Any team on any given day can win, it's the NFL, just to get there a player must be among the best!!!!!

Yeah, I think I get it now.
So like the year the Dolphins went undefeated and won the Super Bowl the deal is that there were no good teams that year except the Dolphins.

If the "no good teams" logic is used, why yes. Except then you could argue that there never were any good teams period. But I prefer to think that any team this far into the season with one or two losses is a good team, regardless of who they have played or beat.

Yes they are good now but when the season started panthers , and 49ers where 0-2 they didn't have their s*#% together and you said it look at them now .....I think we're going to start seeing Seattle loss a couple of game from now on just wait and watch .......

In the end there can be only one.

Some coaches may rest some players for a game or two (or a 4th quarter, etc.) late in the reg season if their team already has a good record leading into the playoffs. Not worth getting your key players hurt worse than they already are, especially if there is not much to gain in trying to get another win. Better to let them heal up and be ready for the play-offs.
Yes, I realize home field advantage is important, and getting a bye for the 1st round of the play-offs is a big help.
Just sayin that if you already have a great record near the end of reg season, and if you are resting some key players, it could lead to a loss near end of reg season.

Go Saints!

This can be a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. You don't want players to get hurt, but If you have already secured a bye week, and you keep key players out for more weeks, they can show up rusty when the playoffs start, and by the time they get in rhythm the most important game of the season may already be slipping away. We have seen this a lot recently as wildcard teams have gone on to take the title.

A few years back, Tom Coughlin decided not to rest his Giants in a "meaningless" end of season game against the Patriots. Sure they lost, but they burned through the playoffs and were well prepared when they met the Pats again in the big game. We all know how that turned out.

Please share this info with the Texans!

Seattle is a very good team and are very aware of what they have to accomplish to reach their goal of winning the NFC Division and hosting through the playoffs. Your forgetting that Seahawks beat a bunch of good teams last year.
They have strengthened their weaknesses and that can be seen by what they have accomplished so far.
They have beaten teams like Carolina that have beaten the Pats.
Pats fans are nervous along with other teams about having to play Seattle. They just say these things like they are going to lose a couple because it serves their team better.
The Seahawks basically beat the Saints and 49ers and it's all in the bag for the NFC title.
Just watch and witness the Seahawks reach the Super Bowl.
Go Hawks!

Unless it's the same exact team, you can't say that any team fades at the end. Just happens. Chiefs may end up at 11-5. If they're lucky 12-4. Either way they're on the road for the playoffs. Good luck in Foxboro.

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The Packers are horrible !!

The loss of Rogers was the death knell on an already suspect season for the pack

Yeah something is wrong ,they pretty much suck at every aspect of the game . It's not just Rodgers and the other injuries , They are bad .

Not to kick my Packer friends while they are down.... but HOLY SHIT! This feels soooooo good!! GO LIONS!!!!!

As I told my buddy CF - I am so tired of eating cheese!

MUH hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.......

Yo Bro - you did watch the game, right? One man doesn't make a team - go back to the locker room and put your big boy panties on and remember their is no "I" in team!

So true. The year the fish went unbeaten, they went without their starting QB for most of the season. How great a team that really was.
There used to be a time when having a good, well prepared back-up QB was as important as having a great starter. Starter goes down, season goes on.

I'm just happy to be in a position to be in the post season after the abysmal 2 win season last year. If you would have told me the Chiefs control their fate in week 12 of the regular season and are a 99% lock for the playoffs I'd tell you to give me some of what you're smoking. Win or lose this has been a pretty successful year for a team with a new regime.

Not really. I was trying to point out that saying a team that was 10-1 only because they hadn't played any good teams yet was ludacris. I don't believe that at all. A win is a win in this league, and the playoffs will sort out the contenders from the pretenders.

