2010 NFL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY LIVE THREAD

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[mainepatsfan]

2010 NFL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY LIVE THREAD

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

3:00PM ET - CBS

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NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

6:40PM ET - FOX

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[Drea]

I’m going with Farve and Manning.

[ez]

The Colts COULD have lost the Jets game without sitting the starters!! They were only ahead 15-10 and the Jets ground game was beginning their fourth quarter weardown.

[Hot Tabasco]

I don't know which event held there was bigger...Super Bowl XVI or Wrestlemania III

I have to say Wrestlemania.....at least residents of the City of Detroit could afford to attend.

[ez]

Of course if Manning had gotten his leg broken people would be calling Polian an idiot for keeping him in.

Wes Welker agrees with you.

[mainepatsfan]

I knew the Redskins would win that game. It’s going to be forever before the Lions get that far again.

I also knew the Redskins would beat the Bills in the Super Bowl two weeks later. Fortunately for me most of my classmates disagreed and they paid for their mistaken judgment. :)

[VicVega]

Major Soccer League? Or indoor soccer leagues?

I know Canadians know hockey and pot, but soccer?

Just glad for the City of Pontiac that some revenue will be (hopefully) generated for the City.

[mainepatsfan]

I was five years old watching that AFC game with my father that day. Suffice it to say I learned some new words when Byner lost that ball.

I was nine years old watching Game 6 of the '86 WS. To quote Bubba, "I feel your pain."

[Lancey Howard]

NO WAY can the Jets beat the Bengals Chargers Colts!

[mainepatsfan]

If they are, it will be the first time they were for the Vikings, and if they are, this is the first time I hope they get their wish.

My uncle grew up in 70's and became a huge Vikings fan. He's been waiting literally my entire life for them to get back to the big game.

[Vigilantcitizen]

I loved hearing Ole' Ryan saying,"That's New York Jets football".

You know his dad was coaching the jet d when they beat the colts in the super bowl.

[VicVega]

For the love of Pete, I hope you guys break your picking streaks, otherwise my Saints are so screwed.

This calls for an extra GEAUX, GEAUX, GEAUX BREES, GEAUX SAINTS!

[RebelTex]

According to the NFL, the #1 greatest Championship game of all time is the “Ice Bowl”, 1967 Packers vs Cowboys:

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-hq-videos/09000d5d815e2d74/Top-10-Championship-games

TOP 10 Championship Games of All Time

10 1992 Cowboys 30 49ers 20
9 1983 Redskins 24 49ers 21
8 1994 49ers 38 Cowboys 28
7 1998 Falcons 30 Vikings 27
6 1990 Giants 15 49ers 13
5 1987 Browns 38 Broncos 33
4 2005 Colts 38 Patriots 34
3 1986 Broncos 23 Browns 20
2 1981 49ers 28 Cowboys 27
1 1967 Packers 21 Cowboys 17

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Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/23/sports-NFL-SuperBowl-forbeslife-cx_mb_0123sports.html

Top 10 Super Bowl Teams
Monte Burke and Matt Woolsey, 01.23.09, 07:30 PM EST

Cowboys top a list of the best Super Bowl-era teams. Since the first “World Championship Game” in 1967, the Cowboys have outpaced all other NFL franchises when it comes to full-season performance. Though the team is tied with the Steelers and the 49ers for the most Super Bowl wins* (five), it has the most Super Bowl appearances (eight), a record 29 playoff appearances (which means they’ve missed the playoffs only 14 times in the last 43 seasons) and the highest regular-season winning percentage during the Super Bowl era (0.606, besting the Miami Dolphins’ 0.579).

* This was written a year ago, 01-23-09.

[mainepatsfan]

True but the Browns (originally an NFL franchise) have never been there. The Jaguars and Texans have also never been. The list of franchises that have never won one is longer.

Bills

Browns

Bengals

Titans

Jaguars

Texans

Chargers

Eagles

Lions

Vikings

Falcons

Panthers

Saints

Cardinals

Seahawks

[Hot Tabasco]

Major Soccer League? Or indoor soccer leagues?

I really don't know, there hasn't been any more said.......

As a side note, access to and from the Silverdome was a breeze. It was right off I-75 and M-59, another major highway.

Ford Field, in downtown Detroit and right next door to Comerica Park where the Tigers play, is an absolute traffic nightmare.......with parking equally horrendous.

[mainepatsfan]

Guess who was coaching the defense for the Jets when they played the colts in the Super Bowl.

The same guy who coached the Chicago Bears defense in Super Bowl XX.

[library user]

NO WAY can the Jets beat the Colts!

You wouldn't think so, but my guess is that the first game will be a blow-out with the Colts winning (I am rooting for the Jets, though) while the SECOND game will be the nail biter. Vikings can pull it off but it will be tough, most likely.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

If the Jets win Bill Polian will never hear the end of it.

Wait - the Colts GM made the call to lie down in the 2nd half against the Jets? What was their coaching staff doing, deciding how much to pay the 3rd string tight end?

[mainepatsfan]

I have to say Wrestlemania.....at least residents of the City of Detroit could afford to attend.

As I recall at the time it set a record for attendance at an indoor event.

[MHGinTN]

Defense will again be the key to victory in the division championship games. If the Jets can attack Mannings short passing game, the Jets just might hold on to win the AFC.

And in 'Norlins', if the Vikings can get to Brees early and consistently, they will have a great chance of knocking the Saints down to earth. Thus sayeth the TNphydeaux ... and he olny surfaces every few years to prognosticate.

[library user]

Ditka?