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Agree with nearly all that DD, although the Ravens do match up ok against the Pats (that's if N.E win tomorrow of course) It's a strange one with injuries - others get an opportunity and often step up. Your team has now got all the weapons. QB was the question mark - not any more.

The 'Kap' could have jumped up to elite status in one game . Wow, was he good ! To do that on the big stage says a lot about his temperament. Gore, Crabtree and your defence were very good. Big 'Offence' today from the 49ers - very impressive . What do you prefer - Seattle at home or @ Atlanta ?

Who wins tomorrow? I'd like to see Seattle win and then go to San Francisco. Surely the Pats win although the Texans would take heart from today. Houston win and they host the AFC Championship game.

Kaepernick has been like 'Superman' today - game of his career this one ... good on Harbaugh for making the switch. It's done now - 45+ points is far too many to concede. San Francisco have been way too good and the Packers have been disappointing. An up and down season with some bad losses and some excellent wins. No excuses

Righto Rodgers, do ya stuff (it's gonna be tough now!) 38-24

Same - copious quantities of coffee ain't helping either .

Yep, the Ravens came to play. Thought Denver were going to pull away from them but not to be. I had the Broncos fairly strong favourites so just goes to show hey? Our game is another high scoring one. Will the shoot-out continue?

Did the ball hit the ground then bobble? The ground can't aid the catch . Could be overturned

Ha ! I like the website name of that link . Ravens force a punt - great punt by the Broncos . Baltimore need to be the next team to score if they're gonna be a show . Denver often score TD's down the stretch

Now Flacco fumbles - that could be costly for the Ravens .

Really good game so far . 21 - 21 . Flacco is having a reasonably good game. Denver have come home well all year though (even in their losses) . 1st touchdown scored in the 2nd half could be the key here.

Good post, apart from one slight correction I've made TU Being a staunch Aussie, my heart is with the Packers at lunchtime today. Those green and gold colours are just irresistible ! Good luck, and may the better team win .

Ha ha ha ! You've gotta wonder about some people . I've got a mate who is a Pats fan and he's pretty good about things (he's a staunch Demon as well and I must get him on to 'land at some stage) Different conference helps doesn't it - they're not really a rival in most respects. Same goes with a mate who's a Steelers fan. Hard not to talk about Tebow or even use him as a reference. He's famous for um ........being Tim Tebow . Go figure ! I see the Jags have ruled a line through him . Hope he gets a gig somewhere. In breaking news - 'old dee' has promised me he's coming over to this thread . A Bears fan for us, 'cfh' . And if 'dc' becomes a contributor here it could liven the thread up a bit !

Now I know what's wrong with the Laker! You've educated me on those injuries pantaloons - wasn't sure of the extent apart from Nash being unavailable for the 1st part of the season. Nash, and the position he plays, would have been the major factor in L.A's non productive season (so far) My question was in some ways related to Kobe possibly not being part of the playoffs - you just expect him and the Lakers to be always being a part of the post-season. Think it might be 8 years since L.A have missed the playoffs. Just had a look at Sportscenter earlier and 'Magic' was saying it's over. Tend to follow the fortunes of the 'big time' teams and like to see all of them make it past the regular season. Used to have a leaning towards Phoenix because of Nash but don't really have a team now. Am I allowed to follow the Knicks? Just for this season? If so, I reserve the right to jump right off them - anytime

Here's one of my favourite Ronny Jordan tracks . Warms up after at about 1.30 and Ronny's guitar solo from 2.45 to 4.15 is just simply magnificent. This song grows on you like not many others can. Hope you enjoy ... Macca's jazz 5.7 Ronny Jordan & DJ Spinna - Mackin'

The Australian open starts on Monday and if you want to check out the seedings go to this site ... ... Seeds set for Australian Open 2013 On the Mens side, Nadal is a notable absentee through a stomach virus (must of been a bad one) . Djokovic (1), Murray (2), Federer (3) and Ferrer (4) are the top 4 seeds. Andy and Roger are seeded to meet each other in one Semi final whilst Novak and David are a possibility for the other Semi final. (2 vs 3 and 1 vs 4). On the Womens side the top 4 seeds are Azarenka (1), Sharapova (2), Serena Williams (3) and Radwanska (4) . Slightly different seeding match-ups on the Ladies side with seeds 1 and 3 drawn to meet each other in one Semi and seeds 2 and 4 drawn to meet in the other Semi. Australia's Sam Stoser is seeded no.9 and if she gets through to the Quarter finals she may well meet Agnieszka Radwanska (4). Sam is in the same quarter of the draw as Agnieszka.