A 14 game season may not have been as taxing as todays 16, but the team they beat in the championship was no pushover back then, and unlike today, there was no mid-season or end of season bye weeks and no home field advantage for having the best record in the league.
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Yep it was quite the win for the Lions , I just expected the packers to win that game because they've been winning that thanksgiving match up most of the time . Packers probably not making playoffs this year , Sucks that I have to wait untill next year and hopefuly they will be better . Football is the only team sport that I care about , watch , and have a favorite team . Nothing to hold me over til next year (accept pinball)

was watching the game tonight so at halftime hit the remote to see what else was on and 'BOOM'
Lady Ga Ga with beer can glasses singing that 'jets' song with Elton John....... amazing

Ravens over the Steelers 22 - 20.

Any games coming up this Sun or Mon night that look interesting to any of you football fans?

SUN, DEC 1, 2013 TIME (ET) TV
Jacksonville at Cleveland 1:00 PM CBS
Tennessee at Indianapolis 1:00 PM CBS
Chicago at Minnesota 1:00 PM FOX <-- da Bears!, ...might not win.
Miami at NY Jets 1:00 PM CBS <-- Can one of these teams please step up & play like they want to be a wildcard
Arizona at Philadelphia 1:00 PM FOX
Tampa Bay at Carolina 1:00 PM FOX
New England at Houston 1:00 PM CBS
Atlanta at Buffalo 4:05 PM FOX
St. Louis at San Francisco 4:05 PM FOX
Denver at Kansas City 4:25 PM CBS <--- That ought to be an exciting game.
Cincinnati at San Diego 4:25 PM CBS <--- important AFC game right there.
NY Giants at Washington 8:30 PM NBC
MON, DEC 2 TIME (ET) TV
New Orleans at Seattle 8:30 PM ESPN <--- I plan to watch this one. Go Saints!
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I'll be tuning into the Saints vs Hawks.
Go Hawks! Clinch that NFC Title!

do people really call Rodgers "The Eraser"? How did I miss this news? That's got to be the worst nickname I've ever heard!

Uhhhhh.............
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Who Dey time tomorrow baby!! Sorry to the Bolts fans, but I gotta cheer on my team.

If you are talking about Aaron Rodgers , I'm a fan and I've never heard of this .

That was a great game. And Earl Campbell was a great back in his day.
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The amazing thing about Warren Moon is that he was undrafted in the NFL. Played first in the CFL for the Edmonton Eskimos where he won 5 consecutive Grey Cups before then moving to the NFL Houston Oilers to have a successful career!

Campbell was a monster.Almost unbelievable to see what shape he's in today. As for the 14 vs 16 game argument, back in the day you had guys like jack The assasin tatum and fred the hammer williamson who would probably be called for every hit today. Not to mention defense and offensive line moves like the club to the head was legal back then. didn't williamson like to give the forearm shiver to the downed players kidney. There were no hamstring pulls or cuncussion rests, you were paid, you played.
God I miss Dan Fouts and air coryell. Especially when they played the dolphins with marino.

As for today, its almost enjoyable watching the jets get whallopped. geno smith back to the bench. nice dogfight pats vs houston. Yes, on any given sunday, any team can win. TB beating the lions 2 weeks ago still hurts. Look at the eagles go, they usually overlook and lose to the cardinals. Keep the pressure on Romo, he will implode soon enough.

I also remember one epic game between the Chargers and the Niners where Fouts and Montana really aired it out. You would also have to add Plunkett's Raiders into the mix for great games between all these teams of that era.

remember jeff george? That man could sling in sidearm for 50 yards,easy. Elway, young, marino, fouts,george,montana,favre, those guys could light it up through the air.

That guy was super tough. I never saw any QB take the beating that he did.

Enjoying KC vs Den. Even being a philly fan, I would love to see andy reid and alex smith win the superbowl.

108 yrd kickoff return for a td.
Longest play in Chiefs history!
Wow!

Ha!
During post game highlights Marino said "laces out".
Classic.

jeez washington stinks. WR's who can't catch. Someone tell me how cruz, the only WR in NY, is not bumped off the line and double covered?

I guess no one else saw garcons facemask being yanked down which allowed the strip. Announcers too busy yaking about refs blowing 4th down call. ugly game all around

Bengals "D" won another game for them despite Dalton.

Monday Night Football
Saints vs Seahawks
Going to be a great game!
Go Hawks!