Lets agree to disagree pal. We've been here a million times. Whichever way you look at it there isn't much between them. I do expect the Packets to represent the NFC in New Orleans.

Giants @ Packers Championship game in the NFC.
Patriots @ Denver AFC Championship game.
Packers v Denver SB.

Not a bad shout. I still don't take the Falcons seriously. I expect Kaepernick to fail in playoffs. The Packers will get the difference makers back. I like the Broncos in the AFC as well, mainly due to the Patriots not being able to have home field.

I would like to withdraw my view that Cassel is the worst QB in the league. He hasn't improved, but has managed to sneak to 30th by virtue of the ineptness of Blaine Gabbert (31st) and Mark Sanchez (32nd).

I'd avoid Matt Barkley just because of how terrible USC QB's are. Sanchez, Leinart, Cassel. The best is probably Carson Palmer, and he was average at his peak.

Agree with all of that.

The Falcons are frauds. Going to the GD should hold no fear for anybody. I'd take you, us and the 49ers to win there 9 times out of 10. I don't see the D being good enough to stop a team in a shootout and the offence struggle in the playoffs.

49ers are a strange one. Really it is hard to fault them, but I just don't think they are going to do anything.

We just need Clay back fully. The rest would be nice but not that key. Rodgers does what he does whoever is at receiver and on the line. We need a pass rush if we are to go deep.

I'd take Denver to win in Foxboro too.


The spanners in the works are the Giants and Steelers.

Nice discussion on Double Coverage about making a rugby team of NFL players, of course they went with union positions though.

Got me thinking, who would make a great RL team?

1. Trindan Holliday
2. Adrian Peterson
3. Von Miller
4. Marshaen Lynch
5. Arion Foster
6. RG 3
7. Russel Wilson
8. Mike Tolbert
9. Ray Rice
10. j.j Watt
11. chris Clemons
12. Jared Allen
13. Clay Matthews

Since Harbaugh came we've been sort of ignored. Last year it was the schedule which meant we had that great record, this year it's running with a second year QB who gives us something that Alex Smith doesn't (thereby partly addressing that criticism of Smith). I think we saw on Sunday night just how good this team can be. Okay, the Patriots came back and nearly won but that was at their own place with their conditions and them being the form team in the competition. With a bit more experience that game would've been closed off at half-time (we should have been 17pts up by end of first quarter alone). The only team to fear in the NFC, for us, are the Giants because of their Leeds Rhinos type postseason form. Outside of that, we've beaten everybody and with room to spare. That doesn't mean the others should be written off, including teams like Seattle.

Think the NFC is an up for grabs situation whereas the AFC comes down to Manning and Brady for me.

Still can't beat the Rams



If only we played with that intensity against every team!

Carson Palmer was a lot better than average in 2005 when he led the league in td passes and completion percentage but he never reached his peak as just as he was starting to be a great QB he tore his mcl and acl in a playoff game against the Steelers and has never been the same since,but I agree the rest of USC's QB's have been useless.

Great coach makes a difference doesn't it. Next year the NFC West is going to be like playing in [iLock Up[/i. No quarter spared.

i went 12-4 on my predictions last week. best record from anyone who has had a go over the last 4 week or so. anyone beat it this up and coming week?? I go:

Atlanta @ Detroit - Detroit
Chargers @ Jets - Chargers
Rams @ Tampa - Rams
Colts @ Kansas - Colts
NO @ Dallas - NO
Buffalo @ Miami - Miami
Washington @ Philly - Washington
New England @ Jacksonville - New England
Tennessee @ Green Bay - Green Bay
Oakland @ Carolina - Carolina
Cincinatti @ Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh
Minnesota @ Houston - Minnesota
New York @ Baltimore - Giants
49ers @ Seattle - Seattle

Cleveland @ Denver - Denver
Chicago @ Arizona - Chicago

Somebody was 11-2. Good effort though.

11-2 is a good record. see if anyone can beat 12-4 from a full 16 fixtures then haha. from next season we will have to start a full year prediction comp.

Atlanta @ Detroit - Atlanta
Chargers @ Jets - Chargers
Rams @ Tampa - Tampa
Colts @ Kansas - Colts
NO @ Dallas - Dallas
Buffalo @ Miami - Miami
Washington @ Philly - Washington
New England @ Jacksonville - New England
Tennessee @ Green Bay - Green Bay
Oakland @ Carolina - Carolina
Cincinatti @ Pittsburgh - Bengals
Minnesota @ Houston - Houston
New York @ Baltimore - Giants
49ers @ Seattle - 49ers
Cleveland @ Denver - Denver
Chicago @ Arizona - Arizona (upset pick)

Giants are currently 25/1 and Seahawks 16/1. Excellent at those odds if you ask me.

Calvin Johnson has killed the Madden curse. Can he be the best ever?

I'm getting crushed in the fantasy semi and it looks like i'll have to settle for having the best regular season record this year.I started the season on fire getting well over 100 points every week then the last 6-8 weeks i've struggled to get above 60.Player injuries did me in and having the last pick in the waivers every week meant i didn't replace them with good enough players.

you just got slapped mate and would be hard for most teams to be that fantasy score.

Embarrassing AGAIN. Need to acquire a proper MLB. Our d-line getting zero pressure. Making flacco look like Brady. Pathetic, I'm disgusted.

3rd RLFANs fantasy Superbowl in a row!

Getting slapped here. Russell Wilson looking like Heisman era Doug Flutie.

pete carroll really got seattle going in second half of season. Wilson threw most TDs by a rookie QB this season. very good pass rating. both stats higher than Andrew Luck this season!! suprise package for rookie of the year?? if not its gotta be RG3.

Think Wilson played himself into front runner for rookie of the year after last night. He was brilliant. It's always a different ball game on the road but he's definitely put his team in with a shout.

13-3 last week on predictions. got a good one with Minnesota at houston. 3/1 at bookies. Also NO at Dallas. couple of upset picks. decided to make some money from it this week as well. put a tenna on all in all and got £52 quid back so pretty pleased. only one other guy had a go and he went 10-6 I believe.