Ravens Giants superbowl. Ravens win.
Agreed.
I now think the Ravens are the team to beat. They just seem to force turnovers left and right.
I’m still hoping the Chargers beat the Steelers though so they can get that home game.
Congrats to Arizona too, who would have though.
I thought Carolina was crap all season and I was right. I took Arizona +10 and made a small play on Arizona outright. (Pats himself on back)
Also took Baltimore on the moneyline…if you watched the first time these teams played, Baltimore DOMINATED the game but found a way to lose with stupid penalties at the end of the game.
There is some eeeeeasy money to be make on these playoffs so far if you actually paid attention this season.
[quote]The Bambino wrote:
I thought Carolina was crap all season and I was right. I took Arizona +10 and made a small play on Arizona outright. (Pats himself on back)
Also took Baltimore on the moneyline…if you watched the first time these teams played, Baltimore DOMINATED the game but found a way to lose with stupid penalties at the end of the game.
There is some eeeeeasy money to be make on these playoffs so far if you actually paid attention this season. [/quote]
I knew Ravens were going to win.
The only one that stumped me was the Carolina-Cardinals game. I was sure that Carolina was going to win.
Holy double 4th and inches SNUFFED, Batman!
PHI wins a nail biter!
Hey SteelNation-- we might get that all PA superbowl yet! 
if the Steelers or Ravens go to the SB, they are going to destroy the NFC Champ.
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
Holy double 4th and inches SNUFFED, Batman!
PHI wins a nail biter!
Hey SteelNation-- we might get that all PA superbowl yet! ;)[/quote]
Holy shit!!
First the Phillies, and now the Eagles!?!?!?
I’m speechless.
As a Giants fan I can say NY had nothing for Philly. 2 missed field goals were huge but so was Mcnabb completing 3rd and LONGS.
Looking like Philly Baltimore to me with Ravens winning 13-7.
Wow the Chargers looked terrible after the 1st quarter. The defense reverted back to what it was earlier in the year. I should have tried to keep track of how many missed tackles they had. Big Ben had enough time in the pocket to scan the field for about ten seconds it seemed. Not having Tomlinson hurt, Sproles can’t break tackles well.
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
Holy double 4th and inches SNUFFED, Batman!
PHI wins a nail biter!
Hey SteelNation-- we might get that all PA superbowl yet! ;)[/quote]
It’s looking good so far.
I don’t think Philly will have any problems with the Cards. Call it 27-17 Philly.
Stillers/Ravens III is going to be a fucking blood bath, just like the first two games were. What everyone here doesn’t understand about the first two games is that Pittsburgh had a ton of injuries on both sides of the ball for those games. Now they are as healthy as they’ve been since week 1. That should be more than enough to offset the Ravens’ momentum. I call it 20-10 for PIT.
SB score stays the same: 13-6 PIT over PHI.
I still think the Ravens have more momentum. It’s pretty tough to beat a team 3 times in one year.
That would be pretty funny to see two #6 seeds to make it to the Superbowl. That would be the first time in Superbowl history correct?
[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:
I still think the Ravens have more momentum. It’s pretty tough to beat a team 3 times in one year.
That would be pretty funny to see two #6 seeds to make it to the Superbowl. That would be the first time in Superbowl history correct?[/quote]
It’s even tougher to beat a team that has already beat you twice that same year. Look at Tennessee beating Jacksonville three times in the 1999 season (JAX’s only 3 losses that season) or Pittsburgh beating Cleveland three times in the 2002 season. Sometimes one team just has the other figured out.
We’ll see in a few days though.
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
strungoutboy21 wrote:
I still think the Ravens have more momentum. It’s pretty tough to beat a team 3 times in one year.
That would be pretty funny to see two #6 seeds to make it to the Superbowl. That would be the first time in Superbowl history correct?
It’s even tougher to beat a team that has already beat you twice that same year. Look at Tennessee beating Jacksonville three times in the 1999 season (JAX’s only 3 losses that season) or Pittsburgh beating Cleveland three times in the 2002 season. Sometimes one team just has the other figured out.
We’ll see in a few days though.[/quote]
It goes both ways. There are several examples for each scenario. Howabout we just say, “Teams that make the playoffs are tough to beat.”
[quote]malonetd wrote:
Steel Nation wrote:
strungoutboy21 wrote:
I still think the Ravens have more momentum. It’s pretty tough to beat a team 3 times in one year.
That would be pretty funny to see two #6 seeds to make it to the Superbowl. That would be the first time in Superbowl history correct?
It’s even tougher to beat a team that has already beat you twice that same year. Look at Tennessee beating Jacksonville three times in the 1999 season (JAX’s only 3 losses that season) or Pittsburgh beating Cleveland three times in the 2002 season. Sometimes one team just has the other figured out.
We’ll see in a few days though.
It goes both ways. There are several examples for each scenario. Howabout we just say, “Teams that make the playoffs are tough to beat.”[/quote]
I can’t think of any instances to the contrary.
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
malonetd wrote:
Steel Nation wrote:
strungoutboy21 wrote:
I still think the Ravens have more momentum. It’s pretty tough to beat a team 3 times in one year.
That would be pretty funny to see two #6 seeds to make it to the Superbowl. That would be the first time in Superbowl history correct?
It’s even tougher to beat a team that has already beat you twice that same year. Look at Tennessee beating Jacksonville three times in the 1999 season (JAX’s only 3 losses that season) or Pittsburgh beating Cleveland three times in the 2002 season. Sometimes one team just has the other figured out.
