Game Thread: NFC Wild Card-Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys

[Sharkonabicycle]

I pull for the Saints once my Cowboys are out of it, simply because Brees is one of the best guys in the entire league. I just like the way we match up. What kills us is a QB that can break the pocket and run/throw the ball vs busted coverage. Wilson is great at that, the other guy that killed us, Luck, is a similar dude. Brees is great, but I would MUCH rather see him than Wilson. Brees isn't going anywhere in the pocket, which means our base set, which is press man under with a single high safety works well. He is a timing guy, not a cannon arm. If we can stop there run game again and crank up the pass rush, we will have a shot. Our offense is playing much better now as well

Dallas is IMO not anywhere close to being a 'lock' to lose the Saints game because Dallas has a good D. They do stop the run VERY well but so does Dallas and that was one of New Orleans' big things this year. For the record I see < 5% chance Philly knocks out Chicago. Phillies defense is terrible and Chicago is top 3 with a decent run game + home. Chicago winning means you go to Saints, hence my point.

New Orleans does NOT have the pass rush Seattle has either (one of the worst in the NFL), so Dak will have more time to throw. That said, Brees and the Saints do have better more established weapons than Seattle, so it'll be tougher on D. Dak has to make sure he doesn't throw stupid passes and turn the ball over to stay in the game, but it's entirely possible.


I put a HEAVY emphasis on teams with good defenses (if it wasn't already obvious). It's why I think the Chiefs will be a first played game playoff exit against the Colts. Colts can put up a TON of points on the pedestrian Chiefs D and the Colts D was close to top 10 this year....

I think that's the 'upset' of next week, but it would not surprise me.

 

[Rex Racer]

Technically your thumb is a digit not a finger.

They're all digits.

 

[dkmightyhammer]

Technically, mah butt. Everybody gots 10 fingers and 10 toes, not 8 fingers, 2 thumbs and 10 toes or 8 fingers, 2 thumbs, 8 toes and 2 big toes

Everybody?

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

Technically, mah butt. Everybody gots 10 fingers and 10 toes, not 8 fingers, 2 thumbs and 10 toes or 8 fingers, 2 thumbs, 8 toes and 2 big toes

Let's see if we can get about 300 pages of determining whether or not thumbs count as fingers. Eagle fans, we need you!!!!

 

[Rex Racer]

Everybody?

That boy ain't right

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

Everybody?

 

[SteelersPride]

How many projected them to be .500? I'm not trying to be a dick but I read as much preseason projections as anyone and I literally don't remember many saying we'd better than 7 wins, and a few had us doing way worse. But don't take my word for it. Check out all the articles written over the past 3 or 4 weeks talking about COY candidates. Almost all of them mention Carroll's name, but say he won't win.

VEGAS had them 8-8 , the guys that really know whats up

 

[Rex Racer]

Let's see if we can get about 300 pages of determining whether or not thumbs count as fingers. Eagle fans, we need you!!!!

I'm in.

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

Best scene of that entire movie.

 

[dkmightyhammer]

VEGAS had them 8-8 , the guys that really know whats up

That is just the over/under line. We have no way to know how many people took the under. I would guess most people would have. Hell, I'm a Hawk fan and I would have picked the under before the season started too.

 

[Manster7588]

They're all digits.

Yes they are.

 

[Lineman16]

oh no, tough guy

Yep

 

[SteelersPride]

That is just the over/under line. We have no way to know how many people took the under. I would guess most people would have. Hell, I'm a Hawk fan and I would have picked the under before the season started too.

ok, the seahawks are rebuilding, they were supposed to stink, Pete is top 2 for COY

 

[NWPATSFAN]

VEGAS had them 8-8 , the guys that really know whats up

It's amazing how often they are spot on. Today was a good example. Wasn't the spread 2 or 2.5 depending on when you bet it?
Then you throw in Jank injured, two-two point conversions. A late TD. Them Casinos don't build themselve's.

 

[Ojb81]

Technically, mah butt. Everybody gots 10 fingers and 10 toes, not 8 fingers, 2 thumbs and 10 toes or 8 fingers, 2 thumbs, 8 toes and 2 big toes

Everyone has 8 fingers, 2 thumbs, and ten toes. What's the problem?

 

[Manster7588]

We need to get back to talking about tonight's game.

HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS?

 

[SteelersPride]

they're always spot on. BUt in this case they werent apparently, or so im told. They were for the game, but not for the seahawks season

It's amazing how often they are spot on. Today was a good example. Wasn't the spread 2 or 2.5 depending on when you bet it?
Then you throw in Jank injured, two-two point conversions. A late TD. Them Casinos don't build themselve's.

e

 

[Dude]

That was an awesome defensive battle. Only watched parts of it, but looked like a good hard-hitting game.

 

[Manster7588]

they're always spot on. BUt in this case they werent apparently, or so im told. They were for the game, but not for the seahawks season

e

I wisely kept my money away from the books this season.

 

[Manster7588]

That was an awesome defensive battle. Only watched parts of it, but looked like a good hard-hitting game.

Both offenses looked shaky, but a lot of that had to do with the defenses.