NFL week 17 running thread

[DyePack]

His voice is completely wrong for broadcasting football.

I thought the same thing last year with John Riggins on the radio. He has acting credits and knows the game, but listening to him was a painful experience.

 

[lantaur]

To answer my own question, that last playoff spot is between the Giants and the Packers. ESPN said the Pack have a 5,000-to-1 shot of making the playoffs. Wonder if NBC now thinks it chose the wrong game for its finale ....

 

[BYH]

To answer my own question, that last playoff spot is between the Giants and the Packers. ESPN said the Pack have a 5,000-to-1 shot of making the playoffs. Wonder if NBC now thinks it chose the wrong game for its finale ....

So you're saying there's a chance.

 

[DyePack]

Is Drew Brees going to play tomorrow? I still have one week of nearly meaningless fantasy football to finish.

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

I'd rather Lloyd and Harry did the broadcast tomorrow night for Favre.

 

[BYH]

I'd rather Lloyd and Harry did the broadcast tomorrow night for Favre.

Look at that butt.
Yeah. He must work out.

 

[Tommy_Dreamer]

Here's the rundown on the Packers-Giants scenario. I pity Packers fans:

The NY Giants clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over Green Bay if:

- DET loses OR

- MIN loses OR

- Any two of the following results occur: ARZ loss, MIA loss, SF loss, CAR win, HOU win, TB win

Green Bay Packers clinch strength of victory tiebreaker over NY Giants if ALL of the following occur:

- ARZ win, DET win, MIA win, MIN win, SF win, CAR loss, HOU loss, TB loss.


If the NY Giants and Green Bay Packers end up tied in strength of victory, then tie will be decided by strength of schedule.

 

[lantaur]

Strength of victory ... sounds like something from American Gladiators.

Well, at least Packer fans will know there will be no playoffs by 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT.

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

BYH, that photo is great.

 

[BYH]

That's from when he says shrimp on the barbie right?

 

[Flying Headbutt]

I've always thought Riggo was great on the radio. Of course, it may just be because he's infinitely more entertaining than anyone else on the radio in DC, which has some of the worst sports talk anywhere.

 

[doubledown68]

So long as all five 7-8 teams in the running for that last NFC wild card lose, I'm happy. Because I want to see history.

Oh, and here's hoping the Steelers play spoilers and end the Bengals' slim chances for the playoffs.

Same goes for New England and San Fran... so Herm and the boys can back their way into a blowout loss somewhere next week.

Although, if KC does win, I imagine they'd be on a pretty short list of teams who posted back-to-back winning seasons without going to the playoffs.

DD, knowing our luck, KC will win, as will New England and Pittsburgh (the other 1 p.m. games), only to have Denver beat San Fran at the last minute with a fumble recovery for TD in the 4:15 game.

Or how bout a botched extra point...