The 2011- 2012 NFL season has concluded, and it's playoff time. Here are the seedings for the playoffs.

1. New England Patriots (13-3)

2. Baltimore Ravens (12-4)

3. Houston Texans (10-6)

4. Denver Broncos (8-8)

5. Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4)

6. Cincinnati Bengals (9-7)

1. Green Bay Packers (15-1)

2. San Francisco 49ers (13-3)

3. New Orleans Saints (13-3)

4. New York Giants (9-7)

5. Atlanta Falcons (10-6)

6. Detroit Lions (10-6)

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Cincinnati Bengals (9-7) vs. Houston Texans (10-6), 4:30 pm EST (NBC)

Detroit Lions (10-6) vs. New Orleans Saints (13-3), 8:00 pm EST (NBC)

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Atlanta Falcons (10-6) vs. New York Giants (9-7), 1:00 pm EST (FOX)

Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4) vs. Denver Broncos (8-8), 4:15 EST (CBS)

Meanwhile, in other news the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired their head coach Raheem Morris today after losing their final 10 games of the season to finish 4-12. The St. Louis Rams fired their head coach Steve Spagnuolo and their GM after finishing their season with 2-14 record. And Pittsburgh Steelers fans got some bad news when it was announced that Rashard Mendenhall is out for the remainder of the playoffs after tearing his ACL in the final game of the regular season against the Cleveland Browns.

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I keep telling myself that Jake Delhomme has led a team to the Super Bowl, but it doesn't help.

Colts fired Polian. That can't bode well for Peyton Manning. Or maybe more likely, it means Manning will never be the same player he was - if he plays again.

The Bears finally fired Angelo's lame ass. I hope Lovie is right behind him.

Graycap23 said:

The Bears finally fired Angelo's lame ass. I hope Lovie is right behind him.

uPtoWnNY said:

Graycap23 said:

The Bears finally fired Angelo's lame ass. I hope Lovie is right behind him.

Lovie's staying, but Martz is out. Norv Turner & Andy Reid are staying too. Surprised the Polians got the ax - not surprised about Spags & Raheem Morris. Jets need to can Schotty's ass. I want Spags back in NY, but he might be heading to Philly.

Of course, the rumor mill is already spinning that either one of the Polian clan will be asked to replace Jerry Angelo, but some poeple are waiting for the Bears to reach out to Bill Cowher as GM and head coach. Neither person has been contacted yet about this. But I'm a little surprised that Andy Reid was kept on with Eagles. That's not to dismiss all of the good things he has done with the franchise the past 13 years, but a lot of people thought he has taken the Eagles as far as they can go under his stewardship, and that it's time for a change. But I'm downright shocked that Norv Turner still has his job with the San Diego Chargers. They always have so much talent but underperform every year.

728huey said:

uPtoWnNY said:

Lovie's staying, but Martz is out. Norv Turner & Andy Reid are staying too. Surprised the Polians got the ax - not surprised about Spags & Raheem Morris. Jets need to can Schotty's ass. I want Spags back in NY, but he might be heading to Philly.

Of course, the rumor mill is already spinning that either one of the Polian clan will be asked to replace Jerry Angelo, but some poeple are waiting for the Bears to reach out to Bill Cowher as GM and head coach. Neither person has been contacted yet about this. But I'm a little surprised that Andy Reid was kept on with Eagles. That's not to dismiss all of the good things he has done with the franchise the past 13 years, but a lot of people thought he has taken the Eagles as far as they can go under his stewardship, and that it's time for a change. But I'm downright shocked that Norv Turner still has his job with the San Diego Chargers. They always have so much talent but underperform every year.

The Eagles need to get rid of the Locker Room Blight, i.e. Vince Young.

728huey said:

But I'm downright shocked that Norv Turner still has his job with the San Diego Chargers. They always have so much talent but underperform every year.

Knocking the hated Raiders out of the playoffs saved Norv's ass.

The Saints all the way.

Saints all the way? Well they'll have to beat the 49ers to do that.

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Is it just me or has this Bengals/Texans game had the longest, slowest first quarter in the history of football. Its been almost an hour and its still not over.

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Cerebus said:

Saints all the way? Well they'll have to beat the 49ers to do that.

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Is it just me or has this Bengals/Texans game had the longest, slowest first quarter in the history of football. Its been almost an hour and its still not over.

[Edited 1/7/12 14:13pm]

The wiiner of the Saints/Lions wins it all.