We’ll see in a few days though.
It goes both ways. There are several examples for each scenario. Howabout we just say, “Teams that make the playoffs are tough to beat.”
I can’t think of any instances to the contrary.[/quote]
By “instances to the contrary” do you mean a situation where Team A won two games against Team B in the regular season, then, in the playoffs, Team A loses to team B?
If that’s what you mean, it happened in 2007 with the Giants over Dallas. It happened in 2004, Vikings over Packers. That’s just off the top of my head.
Any way we slice it, it’s going to be a small sampling size, mostly because when two teams are good enough to make the playoffs, they usually split their season series.
I’m not trying to stir things up or start some debate. It just happens both ways enough times where you can’t really say one way or the other in these types of situations. I’m actually curious to see what the actual numbers for this scenario are throughout the history of the NFL. I wish I knew someone who worked at Elias.
[quote]malonetd wrote:
By “instances to the contrary” do you mean a situation where Team A won two games against Team B in the regular season, then, in the playoffs, Team A loses to team B?
If that’s what you mean, it happened in 2007 with the Giants over Dallas. It happened in 2004, Vikings over Packers. That’s just off the top of my head.
Any way we slice it, it’s going to be a small sampling size, mostly because when two teams are good enough to make the playoffs, they usually split their season series.
I’m not trying to stir things up or start some debate. It just happens both ways enough times where you can’t really say one way or the other in these types of situations. I’m actually curious to see what the actual numbers for this scenario are throughout the history of the NFL. I wish I knew someone who worked at Elias.[/quote]
I’m curious about the all-time stats for this situation too. Thanks for the examples, I really couldn’t think of any. Dallas/NYG 07 should have been obvious though.
[quote]malonetd wrote:
Steel Nation wrote:
malonetd wrote:
Steel Nation wrote:
strungoutboy21 wrote:
I still think the Ravens have more momentum. It’s pretty tough to beat a team 3 times in one year.
That would be pretty funny to see two #6 seeds to make it to the Superbowl. That would be the first time in Superbowl history correct?
It’s even tougher to beat a team that has already beat you twice that same year. Look at Tennessee beating Jacksonville three times in the 1999 season (JAX’s only 3 losses that season) or Pittsburgh beating Cleveland three times in the 2002 season. Sometimes one team just has the other figured out.
We’ll see in a few days though.
It goes both ways. There are several examples for each scenario. Howabout we just say, “Teams that make the playoffs are tough to beat.”
I can’t think of any instances to the contrary.
By “instances to the contrary” do you mean a situation where Team A won two games against Team B in the regular season, then, in the playoffs, Team A loses to team B?
If that’s what you mean, it happened in 2007 with the Giants over Dallas. It happened in 2004, Vikings over Packers. That’s just off the top of my head.
Any way we slice it, it’s going to be a small sampling size, mostly because when two teams are good enough to make the playoffs, they usually split their season series.
I’m not trying to stir things up or start some debate. It just happens both ways enough times where you can’t really say one way or the other in these types of situations. I’m actually curious to see what the actual numbers for this scenario are throughout the history of the NFL. I wish I knew someone who worked at Elias.[/quote]
Just found this:
http://www.postgameheroes.com/?p=5261
I’m not sure where they got 11-7 from though. That site is pretty good though so I’m pretty sure it’s accurate.
[quote]malonetd wrote:
Steel Nation wrote:
malonetd wrote:
Steel Nation wrote:
strungoutboy21 wrote:
I still think the Ravens have more momentum. It’s pretty tough to beat a team 3 times in one year.
That would be pretty funny to see two #6 seeds to make it to the Superbowl. That would be the first time in Superbowl history correct?
It’s even tougher to beat a team that has already beat you twice that same year. Look at Tennessee beating Jacksonville three times in the 1999 season (JAX’s only 3 losses that season) or Pittsburgh beating Cleveland three times in the 2002 season. Sometimes one team just has the other figured out.
We’ll see in a few days though.
It goes both ways. There are several examples for each scenario. Howabout we just say, “Teams that make the playoffs are tough to beat.”
I can’t think of any instances to the contrary.
By “instances to the contrary” do you mean a situation where Team A won two games against Team B in the regular season, then, in the playoffs, Team A loses to team B?
If that’s what you mean, it happened in 2007 with the Giants over Dallas. It happened in 2004, Vikings over Packers. That’s just off the top of my head.
Any way we slice it, it’s going to be a small sampling size, mostly because when two teams are good enough to make the playoffs, they usually split their season series.
I’m not trying to stir things up or start some debate. It just happens both ways enough times where you can’t really say one way or the other in these types of situations. I’m actually curious to see what the actual numbers for this scenario are throughout the history of the NFL. I wish I knew someone who worked at Elias.[/quote]
Just found this:
http://www.postgameheroes.com/?p=5261
I’m not sure where they got 11-7 from though. That site is pretty good though so I’m pretty sure it’s accurate.
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
Just found this:
http://www.postgameheroes.com/?p=5261
I’m not sure where they got 11-7 from though. That site is pretty good though so I’m pretty sure it’s accurate.[/quote]
Cool find. 11-7 sounds like a reasonable number. I knew the total number of games couldn’t be that large. Remember, this situation wasn’t even possible before the wild card was added to the playoffs.
Either way 11-7 isn’t overwhelming, but it is a 61% winning percentage in favor of the full sweep.