footballoutsiders.com - 1/13/2009
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The Cinderella Falcons take on the Cardinals, who saw the clock strike midnight around Week 7, while the frustrating and inconsistent Eagles meet the frustrating and even more inconsistent Vikings. Aaron Schatz has things covered for the NFC wild card games.
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sports2debate.com - 1/12/2009
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sports2debate.com —
Those tickets for the divisional round of the
Arizona Cardinals playoff game are looking a lot better...
now, are they not?...It turns out that 2008 has become the year of the birds in the NFL. The Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles, and Arizona Cardinals are still alive in the playoffs..
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NFL Article: The Year of the Birds - by Joe Berger
sports.yahoo.com - 1/12/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
There seems to be a sentiment out there
that because neither of the NFC Championship game participants...
reached the 10-win plateau in the regular season, that it somehow makes the NFC Championship game less interesting or valid. It's an outdated ...
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Don't like 9-7 vs. 9-6-1? Then maybe the NFL isn't for you
midwestsportsfans.com - 1/14/2009
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midwestsportsfans.com —
The Philadelphia Eagles and Donovan McNabb travel to
Arizona this weekend to battle the Cardinals in the...
NFC Championship game. Our Eagles-Cardinals preview and prediction post also includes the TV time, point spread, and announcers for the game.
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NFC Championship Preview and Prediction: Eagles v Cardinals
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Viking Defense: 2006-2008
Pacifist Viking —
... I'd also argue with Big Blue Monkey 2's apparent hinting that Antoine Winfield was not Pro Bowl caliber in 2008 by citing Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders: "The charting numbers show Winfield with 5.5 yards allowed per pass and a 67 percent Success Rate, second among cornerbacks with at least 40 charted passes. [...] If you prefer league PBP to game charting, I can tell you that Winfield had 56 pass tackles and a 45 percent Stop Rate on those tackles, the best Stop Rate of any cornerback if we include only pass tackles and not passes defensed."
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