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Heldawg #742348 01/07/13 06:11 PM
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I'm surprised so many think the Packers are going to win this weekend.

The 49ers beat the Packers at Lambeau with Alex Smith at the helm earlier this year.

They can stop the Packers running game with their front 7 no problem. And the Packers OL is going to have a whale of a time handling the niners pass rush. And the Packers defense has all kinds of issues.

What am I missing here?




I think Aaron Rodgers will have his usual monster performance

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SF and GB played in week1. That is a lifetime ago in NFL terms.
Rodgers has been excellent all year but particularly the last month.
GB's run game is throwing it to Harris, Cobb, and Kuhn.

The Packers defense has held 11 opponents to 20pts or fewer this year including 5 of their last 6. Woodson is back. The NFL is all about who has momentum and is playing well. GB has it and is.

Maybe the 49ers take care of the Packers, but based on how they have been playing, I think GB has a good shot to win. Perhaps watching SF get trounced by Seattle is too fresh in my mind though. We'll see. That's why it's fun.


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I swear I'm not trying to jack your picks, but I have had Pats/Packers as my preseason SB pick for the last 2 seasons, and I don't really see any reason to change now. Pats/Donks next week might make me reconsider though... we'll see.

Really want to pick Seattle for a lot of reasons, and probably would, but Clemons down with an ACL tear puts a damper on that. Tough to go against Seattle because they have been the best team in the NFL down the stretch, but you don't get the #1 seed in the NFL on accident, Mike Smith is an underrated head coach, and the 4th time's the charm

No chance I'm going to pick against Manning and Brady at home in the playoffs.

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yeah, I've had Falcons v. Texans since the preseason and while Houston might be able to beat either Peyton or Brady, I don't see them going through both especially on the road.


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j/c

To be clear:

Patriots
Ravens
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New England wins no problems. Houston is a good team but they have no confidence even after the win. Pick NE

While Baltimore once beat manning it wont happen this time. Manning and the thin air are to much for them. Pick Denver.

Rodgers enjoys a trip to the coast where 60 degree weather is warm.
Pick Packers

The Hawks are flying high but Falcons eat birds.
Pick Falcons.

Just to be clear

NE
Denver
GB
Atlanta.

Should be some good games my blow out game is New England this week.


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Saturday
Ravens @ Broncos
Packers @ 49ers

Sunday
Seahawks @ Falcons
Texans @ Patriots





Broncos, gotta run with the chalk here. Manning with the Denver crowd. We'll find out what Flacco is made of when he sees this defense.

I see no reason why the Patriots don't win easily over Houston. Maybe they come out rusty after the bye?

49'er/Packers is the toughest call. Somehow I think SF has the better chance if they started Alex Smith. I think GB wins.

Seahawks win again!

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Denver
San Fran
New England
Seattle

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What I hope happens:

Denver blows out Baltimore. Houston wins a hard fought game against New England, setting up Manning vs Houston as the Texans look to avenge years of division dominance.

GB wins by two TDs in a game that wasn't that close, Harbaugh oppoligizes to Alex Smith. Seattle blows out Atlanta, setting up a MNF "Fail Mary" rematch.

What I think will happen.
Denver and NE win going away.
GB and Atlanta win tough games.


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Saturday
Ravens @ Broncos Broncos
Packers @ 49ers Packers

Sunday
Seahawks @ Falcons Seahawks
Texans @ Patriots Patriots


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Going with my heart today!

Rats (man I hate saying that but I really want the Donks to lose and Manning historically is not great in cold weather).

49ers (though I'm leaning towards the Pack - but I'll stick with 49ers... defense is crazy and their offense is starting to get going)

Seahawks (Atlanta loses in playoffs... again... though another cross country trip is pretty hard to do I think the Hawks match up well)

Texans (I'm going for the big upset... sick of Brady... sick of Pat fans... Foster I think is going to have a monster game)

I'll probably be totally wrong, but that's what I'm going with.


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Manning has beaten the Ravens 9 times in a row.

Just saying .......

I hope he makes it 10 in a row because of 2 things .....

#1, I don't even want to see have a fluke of a chance at getting to the Super Bowl.

#2, I think that a Pats/Donks game could be really, really good.

Combine that with a Green Bay/Seattle NFC Championship game in the NFC side, and it would be like 3 Super Bowls in a row.


