2022 NFL Season

[SeaBreeze341]

I don't think it's a good idea to call the Chargers "LA" when there are people such as myself still very bitter over their depature from San Diego where they really belong.

I don't think it's a bad idea either (to call them the Los Angeles Chargers).  I understand how livid San Diego is, especially when you factor in how several people from LA didn't care too much about football.  They were more interested in the NBA.  Even without that, there is so much more to do in LA than the NFL (I have family there & that's pretty much what they've concluded).  That being said, the Los Angeles Chargers is the official name for the AFC team from that area

[Ccook]

Tampa Bay @ Atlanta: They've pulled Tom Brady, which means he's done for the regular season (Blaine Gabbert is now calling the signals).

[Ccook]

Not that it meant anything except a confidence boost and where they'll be in the draft selection pecking order, Atlanta wins against Tampa Bay, 30-17. Tyler Allgeier finishes the season with 1000+ yards, and QB Desmond Ridder is truly finding a groove. In the short time he's been a Falcon, he has thrown no interceptions.

[saturn93]

The Chicago Bears are on the clock for the NFL Draft after their loss to Minnesota, and Houston's come from behind win over Indianapolis.

[SeaBreeze341]

One more spot left & one more boot left.  Pittsburgh, New England, and Detroit were the 15th, 16th, and 17th teams eliminated from playoff contention (really Super Bowl contention as it's Season Finale Week).  While FNIA showed the events in reserve order, the Steelers, who needed the Patriots to lose along with Miami), were gone when the Dolphins survived against the Jets.  After the Steelers hit its 19th straight non-losing season, Buffalo knocked off the Pats (who needed to simply win to get in having the tiebreaker/edge over Miami).

Seattle, whose OT win eliminated the Lions, needs the team they just knocked off to win for them.  If so, Seattle gets that NFC 7th seed, but it's more probable than not that Green Bay gets in, with the Packers hosting a dome team

[moneygamelover]

As expected my Cardinals finish the season 4-13 after a 38-13 loss to the 49ers as Brock Purdy threw 3 touchdown passes.

So, in the AFC the Chiefs are the 1 seed and have the 1st round bye while the Eagles have the 1 seed and 1st round bye on the NFC side.

In the AFC, the 2 seed Bills will play the 7 seed Dolphins, the 3 seed Bengals will play the 6 seed Ravens, and the 4 seed Jaguars will play the 5 seed Chargers. On the NFC side, the 2 seed 49ers will play the 7 which will be either the Packers or the Seahawks, the Packers if they win tonight, the 3 seed Vikings will play the 6 seed Giants, and the 4 seed Buccaneers will play the 5 seed Cowboys.

[88JRFAN]

With Patriots being eliminated from playoff contention, this will be the first Super Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium/State Farm Stadium without the Patriots representing the AFC. There will be a different rep of the AFC at an Arizona-based Super Bowl since Super Bowl XXX at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe in 1996 when the Steelers faced off against Dallas. However, Brady can still make it 3 Arizona Super Bowl appearances in a row if the Bucs can successfully climb the playoff ladder and win the NFC Championship game

[Superballer]

As expected my Cardinals finish the season 4-13 after a 38-13 loss to the 49ers as Brock Purdy threw 3 touchdown passes. 


Perhaps it's time Michael Bidwill will consider acknowledging the Pottsville Maroons as 1925 co-champions; it's just possible by now the Cardinals franchise might have a curse on it until it relented and share the title with the Maroons. 


So, in the AFC the Chiefs are the 1 seed and have the 1st round bye while the Eagles have the 1 seed and 1st round bye on the NFC side.

In the AFC, the 2 seed Bills will play the 7 seed Dolphins, the 3 seed Bengals will play the 6 seed Ravens, and the 4 seed Jaguars will play the 5 seed Chargers. On the NFC side, the 2 seed 49ers will play the 7 which will be either the Packers or the Seahawks, the Packers if they win tonight, the 3 seed Vikings will play the 6 seed Giants, and the 4 seed Buccaneers will play the 5 seed Cowboys.

It goes without saying Buffalo would be the sentimental favorite to win it all now--and as they're long overdue for it, I would be pleased if they did.  Kansas City and Cincinnati would be strong contenders for the AFC slot, though, particularly as Patrick Mahomes looks like the MVP frontrunner at the moment.  Barring upsets, it'll likely be either Philadelphia or San Francisco, which is the only team I could see besting them at full strength at the moment, as the NFC representative. 

[SeaBreeze341]

Buffalo winning the Super Bowl would just be so spectacular.  They were contenders all season & really well before that.  It's not going to be easy but I think they can get it done this season.  If things hold up in the AFC, their toughest test will be against the Bengals.  Then there are 4 teams in the NFC with some connections.  Dallas would beat them twice, Tampa (with Brady whose record against them is incredible), San Francisco: the matchup we didn't get, and Philadelphia: the only NFC East team that doesn't have a Super Bowl win against the Bills.

FYI: SNF will be announcing the playoff schedule at the end of the Packers/Lions game.  I'll try to get it on here (if it's not already posted here).  In brief: 2 games Saturday, 3 on Sunday, and 1 on Monday.  NBC & FOX get 2, and one each for CBS & ESPN

[PatrickRox80]

Packers are gone. The Seahawks have a date in San Francisco next week.

[SeaBreeze341]

Playoff Schedule Time!


Saturday:

Seattle at San Francisco: 4:30 on FOX
Los Angeles at Jacksonville: 8:15 on NBC



Sunday:

Miami at Buffalo 1:00 on CBS
New York at Minnesota 4:30 on FOX
Baltimore at Cincinnati 8:15 on NBC


Monday:

Dallas at Tampa Bay: 8:15 on ESPN

[Ccook]

Dallas/Tampa Bay will be on ABC as well.

[SeaBreeze341]

Yep.  Thanks Ccook.  Plus, there will be the Manningcast as an option.


Took half the day, but we do have an actual Monday firing the day after the end of the regular season.  Kliff is out in Arizona

[Ccook]

Also, some parting gifts for Texas HC Lovie Smith.

[moneygamelover]

Kliff Kingsbury clearly wasn't the answer and needed to go. Both at Texas Tech and with the Cardinals his teams usually collapsed down the stretch. This year was so bad he didn't even get the chance to do that. Time to hit the reset button.