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I...I don't.......did I say something?

If we beat San Fran, I fully expect the entire Ralph to be filled with cowbell. Somehow, this needs to attract media attention before then.

My God....this is spreading like a disease. And the only cure is....?

Is that the twilight zone or the toilet zone?

Never mind. I guess I should RMPL.

What's happening to me? Almost everybody's avatar is turning into that same cowbell avatar. I feel like I'm in the twilight zone.

Yes, and I'm sure you were exactly this certain at this time last week that NE would beat the Fins. Whatever.

Dude, don't you get it? If we face the Pats again this season, that means we're in the playoffs.

Round 1? Who cares about Round 1. I'm talking anywhere, any time during the playoffs. Preferably for the AFC championship, actually.

Excuse me? Perhaps you forgot about any subsequent meetings in the playoffs. I'm reasonably certain that would count as more than two in one season.

I still just don't get where this chickenshit crap is coming from. I, for one, never wanted to see Pittsburgh rest anybody. I think we can whup their butts anywhere, anytime. I dont give a crap who the play against us in week 17, starters or backups. All I want is for us to make it to the playoffs so we can then proceed to open up a can of whup-ass on some of these pretenders. But see, unlike you, I'm not afraid of us getting into the playoffs. I'm not afraid of seeing our guys go on the road to some hostile stadium in January where they would knock the snot out of some other team's quarterback. I think they can beat San Diego on the road. I think they can pound Indy on the road. I think they can smash Pittsburgh on the road, too. New England? Well, they're still the big hump, but I think we can do it. I think we can do any or all of it. But one thing is for sure, I'd like to see them have the chance to.

Put down the crack pipe, son. It matters little to us what happens with the Pats and Chargers. Who cares which of them gets the first round bye? The Jets are more important to us. We need a wild card spot, and they have first dibs on one of them. If the Jets lose to the Pats next week and we beat SF, then we are one game out from squeezing the Jets out of the playoffs. Of course, the Jets would then have to lose to the Rams, but what the hell, if the Fins can beat the Pats, anything can happen!

He's waiting for all of his self-fulfilling prophesies to come true, then he'll come back to wipe our noses in it all.

I root for whoever is playing the Pats that week. Once the Pats are out of it, I don't give a rat's ass who wins it all.

Wait, so you're calling "everyone" a pansy about ducking the Steelers, yet you claim there is no way we could beat them on the road? Something's wrong with this picture. I'm going to bed.

I doubt there is much to worry about as long as the games are in Foxboro. As long as Pitt stays alive, though, there is still that chance of a road game. Granted, you've been there, done that. But it's new year and a new team, and Pitt is just a similar but much better version of Miami.

Dude, time to breathe deep. I've never wanted Pitt to rest anyone for that last game. I want nothing more than to crush them at full strength with everything on the line. However, the one thing I didn't want to happen is, I didn't want beating them to end up handing home field advantage throughout to the Pats by doing so. That would basically be handing the Pats another Lombardi trophy. To me, this has nothing to do with the last game against Pitt. It has everything to do with making sure Pitt takes care of business for us against Baltimore, and making sure the Pats take care of business for us against the Jets. That's gonna happen now, for sure. And for those thinking the Jets are a lock, well, the chances of St. Louis beating the Jets in week 17 may be slim, but nobody picked the Fins to win this one, right?

As much as it pains me to say it, you gotta give this Pats fan props for hitting a Buffalo Bills board right after a stinging loss on national TV and sucking it up. To a degree, of course. We'll see about january, big guy.

I'm sure you didn't see the Fins beating the Pats either, right?

Maybe I missed this but...how in the world is this anything other than awesome?

Well, not that I really disagree with any of that...except even before this game I would have tagged Cleveland as the cream of the crop in the AFC.

Bastard, I only got 40-1 back in June at the Imperial Palace.

Funny thing is, Madden talked about how Brady had told him that pass while sitting on his ass was the dumbest thing he's ever done. Then he goes and does something even dumber this week. Ah yes. Savor the moment.

...just one more shot at the Pats this year.

The best part about that loss is that all Brady had to do is take the sack on 3rd down. Then they would punt, and chances are high the Fins can't drive the length of the field with one timeout against the Pats defense. But Brady goes and tries to be a smart ass, only to get his ass handed to him. Two picks in the last 2 minutes to seal the deal. All that after 3 hours of continuous Brady ass kissing.