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[ATWI80D]

Glad to find this new board working. Sorry just took days to get used to it. So, glad that it is nicer and even clearer IMHO! Will get the News thing running asap!

[ATWI80D]

NFL Week 17 Games 2010, last weekend of the NFL Season!

1PM EST:
Fins @ Pats
Bengals @ Ravens
Panthers @ Falcons
Vikes @ Lions
Steelers @ Browns
Raiders @ Chiefs
Bills @ Jets
Bucs @ Saints


4:15PM EST:
Cowboys @ Eagles
Cards @ 49ers
Titans @ Colts
Jags @ Texans
Chargers @ Broncos
Bears @ Packers

SNF 8:20PM EST:Rams @ Seahawks

[ATWI80D]

Chiefs won't rest starters says coach Todd Haley.

Labor deals are now working in hopes, of preventing a strike or, no NFL in 2011.

Michael Vick to rest for the Eagles vs Cowboys.

Vikes Brett Favre will rest as a rookie will start in his place.

Bears and Falcons fighting for #1 homefield advantage throughout NFC playoffs.

[M2nFarisFan]

One more reason to hate the NFL as is: 8-8 Rams get to have a home game against the (probably) 12-4 Saints.

AFC's pretty much locked up, unless the Steelers choke on the 'Dawgs. Ravens should be able to handle Indianapolis and the Jets obviously will beat KC, which means we may have two divisional rematches for the (get outta here) divisional round. After that, who knows, although I'm thinking either NE vs. BAL or NE vs. PIT for the AFC title game, both in Foxboro.

NFC should be interesting....PHI and NO win their respective games, NO beats ATL and PHI beats CHI for an NFC title game in the Linc. Could we see another PHI/NE Super Bowl, albeit with different results? Eh, stay tuned.

[ATWI80D]

NFC Standings Week 16 2010:

East:
Cowboys 4-11
Eagles 10-5
Giants 9-6
Redskins 5-10
North:
Bears 11-4
Lions 3-12
Packers 9-6
Vikes 5-10
South:
Bucs 9-6
Falcons 12-3
Panthers 2-13
Saints 11-4
West:
Cards 4-11
49ers 5-10
Rams 7-8
Seahawks 6-9

[ATWI80D]

AFC Standings Week 16 2010:

East:
Bills 3-11
Fins 7-8
Jets 10-5
Pats 13-2
North:
Bengals 3-12
Browns 5-10
Ravens 10-5
Steelers 11-4
South:
Colts 9-6
Jags 8-7
Texans 6-9
Titans 7-8
West:
Broncos 4-11
Chargers 8-7
Chiefs 10-5
Raiders 7-8

[starwheel]

I'm really hoping my PACKERS pull it off at Lambeau today.

[ATWI80D]

Panthers 10 Falcons 31
Bengals 7 Ravens 13
Bucs 23 Saints 13
Bills 7 Jags 38
Steelers 41 Bengals 0
Vikes 13 Lions 20
Raiders 31 Chiefs 10

[ATWI80D]

Panthers to release John Fox after nine seasons and his staff.

Two-year Bills LB Shawn Merrimann deal.

Jags RB Maurice Jones Drew won't play in final game.

Cowboys hire Jason Garrett has permanent coach.

[starwheel]

Packers 10, Bears 3

[tpirrules19]

Playoff matchups have been announced.

Wild Card Weekend:
Saturday, January 8
AFC: (6)New York Jets @ (3)Indianapolis Colts -- NBC, 8pm EST
NFC: (5)New Orleans Saints @ (4)Seattle Seahawks -- NBC, 4:30pm EST

Sunday, January 9
AFC: (5)Baltimore Ravens @ (4)Kansas City Chiefs -- CBS, 1pm EST
NFC: (6)Green Bay Packers @ (3)Philadelphia Eagles -- FOX, 4:30pm EST

Divisional:
Saturday, January 15
AFC: Lowest seed from WC round @ (1)New England Patriots -- CBS, 4:30pm EST
NFC: Lowest seed from WC round @ (1)Atlanta Falcons -- FOX, 8pm EST

Sunday, January 16
AFC: Highest seed from WC round @ (2)Pittsburgh Steelers -- CBS, 4:30pm EST
NFC: Highest seed from WC round @ (2)Chicago Bears -- FOX, 1pm EST

Conference Championships:
Sunday, January 23
AFC: Lower seed @ higher seed -- CBS, 6:30pm EST
NFC: Lower seed @ higher seed -- FOX, 3pm EST

Super Bowl XLV:
Sunday, February 6
AFC Champ vs. NFC Champ @ Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX -- FOX, 6:30pm EST

[ATWI80D]

Rams 6 Seahawks 16
Bears 3 Packers 10
Jags 17 Texans 34
Titans 20 Colts 23
Cowboys 14 Eagles 13
Cards 7 49ers 38
Giants 17 Redskins 14

Falcons #1 seed and first-round bye, Bears #2 seed and second-round bye in the NFC.

Pats #1 seed and first-round bye, Steelers #3 seed and second round bye in the AFC. First-rounders get homefield advantage throughout the playoffs!

[M2nFarisFan]

Yikes Shelby....Bears and Steelers get the first round bye, not the second round bye. (Else there are going to be a lot of disappointed fans of the respective teams )

Back to the original reason I posted....I'm not a gambling man, but I like to look at Vegas oddsmakers to get a feel for whom they are picking to win the Super Bowl this year. Not surprisingly, the New England Patriots top the list for winning Super Bowl XLV at a 2-1 clip. Very surprising, though, is the Steelers and Falcons at 11-2. (I was thinking 7-1 for the Steelers and 10-1 for the Falcons). The Saints jump to 10-1, then the Eagles at 11-1, all the way down to the lowly Seattle Seahawks at a sad but necessary 100-1.

Keep in mind that odds are influenced by number of bets, and traditionally, successful teams (Saints, Patriots, Steelers) have drawn heavy betting come playoff time, which lowers the payouts (and the ratios). So don't come back in a week and say the numbers are wrong

[starwheel]

I would see either the Pats or Saints winning it all. My Packers are 12-1 right now.

[ATWI80D]

AFC Final Standings 2010:

East:
Bills 4-12
Fins 7-9
Jets 10-6
Pats 14-2
North:
Bengals 4-12
Browns 5-11
Ravens 10-6
Steelers 12-4
South:
Colts 10-6
Jags 8-8
Texans 7-9
Titans 7-9
West:
Broncos 4-12
Chargers 8-8
Chiefs 10-6
Raiders 8-8