Tag: nfl postseason

  • NFL Rumors – New England Patriots & Denver Broncos Mostly Busy Trash Talking

    NFL Rumors – New England Patriots & Denver Broncos Mostly Busy Trash Talking

    Heading into the AFC Championship game, part of the routine is trash talking between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots. Be it about how to tackle Rob Gronkowski (hint: go low) or whether Tom Brady complains too much to referees, there’s plenty to gorge on for those who can’t wait for the actual game to start.

  • NFL Postseason Scores

    NFL Postseason Scores

    The NFL Playoffs divisional round is over, as the Carolina Panthers, thanks to a huge first half by their defense and Cam Newton, advance to the NFC championship game at the expense of the Seattle Seahawks, while the Denver Broncos defense carries Peyton Manning once again, this time into the AFC championship game, leaving the hobbled Pittsburgh Steelers behind.

  • NFL Playoff Scores

    NFL Playoff Scores

    The first half of the NFL Playoffs divisional round is over, with the New England Patriots beating the Kansas City Chiefs to put themselves in another AFC championship game, while the Arizona Cardinals needed overtime to beat the Green Bay Packers, who forced the extra few minutes with another Aaron Rodger hail mary pass, something we’ve already seen happen in the regular season.

  • NFL Rumors – Carolina Panthers & Arizona Cardinals Under Championship Pressure

    NFL Rumors – Carolina Panthers & Arizona Cardinals Under Championship Pressure

    With home field advantage and excellent regular seasons comes more pressure. The Carolina Panthers (hosting the Seattle Seahawks) and the Arizona Cardinals (hosting the Green Bay Packers) are favorites to win their NFC divisional playoff games, but they have more riding on these games as well.

  • NFL Rumors – Steelers, Broncos Relying on Banged up Quarterbacks

    NFL Rumors – Steelers, Broncos Relying on Banged up Quarterbacks

    The next stage for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos in the NFL playoffs will be a rematch from the regular season, one which Ben Roethlisberger won, but that was back when he was healthy (as healthy as Big Ben can be) and Peyton Manning didn’t even play in.

  • NFL Rumors – Being the Road Team is Great

    NFL Rumors – Being the Road Team is Great

    Maybe the one thing the wild card round of the NFL playoffs taught us is that home field advantage is nice, but isn’t that important. The Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers were all playing on the road. But for the first time in the WC round history, all the road teams won the game.

  • NFL Playoffs Wild Card Round Scores

    NFL Playoffs Wild Card Round Scores

    The Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs is complete, offering one game with plenty of drama, as the Seattle Seahawks somehow survive the freezing temperatures in Minnesota, with the Vikings and Blair Walsh letting a win slip away from their fingers, while the Green Bay Packers adjusted quickly to a hot start by the Washington Redskins, making it through behind a very good game from Aaron Rodgers.

  • Longest Time Without a Playoff Win for NFL Teams

    Longest Time Without a Playoff Win for NFL Teams

    The Kansas City Chiefs are out of the purgatory known as being without a playoff win for a very long time. Who is still in there, leading the drought for NFL teams? Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns and most recently adding another tragic aspect to their failure, the Cincinnati Bengals.

  • NFL Playoffs Scores

    NFL Playoffs Scores

    The first day of the NFL Playoffs Wild Card round had one blowout in the form of the Kansas City Chiefs walking all over the Houston Texans thanks to five Brian Hoyer turnovers, while the Pittsburgh Steelers enjoyed idiotic penalties by the Cincinnati Bengals, who were on the verge of finally winning a playoff game after 25 years, but ended up with the usual postseason disappointment.

  • Week 17 NFL Playoff Scenarios

    Week 17 NFL Playoff Scenarios

    Week 17 marks the season finale for the 2015 NFL regular season, with mostly seeding remaining to play for. In the AFC playoff spots are still up for grabs, with the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers battling (separately) for one while the Houston Texans need a lot of things to happen to lose their spot to the Indianapolis Colts. In the NFC, it’s all about seeding, with the Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals trying to get the number on seed and home field advantage, while the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers go head to head to try and avoid the Wild Card seeding, and win the NFC North.