NFL LIVE THREAD - FINAL WEEK (Part 2 of 2)

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Today, on the final week of the regular season...

Arizona at Indianapolis 1:00 p.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland 1:00 p.m.

Buffalo at N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m.

Carolina at Atlanta 1:00 p.m.

Cincinnati at Kansas City 1:00 p.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh 1:00 p.m.

Miami at New England 1:00 p.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay 1:00 p.m.

Seattle at Green Bay 1:00 p.m.

Later today...

Houston at San Francisco 4:05 p.m.

Tennessee at Jacksonville 4:05 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota 4:15 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia 4:15 p.m.

And tonight, on ESPN's final Sunday Night Football game...

St. Louis at Dallas 8:30 p.m.

WHO SHALL WIN?

[mainepatsfan]

Well Belichick has decided it's best to rest his boys for the road ahead. It's the right call.

[mainepatsfan]

Unless New Orleans overtakes Tampa the G-men will be hosting Carolina next week.

[scott says]

Cincinnati is getting destroyed right now...he doesn't seem to want to go after the # 3 seed. Maybe the back ups can pull it out...it is probably the right thing to do.

[steveegg]

No prob; I wrote off the season the moment that Javon Walker went down.

Here's hoping that Holmgren can do what he did up here.

[Cyclopean Squid]

The Bengals are limping into the Playoffs. Hopefully they can get their act together in time for the postseason.

[mainepatsfan]

I assume Cincy has pulled their starters as well?

The Pats backups are doing a decent job against Miami's starters.

[Cyclopean Squid]

Did they pull Palmer after he broke Boomer's passing record?

[Cyclopean Squid]

Larry Johson is a beast. I imagine he'll be as highly sought on Fantasy teams next year as Peyton and Shaun.

[Perdogg]

Yep, you are right.

Next year it will be the NFC EAST v the AFC South and NFC South.

I am not sure about Washington, but Dallas will the Texans and the Colts at home, Titans and Jaguars away, Bucs and Saints at home and Panthers and Falcons away.

I know Washington will go to Houston and Indy, and get the Jags and Tennessee at home. They will also get the Falcons at home and the Saints away, The Bucs away and the Panthers at home.

Plus Washington will probably get Minnesota (rebuilding)Dallas will get Detroit. Washington will get the Rams, Dallas the Cardinals.

[scott says]

I haven't watched any of that game. Cincy doesn't look very good now..they peaked too early.

[mainepatsfan]

He was a beast at Penn St. as well. I think some NFL teams got scared off because of Blair Thomas and Ki Jana Carter.

[steveegg]

Doesn't look like the Pats went to a backup kicker; they just got another field goal.

Favre finally throws a TD pass that counts in the record books; Packers up 20-13 (Reggie's slip-sliding away)

[mainepatsfan]

I can't believe Detroit is putting this many points on the board against the Steelers.

[mainepatsfan]

I'm surprised how well the subs are playing.

[Cyclopean Squid]

Yeah, I'm not watching it except on espn gamecast, but it seems their defensive problems have gotten worse lately. Also, nothing against Kitna, but without Palmer in the QB spot they seem to have returned to the Bengals of old. I'm pulling for them to do well in the postseason, but the way they're playing right now isn't indicative of success.

[scott says]

A couple of first half Detroit turnovers, this could be a different game...Long pass Pitt, first and goal from the 8.

[mainepatsfan]

Seeing how the Steelers defense is playing against Joey Harrington today Cincy should feel good about getting them next week.

[scott says]

TD Pitt, they are pulling away.

[mainepatsfan]

CBS just pulled out of the KC-Cincy game to Mia-Ne. Slim pickings today.

[mainepatsfan]

It shouldn't have been this close. The Pats subs are still hanging in there.