Graycap23 said:

Cerebus said:

Saints all the way? Well they'll have to beat the 49ers to do that.

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Is it just me or has this Bengals/Texans game had the longest, slowest first quarter in the history of football. Its been almost an hour and its still not over.

The wiiner of the Saints/Lions wins it all.

Obviously, I don't agree. I'm not sure either one of them could beat the 49ers or the Packers.

Cerebus said:

Graycap23 said:

The wiiner of the Saints/Lions wins it all.

Obviously, I don't agree. I'm not sure either one of them could beat the 49ers or the Packers.

Neither would win in Green Bay. Not convinced Alex Smith is gonna get the Niners to the

Super Bowl more or less win one.

phunkdaddy said:

Cerebus said:

Obviously, I don't agree. I'm not sure either one of them could beat the 49ers or the Packers.

Neither would win in Green Bay. Not convinced Alex Smith is gonna get the Niners to the

Super Bowl more or less win one.

My crystal ball works pretty good.

phunkdaddy said:

Cerebus said:

Obviously, I don't agree. I'm not sure either one of them could beat the 49ers or the Packers.

Neither would win in Green Bay. Not convinced Alex Smith is gonna get the Niners to the

Super Bowl more or less win one.

Alex Smith doesn't need to do much but make sure he doesn't screw anything up - it's our defense that matters. I have eyeballs, I can see that Drew Brees is playing out of his mind. But our defense has been insanely good against the pass this season. Should be a good game.

Matt Starfford is a good QB, but could you imagine Calvin Johnson with Drew Brees, Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers? That guy is a beast.

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Bring on them Saints.

Edit: g goes after the end in bring, not before.

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Don't be surprised if the Giants go into Lambeau and get the win.

Can my Saints go to Frisco and win? Hell yeah they can...they've never won on the road in the post, but the record setting pace they're on right now screams "destiny". Then again, I am biased.

So...NYG drop the Pack, Saints down the Niners...Giants go down to the bayou for the NFC title game and the Saints start packing for Indy.

Who Dat?

StonedImmaculate said:

Don't be surprised if the Giants go into Lambeau and get the win.

Can my Saints go to Frisco and win? Hell yeah they can...they've never won on the road in the post, but the record setting pace they're on right now screams "destiny". Then again, I am biased.

So...NYG drop the Pack, Saints down the Niners...Giants go down to the bayou for the NFC title game and the Saints start packing for Indy.

Who Dat?

Its the Niners!

I don't really pick games - I'm pretty terrible at it, really. But I'm definitely pulling for the Niners and the Packers.

The Steelers just got TEBOWWWWED!

TEBOW!

What I wouldn't give for a Texans/Tebows AFC Championship game in Reliant.

Broncos are screwed now! Tebow won a playoff game!

That was a much better game than I was expecting. But if the Broncos defense could have held just one time it wouldn't have gone to OT. The offense had already scored more than enough points for a typical Tebow Bronocs game.

RodeoSchro said:

TEBOW!

What I wouldn't give for a Texans/Tebows AFC Championship game in Reliant.

That would definitely be a good story, regardless of who won.

728huey said:

The Steelers just got TEBOWWWWED!

Aww damn Gina! It's gonna be a long offseason in the burgh.

I wish the Donkeys good luck next week as well as the Texans.

My worst nightmare would be the Ravens playing the Patriots for

the AFC Championship but i smell an upset in one of those games.

All home team wins.........interesting.

Cerebus said:

Its the Niners!

I don't really pick games - I'm pretty terrible at it, really. But I'm definitely pulling for the Niners and the Packers.

I can see both games going either way.

The Saints have history working against them, but if there was ever a time for them to break that "never won on the road in the postseason" tag they carry, it's now.

Don't know how good the other games will be this weekend (Texans and Broncos are going to get CRUSHED!), but Saints-Niners is gonna be a bomb ass game. Reliving those late 80s/early 90s NFC West rivalry games.

728huey said:

The Steelers just got TEBOWWWWED!

I don't actively hate any team outisde of New York teams, the Lakers, and the fellow teams in the NFC North, but I find myself LOATHING the Broncos and especially Tim Tebow. Especially this "Tebowmania" bullshit!

I can't STAND him and I ho pe the Patriots beat the brakes off him on Saturday!

It must suck to be Ike Taylor right now.

GO GIANTS!!! If they can run and play defense like that next week, it could get interesting.