NFL Conference Championships - Sun. 23 January 2005 - Update-Patriots vs. Eagles in the Super Bowl

[CounterCounterCulture]

VS
Atlanta Falcons/Philadelphia Eagles

VS
New England Patriots/Pittsburgh Steelers

ATL at PHI, Sat, 3:00 p.m. EST
NE at PIT, Sat, 6:30 p.m. EST

[CounterCounterCulture]

Talk to ya later (off to church) :-)

[SShultz460]

Go Eagles!

[discostu]

Stillers!

[buckeyesrule]

Go Falcons!

[dAnconia]

Weather will make thes games very interesting.

Philly 24 Atlanta 21

Pittsburgh 14 New England 28

[9999lakes]

Eagles & Steelers.

Eagles beat Atlanta 24-20
Steeler over New England by exactly the same score!

[expatpat]

Yesterday, and not til 3pm?

[petercooper]

John Madden just swallowed a whole turkey.

[BJungNan]

Is the Atlanta Philly game an outdoor game and what are weather conditions for game time?

[discostu]

Both games are outside in the cold, looks like the snow has cleared up, but the fields look highly unpleasant, in other words: perfect football weather.

[Claytay]

Yes. its going to be cold windy and 40% chance of snow.

[BJungNan]

Weather will make thes games very interesting.
Philly 24 Atlanta 21
Pittsburgh 14 New England 28

Atlanta by 10
Pittsburgh by 3

[BJungNan]

Thanks! I searched the NFL website for 10 minutes looking for game conditions. Get the question answered in less than a minute on FR - twice!

[csmusaret]

If the Falcons and Steelers both win sportswriters will spend 2 weeks complaining that the two best teams aren't in the Superbowl.

[Angry Republican]

Please God, let my Steelers win.

[thoughtomator]

Rooting for the Pats and Falcons! (That's why I bet on Steelers and Eagles.)

[woofer]

Pittsburgh 14 New England 28

In your dreams.

[NeoCaveman]

Any prognostications?

[Hoodlum91]

What are Steelers fans thoughts on the QB wearing gloves? ESPN was saying it was a disadvantage, but as I don't really follow the Steelers (or trust the talking heads) I was wondering what fans thought.

He has announced that he's wearing gloves for the game. Does that change predictions?

[GreenHornet]

For once, Ed Rendell said something that I agree with: If the Steelers and the Iggles face each other in the Superbowl, the game should be played in State College, PA.

[The Drowning Witch]

I have no idea who will win, but I cherish Championship Sunday more than the Super Bowl.

[ElectricStrawberry]

I LOVE your prediction....

PATRIOTS legacy!!!!!

[aspiring.hillbilly]

No dome team ever wins the big one in a open air stadium in the middle of winter. Like the colts and vikings, falcons dont stand a chance..

[winodog]

Atlanta 21 Eagles 10
Pitt 21 Pats 17

[dAnconia]

Sorry, woofer. I hope I'm wrong.
I just think the conditions will favor Curtis Martin & the Pats "D".

[Radix]

[mlbford2]

Atlanta and Pit are my picks. What a great SuperBowl that would be.

[beyond the sea]

but the fields look highly unpleasant, in other words: perfect football weather. ----

LOL!

[RobFromGa]

Atlanta 35, Philadelphia 28
Steelers 28, Patriots 24

[evad]

"Enviro-wacko picks" has it as Stillers and Falcoons.

Sounds as good as any.

[evad]

yeah..looks like one of those 8 legged ones.

[discostu]

I think players should be comfortable, with gloves or without doesn't matter to me. I think the problem comes in when a players only wears gloves in cold weather, there's an adjustment period that contains bad play, it should be a commitment to wear them or don't year round.

[bvw]

Atlanta -65, Philadelphia 76
Steelers 101, Patriots -3

[fatima]

Eagles 27 Atlanta 10

[beyond the sea]

If the Falcons and Steelers both win sportswriters will spend 2 weeks complaining that the two best teams aren't in the Superbowl.

LOL!

Then the sportswriters will be wrong.

Sports writers are mostly all jock-sniffin, penil-necked wannabes.

Some are cool, but most don't have a clue! Who gives a sh*t what they think!

Go Steelers

[infidel29]

Curtis Martin plays for the Jets. The Pats are down at least 3 defensive starters...

Steelers 23 Pats 17

Eagles 27 Falcons 14

[dAnconia]

I hope Atlanta pulls it out.
But...dome team...blizzard...not a good sign for them.

[beyond the sea]

Please God, let my Steelers win.

Chances are good, I'm gettin' the vibes! (I never put prediction numbers on here, but you should be happy about 10:00 p.m.)

[ForOurFuture]

New England over Pittsburgh 19-16

Atlanta over Philadelphia 14-10

[Hoodlum91]

I think that's the problem. From what I understand, the Steeler's QB doesn't usually wear the gloves. Of course, with the weather they're expecting I would wear gloves...

[evad]

Sounds good to me!

My pick on the winners is Pats and Falcons.

Then, Falcons take it in the SB.

[beyond the sea]

Pittsburgh 14 New England 28 .......... In your dreams.

In MY nightmare!

LOL. Go Stillers

[beyond the sea]

Any prognostications? ---

It will be cold

[discostu]

WIth the weather there I'd be wearing Joe Namaths old coat, and maybe a couple of his old girlfriends too. Guess that's why I watch and don't play, football is best played in weather I'd rather never see in person.

[beyond the sea]

Does that change predictions? -----

NO!

Steelers!

[beyond the sea]

Me too!

[beyond the sea]

Like the colts and vikings, falcons dont stand a chance.. ---

Waaaay wrong on this one!

[sully777]

IMO, most Conference Championships are the best part of the year. And I must take it all in on the radio. I like to think the best way to take in a game is on the radio. You get a much better feel for the progress/regress of the teams. At least that's what I'll keep telling myself.

Can't wait to hear this on the radio:

Doc: "McNabb rolling out to his left. Looking for an open man. He just slipped through one...ohhhhhhhhh nailed for a ten yard loss. That's going to put Philly at 3rd and 15 on their 40 yard line."

Then Marv Albert will explain how it was the receiver's or the offensive line's fault and how Donovan McNabb lifts school busses off old ladies and wears an S on his shirt with a matching cape.

[dAnconia]

DOH! I knew that!

OTOH, the Bus could be a deciding factor.

slinking away ...embarrassed...

[ForOurFuture]

The Pats are down at least 3 defensive starters...

Who's the third? I count Seymour and Law.

The Pats didn't need Law to hold the Colts to 3. The shouldn't need him to stop Roethlisberger.