the 2012 NFL thread

[indianasmith]

Cowboys pulled it out today.  Good for them.

[bob]

All player discipline in "Bounties" vacated by Tagliabue as he placed the blame on the Saints coaching staff and managerment.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8736662/paul-tagliabue-vacates-new-orleans-players-bounty-penalties


So with Anthony Hargrove suspended no longer being suspended does anything think a team will sign him? I know that the suspension was a reason Green Bay cut him in the preseason and didn't give him many reps.

[bob]

I'm pretty impressed that the Redskins won without RG3 yesterday.

Mad props to the Seahawks for scoring 50 + points in back to back weeks.

[Leah]

How many weeks have there been with 2+ shut outs?

[bob]

My Power Rankings After Week 15

1. San Francisco 49ers (9 – 3 – 1)
2 Houston Texans (12 – 2)
3. Atlanta Falcons (12 – 2)
4. Denver Broncos (11 – 3)
5. Green Bay Packers (10 – 4)
6. Seattle Seahawks (9 – 5)
7. New England Patriots (10 – 4)
8.Indianapolis Colts (9 – 5)
9. Baltimore Ravens (9 – 5)
10. Washington Redskins (8 – 6)
11. Minnesota Vikings (8 – 6)
12. Chicago Bears (8 – 6)
13. Dallas Cowboys (8 – 6)
14. Cincinnati Bengals (8 – 6)
15. New York Giants (8 – 6)
16. Pittsburgh Steelers (7 – 7)
17. St. Louis Rams (6 – 7 – 1)
18. New Orleans Saints (6 – 8)
19. Miami Dolphins (6 – 8)
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6 – 8)
21. Carolina Panthers (5 – 9)
22. Cleveland Browns (5 – 9)
23. New York Jets (6 – 8)
24. San Diego Chargers (5 – 9)
25. Tennessee Titans (5 – 9)
26. Buffalo Bills (5 – 9)
27. Arizona Cardinals (5 – 9)
28. Oakland Raiders (4 – 10)
29. Detroit Lions (4 – 10)
30. Philadelphia Eagles (4 – 10)
31. Jacksonville Jaguars (2 – 12)
32. Kansas City Chiefs (2 – 12)

[Leah]

Well the investigation into Jovan Belcher raises some brows.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/investigation-chiefs-lb-killing-complete-183925344--nfl.html

[indianasmith]

The Cowboys played one of the best and most complete games I have seen them play in a long time.  Where has this team been all season?

[Leah]

The Cowboys played one of the best and most complete games I have seen them play in a long time.  Where has this team been all season?

Sunday we will be mortal enemies, at least until the game's over

[bob]

Damn it. Dolphins signed Nate Kaeding after their kicker was placed on IR.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8770071/nate-kaeding-signs-miami-dolphins

I was really hoping my Packers would get it as I've lost all faith in Mason Crosby.

[bob]

[Leah]

I will need to wait to give you another karma!

[indianasmith]

What a disappointing Cowboys loss today! They did, at least, come back from behind and take it to overtime,
but it just wasn't meant to be.  Of course, they can still take the NFC East if they beat the Redskins next week.

[bob]

By far I had my lowest scoring total of the year in fantasy football...but

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04854XqcfCY

Final score me 96.75 - opponent 80.75.

[bob]

My NFL Power Rankings aftter week 16

1. Atlanta Falcons (13 – 2)
2. Houston Texans (12 – 3)
3. Denver Broncos (12 – 3)
4. Green Bay Packers (11 – 4)
5. New England Patriots (11 – 4)
6. Seattle Seahawks (10 – 5)
7. San Francisco 49ers (10 – 4 – 1)
8. Indianapolis Colts (10 – 5)
9. Baltimore Ravens (10 – 5)
10. Washington Redskins (9 – 6)
11. Chicago Bears (9 – 6)
12. Minnesota Vikings (9 – 6)
13. Cincinnati Bengals (9 – 6)
14. Dallas Cowboys (8 – 7)
15. New York Giants (8 – 7)
16. St. Louis Rams (7 – 7 – 1)
17. New Orleans Saints (7 – 8)
18. Miami Dolphins (7 – 8)
19. Pittsburgh Steelers (7 – 8)
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6 – 9)
21. Carolina Panthers (6 – 9)
22. San Diego Chargers (6 – 9)
23. New York Jets (6 – 9)
24. Cleveland Browns (5 – 10)
25. Buffalo Bills (5 – 10)
26. Tennessee Titans (5 – 10)
27. Arizona Cardinals (5 – 10)
28. Oakland Raiders (4 – 11)
29. Detroit Lions (4 – 11)
30. Philadelphia Eagles (4 – 11)
31. Jacksonville Jaguars (2 – 13)
32. Kansas City Chiefs (2 – 13)

[bob]

Final Power Rankings of the Year for me.

1. Denver Broncos (13 – 3)
2. Atlanta Falcons (13 - 3)
3. New England Patriots (12 – 4)
4. San Francisco 49ers (11 – 4 – 1)
5. Houston Texans (12 – 4)
6. Seattle Seahawks (11 – 5)
7. Indianapolis Colts (11 – 5)
8. Green Bay Packers (11 – 5)
9. Washington Redskins (10 – 6)
10. Minnesota Vikings (10 – 6)
11. Chicago Bears (10 – 6)
12. Cincinnati Bengals (10 – 6)
13. Baltimore Ravens (10 – 6)
14. New York Giants (9 – 7)
15. Dallas Cowboys (8 – 8)
16. Pittsburgh Steelers (8 – 8)
17. St. Louis Rams (7 – 8 – 1)
18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7 – 9)
19. Carolina Panthers (7 – 9)
20. New Orleans Saints (7 – 9)
21. San Diego Chargers (7 – 9)
22. Miami Dolphins (7 – 9)
23. Tennessee Titans (6 – 10)
24. Buffalo Bills (6 – 10)
25. New York Jets (6 – 10)
26. Cleveland Browns (5 – 11)
27. Arizona Cardinals (5 – 11)
28. Oakland Raiders (4 – 12)
29. Detroit Lions (4 – 12)
30. Philadelphia Eagles (4 – 12)
31. Jacksonville Jaguars (2 – 14)
32. Kansas City Chiefs (2 – 14)


Below are the times, teams, announce teams and networks for first round of the playoffs.


Saturday, January 5th
Bengals at Texans - 4:30 pm - NBC/CTV/Sky Sports 1 (Dan Hicks and Mike Mayock)
Vikings at Packers - 8:00 pm - NBC/CTV/Sky Sports 1 (Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth)

Sunday, January 6th
Colts at Ravens - 1:00 pm - CBS/CTV/Sky Sports 1 (Jim Nantz and Phil Simms)
Seahawks at Redskins - 4:30 pm - Fox/CTV/Sky Sports 1 (Joe Buck and Troy Aikman)