[Impy]

Belly Button Chick, our Bears face the the Defending Champion Eagles, how do you feel?

"I'm ready to DESTORY that dog-killing bastard Michael Vick!!!"

Uhhhh...Vick hasn't been with the Eagles in 5 years.

"I know that!!! What do you think I am, blonde? I just want to destory Michael Vick, I heard he'll be Offensive coordinator for the London Sillynannies next year! As for the Eagles 'member the first fight between Rocky Balboa and Chicago's own Clubber Lang? It's gonna be like that!"

"I don't remember that, what happened?"

"You got sent to the land of nod!"

"Oh that's right, then I dreamed I got Paulie a robot girlfriend for his birthday. I must have really been out of it."

"I hope it's not like the rematch, where I got flattened into the poster you see here. You Rocko, how about a cameo in Creed 3? Some combination of that plus a cameo in the A-Team reboot I need to fund my golden years. I lost a bunch of money betting on the Patriots last year. I'm doing commentary for Women's MMA to make ends meet, it's sad."

Wait a second, are you Clubber Lang or Mr. T?

"I'm Clubber Lang but I look just like Mr. T so I'm hoping to get that A-team cameo after locking Mr. T in the trunk of my car and taking his place."

Um anyway, joining us now to discuss his teams' gameplan is Balimore Ravens Starting Backup QB Joe Flacco, who got replaced by rookie Lamar Jackson. My mom has a crush on you, Joe.

"That's swell you tell her that.....hey this is a picture of Wally Pip! Wally Pip didn't make 16 million dollars for riding the bench! Up yours, I'm oughtta here!"

And now a word from Black Monday survivor, Pittsburgh Stoolers Head Coach Omar Epps, with a list of yesterday's causalities.

"I'm missing my tee time because of this, I hope you appreciate it, Imp. My main man Marvin Lewis, who has been on the Rooney payroll for some time, is finally out in Cincy. It's 3 strikes and your out for Adam Gase in Miami. Tood Bowles Jet ran out of fuel. Vance Joesph is gone in Denver. Dirk Koetter is a head on a pike in Tampa Bay, and your Olde Chi Cardinals are parting ways with Steve Wilks."

"Now we know why it's called BLACK Monday, they fired all the bruthas! Raaaaaaaaacist!!!"

Gase and Koetter are Whiter than sour cream.

"And another thing, when is Denny Green gonna get another chance? Bad WHITE coaches get re-hired all the time!!!"

"I appreciate your quasi-support, Colon, but I passed away 2 and half years ago."

"I'm so tired of bruthas like you making exuses!!! John Fox was dead the entire time he was with Imp's Bears and he didn't let that stop him!"

[Impy]

NFL LIVE THREAD PING

Let me know if you want on off the list

Get your playoff picks ready.

New to the picks contest? Just pick a little icon to represent you.

The regular season winner is facing a delay in ballot counting because I outsourced the work to the State of California!

[Impy]

Bowl Predictions,

Wildcats won? They won? I had the Utes.

LSU (but go UCF!)

Buckeyes

Georgia

[Reno89519]

Boycotting unpatriotic NFL. Why aren’t you?

[CCGuy]

NFL = unAmerican socialist garbage. I believe it should not be watched or supported in any way.

Supporting the NFL is the exact same as contributing to the Decocrat party and to any other organization whose goal is the complete destruction of our country.

[Rummyfan]

For today I'll take

LSU
The Other States - Penn and Ohio
And those Dawgs from Athens....

Happy New Year!

[Rummyfan]

Of the four winners this weekend, one will advance to the Conference championship game. Which will it be?

[tomkat]

Disgraceful

[bagster]

AFC: #6 Indianapolis Colts at #3 Houston Texans
NFC: #5 Seattle Seahawks at #4 Dallas Cowboys

AFC: #5 SAN DIEGO SUPER CHARGERS at #4 Baltimore Ravens
NFC: #6 Philadelphia Eagles at #3 Chicago Bears

[Viking2002]

NFL LIVE THREAD: Wild Card Weekend

SATURDAY, JAN 5, 2019 (All Times Eastern)

AFC: #6 Indianapolis Colts at #3 Houston Texans

4:35 pm on ESPN/ABC, NRG Stadium

NFC: #5 Seattle Seahawks at (and I grind my dentures as I type this) #4 Dallas Cowboys

8:15 pm on FOX, AT&T Stadium

SUNDAY, JAN 6, 2019

AFC: #5 Los Angeles Chargers at #4 Baltimore Ravens

1:05 pm on CBS, M&T Bank Stadium

NFC: #6 Philadelphia Eagles at #3 Da Bears

4:40 pm on NBC, Soldier Field

[AAABEST]

FTNFL

[Rummyfan]

Kentucky beats Penn State. Congratulations to the Wildcats on a great football year.

[big'ol_freeper]

[Bender2]

Funny, all the NFL Haters missed The Hollywood Reporter story that says The NFL "...has stopped two years of ratings declines. Through 16 weeks of the regular season, NFL games across all its TV partners — CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN and NFL Network — are averaging 15.82 million viewers, up about 6 percent from the 2017 season. The NFL was easily the top draw on broadcast TV even in its recent down period, but as most entertainment programming has declined (see below), the rebound makes football's relative position that much stronger."

