NFL 2001/02 NFL Playoffs

[Stealth bomber]

NFC
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FIRST ROUND BYE:
(1) St. Louis (14-2) & (2) Chicago (13-3)

WILD CARDS:
(5) San Francisco (12-4) at (4) Green Bay (12-4)
(6) Tampa Bay (10-6) at (3) Philadelphia (11-5)

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS:
Lowest remaining seed at (1) St. Louis
Highest remaining seed at (2) Chicago

The Packers/49ers winner will play at St. Louis if Philly wins and at Chicago if Tampa wins.

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP:
DP #1 winner vs. DP #2 winner, St. Louis has guaranteed home field.
Winner to Super Bowl



AFC
-----FIRST ROUND BYE:
(1) Pittsburgh (13-3) & (2) New England (11-5)

WILD CARDS:
(5) Baltimore (10-6) at (4) Miami (11-5)
(6) NY Jets (10-6) at (3) Oakland (10-6)

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS:
Lowest remaining seed at (1) Pittsburgh
Highest remaining seed at (2) New England

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP:
DP #1 winner vs. DP #2 winner, Pittsburgh has guaranteed home field.
Winner to Super Bowl

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SUPER BOWL XXXVI:
New Orleans, February 3, 2002
AFC champion vs. NFC champion

 

[oh_my_hat]

We get all the NFC games here so it's good that there are Saturday and Sunday games. I can wake up Sunday morning and watch the TB @ Phil game live on Sunday morn and not have to tape it. Of course the S.F @ G.B is on Monday here so I'll need to tape that one.

Rams still look strong!!

 

[The Hippie]

As long as Warner doesn't get injured, then they will come back to the field a bit.

 

[Longboysfan]

Why just the NFC games hat?

FOX broadcast?

 

[Stealth bomber]

I'll take the Packers, at home, and Tampa this week. Packers will then beat the Bears for the third time this year and the Rams will take the Bucs out, setting up a Green Bay-St. Louis NFC championship game.

Unfortunately, I think Faulk will run all over the Packers porous run-defense, setting up the pass and they'll win something like 38-24 (Favre and Green keep em in it).

Super Bowl will be Rams-Steelers. Rematch of Super Bowl XIV, in 1980, which the Steelers won 31-19. Much different era though.

Super Bowl is in New Orleans, in a dome on Astroturf - gotta go with St. Louis.

Any other year it would be outside on grass giving any opponent a much better shot. It worked out well for the Rams this year.

 

[oh_my_hat]

Originally posted by Longboysfan
Why just the NFC games hat?

FOX broadcast?

LBF, my carrier is Foxtel and they only carry only NFC - affiliated with Fox in the U.S. Our other major cable carrier, Optus, has the ESPN feed. Fortunately for me I have access to Foxtel even though they don't show the Cowboys very often there is still a chance to see them.

Next year when we are on the rise I am sure the programmers will show us a few times. Looking forward to a glorious year ahead.

 

[Mooster7]

A few weeks ago, I forecast a Super Bowl with Packers vs Raiders. Oakland has choked end-season. Not a good sign for going into the play-offs. Steelers look more likely at this stage.

I'm not going to stop harping about the Packers taking the NFC championship and Super Bowl Victory. If they get stopped, I'll gladly come in to this site and offer up my own head on a pike for ridicule.

On the other hand, WHEN they win, I will be setting up an altar for you to all worship.

 

[Longboysfan]

Hat - Back in the early 70's - I'm dating myself here.
CBS which had the NFC game almost always brodcast the Boys into most all the AFC markets which had no NFC dominate team in that general area. Plus with the Boys winning a lot and being in the playoffs for 20 out of 21 years in a row the viewers saw more of them.
And Yes you are correct as the Boys get better you will see more of them. But the flip side is they will be given 3 Sunday and Monday night games as they return to their winning ways.

 

[oh_my_hat]

Well I just checked the Foxtel guide online and it looks like I spoke too soon. We only get one game this weekend!!

We only get S.F @ G.B dang!!!!

 

[Longboysfan]

Yes. This weekend the station that does monday night football gets the Saturday games.
Both of them.
Next week you get 2.
This is the way they structure the contract so the other networks are not shut out for the playoffs.

