Wild Card weekend
Chargers Vrs the Jets
The Jets have to be firm favorites here on previous games, two teams that have good defences but not great offences, whichever team turns the ball over the least here to give the opposition offence a short field to play with will win, for the Chargers to win they need to not give the jest running game the lead, on Offense they cant afford to turn the ball over (protect the ball like a mother protecting a new born child trapped in a lions enclose at the safari park die to keep it) and play his short passing game he loves some much should be devastating against the Jets zone Defence, on defence set up to stop the run (including the QB) and make Geno throw to beat them, he has thrown more INT than TD’s this year put the weight of the game on this man’s shoulders the stats say he can’t hold the weight! For the Jets its game plan as us that D to win the game, stop the opposition running, which vrs the charges shouldn't be a problem with that D line and the Charges ranked 32nd in running! Once the run is stopped that D will get enough turn over’s though INT’s to have enough ball to win, the trigger shy Geno needs to look before he throws and let Lynch take do the back breaking work.
Prediction: Chargers turn the ball over too much on Offense and Jets win 21-7
Cowboy’s vrs 49ers
Congrats to Ski I think this is his first playoff game (correct me if im wrong Ski) and he has a tough one here (there are no easy playoff games though) vrs the perennial playoff 49ers and that hard hitting defence, for the Cowboys to win its simple it all about their offence they need to find a way to score points and lots of them, on one of the meanest D’s in the league that only average 11points conceded a game, the Cowboys will need to more than double that to win this and with them missing their top QB that will not be an easy task(QB Enderle missing 3 weeks this will hurt a lot) On D stop the run star HB Lattimore being out for the season will help in a way, but you need to be able to stop the Option plays or you’re going to get screwed by a Wayne Rooney Hooker (and that wont be pleasant), have someone control the go to guy TE Davis and you well on your way to stopping the passing game. They say Defences win championships and this one the 49ers have will probably win this game for them, they stop the run and the pass they hit the QB often and don’t give up points need I say more, on offence they will get enough short Field for back up HB James and Kapernick to win this game.
Prediction: 49ers D and Kapernick running wins this one 31-7
Browns Vrs Texans
This will probably be the tightest Game of the WC round with two fairly evenly matched players but with the browns edging the season game they played I will stick my neck out and go for them to edge it. The browns have got here on their D they need it to show up again and help their slightly under strength offence, For the Browns to win Charles needs to have a big game here and take the load off their INT throwing QB(the long list of LB’s out for the Texans can only help this tactic) if the game comes down to Stallworth throwing the ball instead of Charles running it the Browns will lose! Their D will keep them in the game if they can stop the Run and make the Texans INT trigger happy QB mallet throw more than Foster runs (this game could turn into a competition on who’s CB’s catch more awfully throw ball than the other’s) for the Texans its exactly the Same if Foster has a good game and can establish the Run allow Mallet to do some play action and hit Holmes and Monroe that are having a great year catch some balls, their D which isn’t great at stopping the pass will be glad to see the opposition QB, but they won’t be as glad to see HB Charles but if their good run stopping D turns up and their Okay passing D they could take this one.
Prediction 21-17 Browns but this will be close
Panthers Vrs Redskins
Nice to see the Skins in the playoffs this year congrats CC but this wont be an easy game against the Panthers, in the playoff’s once again the Panthers and their playoff experience will probably take this one, for the Skins to win this they will need to run the ball well and stop the Run against them, if the skins control the clock and the ground game on both sides of the Ball they will win!! Stop the run on D the Panthers will probably run more than usual due to TE olsen out injured, so stop the run and control top WR Gettis and you control the Panther Offence, on Offence Morris running behind the occasional Play Action from Anderson hitting Garcon should win it! the Ground game is where this game will be won so the Challenge for the Panthers is the same win the ground game win the game, on Offence can they establish the ground game against a pretty good D/L and can 3rd backup TE account for the two injured TE’s the Panthers have, can he catch enough balls to help against the attention gettis will get, we all know the Panthers like to throw the TE’s way! On Defence the Panthers need to stop the Option run’s the Redskins like to run, with Morris in the backfield or the occasionally subbed in fast backup QB Upersesa! Double team Garcon and Davis to account for the play action behind the Solid Redskins Run game and you control the Redskins on Offence!
Prediction: 35-21 Panthers they win the ground game
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The Texans are back after a sim loss last week and look like they mean business this year, look out the rest of this Div
Cheifs reliable Run game shut down for 14 yrds on the ground (looks like the rest hasnt helped Fisk)
Final score 34-7
The Seahawks really need a Win here to stay intouch in this Div, 3 games adrift even at this early stage wont be recoverable!!
49ers need to prove they are still the power house in this Div
Cards keep up thier 100% record with a shoot out win Vrs the Bills Larry Fitzgerald leading the way with 100yrds 286yrds and 14 Rec on the year you need to know where this man is when playing the Cards
the Bills Offense must be wondering if their 59 points in 2 games conceded ist a winning formula, with the ravens up next they need to start getting wins here or will lose control of this Div.
Final Score 38-31
Patriots free flowing run game is stopped dead by the Titans D, but still manage to edge a close one, 83 runs and only 30 passes this season show that if you stop the run you stop the Pats Offense, hurting their Defense is a diffrent matter thought!
Titans must be pleased with his D's efforts just needs a little more from his O to make these games to trouble the W column
Final Score 14-10
Big Ben pointes the way with a big win vrs the Browns in this Div match up hitting Favorite target TE Owen Daniels hit 8 times in this game and he leads the team with receptions 15 on the year so far, Can the Sreeler challange the usiual run away Bengals in this Div!
Browns really need to stop turning the ball over and find a run game or this will be a long season 7 yrds on the ground is much of a return (2 div games 2 losses dosent look good)
Final score 19-7
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Week 2 Fixture Patriots V Jets
not even started week 1 and the Jets and Patriots have already been squaring off in the media this week both claiming a big victory, after the hammering and subsequent fines dished out last year this is sure to be a feisty affair, with the amount of comments so far (most not repeatable as their spelling on chat is awful) one will be hiding away from the forum for a while after this one, who will win the fiery Aussie or the fiery Scot whichever way it goes there will be fireworks and a warning somewhere involved!!!! KEEP you kids off chat when this one is done sure there will be words on there you don’t want them to see if they can spell them right :)
Congratulations to the New York Jets owner Jez on taking his first Super Bowl well deserved
And thankyou to all for one of the best and most exciting seasons in the NFLUK and lets crack on with the next one sure to be even better
PS this is a picture of Jez
Final Score 24-0
The Chargers are the inform team in this Div, but this will be a close run in all four still in the race seperated by 1 win
Final Score 28 - 12
The Raiders are right back in the Race for the Div after beating rivals the Cheifs with a big help from CB Jenkins 2 INT on the night, what an exciting finish we have 2 games to go and all 4 teams seporated by 1 win, who has the bottle to get over the line and win this Div! can the Cheifs stop the decline after losing 3 out of 4 in their last games
Final Score 41 -28
Jets too strong tonight for an ever improving Ravens team, has Geno found a pass game its just one game lets not get carried away.
Final Score 33-17
Dolphins get back to winning ways to keep in the Div title hunt, cany they catch the Jets
Final Score 42-38
The Chargers blew away the Chief's tonight to throw the whole Div title up for grabs, who will hold their nerve in the run in?
Final Score:27-0