CLOSER THAN IT SHOULD'VE BEEN
Mondesi's House —
... 4. If the playoffs started today, the Steelers would be a #2 seed and have a first-round bye. But the last time I checked, the playoffs don't start for at least another month, so I guess this is just a pointless link. ...
Steelers survive and advance
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... With all that said, Pittsburgh has the inside track on a division title and currently holds a bye in the first round of the playoffs with five games to play. That's the most likely goal with Pittsburgh trailing the ...
Football Today -- Anthony Smith again predicts a Steelers victory
Projo Pats Blog —
... : "If they ask me again, I'll say the same thing. We're the No. 1 defense. If we play like we've been playing, and our offense comes around and has a good game, and we're clicking on all cylinders, we're going to win the game." OUTSIDE LOOKING IN: As big a victory as Sunday's triumph in Miami was for the Patriots, it still did not put them in charge of their own destiny in the AFC playoff race. If the playoffs started today, New England would be on the sidelines while Indianapolis and Baltimore -- each of which has the same 7-4 record as the Pats -- took the two AFC wild ...
Gameday Prep: Bills @ New York Jets
The Goose's Roost —
... Facts: - Thomas Jones is on my fantasy team and is predicted to get 20 points by Yahoo Sports. This is not a receptions league, which makes me wonder if the Bills defense is actually made of real people. Maybe it's just a bunch of foosball men or something. - O.J.'s name will stay on the Wall, in case you were worried about all that. - Here's the current playoff picture - FTLT has the breakdown of Money's latest internet contest. Needless to say I don't think I will win. Okay, that's it. Game time. I'll ...
Eagles keep pushing for playoffs
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... on "Monday Night Football." The Eagles (8-5-1) are playing their best football of the season, outscoring their last three opponents 98-44, but they remain on the outside of the NFC playoff race. ...
Rapid Reaction: Colts 31, Jaguars 24
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Their pulse rate never up, the Colts calmly fought back from another significant deficit Thursday night, topping the Jaguars and securing an AFC wild card berth. Thanks to its 31-24 win over Jacksonville, Indianapolis will be the No. 5 seed. Peyton Manning was surgically precise, connecting on his first 17 passes -- dropping them over defenders, slinging them through tight windows and lofting them to open receivers after double moves. ...
Slingin' it, Manning channels Baugh
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... Perhaps only Manning could put forth such a precise performance in a game that clinched a playoff spot, then frame it so nicely, just like that SI picture. ...
Patriots Playoff Hopes Dealt Big Blow
SOX & Dawgs —
New England Patriots: With the Baltimore Ravens win over the Dallas Cowboys last night, the Patriots playoff hopes took a big blow. If the Ravens had lost and the Pats win their final two games, they would have made the playoffs. Now they have to win both games and pray for help. Otherwise, they’ll be an 11-5 team that doesn’t make the playoffs should they win out.
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Chicago Bears Playoff Chances - Game Thread
Windy City Gridiron —
The Bears need a lot of help to make the playoffs. The season could have been over had a trio of teams all won their games.
They received a small boost with the Dallas Cowboys going down to the Baltimore Ravens.
Games of Note:
Baltimore Ravens VS. Dallas Cowboys - Outcome: Ravens 33-24
San Diego Chargers VS. Tampa Bay (1 PM) - Outcome:
Atlanta Falcomes VS. Minnesota Vikings (4:15 PM) - Outcome:
Playoff Scenarios for each team:
Minnesota Vikings The Vikings clinch the NFC ...
Gameday Prep: Bills @ Broncos
The Goose's Roost —
... Facts: - Once again the Bills play against a big player on my fantasy team, which is in the championship game this week. This time it's Brandon Marshall. This could be... interesting. - Hey there was a football game on last night. I was going to write about all that yesterday but then the Gauthier thing happened. Maybe sometime this week I'll get back to a few points on the Thursday/Saturday night games. - Here's the current playoff picture - KSK finally gets around to talking about Dick. No, not that ...
Pregame roundup
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas BUCS It appears as if Jeff Garcia will be the starting quarterback for the Bucs against the Chargers. If the playoffs started today, the Bucs would be in as the No. 5 seed. PANTHERS Dallas' loss to the Ravens on Saturday night guaranteed the Panthers a playoff spot. But they've got a lot more at stake tonight. They can clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC if they beat the Giants. Nice article in the New York Daily News about ...
Dropping Links: Monday, December 22nd
tonyblogs.net - Sports news, humor, videos and prognostications. —
... NEWS
Giants beat Panthers in OT thriller, lock up home field and #1 seed |Newsday|
Broncos loss, Chargers win sets up Week 17 primetime showdown for AFC West title |FOX Sports.com|
A closer look at the NFL playoff picture |ESPN.com|
Angels say they are out of the Mark Teixeira chase |CBS Sports.com|
BLOGS
Rob Parker is in some hot water after asking Rod Marinelli about his defensive coordinator/son-in-law |Awful Announcing|
Lendale White goes all “Ric Flair” on a Terrible Towel after yesterday’s win over ...
The fates converge on Soldier Field
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... . Even if the Vikings win, the Bears enter the weekend in reasonable contention for a wild-card playoff berth. ...
NFL Week 17: Preview
The Other World Wide Leader in Sports —
It's been five months but the NFL regular season will wind to a close this week with 11 teams fighting for two Playoff spots. More after the jump.
Playoff Scenarios here
Oakland at Tampa Bay
Detroit at Green Bay
Dallas at Philadelphia
New York Giants at Minnesota
Chicago at Houston
Carolina at New Orleans
St.Louis at Atlanta
Kansas City at Cincinnati
Jacksonville at Baltimore
Tennessee at Indianapolis
Cleveland at Pittsburgh
Miami at New York Jets
New England at Buffalo
Seattle at Arizona ...
Gameday Prep: Bills vs. Patriots
The Goose's Roost —
... we get today, and here are the playoff scenarios. However,we're doing the gameday prep a bit different today. Do you remember the last time the Bills beat New England? It looked a little something like this: ...
NFL Playoff Picture Coming To Focus
Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball —
... There’s one game left — and it’s essentially a playoff — between San Diego and Denver right now, with Denver up 6-3. The winner of that game will advance to the playoffs and play at home against the Colts next week. Here’s the rest of the playoff picture. ...
