NFL 2025-2026 season

(21-01-2026 09:03 )Charlemagne Wrote:  

(20-01-2026 12:36 )lovebabes56 Wrote:  

(19-01-2026 19:30 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  ^^
The Bears will never have it easy the NFC North was the only division where all 4 teams were above .500.

I'd say the NFC East is probably toughest division of all would not be surprised if Williams features in the all star game for the NFC

The NFC West had 3 team through to the last round.

There was a lot of talk about the 49ers having a soft schedule this season, & to a degree that was the case, but playing the Seahawks & Rams twice they still did well to make the Playoffs. No wonder their DC Robert Saleh is the new Titans Head Coach, he did a fabulous job with an injury hit group, as did Shanahan. Saleh will be difficult to replace.

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Sunday

NFC Conference Championship
Pats @ Broncos- 8 pm

AFC Conference Championship
Rams @ Seahawks - 11.30 pm

Ravens hire Jesse Minter as their Head Coach. Minter leaves his role as DC with the Chargers.

New England are heavy favourites to beat Denver, probably because of the obviously damaging loss of Bo Nix. However I feel that one player, regardless of how important they are, shouldn't be the only deciding factor. The altitude and cold at Mile High is still difficult to negotiate for visiting teams.

Because of a strong Patriots defense and a weakened Broncos offense, perhaps an under 46 points combined is the safe bet?

I'm taking the Rams to pull off the surprise against the Seahawks. Matt Stafford's been truly excellent. I think complacency might be an issue for Seattle, similarly to how it affected Philadelphia and to a bigger degree, Kansas City, earlier in the season.

Looking forward to tonight. What's everyone else thinking?

No idea what to expect, it's improbable but not impossible for the Broncos to overcome the loss of Nix, Jarrett Stidham was originally drafted by the Pats as a successor to Tom Brady until they traded for Cam Newton a year later. He must have picked up some knowledge after a year as Brady's back-up. The fact that he's No.2 to Bo Nix shows Shaun Payton has faith in him. Drake Maye wasn't amazing against the Texans so this is not a done deal.
I agree that Stafford feels like a safer pair of hands than Darnold although the Seahawks have the better roster with few weaknesses. The Rams have been a bit inconsistent in the last month or so it will all defend on which version of themselves shows up.
Hopefully the neutrals get a repeat of the week 16 overtime thriller.

I think that the snow won that match.

Pats 10 - Broncos 7

Drake Maye got them their TD and got them most of their yards, including a final 1st down in the last 2 minutes.

^^ crazy conditions

Sean Payton will regret that decision to go for it on 4th and 1 and not kick the FG to go up 10-0 in the 2nd when they were pretty much dominating the game at that point

Should have played the game situation and not what all the analytics suggest is the preferred option.

Those conditions in the 2nd half made it a real war and even an experienced QB would have struggled so asking Stidham to try and win it was always going to be extremely tough.

In my NFL predictions league I'm in on a different site I'm now 11/11 for correct playoff picks

I've got the Rams in the NFC title game coming up

Death, taxes, and the Pats in the Super Bowl

Congratulations New England and Seattle. Been a wonderful season, so many matches close. Plenty of great plays, offense and defense.

Looking forward to the Super Bowl. Two of the best defences I've ever seen should make it a fascinating tactical battle.