The NFL Thread (with added College Football)

[UK Redsox]

Any idea when the individual game tickets are available for the International Series Matches?

The Season Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10am.

I have one ticket available for the first game at Wemberlee

[UK Redsox]

Clemson score three TDs in the 4th Quarter to upset Alabama and with the NCAA title

http://www.espn.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/126047/a-wild-fourth-quarter-leads-clemson-to-a-historic-comeback-win-over-alabama

[ADVILLAFAN]

That won't hurt Deshaun Watson's draft stock. He seemed to be drifting to 3rd QB in the 2017 Draft before the National Championship game, after Kizer and Trubisky (who they all seem to love, although he hasn't played much).

Have Clemson won it before? Don't think of them as a powerhouse of College Football, like Alabama or Ohio State.

I was planning to go to Vikings @ Browns at Twickenham. My brother is going to the Dolphins game, although he'd probably want at least 2 tickets for it.

[UK Redsox]

Clemson won the title in the early 80s

I saw them play in person against Boston College a few years back. A double OT classic

[peter w]

You're not going to win friends liking the Patriots, Peter!

We don't need friends. Our Cups and medals are our friends.

[peter w]

is it teh quarter finals now? Or whatever they call it in the knock-out stages. What's the draw?

[UK Redsox]

is it teh quarter finals now? Or whatever they call it in the knock-out stages. What's the draw?

http://www.sbnation.com/a/nfl-playoff-bracket-2017

[cdbearsfan]

You're not going to win friends liking the Patriots, Peter!

We don't need friends. Our Cups and medals are our friends.

They get rings, not medals.

[usav]

That won't hurt Deshaun Watson's draft stock. He seemed to be drifting to 3rd QB in the 2017 Draft before the National Championship game, after Kizer and Trubisky (who they all seem to love, although he hasn't played much).

Have Clemson won it before? Don't think of them as a powerhouse of College Football, like Alabama or Ohio State.

I was planning to go to Vikings @ Browns at Twickenham. My brother is going to the Dolphins game, although he'd probably want at least 2 tickets for it.

I found out this morning they won it in 81.  They will be considered a powerhouse now - back to back championship games and consistent program puts you in that category and will keep the flow of high school talent rolling in and players going to the NFL rolling out.

People around here are very happy this morning........why?  Clemson's only loss all season was at home to Pitt.

[UK Redsox]

Clemson's only loss all season was at home to Pitt.

One of my other in-person NCAA games was Ohio @ Pitt

[ADVILLAFAN]

Jason Pierre-Paul is after a new contract and says he doesn't want to sign a 1 year deal.

He said something like "nobody else in the league is out there making plays with 7 fingers like I do".

Yes that is true Jason, but then they haven't blown their fingers off whilst pissing about with fireworks....

[peter w]

You're not going to win friends liking the Patriots, Peter!

We don't need friends. Our Cups and medals are our friends.

They get rings, not medals.

Kiss my ring

[peter w]

Patriots v Chiefs - Patriots in the final
Seattle v Cowboys - Dallas in the final

Dallas win in the final for the first time they have been good since the man in the hat (Tom?)

[nigel]

Think Atlanta will beat Seattle. The Falcons have crept under the radar.
Although Dallas are my team, their defence isn't great. Green Bay are on a red hot streak, so could be an interesting game.

Patriots would appear to be the team to beat, but Kansas and Pittsburgh are more than capable of beating them.

I've a feeling Kansas will win the AFC
My heart says Dallas for the NFC, but, my head says Atlanta.

Chiefs v Falcons

[cdbearsfan]

Apparently the Chargers are likely to make a stadium announcement on Thursday, just before the city mayor makes some speech or other so as to show him up.

They'll likely state that they are off to Los Angeles but won't move until the new Rams stadium is built in 2019, giving San Diego until then to build a new stadium to convince them to stay.

Raiders apparently don't have to announce where they will be playing until March, so that might drag out for a while. Vegas remains the favourite.