NFL Wild Card - Sunday LIVE THREAD

[thoughtomator]

NFL Wild Card weekend!

Carolina Panthers at NY Giants - 1 PM ET

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinati Bengals - 4:30 PM ET

[Poser]

Did I see that NO Patriots made the starting lineup for the Pro Bowl?

[oh8eleven]

And what of this Eli Manning? All this hype about another Manning!
I agree and he seems to have peaked in mid-season. He's been making the same mistakes again and again.

[maineman]

Sooo.... Are both home teams going to lose today? Or is Pittsburgh gonna be bounced out? This will be all Bengals. When the Steelers need to rely on 'Big Ben' (Stolen from Ben Coates) they lose. Talk about an over-rated QB. Without a running game the Steelers would be a bottom feeder. Cower really limits the amount of pass attempts for 'Little', sorry 'Big Ben'.

[ShorelineMike]

Sooo …

Are both home teams going to lose today?

Or is Pittsburgh gonna be bounced out?

To paraphrase another poster … it depends upon whether Pittsburgh has to play the Bengals or the Bungles.

[scott says]

Another one...put the kid on the bench, this is embarrassing.Maybe he will develop into a good QB, but he is not ready at this point.

[RVN Airplane Driver]

Just saw on Dallas Morning News....Great news for us Sooner fans...Vince Young is coming out and will be in this years draft. HOORAY

[SamAdams76]

Who cares about the Pro Bowl? It's the Super Bowl that matters and the Pats have won 3 of the last 4. At least the Patriots put their money where there mouths are. I couldn't care less about the Pro Bowl. Never watched it in my entire life. Totally useless game.

And the much-hyped Eli Manning throws YET ANOTHER interception. This guy is absolutely awful. I'll take Tom Brady any day. Even Vince Testarverdi for that matter. Vince is a much more intelligent football player than Eli.

[ShorelineMike]

He's been making the same mistakes again and again.

As Eli throws yet ANOTHER interception …

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Heck, Eli is having his best game of his career LOL
Maybe San Diego wouldn't have been such a bad place after all!
The Refs have more yardage than the Giants in the entire game! Bad call on fumble (Shockley) and bad call on pass interference; heck the Giants yard production have come from blown ref calls!
I actually feel sorry for Eli. All the hype over him based on his fathers and brothers words and he isn't good enough to fill those expectations. He must be discouraged. But there is hope; he'll put it on the rest of the team after the game; watch and see. Reminds me of Marinovich at USC years ago. Dad had his life mapped out for him...

[GRRRRR]

Wild Card Weekend

Saturday, January 7

Washington 17, Tampa Bay 10
New England 28, Jacksonville 3

Sunday, January 8

LIVE! on FOX -- Carolina (11-5) at N.Y. Giants (11-5)
4:30 p.m. on CBS -- Pittsburgh (11-5) at Cincinnati (11-5)

Divisional Playoffs

Saturday, January 14

4:30 p.m. on FOX -- Washington (11-6) at Seattle (13-3)
8:00 p.m. on CBS -- New England (11-6)
at Denver (13-3)

Sunday, January 15

1:00 p.m. on CBS -- Pittsburgh (11-5)
at Indianapolis (14-2)
4:30 p.m. on FOX -- Carolina (11-5)
at Chicago (11-5)

Conference Championships

Sunday, January 22

3:00 p.m. on CBS -- AFC Championship Game
6:30 p.m. on FOX -- NFC Championship Game

Super Bowl XL

Sunday, February 5
Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.
6:00 p.m. on ABC

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Heck I would take Gus Ferotte over Eli.

[steelyourfaith]

Give Plax the damn ball.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Do you think Eli knows he is supposed to throw it to the guys in the white uniforms?

[RVN Airplane Driver]

Frankly, I'm loving it.....

[Alberta's Child]

Give Plax the damn ball.

If you really want a clear indication of just how bad a passer Eli Manning is, realize this . . . In the Giants' standard offensive sets, the 6'3" Amani Toomer is the shortest downfield receiver on the field (Burress and Shockey are both 6'5") -- and yet Manning overthrows his receivers with such boring regularity that people stopped noticing this basic flaw in his game months ago.

[ShorelineMike]

Do you think Eli knows he is supposed to throw it to the guys in the white uniforms?

I think the Panthers pranked his playbook.

[oh8eleven]

I see a blockbuster QB trade in the off season ... Manning for Rivers - LOL!

[Poser]

Speaking of Plax...

Why can't the sportscaster pronounce his first name?

IT'S NOT PLEXICO!

[southernnorthcarolina]

OK, men, step on their throats and wrap this one up!

[maineman]

Did I see that NO Patriots made the starting lineup for the Pro Bowl? Brady and Seymour should have started. But AFC=Manning. Don't forget you are talking about a team that had MAJOR injuries, Dillon missed some games as well. I think the Pats are a TEAM first. Ten of the AFC starters are NOT on playoff teams, I bet they would trade a trip to Hawaii for a playoff spot.