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Jav_sol wrote:All that's needed is for 49ers to beat the Steelers. :fingerscrossed:

Niners lead at the half, 6-0. :sweat: :fingerscrossed:

EDIT: Niners now lead 20-3. :woot: :dancing:

bmwracer wrote:EDIT: Niners now lead 20-3. :woot: :dancing:

Good stuff. Now it's in the Pats' hand to keep the #1 seed. :victory:

Jav_sol wrote:Good stuff. Now it's in the Pats' hand to keep the #1 seed. :victory:

I was surprised how relatively easy the Niners handled the Steelers... But I'm glad they won. :victory:

I'm glad for him. Who says you can't go home again?

Norm Chow gets top job at Hawaii:http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Four-decades-later-Norm-Chow-goes-home-again-fo?urn=ncaaf-wp11807

gaijinmark wrote:I'm glad for him. Who says you can't go home again?

Norm Chow gets top job at Hawaii:http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Four-decades-later-Norm-Chow-goes-home-again-fo?urn=ncaaf-wp11807

So he was deported from the continental US, huh? :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
I was surprised how relatively easy the Niners handled the Steelers... But I'm glad they won. :victory:

:banghead: :grumble:

Guess who won tonight :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: THE COLTS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

suzzy wrote:Guess who won tonight :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: THE COLTS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

I just saw the score.... :shocked:

Bad news is that now they're tied for the worst record (with the Rams) and first pick in the draft. :sweat:

Meet America's Team: The Green Bay Packers

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Thursday, December 22, 2011 8:47 am
Written by: Ben Maller

Americans love a winner and that's not the Dallas Cowboys these days. The team from deep in the Republic of Texas has been replaced as the nation's most popular team.

Aaron Rodgers' Super Bowl-winning Green Bay Packers were picked by 22 percent of voters as their favorite team in the NFL, according to Public Policy Polling's newest national survey. The Cowboys finished second, with 11 percent of the vote, followed by the Bears, Giants and Steelers.

NFL Films famously gave the Cowboys the title of "America's Team" in a 1978 highlight film. The program opened up with this intro: "They appear on television so often that their faces are as familiar to the public as presidents and movie stars. They are the Dallas Cowboys, America's Team."

A generation later, Dallas was actually picked as America's least favorite NFL team. The Cowboys got 22 percent of the negative vote, beating out the Chicago Bears' 8 percent and Green Bay's 7 percent for the title.

Packers rout the Bears and eliminate them from the playoffs, 35-21.

bmwracer wrote:Packers rout the Bears and eliminate them from the playoffs, 35-21.

And more importantly one Packer fan had this to say at the game:

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LOL, I saw that during the game... And just saw a Yahoo! story on it as well. :victory: :applaud: :rofl:

Despite the win over Miami, I didn't like the way the Pats started that game. Hope that doesn't happen in the playoffs. :sweat:

But how about Ross Ventrone's season thus far. :beaten:

Spoiler — click to reveal

Ventrone: 20 transactions since Aug. 10

Today's release of safety Ross Ventrone is the 20th transaction in which Ventrone has been involved with the Patriots since Aug. 10.

A recap:

1. Aug. 10 -- Released
2. Aug. 29 -- Signed to 90-man roster
3. Sept. 3 -- Released at final roster cutdown
4. Sept. 5 -- Signed to practice squad
5. Sept. 24 -- Signed to 53-man roster
6. Oct. 1 -- Released
7. Oct. 4 -- Signed to practice squad
8. Oct. 8 -- Signed to 53-man roster
9. Oct. 17 -- Released
10. Oct. 19 -- Signed to 53-man roster
11. Nov. 3 -- Released
12. Nov. 9 -- Signed to practice squad
13. Nov. 12 -- Signed to 53-man roster
14. Nov. 15 -- Released
15. Nov. 17 -- Signed to practice squad
16. Nov. 21 -- Signed to 53-man roster
17. Nov. 23 -- Released
18. Nov. 24 -- Signed to practice squad
19. Dec. 17 -- Signed to 53-man roster
20. Dec. 26 -- Released

Jav_sol wrote:Despite the win over Miami, I didn't like the way the Pats started that game. Hope that doesn't happen in the playoffs. :sweat:

Yeah, getting down 17-0 (at home, no less) is not a formula for success. :sweat:

But how about Ross Ventrone's season thus far. :beaten:

Spoiler — click to reveal

Ventrone: 20 transactions since Aug. 10

Today's release of safety Ross Ventrone is the 20th transaction in which Ventrone has been involved with the Patriots since Aug. 10.

A recap:

1. Aug. 10 -- Released
2. Aug. 29 -- Signed to 90-man roster
3. Sept. 3 -- Released at final roster cutdown
4. Sept. 5 -- Signed to practice squad
5. Sept. 24 -- Signed to 53-man roster
6. Oct. 1 -- Released
7. Oct. 4 -- Signed to practice squad
8. Oct. 8 -- Signed to 53-man roster
9. Oct. 17 -- Released
10. Oct. 19 -- Signed to 53-man roster
11. Nov. 3 -- Released
12. Nov. 9 -- Signed to practice squad
13. Nov. 12 -- Signed to 53-man roster
14. Nov. 15 -- Released
15. Nov. 17 -- Signed to practice squad
16. Nov. 21 -- Signed to 53-man roster
17. Nov. 23 -- Released
18. Nov. 24 -- Signed to practice squad
19. Dec. 17 -- Signed to 53-man roster
20. Dec. 26 -- Released

Would he still be considered a journeyman? :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:Would he still be considered a journeyman? :beaten:

He definitely knows about the Foxborough area hotels and such. :beaten:

Jav_sol wrote:He definitely knows about the Foxborough area hotels and such. :beaten:

And they probably know him by name. :mrgreen:

EDIT: Saints are torching the Falcons 45-16 in the 4th quarter.

You want offense in a football game?

Baylor beats Washington in an Alamo Bowl shootout, 67-56. :shocked:

Over 1000 combined yards by both teams. :doh:

Jets are eliminated from the playoffs with a 19-17 loss to the Dolphins.... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Giants on the verge of eliminating the Cowboys from any postseason play, leading 31-14, with 3:34 to go. :victory: :applaud: :dancing:

Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep...

That's the sound of the Broncos backing into the playoffs with a 7-3 loss to the Chiefs and the Raiders losing, 38-26, to the Chargers.

And the Raiders set a season record in penalties and penalty yards... Raider Nation should be happy about that. :beaten: