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searadiofreak
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A very good day for NBC NFL football today, with both of their wildcard games very exciting and down to the wire. You can't buy these type of ratings! Too bad that is the end of the season for NBC this year.
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DToTheJ said:
I saw it coming. You just don't pass up a +10.5 point spread to the home team with a reputation of being extremely loud. It was the smartest bet I made all year. Besides, the Saints of late weren't exactly blowing the doors off of their competitors. Now the Jets/Colts game was a coin flip and went down pretty much exactly as it did; A see-saw battle. I think I picked heads and the game came out tails.
Actually, NBC did buy these type of ratings by paying the NFL $650 million.
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Ok, fair point, but they lucked out with two great games Saturday. That gamble paid off, for sure.
The NFL needs to re-think it's divisional playoff system. A 7-9 (Seahawks) team does not deserve to make the playoffs simply because they led their very weak division. Meanwhile, the Giants, with a very respectable 10-6 record missed the playoffs because they are in a very tough NFC East division. With a playoff system like this, what is the point of the regular season? (yes, you can say the same thing about baseball and basketball too)
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ansky212 said:
Perhaps that argument could still be made if the Saints had beaten the Seahawks 38-0. But that didn't happpen, and because of the Seattle upset I think the issue will fade away.
searadiofreak said:
But that just reinforces my point that the regular season is pointless the way the divisions are set up. Seattle had a losing record in a weak division. That is pretty bad. A team like the Giants had a good record in a very tough division. Based on that fact alone the Giants are much more deserving of a playoff berth than Seattle. If any team like Seattle can sneak into the playoffs with just a handful of wins and then get lucky in the playoffs makes a mockery of the regular season.
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ansky212 said:
Ahh, this is where your logic is flawed. You say the Seahawks were lucky. So the NFL is based on luck? Not sure I agree with that.Most NFL victories are based on skill, not luck. Yes, some calls can be considered lucky, but not the case in this NFC wildcard game.
I will add that these type of games make the NFL inherently more interesting and exciting. Perhaps not completely fair, but interesting and exciting, and that means a lot to the NFL. Again, I predict this issue will die quickly, thanks to the Seattle performance.
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cd637299
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Even tho' I live near Miami, I was jazzed about this game!
The Dallas Cowboys *almost* made the playoffs (as a Wild Card) with a 7-9 record, I cannot remember the year (1989?), but I think another team edged them out. A 7-9 division winner is just a fluke of having all teams in the division playing sub-par at the same time. Believe me, this has never happened before. At least 3 8-8 teams made the playoffs before, but I don't think any of them won a postseason game.
True, the 'Hawks gave up 36 points, but they executed nearly flawlessly on their own offense. I'd love to see them go on, but it'll take another near-perfect game.
I sure plan to see this game Sunday!
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The Dallas Cowboys *almost* made the playoffs (as a Wild Card) with a 7-9 record, I cannot remember the year (1989?), but I think another team edged them out. A 7-9 division winner is just a fluke of having all teams in the division playing sub-par at the same time. Believe me, this has never happened before. At least 3 8-8 teams made the playoffs before, but I don't think any of them won a postseason game.
True, the 'Hawks gave up 36 points, but they executed nearly flawlessly on their own offense. I'd love to see them go on, but it'll take another near-perfect game.
I sure plan to see this game Sunday!
cd
Dallas went 1-15 in 1989.
Two years ago, the Chargers went 8-8 and got in as a wild card. They upset the Colts. The 2004 Rams went 8-8 and got in as a wild card. They beat division rival Seattle but then got blown out by Atlanta. The 1990 Saints were 8-8 and lost their wild card match up to Chicago 16-6.
Two years ago, the Chargers went 8-8 and got in as a wild card. They upset the Colts. The 2004 Rams went 8-8 and got in as a wild card. They beat division rival Seattle but then got blown out by Atlanta. The 1990 Saints were 8-8 and lost their wild card match up to Chicago 16-6.
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KML-224 said:
I thought the 1-15 was '88 but I think you're right....1990 maybe? (I'm sure my scenario was the very next year.) I did not know that any 8-8 team ever won a playoff game.....There was also the 1985 Cleveland Browns who won the division @ 8-8, and blew a 21-3 lead against the Dolphins in the playoffs and were eliminated. Then the Fins got beaten by the Patriots, who got blown out by "da Bears" in SB XX.
I think I got that right.
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I'm being told the following here: The 1990 Cowboys were 7-9. They just missed the playoffs that year, thanks to the Saints. The Saints won their final game in overtime and clinched a wild card spot. Had they lost that game, Dallas would've gotten in with a 7-9 record.
I barely remember that wonderful comeback at the Orange Bowl, only to have my hopes crushed the following week against that other team.
Regardless of who wins and loses this year, the AFC Championship game is at 6:30 PM Eastern on CBS, Sunday the 23rd. The NFC game is on FOX at 3 PM Eastern.
I barely remember that wonderful comeback at the Orange Bowl, only to have my hopes crushed the following week against that other team.
Regardless of who wins and loses this year, the AFC Championship game is at 6:30 PM Eastern on CBS, Sunday the 23rd. The NFC game is on FOX at 3 PM Eastern.
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