Super Wild Card Weekend 1/15-1/17

[MAD]

 

[MAD]

Any upsets?

Who will you be rooting for?

I’m going with…

Raiders-Bengals
Patriots-Bills
Eagles-Buccaneers
49ers-Cowboys
Steelers-Chiefs
Cardinals-Rams

 

[TrueOrange]

I’m sorry, but the “Super” addition to the weekend’s title is just…so stupid. Who decided to rebrand it like that?

 

[MAD]

I’m sorry, but the “Super” addition to the weekend’s title is just…so stupid. Who decided to rebrand it like that?

*table at NFL HQ*
Marketing executive: “We added an extra Wild Card team in each conference and now have TWO extra games. We need a BIG name for it. Ideas?”
Intern Jimmy: “Ah, SUPER Wild Card Weekend?”
Executive: “Done. Print t-shirts and hats. Let’s go!”

 

[TrueOrange]

Any upsets?

Who will you be rooting for?

I’m going with…

Raiders-Bengals
Patriots-Bills
Eagles-Buccaneers
49ers-Cowboys
Steelers-Chiefs
Cardinals-Rams

So essentially you want the 2nd weekend of the playoffs to be:

Bengals at Bills (didn’t play this year)
Steelers at Titans (Steelers won 19-13. Titans turned the ball over via 3 fumbles and 1 interception.)

Cardinals at Packers (Packers won 24-21. Cardinals threw 2 interceptions and fumbled 1 time)
Cowboys at Buccaneers (Buccaneers won 31-29.)

 

[zjcvols]

I HATE the Monday night game. HATE IT. Last year it was so much fun having playoff football from 1-11:30 Saturday and Sunday…and then, you make the MNF game the Cards/Rams game which will be 5:15 local time and there is a good chance the stadium will barely be half full with LA traffic? Come on NFL get it together.

 

[MAD]

So essentially you want the 2nd weekend of the playoffs to be:

Bengals at Bills (didn’t play this year)
Steelers at Titans (Steelers won 19-13. Titans turned the ball over via 3 fumbles and 1 interception.)

Cardinals at Packers (Packers won 24-21. Cardinals threw 2 interceptions and fumbled 1 time)
Cowboys at Buccaneers (Buccaneers won 31-29.)

When you put it like that it seems less appealing, wasn’t thinking that far ahead.

 

[VolNRaleighNC]

Any upsets?

Who will you be rooting for?

I’m going with…

Raiders-Bengals
Patriots-Bills
Eagles-Buccaneers
49ers-Cowboys
Steelers-Chiefs
Cardinals-Rams

That’s who I’ve got minus Steelers. They ain’t beating KC, although I would allow it so the Titans can boat race them.

 

[MAD]

From the Steelers official account

 

[MAD]

Figured Cincinnati and Dallas would be higher.

 

[orangepridenation]

Any upsets?

Who will you be rooting for?

I’m going with…

Raiders-Bengals
Patriots-Bills
Eagles-Buccaneers
49ers-Cowboys
Steelers-Chiefs
Cardinals-Rams

I've got:

Bengals
Pats
Bucs
Cowboys
Chiefs
Cards

That would give us a divisional round of Bengals at Chiefs, Patriots at Titans, Cowboys at Buccaneers, and Cardinals at Packers, which I think would be an awesome slate of games.

 

[MAD]

Announcers for this weekend.

Wild-card weekend: Jan. 15, 16 and 17
NFC
(7) Philadelphia Eagles at (2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET on Fox

Joe Buck and Troy Aikman

(6) San Francisco 49ers at (3) Dallas Cowboys
Sunday, 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS

Jim Nantz and Tony Romo

(5) Arizona Cardinals at (4) Los Angeles Rams
Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC/ESPN+

Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Louis Riddick

Bye: (1) Green Bay Packers

AFC
(7) Pittsburgh Steelers at (2) Kansas City Chiefs
Sunday, 8:15 p.m. ET on NBC

Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth

(6) New England Patriots at (3) Buffalo Bills
Saturday, 8:15 p.m. ET on CBS

Ian Eagle and Charles Davis

(5) Las Vegas Raiders at (4) Cincinnati Bengals
Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC

Mike Tirico and Drew Brees

Bye: (1) Tennessee Titans

 

[VolNRaleighNC]

Announcers for this weekend.

