Football blather: Goodnight 2006 regular season

[sigma7]

The Chefs needed four specific results from games today to squeak into the playoffs:

• The Chefs needed to beat Jacksonville (and they did!)


• Pittsburgh needed to eliminate Cincy (and they did, in OT!)


• The Pats needed to beat Tennessee (unsurprisingly, they did)


• San Fran needs to beat Denver (don't hold your breath)

Managing the first three is pretty impressive, really. The fourth will take either divine intervention or replacing the Broncos' Gatorade with thorazine. Denver's a decent team on the brink of the post-season, and Frisco's a bad NFC team with nothing to play for. Still, had the Chefs put away the Browns, they wouldn't be dependent on this game.

Still, I got to see the Cowboys lose to the Lions, which has to be a slap in the face of Bill Parcells, and that makes me happy. And if the Bolts finish off the Cardinals (who still count as a professional football team) or the Ravens lose to the Bills (neither likely nor happening), Sandy Eggo has home-field through the playoffs. Glee.

Both of my fantasy teams -- the Caribou Vikings and the Manhattan Pretty Birds -- are second-place finishers. The Vikes lost the championship game last week by a field goal, and the 'Birds are stuck in second going into this week's games in NUFFLE. I almost feel guilty having LaDainian Tomlinson, but I've waited decades for the Bolts to rise again.

In other news, it's all snowy outside. Happy.

Edit: Buh? Niners beat Broncs in overtime? What the hell? Well, KC, welcome to the playoffs. I'd hate to be playin' ya.

Comments

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

Meanwhile, tickets for tonight's Packers game are anti-scalping in Chicago (being sold for less than face value). Sucks to be them, sigh.

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

I thought that was a curious call for the flex game tonight. I guess worst-case had a popular and powerful NFC team (arguably, the only decent team in the conference) in prime-time.

[darksidebluezz.livejournal.com]

I won't lie, I was really pulling for the Chiefs to make the playoffs. I was cheering for them like it was the Steelers. No real reason why, I think just so my co-workers will be happy.

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Well, the way Indy's been playing, the Chefs have a decent chance at knocking them off, and that's mildly insane.

Still, I can't remember the last time both SD and KC have been in the playoffs. Unless it was January 2, 1993. That I still have on tape.

[querldox.livejournal.com]

Personally, I was bemused by last night's SportCenter which had a graphic basically saying that if any of nine separate teams won, the Giants were in the playoffs. I would've been very amused had they all lost.

Yeah, I caught the OT of Niners-Broncos, and the local conclusion is that it bodes well for the Niners for 2007.

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Very well for the Niners, I thought, and equally grim for the Broncs, who certainly had all the makings of a playoff team this year.

[blemt.livejournal.com]

I'm still most seriously irked. There was NO excuse for that loss in OT. NONE. They just did not get it done. I very rarely get into coach bashing. But that was an incredibly poorly called game and I am NOT blaming it on the rookie QB with the concussion.

Ah well, LET'S GO SAINTS! *goes to find some black and gold*

[motteditor.livejournal.com]

I was ecstatic. Considering the ownership of the Pats is in doubt between the Broncos and Bob Kraft, I was dreading having to face them in the playoffs. I'd much rather face the Chiefs if it comes to that.

[aota.livejournal.com]

Wow what a way to get into the playoffs!