[Impy]

No joke Coach Mora, it's playoff time already.

"Yarrrg, how can this be, the season just started!"

Seems that way, doesn't it? Let's see if Professor D-Bag can make some sense of this, Professor?

"I prefer 'credibilty-challenged' to 'd-bag'. But anyhow, the thing to keep in mind is that as you get older each passing year represents an ever lower percentage of your life, creating the illusion that time is speeding up. A guy in his 30's like you, Imp, is really starting to feel this effect. For fossils such as Captain Smith, it's even more pronounced."

"Who are you calling a fossil, you poxy harbour hog!? I may be a wight from 1912 but I was only 62 when I went to Davy Jones's locker! Pretty soon I'll be younger than you!"

"Not if global warming and/or cooling destroys the Earth before then!"

"Yaaar, yer full of it, you skirt wearing bilge swiller!"

"You aren't the only one who can google 'pirate insults', you grog-snarfing sea monkey! Climate change is real and it's spectacular!"

Take it easy fellas, speaking of time, the last time the Bills were in the playoffs, cell phones looked like this:

(If yours still does, you might just be my uncle)

Presidential candidates looked like this:

(Look at that glint in his eye, Dubya still had all his marbles!)

Lindsay Lohan looked like this:

As opposed to this:

"Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" was still in theaters.

And one the top songs out was this.

And now for our Black Monday Report, here's Belly Button Chick:

"The Colts didn't even wait till Monday before firing Chuck Pagano.

Looks like Marvin Lewis may be staying with the Bengals afterall, he's like Belichick, without the rings.

Arizona Coach Bruce Arians retires.

Jack Del Rio is out in Oakland, and speaking of wights, Jon Gruden may be taking his place.

Hue Jackson is apperently retained in Cleveland despite being 1-31.

The Lions fire Jim Caldwell, who will be informed as soon as wakes up from his nap.

Green Bay fires D coordinator Dom Capers.

And finally the Bears fire coach John Fox and......extend.....GM Ryan Pace till 2021.........AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"

[Impy]

Bender's NFL Thread: Ping

Winner of the playoffs picks contest gets a picture of a brand new car!!!

[Chainmail]

Go jump in the lake, NFL pusher!

Traitor to conservatism and American values.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Saturday, Jan 6, 2018
Kansas City
Atlanta

Sunday, Jan 7, 2018
Jacksonville
New Orleans

[big'ol_freeper]

The road to the GOAT's 6th Super Bowl ring begins...

I would like to thank Pete for a spledidly run campaign. I congratulate him on a fine season and am looking forward to the upcoming race to the Super Bowl. God bless and thank you all again.

[IC Ken]

STUDIO Football. people think it is real.

[John O]

What is this NFL you keep mentioning?

Oh wait? Isn’t that the place where all the thugs and management are spitting on our flag and the graves of our veterans? The whole league can rot away.

[GnuThere]

Kansas City is great...at throwing defeat into the arms of victory.
A draw play...another draw play...then it’s always an emergency at 3rd down and 8. It’s the definition of insanity.

[tumblindice]

Get bent NFL

[EdnaMode]

Hope the ratings are a record low this year.

[RedMonqey]

I enjoy these picks..

The NFL

Eeh! Phffft!

How ’Bout ’em Cowboys!

[dinodino]

NFL sucks and a patriotic American wouldn’t support them.

[rlmorel]

I, for the life of me, have never understood the Hue Jackson thing in an environment where winning results are the measuring stick.

I don’t think he is a bad guy, just doesn’t deliver as a coach.

[campaignPete R-CT]

Winners .....

KC
Rams
Buffalo
Carolina

[moehoward]

Jags
Chiefs
Rams
Saints

[al_c]

Kansas City
L.A. Rams
Jacksonville
New Orleans

[Rummyfan]

Wild-card weekend. If form holds, three of these games will be blowouts, and one will be tight. Further, only one of the winners this week will advance to the conference championship round. That being said, let's make some picks!

Saturday, Jan 6, 2018 (All times Eastern)

AFC: #5 Tennessee at #4 Kansas City 4:35pm ESPN/ABC Tennessee crept in despite a three-game losing streak down the stretch. Their offense has been anemic. That will not be good enough in Kansas City against the Chiefs, who, regardless of that horrible stretch where they lost six-of-seven, always managed to put up points. Plus, I like Alex Smith versus Marcus Mariota, with respect to postseason experience. Therefore.... CHIEFS.

NFC: #6 Atlanta at #3 L.A. Rams 8:15pm NBC Rams are one of the pleasant surprises of the 2017 season, and seem to be a very well-balanced team, with a diversified offense and a strong defense. The Falcons, OTOH, fought the Super Bowl hangover almost all season, doing enough to sneak in. So off to LA for them... Atlanta's playoff road record is abysmal. Will that change this weekend? Can the Rams contain Julio Jones? How the hell would I know? Again, comparing the QBs I'll take Matt Ryan over Jared Goff. Somehow the Birds will win. FALCONS.

Sunday, Jan 7, 2018

AFC: #6 Buffalo at #3 Jacksonville 1:05pm CBS Congratulations to the Bills on making the playoffs for the first time this century. But your ride is over come Sunday. While Blake Bortles doesn't remind me of Joe Montana, or even Trent Dilfer, that Jacksonville D can be suffocating, and I don't think the Bills have the options on offense to overcome it. JAGUARS.

NFC: #5 Carolina at #4 New Orleans 4:40pm FOX These two meet for the third time, with New Orleans having won the previous two. Let's make it three! It won't be easy, but I like Drew Brees and the Saints new running game along with their reborn defense to hold off Cam and Company. Especially playing at home. SAINTS.

And in Monday night's backyard brawl between 'Bama and Gawgia, I like the Dawgs to pull off the mini-upset and win the national championship (and as a Tech alum it kills me to say that!). Georgia is National Champion!

[OttawaFreeper]

Championship droughts for this set in the playoffs:

2016-New England Patriots (defending champions)
2009-New Orleans Saints
2008-Pittsburgh Steelers
1999-St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams
1995-Carolina Panthers & Jacksonville Jaguars (neither has won a championship)
1969-Kansas City Chiefs (Super Bowl IV champions against Minnesota)
1966-Atlanta Falcons (not having won a championship, 2 Super Bowl appearances including last year’s)
1965-Buffalo Bills-(AFL Champions that season, last Super Bowl appearance was XXVIII against Dallas)
1961-Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans-(AFL champions that season, franchise has never appeared in a Super Bowl).
1961-Minnesota Vikings (never having won a championship, last Bowl appearance was in Super Bowl XI in 1976 against Oakland)
1960-Philadelphia Eagles (1960 NFL champions against Green Bay Packers, last Bowl appearance was in Super Bowl XXXIX against New England Patriots).

[Rummyfan]

The Kansas City Chiefs cannot win a playoff game. Okay, Travis Kelce got hurt, but that doesn’t excuse your offense going scorelesss in the second half. Congratulations to the Titans. They’ll probably get the Patriots next week.

[dfwgator]

Is this really a playoff game between Jacksonville and Buffalo?

My God how the NFL has fallen.

[weston]

This here Oregon Duck will be hoping against hope for my man Mario to pull off another Titan sized miracle.