Getting to be time for some Football?

MttBsh · « **Reply #160 on:** 14 Oct 2012, 11:52 pm »

The Seahawks just pulled off an absolutely amazing last minute win over the Patriots

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #161 on:** 15 Oct 2012, 02:32 am »

Geez, how does a team live down a whuppin like the Texans are getting? Could they have really underestimated the Packers that much? Pathetic is what it is. Hats off to the Pack. You guys may be around at the end yet. The Texans stink on both sides of the ball. Unbelievable. They actually look naive out there.

Good for the Seahawks. Keep it up.

satfrat · « **Reply #162 on:** 15 Oct 2012, 02:50 am »

Quote from: jimdgoulding on 15 Oct 2012, 02:32 am

Geez, how does a team live down a whuppin like the Texans are getting? Could they have really underestimated the Packers that much? Pathetic is what it is. Hats off to the Pack. You guys may be around at the end yet. The Texans stink on both sides of the ball. Unbelievable. They actually look naive out there.

Good for the Seahawks. Keep it up.

Only down by 11 and the whole 4th qtr to go against them fudgepackers. Eat some chedda cheese and say a prayer.

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #163 on:** 15 Oct 2012, 02:59 am »

Quote from: satfrat on 15 Oct 2012, 02:50 am

Only down by 11 and the whole 4th qtr to go against them fudgepackers. Eat some chedda cheese and say a prayer.

Another GB touchdown. Go to the fridge to get some cheese and look what happens. To give credit where credit is due, Aaron Rodgers is terrific tonite.

cab · « **Reply #164 on:** 15 Oct 2012, 03:04 am »

MVP for a reason.....

thunderbrick · « **Reply #165 on:** 15 Oct 2012, 03:23 am »

Jeez, must be tough in Texas this week.

UT demolished, Texans next, and Dallas came up short (though they outplayed my Ravens).

chip · « **Reply #166 on:** 15 Oct 2012, 03:34 am »

This is not the game I was expecting from the Packers as they have looked rough on both sides of the ball until tonight.....Defense/Rodgers/Nelson/Jones all big game!

satfrat · « **Reply #167 on:** 15 Oct 2012, 03:59 am »

Quote from: jimdgoulding on 15 Oct 2012, 02:59 am

Another GB touchdown. Go to the fridge to get some cheese and look what happens. To give credit where credit is due, Aaron Rodgers is terrific tonite.

Ahh, it's the State Farm commercials that's got that boy all swell headed.

Rclark · « **Reply #168 on:** 15 Oct 2012, 04:08 am »

Ahem..

SEAHAWKS!

Rob Babcock · « **Reply #169 on:** 15 Oct 2012, 08:51 am »

God, the guy I'm playing this week in fantasy football was down by sixty before the Fudgepackers game...but he had Jennings!

Dude dropped 40 on me in two hours!

jackman · « **Reply #170 on:** 15 Oct 2012, 04:31 pm »

Quote from: Rclark on 15 Oct 2012, 04:08 am

Ahem..

SEAHAWKS!

Wow! That victory for your Hawks was a shocker but I'm happy to see an exciting young team play so well against a very good New England team! Seahawks' fans have a lot to chear about and I clearly misjudged their chances earlier this year! Congrats.

That was a strange week! Atlanta almost lost, the Pack beat a tough Houston team on the road, the Jets demolished the Colts, the Giants smoked the Niners (a team many "experts" had as tops in the league), Miami beat St. Louis, the STEELERS lost to Tennesee!, and Detroit wound up winning a game they pretty much lost for most of the day! Football is very interesting these days because there are no sure things. I didn't play the "Pick em" game but if I did, I would have been well under 50%! It's great to see young, unheralded teams beat the big guys! Fun stuff.

Looking at the latest power rankings, seven of the top ten teams who played yesterday lost! The Bears didn't play so I did not count them in the ten. Many teams lost to very low ranking teams and some even lost at home! The Giants and the Packers will be in the top 5 next week, and the Seahawks will have to be bumped up! The Steelers and Eagles will certainly drop, as will the Texans, Niners and Pats. Also, Atlanta and Baltimore were very lucky to win those games. Parity is alive and well these days in the NFL!

riffer · « **Reply #171 on:** 16 Oct 2012, 12:26 am »

Pats fan here, but I like that Seattle QB. That guy was good! I seemed to miss seeing him in college, so quite a revelation.

