Wild Card Weekend Discussion [Split Thread]

[HPF Bob]

Eagles are so impressive the way they keep fighting through injuries. Wentz is the first NFL QB to throw for over 4000 and yet no receiver puts up even 500 yards - that's because they've been so beat up in the receiver corps.

As for playoff scheduling, the NFL is now checking the weather reports for New England to see when to schedule the Titans-Patriots game into the worst weather possible.

[chuck]

I'll go out on a limb and predict the Texans and Bills play Saturday early.

Also, the Bills are going to ass rape the Texans.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by chuck

I'll go out on a limb and predict the Texans and Bills play Saturday early.

Also, the Bills are going to ass rape the Texans.

The Patriots could be the primetime attraction which means the Texans would be the early Sunday game.

As for Texans-Bills, no offense meant to Buffalo but the Texans would probably lose to a hot passing team but they can hold their own with a team that doesn't throw well and Allen is not a top thrower, at least yet. It will be his first playoff game and it will be on the road. If Watson has all his weapons, I can see a 23-20 Houston victory. Plus, we get J.J. back as a motivator on defense.

[HPF Bob]

p.s. - I pleaded with the Texans to draft Hunter Renfrow, didn't I?

[chuck]

Dude, if the Texans had drafted every white guy you wanted them to draft they'd look like the Kinkaid Falcons.

[Arky]

Oddly, no spread, no playoff schedule, yet.... Maybe they are waiting for this SNF game to conclude....

[chuck]

Originally Posted by Arky

Oddly, no spread, no playoff schedule, yet.... Maybe they are waiting for this SNF game to conclude....

That was a really good game. I've about talked myself into believing that the Niners can win the NFC. Each of the truly good teams is seriously flawed in some way, so it will be great to see how it all shakes down.

[HPF Bob]

Sonovagun.

Wild Card Weekend

Saturday, Jan. 4:
No. 5 Buffalo Bills at No. 4 Houston Texans, 4:35 p.m. (ESPN/ABC)
No. 6 Tennessee Titans at No. 3 New England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)

Sunday, Jan. 5:
No. 6 Minnesota Vikings at No. 3 New Orleans Saints, 1:05 p.m. (FOX)
No. 5 Seattle Seahawks at No. 4 Philadelphia Eagles, 4:40 p.m. (NBC)

I was right that the NFL would put the Patriots in prime time (and on CBS which helps confirm my theory that the NFL has an arrangement to make sure there is a Patriots home playoff game every year so the CBS sports bar at Gillette Stadium has an extra pay date) but I was wrong to presume that would put the other AFC game involving the Texans on Sunday.

Breaking with tradition, the NFL is having both AFC games on Saturday and both NFC games on Sunday.

Vikings and Saints....I think I've seen that playoff matchup before.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

As for playoff scheduling, the NFL is now checking the weather reports for New England to see when to schedule the Titans-Patriots game into the worst weather possible.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/w...in-foxborough/

Winter Storm Henry in the forecast for Titans-Patriots wild-card matchup in Foxborough

I hope it's Winter Storm Derrick Henry and he proves an unstoppable force of nature...