Atlanta is just about done handing Seattle their asses and I think it will be Dallas/Atlanta however Greenbay is a VERY good team so Dallas better be on their toes!! It should be Patriots/Steelers for the AFC Championship Game in Foxborough. AA
Well too many mistakes my the Patriots so far but we are still up at the half 17-13 Patriots!! GO PATS!!! AA - - - Updated - - - Dion Lewis' run for a TD on a kickoff by the Texans was beautiful but still his fumble did not help us any. GO PATS!!! AA - - - Updated - - - The Patriots just need to settle down and play their game and they should be OK. I can imagine Bill Belichick is screaming right now in that locker room at the Half!! AA
Well the Patriots covered the 16 point spread winning by 18 points!! This was NOT a good game by the Patriots and they made a lot of mistakes but even making that many mistakes the Patriots covered the 16 point Vegas spread. I am actually glad they made some mistakes as you KNOW Coach Belichick is going to be drilling into the team all the mistakes they made and I am sure Tom Brady will be much sharper in next weeks AFC Championship Game in Foxborough Massachusetts where the Patriots will play the winners of the Steelers/Chiefs game which is tomorrow. This will be the 6th trip in a row to the AFC Championship Game for the Patriots and that is a new record surpassing the 5 in a row they have tied with the Oakland Raiders. GO PATS!!! AA
I agree Atlanta looked good but like I said I am glad some things went wrong for the Pats in this game because if anything they are not going to repeat those mistakes next week!! AA - - - Updated - - - There are very few teams that can turn the ball over that many times like the Patriots did against the Texans and still win decisively. The Patriots did not play well at all but still....they won by 18 points!! AA - - - Updated - - - The thing is if this was any other team except the Patriots they would have lost but the Pats are just too good!! AA
Be careful what you wish for....I have a feeling that Pittsburgh is going to win the Super Bowl....I have had that same feeling 6 times before and guess what...The Steelers are going to knock little lord Tommy on his ass a few times and he will lay down and cry like he has throughout his career whenever things get a little rough out there...Look out for Bud DuPree, James Harrison, Lawrence Timmons and Mike Shazier...They some pretty rough hombres...See you next week. If the Patriots win, I'll buy you dinner at the best steakhouse in town...
I'm so happy that the Pats won! Now they have to work out some glitches so they can continue to kick butts like the well oiled machine that we know they are!
KC is a good team and Andy is a good coach They are not the Pats. Ben and Tomlin are also a good duo but it's going to take more than field goals to defeat the Pats. IMO there is no home field advantage for either the Pats or Atlanta. GB and the Steelers are locked and loaded but do not ever discount the mesage that the Pats want to make to Goodell and they are highly motivated. From a pure entertainment perspective GB would be the better NFC team in the SB and as a fan, I like the Pats but Tom or Ben vs Aaron makes for a good game Ryan does need to make a SB appearance to move himself into elite air that only a few QBs share No matter what, the SB is going to be a good game as the 4 remaining teams will make for a good game Heck, I wish they would pay a bonus for the other 2 teams to play each other in a consolation game.