Pats haven't been putting away teams when they have the chance. Could be a long season, and with no hockey could be a lousy winter.

jackman · « **Reply #172 on:** 16 Oct 2012, 03:09 am »

This is a strange year. It would not surprise me to see the Pats and the Niners smoke teams next week. Anything is possible this year. Even Cleveland won last week. Strange.

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #173 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 04:26 pm »

Seattle is gonna get tested tonite. I think their defense (you gotta luv their hustle) will make some plays but think there offense may fall short. I'd love to see Seattle win but can't think they will. Still, that's who I will be pulling for. Giants and Redskins this weekend. Another good one right there. Can the Texans bounce back? Too bad Ray Lewis is gone for the season for Ravens fans but Suggs will play, I think.

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #174 on:** 19 Oct 2012, 03:37 am »

The Seattle/San Fran matchup sure wasn't much of a game. Alex Smith looked pretty pedestrian tho the Seattle rookie QB looks like a comer. Both teams have excellent RB's.

Rclark · « **Reply #175 on:** 19 Oct 2012, 03:41 am »

Damn, so many errors, plus a bad kick. They could have won that. Should have..

satfrat · « **Reply #176 on:** 19 Oct 2012, 03:48 am »

San Fran looked to be the much better team,,, but the score didn't reflect it. Overall, a boring game but the fact the low score was so close make it worth watching (especially seeing how St Louis was blowing out San Fran in the NL Championship series for a 3-1 lead).

Cheers,
Robin

Letitroll98 · « **Reply #177 on:** 19 Oct 2012, 11:09 pm »

The boring game was not the story, the story was the decision by Jim Harbaugh to forgo the penalty and take two points off of the score. Since the point spread was bouncing around 7 to 7.5 points and the final score was 13-6 instead of 15-6, millions, perhaps billions of dollars shifted in the betting world. ESPN said it could be a bigger swing than the Seattle/Green Bay Fakeception which, quoting ESPN, "The worldwide swing in bets for that game, including online and overseas sports books, was estimated at as little as $150 million and as much as $1 billion." I've no clue which is a closer estimate, but a big impact regardless.

As an aside to the above I think Harbaugh make the correct, safe decision. Taking a knee twice vs receiving a punt is a no brainer and he could care less about the betters.

satfrat · « **Reply #178 on:** 20 Oct 2012, 12:13 am »

Quote from: Letitroll98 on 19 Oct 2012, 11:09 pm

The boring game was not the story, the story was the decision by Jim Harbaugh to forgo the penalty and take two points off of the score. Since the point spread was bouncing around 7 to 7.5 points and the final score was 13-6 instead of 15-6, millions, perhaps billions of dollars shifted in the betting world. ESPN said it could be a bigger swing than the Seattle/Green Bay Fakeception which, quoting ESPN, "The worldwide swing in bets for that game, including online and overseas sports books, was estimated at as little as $150 million and as much as $1 billion." I've no clue which is a closer estimate, but a big impact regardless.

As an aside to the above I think Harbaugh make the correct, safe decision. Taking a knee twice vs receiving a punt is a no brainer and he could care less about the betters.

Well Letitroll98, I'm not a gambling man so there was no story of interest there for me personally during the game but you bringing it to light now is. I know a lot of guys that would be rip roaring pissed off Monday night.

Thanks for bringing that most interesting point to light.

Cheers,
Robin

Letitroll98 · « **Reply #179 on:** 20 Oct 2012, 02:54 pm »

I don't bet on football either, it's the biggest chump bet in the gambling world, even worse than the daily lottery. However I follow the lines and predictors to pick my non-betting pool which we've had going for over 10 years now. Last week was a disaster for favorites with eight upsets, and one semi-upset on Monday night (it was a pick'em on most books with some giving Denver a point).

This week is another tough one with a lot of close games, and a lot of shaky favorites. Dallas-Carolina, Cleveland-Indianapolis, and Pittsburgh-Cincinnati all one point games. And the N.Y. Giants, Minnesota, New Orleans, Buffalo, Oakland, and to some degree Chicago all being very questionable favorites. A nightmare for betters, but should be a lot of fun for pure fans.