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crazy that you went Balt over Denver and Houston over NE despite the regular season trouncings that went the other way.

so crazy that it just might work


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Ravens @ Broncos Broncos
Packers @ 49ers Packers

Sunday
Seahawks @ Falcons Seahawks
Texans @ Patriots Patriots




This one works for me.


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crazy that you went Balt over Denver and Houston over NE despite the regular season trouncings that went the other way.

so crazy that it just might work




a guy can dream

If both Balt and Houston win I get to go to the AFC Champ game here in Houston

Odds are pretty long... but Baltimore is playing for Ray and Houston plays pretty well as a major underdog and I think Foster is due for a huge game.

we'll see... I'm probably wrong...


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I just heard on the radio how poorly Manning performs in cold weather....and the prediction is for 18 degrees at gametime. You just might get that one.


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I also just heard on ESPN that teams playing a rematch in the postseason after getting blown out in the reg season are 11-11 in the rematch game. So pretty good chance 1 of them gets through. Im not banking on it but there is hope for those that are looking for some.


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Manning performing badly with cold weather. Could help out the Ravens a lot. Since they do play in cold weather a lot!

Expect the Packers to beat the 49ers.

Falcons to do in the Seahawks.

And Patriots as usual at home, to do in the Texans. Though the Texans IMHO will show up this time unlike last time.


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Would be an interesting SB match up imo.

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j/c...

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Broncos 27
Ravens 20


Green Bay 24
San Francisco 23


Atlanta 30
Seattle 21


New England 31
Houston 24


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I just heard on the radio how poorly Manning performs in cold weather....and the prediction is for 18 degrees at gametime. You just might get that one.



We've been talking about this one all week at work.

Manning's numbers traditionally have gone down outside, and even more in cold weather. Now that his arm is not as strong as it used to be, if the Donks don't have much of a run-game and they have to rely on Manning, they could be doomed.

As for the Niners, I have to admit I really can't stand Harbaugh. I would love nothing more than to see Kaepernick come out and lay a serious egg, if only to watch the media pounce on Harbaugh for switching from Smith.



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j/c

To be clear:

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Looking good so far!

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I would still pick Denver 10 out of 10 times vs Baltimore, but I feel kind of foolish for not picking San Fran. not making that mistake again

49ers vs Patriots Super Bowl

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I have yet to figure out how both Seattle and Denver managed to lose their games when they both had the lead with 30 seconds (or less) to go. :smh: Just amazing.

I had Den/NE/Sea/SF in the final 4. Down to SF/NE in the SB. That will be an epic rematch of the game in New England in December.

Kaepernick v. Brady will sure be fun to watch if you like offense.


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2 coaching decisions that really made me scratch my head.

Mike Smith, the kicker, or the special teams coach opting to squib it 10 yards down the field with time still on the clock, up 2. Huh? They moved the line up last year, you're in a dome, freaking blast that thing.

Houston clawing back into the game late, they score to get within 12, and instead of just kicking the XP to get within 11 (TD+2pt+FG ties game) they opt to go for 2 to get it to 10. They converted, and it didn't matter, and they never got closer, so that didn't matter either, but I just wonder the thinking behind that. Isn't that what those little Waffle House charts tell them?

PS, Gary Kubiak should be fired for some of the calls he made in that game. Awful.

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49ers and Ravens will win today

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I have the Pats and Falcons .... which means that the Ravens and Niners are going to the Super Bowl. lol


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I have the Pats and Falcons .... which means that the Ravens and Niners are going to the Super Bowl. lol





Unfortunately teams I hate the most have a tendency of winning. Thus why I picked who I picked.

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All bird SB....Falcons/Ravens.

At least that is who I am pulling for.


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49ers and Ravens will win today




My opinion, too.


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I would be surprised if the Ravens won later. Ravens/Pats played earlier this season, my recollection was that it was one of those games that just about everything went right for Baltimore and it still came down to a questionable field goal at the end and that was in Baltimore. That was also before NE shuffled around its secondary with McCourty at FS and Talib/Dennard as press corners. That is important as Baltimore is pretty reliant on a deep passing game, and has historically been a Pats weakness.

Pats win and cover (-7.5). >7 spread seems extreme but that's also partly due to the Belichick effect. NE runs the most plays in the league and Belichick also notoriously aggressive at the ends of games when winning.

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Ravens keep making me look bad

Might as well try one more time... San Fran in Super Bowl

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The Rats will win one for Ray Ray ........ and we'll be subjected to a month's worth of stories following the Super Bowl that will make watching any sports coverage impossible.


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