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Get ya tips in fellas - 16 points up for grabs this weekend (see the leaderboard and the breakdown of the points available in the post directly above)

@titan_uranus  @layzie  @Clintosaurus  @Dee Zephyr  @Gorgoroth  @JV7  @Go the Biff  @DemonDave  @DeeSpencer

 

I'll kick things off with ...

 

Sun 8.35am Rams 21 @ Packers 25

Sun 12.15pm Ravens 21 @ Bills 30

Mon 7.05am Browns 24 @ KC 34

Mon 10.40am Tampa 22 @ Saints 30

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2 hours ago, Clintosaurus said:

So want to pick the Browns. I do believe they have a genuine chance of winning.

I think all teams have a chance this week. Ravens I worry about in the snow and I love the Bills and want them to win.

KC aren’t playing well and by saying that I mean they are making mistakes they just didn’t do last year. They seem gettable this year, Browns could do anything or nothing...

Buccs could easily topple the saints who aren’t looking great, they are solid, but not great and Brady is Brady and their WR core is first rate. 
 

Rams could beat Packers, but a few things have to work in their fav.

Firstly that would be I’d mainly rush AD99 off the left side, so he is on the right side of Rodgers which he prefers to scramble to and he then occupies two very good oline men, leaving the centre and weakened left side for others to exploit. 
Adams vs Ramsey is going to be epic. Keys will be getting to Rodgers and making him turn the ball over. Now the real kicker is we have to move the ball and take time off the clock for our D to rest and keep Rodgers off the field. I see our game going two ways, a 14+ Rams loss where we are never really in it offensively and our D keeps us there abouts. Or..

Our D smashes it and we get a narrow win.

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23 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

They are sitting AD a lot. Ribs can’t be good. 
halfway through the second and our D is getting sliced all over. 
This game is over.

That TD reply looked a bit easy Gorg ... Green Bay's defence sliced through just as easily

It's far from over ... an unforced turnover could swing things either way

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That's an excellent TD by Akers of the Rams ... well thought out play as well.  The 2 points after just as clever

7 point game ... now 25-18.  GB need another one of those minute sapping drives

 

Edit:  Rams had their chances but Packers too good on the day

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Live Leaderboard - Tipping Comp

11 - Dee Zephyr

10 - Macca

8 -  Go the Biff,  JV7

7 -  Clintosaurus,  Gorgoroth

4 -  DeeSpencer

 

n.b. The NFC Championship game will be the early game next week (AEDT Monday 7.05am)

The AFC Champioship games will be played at 10.40am Monday (AEDT)

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9 hours ago, Macca said:

That's an excellent TD by Akers of the Rams ... well thought out play as well.  The 2 points after just as clever

7 point game ... now 25-18.  GB need another one of those minute sapping drives

 

Edit:  Rams had their chances but Packers too good on the day

Missed the second half, so hard to comment. But seeing the D play the way they did early was similar to games we lost where if the D didn’t create opportunities for the offence then we lost.

Gratz on the win, see you at your crappy ground next year... hopefully with a new QB.

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8 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Missed the second half, so hard to comment. But seeing the D play the way they did early was similar to games we lost where if the D didn’t create opportunities for the offence then we lost.

Gratz on the win, see you at your crappy ground next year... hopefully with a new QB.

Packers were on their game apart from letting in a couple of easy TD's.  But there again, our defence isn't top notch anyway so if we're going to beat the good sides a lot rests on Rodgers,  our WR's and the new found (and reliable) running game

It's the best I've seen the team play for quite some time.  The Rams weren't too bad,  they just ran into a better team on the day.  Donald not being able to get onto the field was a big blow.  You can't replace A grade elite

You'll be thereabouts next year ... with Goff?  Again, he wasn't the reason you lost today but if the offence improves around him,  you'll be back in the playoffs with him or perhaps with another QB

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17 minutes ago, Macca said:

Packers were on their game apart from letting in a couple of easy TD's.  But there again, our defence isn't top notch anyway so if we're going to beat the good sides a lot rests on Rodgers,  our WR's and the new found (and reliable) running game

It's the best I've seen the team play for quite some time.  The Rams weren't too bad,  they just ran into a better team on the day.  Donald not being able to get onto the field was a big blow.  You can't replace A grade elite

You'll be thereabouts next year ... with Goff?  Again, he wasn't the reason you lost today but if the offence improves around him,  you'll be back in the playoffs with him or perhaps with another QB

Goff is the interesting one. Kupp and Woods are good WR, Hope Van Jefferson develops to be the quick deep threat that the other two aren’t. Akers is key. Goff needs a great Run game. 
TBH if I was Goff Id give back a few million and tell them To get the best oline we can. 
But honestly I think we are stuck with Goff for one more year at least. But he ain’t the answer. Especially as McVay seemed much happier calling plays with Wolford under centre.

