footballoutsiders.com - 1/16/2009
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Walkthrough celebrates Poe's 200th birthday with tales of mystery, revenge, and suspense. How did the Cardinals get here? Can the Ravens avenge their season sweep? How will the Eagles blow it this year?
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ctsportspicks.com - 1/16/2009
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ctsportspicks.com —
The Las Vegas books have made Philadelphia Eagles
a four point favorite to beat the Arizona Cardinals...
in the NFC championship game. They also are 7/4 to win the Superbowl which is 2nd favorite behind the Steelers. Today Craig will break down the Eagles chances of winning and against the spread ...
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Philadelphia Eagles: NFC Championship Against the Spread ...
pastthepylon.blogspot.com - 1/15/2009
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pastthepylon.blogspot.com —
This bitter feud will take place on the
field for the third time this season, with the...
Steelers gaining the upper hand in the previous meetings Can the Ravens reverse their fortune or will the Steelers prove to be too much?
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NFL AFC Conference Game - Baltimore at Pittsburgh
rumorsandrants.com - 1/16/2009
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rumorsandrants.com —
Like I warned you for our AFC Championship
Game “preview,” don’t look for me to tell you...
that Brent Celek is going to play a big role or that Anquan Boldin is of a superior species. Everyone is picking the Eagles in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, and you know what...
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Tale of the Tape: Philadelphia vs. Arizona
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"Intangibles"
Pacifist Viking —
... do certainly believe that we should look to what objective data we can find to understand sporting events. But I am also frustrated with how statistics can be used, as totalizing explanations of reality (this frustration likely springs from my literary tastes and religious sensibilities). I want argument to be based on objective evidence, on factual data--but that doesn't mean I don't believe in "intangibles," in the existence of things that cannot be proven with numbers. At Football Outsiders, Mike Tanier mentions "'intangibles,' like home-field advantage ...
NFL Conference Championship Games Open Thread
Tomahawk Nation —
NFC Preview (3 EST)
AFC Preview (7 EST)
Mike Tanier's Walkthrough
Florida State Strategy Session: Fake Bubble -n- Go
Tomahawk Nation —
I probably spend too much time thinking about how Florida State could better utilize their personnel. Last year the Seminoles struggled with an inexperienced offensive line and quarterback. They benefited from experienced and talented receivers. This year should be the exact opposite, as FSU will returns their entire offensive line and a Junior QB with a full year of starting experience in Christian Ponder. This year, Ponder should stand in the pocket and deliver. I worry, however, about our inexperienced wideouts. Corey Surrency is still a question mark, but even he is not that experienced. The 'Noles are ...
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Mourning period over
myteamrivals.typepad.com 1/30/2009 — This year the Eagles were not Super. One great third quarter was not enough to beat the Cardinals. Congratulations to the Arizona for getting hot at the right time to keep their Cinderella season going.
Thanks to the Philadelphia Eagles
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walker-sports.net 1/13/2009 — This weekend’s playoff games provided us with plenty of excitement and drama. Really, for me these games represented everything that makes football a great sport. There were plenty of big hits, some cheap shots, a lot of trash talking and some genuine bad blood.