Of course a lot of this is due to the very, very few instances of players taking a knee combined with the networks not showing the playing of the National Anthem as a regular part of the game broadcast. Yet in any instance, the vast majority of players did not and have not taken a knee in protest in any of the past three seasons since Kaepernick showed himself to be the perfect ass.

However, the major reason for the Haters jumping onto this thread is that they cannot stand to have anyone disagree with their particular view to the extent that they want to deny free speech to anyone who is not in lock step with them. While I will fight to the death to defend their freedom of speech, I will not lift a finger to acknowledge them or reply to their rank comments on this thread because like all bullies, it is attention and the power to deny that they crave.

So, it is Wildcard Weekend and here are my picks:

Got to back Allegra's Texicans even if it is pipe dream to even think about an All-Texas Superbowl--

And must go with My Boys even if I fear another Dak Prescott/Jason Garrett letdown--

Believe the Bolts will come out on top of the Ravens--

The Iggles finally get grounded by Da Bears--

So, if I am 100% correct in the above... drinks on the house and give the bill to Big--

If I am 100% wrong... ... all my drinks on the house and send the bill to Big--

Bottom line, Big... gets the bill!

[Jim W N]

Here goes - common guys, make my day...

SATURDAY, JAN 5, 2019

But very close - could be an upset.

Both teams should mostly pass the ball on offense.

Another close one - could be an upset.

Seahawks should mostly pass. Cowboys should mostly run.

SUNDAY, JAN 6, 2019

Yet another close one which could be an upset.

Ravens should mostly run. Trouble for the Ravens right there because playoff teams are always wanting to pass. Watch the Ravens' QB - if his feet start going up and down like pistons, like a little kid when he has to go pee - if you see that too much, the Ravens could be in a pickle.

Bears should stomp and shred the Eagles.

Bears should have a balanced attack. Eagles should pass almost all the time.

[ro_dreaming]

AFC: #6 Indianapolis Colts at #3 Houston Texans
4:35 pm on ESPN/ABC, NRG Stadium

Texans (not that it matters, but by 3)

NFC: #5 Seattle Seahawks at #4 Dallas Cowboys
8:15 pm on FOX, AT&T Stadium

Cowboys

SUNDAY, JAN 6, 2019

AFC: #5 Los Angeles Chargers at #4 Baltimore Ravens
1:05 pm on CBS, M&T Bank Stadium

Chargers (as the lone road team to win on Wild Card weekend)

NFC: #6 Philadelphia Eagles at #3 Chicago Bears
4:40 pm on NBC, Soldier Field

Bears

So - Texans, Cowboys, Chargers & Bears

[Rummyfan]

The playoffs have arrived! Time to get my picks in. Here we go.

SATURDAY, JAN 5, 2019 (All Times Eastern)

AFC: #6 Indianapolis Colts at #3 Houston Texans 4:35 pm on ESPN/ABC, NRG Stadium The Colts just beat the Texans, in Houston, four weeks ago. Now a rematch... Andrew Luck and Company have been playing well, but I like this as a sort of coming out party for Deshaun Watson. Texans win a close one. Texans.

NFC: #5 Seattle Seahawks at #4 Dallas Cowboys 8:15 pm on FOX, AT&T Stadium The Seahawks are better than their record, and the Cowboys are not as good as theirs. And I like Russell Wilson in a must-win situation more than I fear Dak Prescott,. In a road upset... Seahawks.

SUNDAY, JAN 6, 2019

AFC: #5 Los Angeles Chargers at #4 Baltimore Ravens 1:05 pm on CBS, M&T Bank Stadium Yes I know the Ravens just beat the Chargers two weeks ago and are on a 6 - 1 roll. But.... Philip Rivers and the Chargers are not going to make the mistakes the Browns did last week against the Blackbirds. The Ravens will keep it close but that will not be enough. Chargers.

NFC: #6 Philadelphia Eagles at #3 Chicago Bears 4:40 pm on NBC, Soldier Field Does Nick Foles have more magic left?! I guess we'll see. The Bears do have that monster defense but.. Trubisky? Really? How are they going to score points? Eagles.

Good luck everyone! And in case I missed you, Happy New Year!

[detective]

My picks.

Texans
Cowboys
Chargers
Bears

[detective]

Texans lasso and round up the Colts.

Ravens are told nevermore by the Bolts.

Cowboys shoot Seahawks down from the sky.

Philly’s knocked silly. Die Eagles Die.

[pepsi_junkie]

Just like the teams, the playoffs are a new beginning, a chance for me to rise from the ashes of mediocrity where I languished for most of this past season. With that in mind, here are the winners for this weekend:

Road teams feast this week on home teams without playoff experience and young QBs.

[Rummyfan]

Did I say it would be a coming out party for Deshaun Watson?! That was more like a high school freshman trying to crash a seniors party, and being told to go home and come back when he's grown up. Congratulations to the Colts.