The D is the worry, we will lose John Johnson to FA, and possible a few more, really hope we keep Ffloyd. 
But can’t see our D being as good due to lose of personal and they DC will be poached.

Im not a massive Watson fan but if they can pull off a goff/Watson trade I’ll drop $50 on Rams to win the SB

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Oh, and if your Goff this plays through your head the next few months...

Sean McVay on Jared Goff: "...Saw a guy that stepped in. He did what he could, I thought he made some plays, thought he saw the field..." Asked if Goff was his quarterback, McVay said: "Yeah, he’s the quarterback right now."

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Live Leaderboard - Tipping Comp

15 - Dee Zephyr

12 - Macca

10 - JV7

9 -  Gorgoroth

8 -  Go the Biff

7 -  Clintosaurus

4 -  DeeSpencer

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Well, well!

You blokes were all right about Tampa Bay 

Brady & his crew now march into Lambeau ... I hope the Packers are ready for them!

 

Leaderboard - Tipping Comp (remembering that we play for a total of 12 points next week)

19 - Dee Zephyr (DZ has shot away like Dan Zephyr in its last race!)

13 - Gorgoroth

12 - Go the Biff,  JV7,  Macca

11 - Clintosaurus

6 - DeeSpencer

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Another year another choke by the saints at home in a playoff.

Packers will comfortably pass the buccs in the snow next week.

Mahomes got up like Mike Tyson had hit him and if the NFL are serious about concussion protocols he won’t play. Hell, even if he passes and I was the chiefs of sit him.

Play or dont, Bills will win this and on to face the cheese heads in the big Dance

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20 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Another year another choke by the saints at home in a playoff.

Packers will comfortably pass the buccs in the snow next week.

Mahomes got up like Mike Tyson had hit him and if the NFL are serious about concussion protocols he won’t play. Hell, even if he passes and I was the chiefs of sit him.

Play or dont, Bills will win this and on to face the cheese heads in the big Dance

So we're the cheeseheads playing at a crappy ground now are we Gorg

You lot are such bad losers haha

Enjoy watching from the sidelines next week knowing that your own team isn't up to it

ha ha ha ha ha!!

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48 minutes ago, Macca said:

So we're the cheeseheads playing at a crappy ground now are we Gorg

You lot are such bad losers haha

Enjoy watching from the sidelines next week knowing that your own team isn't up to it

ha ha ha ha ha!!

Yup, told the packers mate at work to get stuffed too ?

Tbh I love Rodgers and like the Packers but your ground is old and outside. All teams that have snow during the year need nice indoor stadiums that are regulated at 60 so us Cali boys can come compete in comfort. It’s 2021 ffs ?

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3 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

Yup, told the packers mate at work to get stuffed too ?

Tbh I love Rodgers and like the Packers but your ground is old and outside. All teams that have snow during the year need nice indoor stadiums that are regulated at 60 so us Cali boys can come compete in comfort. It’s 2021 ffs ?

Old School Gorg

Old School!!

Lambeau is a monument and I hope they never move or change it too much

But Brady has got those Bucs firing and they will be hard to beat.  His cold weather experience with the Pats will be invaluable too

You can just see him telling his players to smarten up, get on with it and do the business

Any sort of win will suffice

Rodgers vs Brady ... classic match-up

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There were some telling moments in the Saints/Bucs game including of course Tampa having 4 takeaways with their defence

But at 3 & 11 late in the game deep in the backfield that spectacular Tyler Johnson catch was also a game changer (or a game saver) Kept the drive alive which led to a field goal and a 23-20 lead instead of punting the ball away

And Tom Brady is heading to his 14th Conference Championship game.  That number is just phenomenal.  Managed the game exceptionally well today (again)

To me it's a no contest

Brady is the Greatest Of All Time

 

Here's that catch

 

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