The NFL Thread (with added College Football)

[cdbearsfan]

Not that amazing. It's a poor division and all the teams have been afflicted with injuries.

Would I be correct in thinking that, if the Lions lose and the Packers win on Sunday, the Bears' game against the Eagles wouldn't matter for Chicago? Either way, we'd still make the play-offs if we beat Green Bay and not make the play-offs if we lose to them.

Might be a case for resting players.

[cdbearsfan]

Oh, and I recommend this site for anyone struggling to work out who will and won't make the play-offs. Quite a useful tool.

[OCD]

Still, it's more than I expected.

I've got no idea about the permutations. After Villa last season I could do with a break from trying to forecast scores. 

[cdbearsfan]

I'm pretty sure Chicago avoid relegation so long as Wigan don't win.

[UK Redsox]

Portraits of NFL players from 1938

http://life.time.com/culture/tough-guys-faces-of-the-nfl-1938/#1

[Somniloquism]

Whoever was calling the Offensive plays for the Cowboys last night is an idiot.

NFC East and NFC North are going to the wire by the looks of it.

It doesn't matter, but I always like to see the Patriots lose, the Chelsea of the NFL.

Did we loan them whoever called for the kick on 2nd down in overtime the other week.

[usav]

Packers and Steelers in the snow today should be a good one.  You can keep your Cardinals in the desert, this is how NFL should be.

[UK Redsox]

Still no Rodgers for the Packers

[taylorsworkrate]

Packers and Steelers in the snow today should be a good one.  You can keep your Cardinals in the desert, this is how NFL should be.

Yeah, it makes me laugh when they cancel football matches because of a little snow, only to see NFL games going ahead in some of the conditions they get.

[Somniloquism]

Packers and Steelers in the snow today should be a good one.  You can keep your Cardinals in the desert, this is how NFL should be.

Yeah, it makes me laugh when they cancel football matches because of a little snow, only to see NFL games going ahead in some of the conditions they get.

Yes it will be great fun watching the ball stop 2 yards from the person who kicked or being diverted by someones footprints in the snow.

[OzVilla]

The Bears stunk the place out in Phillie today.

[OCD]

It seems like it was always heading for the Bears/Packers final game of the season to decide the division.

It will be interesting to see if we bring back Rodgers for it because he's been desperate to play the last couple and the 'organisation' has said it wasn't time.

The Steelers-Packers was a really good game where it could have gone either way right up until the end. Flynn gave away a couple of key interceptions that made the game interesting and our defence did a couple of stupid things like holding the face mask and unnecessary roughness when they were in their 4th down. I'll be glad when Aaron's back.

[cdbearsfan]

The Packers game was excellent although, as it turned out, it didn't matter (for Green Bay anyhow).

They won't need Rodgers to beat us. Every team can run the ball against us with ease. Even with Lance Briggs back we just looked atrocious.
 
We need wholesale changes in defense over the off-season, even if by some miracle we make the play-offs.

[OCD]

Eddie Lacy went off with an Ankle injury in (I think) the 4th quarter. Starks is quite good but Lacy's had a great first year. So if there's no Rodgers and no Lacy it's far from a foregone conclusion.

I'm expecting the game to be picked up for TV coverage so that will be next Sunday night taken care of.

[Toronto Villa]

The Bears did well last night.