They used to play that game in the late '60s...It was usually the Rams vs Cleveland...lol...I agree with your assessments regarding the remaining 2 games. The Patriots are a 5 point favorite as they should be but the young talented Steeler defense continues to improve and they are hungry. Also, I wouldn't count on the Patriots being able to keep Ben, Bell and Brown out of the end zone all day like the Chiefs did last night. I am hoping that our defensive coordinator creates some different blitz packages and our guys smack Brady in the mouth a few times early. Tom is a great QB but he is kind of a (*)(*)(*)(*)(*) and a whiner when he gets hit. If Dupree, or one of our other linebackers can lay a lick on him like he did to Matt Moore, Brady will quit. I am sure that Belichick is well aware of this and will be working hard this week to prevent it from happening. Should be a great chess match and I am sure that Tomlin would like to prove that he is a great coach to shut Terry Bradshaw up. I think that Green Bay will find a way to beat the Falcons, or that Ryan and his team will self destruct as usual. Cheers
LOL!!! Well as I told you I was rooting for the Steelers as I feel K.C. was the better team and I believe the Pats can handle Pittsburgh much easier. Let's face it this is what everyone except K.C. Fans wanted to see anyways. The AFC Championship Game in Foxborough Patriots/Steelers and I am predicting...... Patriots 31 Steelers 23. AA - - - Updated - - - I wonder if Tomlin will take Antonio Brown's phone away? LOL!!! AA
Brady has been a lot more dependable as far as injuries compared to Ben as the Steelers QB always seems to be hurt. Brady has taken a LOT of very hard hits over his carrier and always seems to jump right back up as Rothlisburger takes the same kind of hits but ends up being injured. So I hardly think you could say Brady is a whiner. WINNER yes...whiner no. AA
And I can tell you right now the Patriots did not play well against the Texans and still managed to cover the 17 point spread 34-16. I expect the Patriots to be much more on the ball and although the Steelers are a good team.....they are not a GREAT TEAM....the Patriots are. AA
You even though what Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin said about the Patriots really is no big deal what Steeler Antonio Brown did do as far as recording Tomlin's speech in the locker room IS A BIG DEAL!! What an incredibly stupid thing to do!! Both Tomlin and Ben go and both talk about keeping a low profile and not putting up anything on social media and WTF does Brown do!!?? UNREAL!!!! Complete JACKASS!!! AA
I think the way the Patriots are going to shred the Steelers Defense is short outlet passes from Brady to Dion Lewis and White. Plus slants to Edleman, Amendola will have the Steeler Defense back on their heals. AA
The fact is there are keys to victory for both teams but out of the two the Patriots are much more capable of coming back from a deficit should they make mistakes and allow the Steelers to get a lead which I really do not think will happen as after the Texans game YOU JUST KNOW coach Belichick has been all over the players making SURE they don't make mistakes like that again!! After watching the Steelers play pretty much their BEST against the k.C. Chiefs and then only being able to score FIELD GOALS I can tell you right now scoring field goals will NOT allow the Steelers to keep up with the New England Patriots!!! The Patriots Defense allowed the LEAST number of points scored in the NFL this year and their BEND BUT DON'T BREAK approach at defense is exactly what the Steelers will have problems with. I see the Steelers being able to move the ball but then have to settle for Field Goals!! If that happens the Steelers will have absolutely no chance to beat the Patriots who I see scoring at LEAST 4 TD's and 1 Field Goal in this game. I do NOT see the Steelers being capable of scoring more than 2 TD's although they might score 3 Field Goals. Prediction.....Patriots 31 Steelers 23. AA
OOOPS!!! It looks like Antonio Brown just cannot shut up!! LOL!!! Unconfirmed reports are saying Brown blew up at a reporter who asked him if he was more excited about going to go play the Patriots in the AFC Championship Game or more excited about all the HITS he got on his posted to the internet video of Tomlin and Rothlisburger telling all the players NOT TO POST ANYTHING STUPID ON SOCIAL MEDIA!! LOL!!! OMG if Antonio Brown played for the Patriots I don't care how good of a player he was BELICHICK WOULD BENCH HIM!! And THAT is a FACT!! AA
None of that will matter once they get between the lines. Whatever Tomlin said won't change the way Belichick coaches or the way the Patriots play. If anything, it will inspire Brown to have another great day in a big game. He is the best in the business, hands down.
You have been listening to too much Patriot radio champ. And Belichick would start Aaron Hernandez or OJ Simpson if he though it would help him win. One thing Belichick has proven over his career is that he will do ANYTHING to win, legal or otherwise.
FACT.....if a player on the Patriots did what Brown did Belichick would bench him!! Tom Brady included!! AA
Talk is cheap...I just hope you don't start whining if they lose like you did last year when Denver beat them...
