Championship round

Pats 17 broncos 13. Broncos keep it close but stidham can’t do enough on the final drive of the game.

Rams 24 Seattle 23 this will be the true superbowl of the 2025-2026 season. This is the end of the line for Seattle. Staffords experience and near perfect play takes the rams back to the Super Bowl.

You’re probably right - Stidham hasn’t played almost at all so I could see it being Pats 24-10. Vrabel appears to have signed the same contract with the devil that Bellichek had(or maybe the devil signed with Bellichek…). I don’t think the Rams do anything with the Seahawks and that one isn’t competitive- 31-17 Seahawks. It may just be Glenn’s year. I caveat that with this is all dependent on Sam Darnold not turning back into a Panther Pumpkin.

1 hour ago, VolFan said:

Vrabel appears to have signed the same contract with the devil that Bellichek had

🤣🤣

I get it though, I don't think ppl thought the Pats would be in this position 5 years removed from Brady and the last 2 years with 4 win seasons, but dam man, those last 2 years were really hard to watch. Foxboro High School was more entertaining

11 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

Paging @Darren.

Just doing a wellness check.

I think we should start holding our collective breaths

@Jigfishn10 just so you know, the ref for your game lives in my town and I know him. I’ll just say this, your tires are safe.

7 hours ago, JustinJ said:

Rams 24 Seattle 23 this will be the true superbowl of the 2025-2026 season

Absolutely agree this game is the Super Bowl. It's one of those years that I wish the playoffs weren't divided by conferences. I'm calling it the other way, however. I'm a big believer in momentum at the end of a season and I think Seahawks have that. I think it's @Glenn 's year. I just want a close game final game. There are few things more disappointing than a blowout in the Super Bowl.

Feel like the Patriots is a sure bet unless Stidham turns into Nick Foles, unlikely.

Vrabel will load the box and stop the run and make Stidham beat them.

Agree with momentum being a big factor and Seattle has that.

27 minutes ago, Bird said:

Feel like the Patriots is a sure bet unless Stidham turns into Nick Foles, unlikely.

Vrabel will load the box and stop the run and make Stidham beat them.

Agree with momentum being a big factor and Seattle has that.

Agreed. If the Broncos have any chance at winning this game

They need to establish the run but in the end it’s going to come to stidham making a big play through the air.

I am concerned for Stidham’s personal health and safety early in this game. I expect Vrabel to come after him with everything the first few drives to not let him settle in.

3 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

@Jigfishn10 just so you know, the ref for your game lives in my town and I know him. I’ll just say this, your tires are safe.

Can you tell me what your wife and son see in you, cuz I don't see it?

You're just not right! 😝

I'm having lamb chops for dinner tomorrow.

1 hour ago, Glenn said:

I'm having lamb chops for dinner tomorrow.

Well played.

A-Jay

@Glenn

You've been feeling quite RAMbunctious about them Hawks 😁

Something to keep in mind here on the Rams-Seahawks.

They played twice this season and each team won once, at home. In LA, it wasn't close. The Rams intercepted Darnold 4 times and won by multiple scores. In Seattle, not that long ago, on TNF, it was a shoot out that the Seahawks won late in a nail biter.

Darnold led the league in turnovers this season with 20 (combined int's and fumbles). I like Sam but he can get the jitters sometimes in these big games. Lately, he hasn't had to do much because the defense has been so dominant.

2 hours ago, gim said:

In LA, it wasn't close. The Rams intercepted Darnold 4 times and won by multiple scores.

21-19. What game were you watching? And while they lost that game, they also held the Rams offense and quarterback Matthew Stafford to one of their worst games of the season. They also saw from quarterback Sam Darnold and the offense an impressive level of resilience to get back in the game after four interceptions allowed the Rams to take a big lead. And even with those four turnovers and one of the best punts you'll ever see, which caused the Seahawks to start a potential game-winning drive at their own 1-yard line, the Seahawks still had a 61-yard field goal attempt to win it (which they missed).

They since went on to win every game, one of them against the Rams to win the #1 seed. That last game against the Rams was an inflection point for the Hawks. They found their groove in all 3 phases, winning three subsequent games in dominant fashion by a combined 81-19.

Meanwhile, the Rams barely squeezed out their last 2 games by a field goal each time. The crowd noise in Chicago made it difficult for the Rams defense to communicate. They can't prepare for what's going to greet them at Lumen field. When they sold out the seats, they sold standing-room only tickets. It will be the largest, loudest crowd ever.

My bad on the score. I was looking at another stat.

Hey in case you didn't know a "Seahawk" isn't some fictional made-up name. It's a real bird of prey. And one flies around the stadium at every home pre-game ceremony, which the fans love!

And now you can see why the logo looks like this:

Good night! (no, this isn't AI or Photoshop)

Has @Glenn gone full Patriot West??? 😀

Yup, I was going to say it was so nice of them to show respect to the GOAT TB12. 😂

8 hours ago, Glenn said:

Hey in case you didn't know a "Seahawk" isn't some fictional made-up name. It's a real bird of prey. And one flies around the stadium at every home pre-game ceremony, which the fans love!

And now you can see why the logo looks like this:

I have suggested repeatedly that one fan be selected to wrestle a bear every pre-game but you know how uptight Chicago is. No one get's to have any fun.

Just hoping for 2 good games. Tough luck for Denver (nix), i don't care who wins....

Hey @Glenn , isn’t that an Osprey ?

Yes, "Seahawk" is a common nickname for Osprey. They are the same thing.

So like a fish vulture?