What is going on with the Lakers ?... 5 games below .500 and on a 5 game losing streak (they are at home to OKC today) . You might be on to something JJ, although Phil Jackson is keeping the faith in this article ... ... Phil Jackson believes the Lakers can make the Post-season

Here is Bill Simmons weekly column from Grantland ... The Always Reliable Mailbag ... this week's column focuses on the history of Bill answering readers e-mail's (dating back to the not so sophisticated internet days of 1997) Divisional round playoffs starts tomorrow . ESPN & OneHD are showing all this weeks games 'live'. Reckon Denver and New England should both win and I'm hoping for a Green Bay victory. The Seattle/Atlanta game is really hard to pick . What's happens to the Falcons if they lose ? Early in the week I thought the Seahawks, but who knows? Looking forward to all 4 games. See y'all tomorrow morning ... All times AEDT ...you can click on any team for that teams ESPN page (stats and news etc) Sunday, Jan. 13 (divisional round) 8:30am — Baltimore at Denver 12:00pm — Green Bay at San Francisco Monday, Jan. 14 (divisional round) 5:00am — Seattle at Atlanta 8:30am — Houston at New England Monday, Jan. 21 (championship games) 7:00am — NFC title game 10:30am — AFC title game Monday, Feb. 4 10:30am — Super Bowl

Sorry this is a bit late - been on the AFL investigation thread ... it's a bit of a read ... Round 1 - pick no.5 Hashim Amla (Sth Africa) There's my Proteas pick gone Cool idea this one, HT. There's a lot of tactics involved .

I was a bit of a 'razz' man myself, back in the day . Those triangular shaped globules were a sight for sore eyes on sweltering days Occasionally the 'glug' would be purchased (or not purchased) but more often than not it disappointed ...

Perth Band 'Eskimo Joe' released this song a few years ago . They wrote the song in memory of Heath Ledger (the band were in New York when Heath tragically passed away) . Heath was also from Perth . From wiki ... Macca 12.0 Some powerful words in this song ...

Just a quick heads up HT . When it's a persons turn, can you pick any player to fill any spot in the team or is it specifically done in batting order? (for instance) . You can give me the answer when stipulating the rules when posting the 'Best XI thread' (if you prefer) . Cheers

I tend to watch a lot of the games on delay during the season BB - you can save a stack of time breezing through the endless breaks in play . One game usually takes about 1 - 2 hours depending on whether you want to listen to the commentary between the plays . Otherwise you need a Monday off or loads of time available or be prepared to wake at 3am or 5am . It takes a fair bit of planning to follow the sport really . The Niners have been on the tele a lot this season and if you want to watch the games you might have to plan a bit more of that 'paperwork' Where there's a will there's a way . My Packers take on your 49ers next Sunday at noon . It should be the game of the divisional round . If San Francisco are at their best it's gonna be tough going for the Pack . Really looking forward to it .

Montana is one of my all time favourite sportsmen . When I was just a casual observer of the sport I used to barrack for him alone ! Now the team he represented is an enemy Your Bears were a bit unlucky . 10 - 6 is a good season - just couldn't beat my Packers hey ...

I've got a mate of a mate who puts on a day at his place every year . It's 12 to 15 blokes who catch up once a year - it's like a reunion of strangers ! It's hard not to get 'caught up' so I don't always 'front up' Another 'Niners' fan ! Where are all the Packer fans ? C'mon, I will need help next Sunday ... They're all gonna call me 'cheesehead' . I can see it ! Seriously bub, you've gotta get back into the sport - with the coverage we get and with 6-7 games being shown live (as well as being in HD) you're missing out . It's a great sport .