The NFL thread

odd1ne

I thought the wildcard games where poor too, last night couldn't of got any better let's hope pats come out on fire

Llamatronian

Another brilliant game. Not a Seattle fan but hope they can get another turn over.

Flash80

Great win by the niners.  Totally took the cheeseheads apart.  Nearly 600 yards of offence, wow...

They are clearly the best team in football now, thats not to say they will not be beaten but they are the most complete team in the NFL.

I cant wait to see them next week against the falcons, i'm not too concerned about having to travel to atlanta to face the Falcons.  They should be able to stuff the run game and force the Matural to try and win the game.  Going to be a hell of a game....

Could be the 49ers v the Patriots in the superbowl   

DrWise

Brilliant games for sure

andyparksy

The Ravens / Broncos game was literally one of the best games I have ever seen. Needed sleep but just couldn't stop watching it!

And then we had that seahawks comeback last night till they fluffed it....... Is it me or is it really rare that a "prevent" defense actually works?

Great games though

Hillskill

The playoffs rarely disappoints. It's one of my highlights of the sporting year! Ravens vs Broncos was the only game I have caught in full this year but will definitely catch both the Divisional finals. Would love to see the 49ers beat the Patriots for the Superbowl!

Llamatronian

I agree that the playoffs are a highlight. As a few people have mentioned though, the wildcard games were quite lacklustre this year. Although that was more than made up for by the divisional round which was excellent.

Going forward I also think it is likely to be a Niners v Pats Superbowl. I think Pats will be too strong for Baltimore and that the excellent Niners defence will be able to sufficiently limit Payton.

wbabbington

You mean 49ers limit Ryan?

I agree that the pats should beat the ravens, but I do think it will be close. New England still have an iffy secondary and if Rice can be effective in the running game it may cause problems.

As for the NFC game, I want the Falcons to win. Their great season pretty much helped me win my fantasy league so I've got a soft spot for them now. But the 49ers should win, Kapernick (however its spelt!) is on fire at the moment.

They should both be cracking games though, can't wait

Llamatronian

I basically meant stop the Broncos offence so any of them would do.

I think your comment about Rice is a good one in the Ravens v Pats game. If the Pats can limit the Baltimore running game (Rice), I can't see how their offence is gonna produce the 30  points that I think realistically they will need to out score the Pats.

odd1ne

They should be able to stop him I think, they have been ok against the run most the year and bottled up Foster quite well last game, Flaco always seems to play well in the playoffs, He was great last year and is looking good this year. I hope the Pats can get them.