 

[oh_my_hat]

Thanks for the clarification LBF that explains it then. I can't get too mad with our local cable station then.

 

[Stealth bomber]

NFC
Philadelphia 31, Tampa Bay 9
Green Bay 25, San Francisco 15
AFC
Oakland 38, NY Jets 24
Baltimore 20, Miami 3


ROUND 2:
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NFC
Philadelphia at Chicago
Green Bay at St. Louis
AFC
Oakland at New England
Baltimore at Pittsburgh

 

[oh_my_hat]

Green Bay @ St Louis. This isn't to be missed. I might even take the day off work!!

Look for Faulk to run roughshod over the GB Defense and John Madden's lovechild - Brett Favre - to be picked off at least 3 times.

In the other games I take Chicago over the Eagles, Pittsburgh to beat Baltimore and New England to continue it's Cinderella season over the Raidahs!!

 

[The Hippie]

Originally posted by oh_my_hat
New England to continue it's Cinderella season over the Raidahs!!

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LOL, stop that Hat, you're starting to sound like Chris Berman on ESPN. Geez, he annoys me with all that Da Raaiiiddaahs and the frozen tundra of Lambau Field crap, plus every player has to have a stupid, very lame nickname, it's irritating. Give us a score and then p*ss off, you fool.

(takes deep breath) Sorry, still disappointed about the Jets demise. Well, that's why I have a team in each conference.
Go Pack, Go.

 

[Longboysfan]

None of the games went too far from what I thought would happen.
Miami game I thought would be closer.

 

[oh_my_hat]

Hippie, I don't get to see ESPN so the resemblance is purely coincedental.

John Madden is irritating me of late with his Brett Favre infatuation. If you get to see any game that Madden and Summerall do even if GB are not involved you are sure to get plenty of references to the almighty Brett.

Nothing personal but I hope the Rams grind them into the dirt, err carpet this week.

 

[Stealth bomber]

John Madden is, to put it kindly, an oaf.

His commentary is about as profound as a grade school book report, as if the people watching don't know a thing about the game.

"Now this guy, see here, is a tackle. And the tackle's job, you see, is to tackle the quarterback...so he'll hit him hard, BOOM, like that, you see."

Oddly enough that seems to be why he's so popular.

 

[oh_my_hat]

I used to like him but now I wanna hit him upside the head BOOM!!

 

[Longboysfan]

After all these years - Yes the act is getting old.

 

[The Hippie]

Saw him on Foxsports news and he's looking damn old, as well.

 

[Dave]

Originally posted by Stealth bomber
His commentary is about as profound as a grade school book report, as if the people watching don't know a thing about the game.

Do you usually leave yourself wide open like this?

 

[dennisismyhero]

Does anyone know what TV times these games are on at?

I have both Fox and ESPN. I'm hoping to catch all the NFL Playoffs from now on.

Also, will the Pro Bowl be shown on Pay TV?

 

[oh_my_hat]

Dennis I think that both NFC games are mid-afternnon games in the States so I think there should be a game on Sunday and Monday morning out time around 7:30 ish.

Check out the online Foxtel guide.

http://www.foxtel.com.au/foxtelguide

Sunday Morning
7.30am Gridiron NFL, Philadelphia @ Chicago Fox Sports 2

Monday Morning
7.30am Gridiron NFL, Green Bay @ St Louis Fox Sports 2

 

[The Hippie]

ESPN games:

AFC Game 1 8.30am Sunday New England V Oakland

AFC Game 2 8.00am Monday Pittsburgh V Baltimore

 

[Longboysfan]

Hat: Your carrier does not have ESPN to get the AFC half of the send.

Also on the games I would pick all the home teams to win.

The highest scoring game should be Rams vs Packers.
The over and under here is 55 pts.
Even though this is excessive I would take the over.

Biggest struggle is Steelers vs Ravens.
Take the under.

Raiders have not impressed me that much.
They have been too inconsistant this year.
Patroits win big here.

Chicago vs the Eagles. Another take the under here.
Chicago will get about 21 points here.
Eagles at least 14.
Chicago should run up the gut on them all day.