The NFL Thread (with added College Football)

[ADVILLAFAN]

Getting to the stage where we know most of the play-off teams, just not who's got bye-weeks.

Hoping that the Lions beat the "one-man-team" Packers, but have a feeling Rodgers will pick them apart. Apparently the Lions are 0-23 at Lambeau going back to the early 1990s.

[UK Redsox]

Raiders win again, just doing enough to avoid a prime draft pick. I didn't realise they and the Bills have the longest run without a post season.

This was one game where I wanted the Raiders to lose. The Bills were the other team that my dad used to go to when he worked Stateside

[OCD]

Getting to the stage where we know most of the play-off teams, just not who's got bye-weeks.

Hoping that the Lions beat the "one-man-team" Packers, but have a feeling Rodgers will pick them apart. Apparently the Lions are 0-23 at Lambeau going back to the early 1990s.

One player? Rodgers has been having great pass protection which has allowed him the time to pick people out, Clay Matthews and to a lesser extent, Julius Peppers have been excellent, Eddie Lacey is one of the better rushers in the league, Jordy Nelson and to a lesser degree, Randall Cobb have been excellent wide receivers.

Good to hear about the Lions record at Lambeau and our home record isn't bad. Last couple of games have been concerning though as we've struggled against very well organised defences and I always worry about our defence against sides with a good rush offence.

I would have loved home field advantage but it looks like Cardinals will get that. That will probably stop us from doing any lasting damage in the playoffs which should make a lot of you happy.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Getting to the stage where we know most of the play-off teams, just not who's got bye-weeks.

Hoping that the Lions beat the "one-man-team" Packers, but have a feeling Rodgers will pick them apart. Apparently the Lions are 0-23 at Lambeau going back to the early 1990s.

One player? Rodgers has been having great pass protection which has allowed him the time to pick people out, Clay Matthews and to a lesser extent, Julius Peppers have been excellent, Eddie Lacey is one of the better rushers in the league, Jordy Nelson and to a lesser degree, Randall Cobb have been excellent wide receivers.

I knew you'd like that  ;-)   Lacey is pretty good. I think Cobb, Nelson and the O-Line are all made to look better by Rodgers outstanding play.

Rodgers hasn't been himself in the last 2 games, apparently ill against the Bucc's. If he is healthy, then I fancy you to beat the Lions who haven't been great over the last month, but have still been winning most of their games.

[OCD]

Yeah Rodgers was ill and got quite a bad beating in the first quarter yesterday. The Buccs were very well organised and apparently have been since their bye week. Our away record is hugely different to our home record and as I say, it looks like we won't have home advantage so we'll probably lose away to a good side with a good rush attack.

I think the attack compliments eachother. Any receiver would no doubt love to have Rodgers as a quarter back and the receivers have put up some good catches over the season (less so in the last couple of weeks). Rodgers and Nelson in particular play off eachother really well.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Yeah Rodgers was ill and got quite a bad beating in the first quarter yesterday. The Buccs were very well organised and apparently have been since their bye week. Our away record is hugely different to our home record and as I say, it looks like we won't have home advantage so we'll probably lose away to a good side with a good rush attack.

I think the attack compliments eachother. Any receiver would no doubt love to have Rodgers as a quarter back and the receivers have put up some good catches over the season (less so in the last couple of weeks). Rodgers and Nelson in particular play off eachother really well.

If it makes you feel better, if the Superbowl is between the Packers and the Patriots, then I'll be supporting your lot.

[OCD]

Through gritted teeth though I suspect.

[PeterWithesShin]

British NFL player Menelik Watson has donated his payment from Sunday's game between the Oakland Raiders and the Buffalo Bills to the family of a four-year-old girl with a heart condition.

The Raiders offensive lineman, 26, handed over the cheque, worth around £12,000 after tax, to Ava Urrea's father following the game.

The youngster suffers from hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

The Raiders won the game 26-24 to deny the Bills a play-off place.

The Touchdown Dreams programme, which helps ill children, arranged for Urrea to lead the Raiders team as captain for a day.

She received a signed helmet and autographed footballs from players as well as the cheque from Watson.

Watson was brought up in the Longsight area of Manchester before moving to the United States in 2009.

The former basketball player was drafted by the Raiders from Florida State University in April 2013.

[bertlambshank]

What a great punch up at the end of double overtime in the Miami Beach bowl.

[ADVILLAFAN]

The Browns wanted Rex Grossman to be their QB for the last game of the season, but he turned them down as he wanted to have Christmas with his family. Turned down by Rex.... Big game as well, as they're playing the Ravens who can still make the playoffs.

Dominic Raiola has been suspended for a game, for stamping on Ego Ferguson, meaning he'll miss the showdown with the Packers.

Regarding last night's game:-

Spoiler for Hiden:

The Bengals clinched a playoff spot by intercepting Peyton Manning 4 times!

[UK Redsox]

The Browns wanted Rex Grossman to be their QB for the last game of the season, but he turned them down as he wanted to have Christmas with his family. Turned down by Rex....

Who's up next ? John Beck ?

[ADVILLAFAN]

The Browns wanted Rex Grossman to be their QB for the last game of the season, but he turned them down as he wanted to have Christmas with his family. Turned down by Rex....

Who's up next ? John Beck ?

George Blanda

[Richard]

Bears fire trestman and emery, good news

[cdbearsfan]

Bears fire trestman and emery, good news

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS!!!

[UK Redsox]

the boy named Suh has been suspended from the Lions first playoff game for treading on Aaron Rodgers.

Falcons fire Smith
Jets fire Ryan
Harbaugh quits the Niners to take the Michigan job