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Uh…. half those teams aren’t even playing

 

[MAD]

Uh…. half those teams aren’t even playing

My bad I’ll fix it

 

[95 Vol Alum]

NFL Super Wild Card Weekend announcer pairings

Saturday, Jan. 15

Las Vegas Raiders (10-7) at Cincinnati Bengals (10-7) (NBC, 4:30 p.m. ET): Mike Tirico, Drew Brees

New England Patriots (10-7) at Buffalo Bills (11-6) (CBS, 8:15 p.m. ET): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis

Sunday, Jan. 16

Philadelphia Eagles (9-8) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (13-4) (FOX, 1:05 p.m. ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman

San Francisco 49ers (10-7) at Dallas Cowboys (12-5) (CBS, 4:30 p.m. ET): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo

Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7-1) at Kansas City Chiefs (12-5) (NBC, 8:15 p.m. ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth

Monday, Jan. 17

Arizona Cardinals (11-6) at Los Angeles Rams (12-5) (ABC/ESPN, 8:15 p.m. ET): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick

 

[MAD]

Uh…. half those teams aren’t even playing

My bad I’ll fix it

Uh…. half those teams aren’t even playing

Thanks fixed

 

[MAD]

 

[MAD]

 

[MAD]

Which matchup do you think will be the best and which will be the biggest blowout?

I’m thinking Rams/Cardinals will be the best matchup
Steelers/Chiefs will unfortunately be a blowout.

 

[zjcvols]

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Craziest thing I’ve noticed. Either Brady or Peyton’s team was the one seed 12/15 times from 2003-2017.

 

[MAD]

ESPN: Final score predictions….
NFL Wild-card Weekend:

(7) Pittsburgh Steelers at (2) Kansas City Chiefs — Prediction: Chiefs 24, Steelers 20.

(6) New England Patriots at (3) Buffalo Bills — Prediction: Bills 19, Patriots 10.

(5) Las Vegas Raiders at (4) Cincinnati Bengals — Prediction: Bengals 27, Raiders 17.

(7) Philadelphia Eagles at (2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Prediction: Buccaneers 34, Eagles 10.

(6) San Francisco 49ers at (3) Dallas Cowboys — Prediction: Cowboys 27, 49ers 14.

(5) Arizona Cardinals at (4) Los Angeles Rams — Prediction: Rams 27, Cardinals 20.

 

[VolNRaleighNC]

ESPN: Final score predictions….
NFL Wild-card Weekend:

(7) Pittsburgh Steelers at (2) Kansas City Chiefs — Prediction: Chiefs 24, Steelers 20.

(6) New England Patriots at (3) Buffalo Bills — Prediction: Bills 19, Patriots 10.

(5) Las Vegas Raiders at (4) Cincinnati Bengals — Prediction: Bengals 27, Raiders 17.

(7) Philadelphia Eagles at (2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Prediction: Buccaneers 34, Eagles 10.

(6) San Francisco 49ers at (3) Dallas Cowboys — Prediction: Cowboys 27, 49ers 14.

(5) Arizona Cardinals at (4) Los Angeles Rams — Prediction: Rams 27, Cardinals 20.

So ESPN going with the chalk, no upsets. Meh…

 

[VolsSportsFan]

I’m sorry, but the “Super” addition to the weekend’s title is just…so stupid. Who decided to rebrand it like that?

I mean we're talking about the same people who came up with "Thursday Night Football: Saturday Edition" and "Monday Night Football: Saturday Doubleheader". We're lucky they didn't go with "Gi-normous".

 

[MAD]

I mean we're talking about the same people who came up with "Thursday Night Football: Saturday Edition" and "Monday Night Football: Saturday Doubleheader". We're lucky they didn't go with "Gi-normous".

 

[MAD]

What's your dream SB matchup of the teams in this year’s playoff?