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[viniS]

The Denver Broncos are the best team in the league with the #4 total offense and #4 total defense. And woe unto those that play them, I'm looking at you, Ravens.

Much more interestingly, my Colts have the #7 total offense. The #22 overal defense. The #8 passing offense. The #20 passing defense. The #22 rushing offense. The #18 rushing defense. The #17 scoring offense.  The #23 scoring defense. And a record of 9-4

^ Say whatever might be true about a soft schedule, but that's a badass team.

[Mexal]

Sivin, on 14 December 2012 - 02:56 PM, said:

The Denver Broncos are the best team in the league with the #4 total offense and #4 total defense. And woe unto those that play them, I'm looking at you, Ravens.

Much more interestingly, my Colts have the #7 total offense. The #22 overal defense. The #8 passing offense. The #20 passing defense. The #22 rushing offense. The #18 rushing defense. The #17 scoring offense.  The #23 scoring defense. And a record of 9-4

^ Say whatever might be true about a soft schedule, but that's a badass team.

No, it's a lucky team. They're the 2011 Bengals.

And yes, the Broncos scare the living shit out of me. As does the Patriots. I don't want to face either team if we make it to the playoffs.

Edited by Mexal, 14 December 2012 - 02:57 PM.

[viniS]

Mexal, on 14 December 2012 - 02:57 PM, said:

No, it's a Luck team.

I fixed your comment.

Hey, whatever gets you to the party, right?

[SkynJay]

As a Broncos fan, I am loving our chances.  But while I think the team is better than the Pats, I am still scared of the Pats in a big way.  Fox is great in his own way, but he gets flat out coached by the hoodie.  God I hope someone else takes them down in the playoffs first

[Mexal]

Sivin, on 14 December 2012 - 03:02 PM, said:

I fixed your comment.

Hey, whatever gets you to the party, right?

Absolutely. A win is a win and in the playoffs, anything can happen. We've seen it before...remember the Seahawks beating the Saints a few years ago?

[Maithanet]

Mexal, on 14 December 2012 - 03:04 PM, said:

Absolutely. A win is a win and in the playoffs, anything can happen. We've seen it before...remember the Seahawks beating the Saints a few years ago?

An even better example is the Cardinals SB year.  They went into the playoffs as the 9-7 winner of an atrocious NFC West (the other three teams combined to go 13-35).  They had gotten thumped by 40 in New England and by 28 in Philly in December.  They lost 4 of thier final 6 games, and actually hadn't beaten a non-divisional opponent since week 6!  Nothing about this team said that they were going to be a tough out.
But then the playoffs started, and things got clicking.  They were one improbable Harrison 100 yard fumble recovery td from winning the Super Bowl.  That's why you really never know in the NFL.  You just gotta make the tournament and hope the magic is there.

Edited by Maithanet, 14 December 2012 - 03:17 PM.

[viniS]

Mexal, on 14 December 2012 - 03:04 PM, said:

Absolutely. A win is a win and in the playoffs, anything can happen. We've seen it before...remember the Seahawks beating the Saints a few years ago?

Maithanet, on 14 December 2012 - 03:17 PM, said:

An even better example is the Cardinals SB year.  They went into the playoffs as the 9-7 winner of an atrocious NFC West (the other three teams combined to go 13-35).  They had gotten thumped by 40 in New England and by 28 in Philly in December.  They lost 4 of thier final 6 games, and actually hadn't beaten a non-divisional opponent since week 6!  Nothing about this team said that they were going to be a tough out.
But then the playoffs started, and things got clicking.  They were one improbable Harrison 100 yard fumble recovery td from winning the Super Bowl.  That's why you really never know in the NFL.  You just gotta make the tournament and hope the magic is there.

True stories. I expect we'll get bounced in the first round (though, whoever the #4 seed is we might have a chance against), but I'm more optimistic for this Colts team than I ever was for any Manning-led Colts in the post-season. I don't think Manning is a choke-artist, but I think that he carried way too much weight for a great team, and while Luck is carrying quite a bit of weight himself, the rest of the team has also started stepping up to help deliver the wins. This is exciting.

Edit: New Thread.

Edited by Sivin, 14 December 2012 - 03:32 PM.