay, Jay Cutler is the Bear's qb

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

?
It did nothing

Good job Cinci. You will suck for years to come

 

[skeptik]

Marvin Lewis is not the problem in Cincinnati, it's the ownership. They won't hire a GM and have one of the worst scouting departments in the league. They don't even have an indoor practice facility. Ownership is not willing to invest in the team. I believe they've been drafting reasonably well, but I think their future is without Owens and Ochocinco. Jerome Simpson seems to be the up and coming playmaking wideout for them, and Andre Caldwell and Jordan Shipley also have a lot of potential. I think they should draft a runningback this year, perhaps Mark Ingram. Carson Palmer should take a pay cut, but he reportedly would refuse to do so.

*OBLIGATORY STEELERS CONTENT*

Here's an interesting article looking more closely at the season that the Steelers secondary actually had this year. The fact that they gave up only the 12th least amount of total yards through the air this season, but they gave up the least yards per catch as well while facing the 4th most passes throughout the league. From Steelers Lounge:

When all is said and done, the Steelers allowed the 12th most passing yards in the NFL (3,425) [actually, 12th least], but did so while facing the fourth most pass attempts (593).

The other rankings…

* Yards Per Pass Attempt: 6.1 (lowest in the NFL)
* Passing Touchdowns Allowed: 15 (third lowest in the NFL)
* Passing Plays 20+ Yards: 35 (lowest in NFL)
* Interceptions: 21 (fifth most in the NFL)
* Opponents Passer Rating: 73.1 (second lowest in the NFL)
* Sacks: 48 (most in the NFL)
* Football OutsidersDVOA Against The Pass: -13.0% (second lowest in NFL)

That’s not bad at all, and the rankings are very similar to where they finished in 2008, when they were also first in yards per attempt, sixth in interceptions, third in touchdowns allowed, second in opponents passer rating, second in sacks, and first in DVOA against the pass.

We all saw what Tom Brady did to the Steelers back in November, and should the two teams happen to meet again (and I’m not looking ahead, the Steelers still have to win what will surely be a difficult game first; I’m not taking anything for granted), it very well could happen again. But I believe that has more to do with the way Brady and the Patriots are playing than how the Steelers are playing.

Brady is playing the best football of his career (yes, I think he’s been better than their 16-0 season in 2007) and has had 12 games with a passer rating over 100. The game against the Steelers was only his seventh best performance of the season.

Other than that, when teams are forced to throw 45 passes a game because they can’t run and are losing by 20 points in the fourth quarter, they’re going to pick up some yardage. Doesn’t mean it’s effective.

The Steelers don’t give up big plays, they don’t give up touchdowns, they force turnovers, they get sacks. And I’m still left wondering how Ike Taylor didn’t get more recognition for the job he did this season.

 

[Jimmy... Dead.]

Saints

Jets

K.C

Packers

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

Wade Phillips now the D coordinator of the Texans

 

[Jimmy... Dead.]

I don't see how Mario Williams can fit in a 3-4 scheme.

 

[The Ozzman]

Marvin Lewis is not the problem in Cincinnati, it's the ownership. They won't hire a GM and have one of the worst scouting departments in the league. They don't even have an indoor practice facility. Ownership is not willing to invest in the team. I believe they've been drafting reasonably well, but I think their future is without Owens and Ochocinco. Jerome Simpson seems to be the up and coming playmaking wideout for them, and Andre Caldwell and Jordan Shipley also have a lot of potential. I think they should draft a runningback this year, perhaps Mark Ingram. Carson Palmer should take a pay cut, but he reportedly would refuse to do so.

I completely agree with this. It is all Mike Brown's fault.