Nfc Championship 2017

Postseason Dates, Times And Tv For Each Round

... TV schedule. A Super Bowl stadium hosting a playoff game is actually pretty rare. The last time it happened was 1998 when Hard Rock Stadium (then Pro Player Stadium) hosted the Super Bowl and a playoff game for the Miami Dolphins. The downside here for the Texans is that no teams have ever made it to the Super Bowl when the game is being played in their home stadium. So feel free to go ahead and write off the Texans. Speaking of Houston, if the Dallas Cowboys get to the Super Bowl, they won't have to leave the state of Texas to do it. Dallas opens up postseason play on Jan. 15 and if they win that game, they would host the NFC title game on Jan. 22. This postseason is a big one for the state of Texas. With the Cowboys and Texans both in the playoffs, it marks the first time since 1993 that two Texas teams have made the playoffs in the same season. This year's playoffs will have a dramatically different look than last year. A total of six teams that made the ...

Initial Vegas Odds With Afc, Nfc Championship Games Set

... each enters this fatal four-way with a chance to enhance his legacy. Early Super Bowl odds from Odds Shark favor Brady and the Pats, but the rest of the field will have plenty to say about that next week. Odds Shark @Odds Shark. Packers at Falcons. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images. The Packers are still running the table. With the winning streak at eight games since the now-famous remark from Rodgers, it's starting to feel like his team may have some destiny on its side. And it looks like Rodgers can feel it. After the Dallas Cowboys tied Sunday's divisional-round game late in the fourth quarter, Rodgers wasn't rattled, per the Philadelphia Inquirer's Zach Berman. Zach Berman @ZBerm. What did Aaron Rodgers think when Dallas tied the game in final minute? Rodgers: "A little too much time on the clock.”. Rodgers proceeded to engineer a magical, 35-second game-winning drive punctuated by a play and scene in the huddle that are ...

Odds, Predictions For Afc And Nfc Divisional Round

... in December. Playing on the road hasn't been his cup of tea, either. He had nine touchdowns to eight interceptions in road games this year while completing just 59 percent of his passes. To add injury to insult, the signal-caller suffered a foot injury that head coach Mike Tomlin said they'll have to keep an eye on even if he doesn't believe it will be an issue. "We'll watch him closely as we push forward to the game, but not anticipating that limiting him," Tomlin said, per Jeremy Fowler of __link__. "I don't imagine his foot circumstance changing our approach [to preparation].". With the Chiefs leading the league in takeaways this season, that would appear to be a recipe for a bit of a letdown from the Steelers' 30-point output against the Miami Dolphins. On the other side of this contest, the Chiefs seem to have the weapons to put stress on the Steelers defense. Bleacher Report's Chris Simms broke down the importance of Ryan Shazier to the defense and what he can do to slow down the Chiefs' attack. Insider Buzz: Shanahan May Cede Control of Roster to GM; 2 Lead Candidates Emerge. Insider Buzz: Raiders Face Hurdles in Vegas Move; ...

Afc, Nfc Championship Picture, Odds And Predictions

... close, closing out their game with an 18-16 advantage to earn a trip to the AFC Championship Game to take on the New England Patriots. All the information you need on how to watch the games next weekend is below as well as the early odds on the matchups and predictions for who will win it all to advance to Super Bowl LI in Houston on February 5. AFC, NFC Championship Weekend Preview. Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons. Rainier Ehrhardt/Associated Press. The Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks put up good campaigns, but it felt like the NFC was always heading here: Aaron Rodgers and Matt Ryan , the fourth seed and the second seed, the Packers and the Falcons. In terms of what makes for great television, this matchup could knock it out of the park. Both teams had passing offenses ranked in the top 10 in the regular season, but their pass defenses both finished in the bottom five in the NFL. That has all the makings of a shootout if we've ever seen one. There are other similarities between these two teams. For instance, both Atlanta's and Green Bay's top wideout, Julio Jones and Jordy Nelson , have struggled with injuries this ...

Packers Vs. Falcons Tv Info, Odds And Predictions

... Featured Columnist IVJanuary 16, 2017. There's little argument that the NFL is a quarterback's league. If you look at the four quarterbacks remaining in the postseason tournament, it's never been more obvious that that point of view is the correct one. Aaron Rodgers , Matt Ryan , Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady will put their talents on display in the two conference championship games Sunday, and Ryan is the only one of those four who does not have a Super Bowl title to his credit. NFL @NFL. 338 yards. 3 TDs. 1 BIG Win. @M_Ryan 02 delivered and led the @Atlanta Falcons to the NFC Title Game. __link__/q 2 g 0 f Cstv 2. 1/15/2017, 4:00:07 PM. All he has done is post a remarkable season that saw him pass for 4,944 yards with a 69.9 percent completion percentage and a 38-7 touchdown-to-interception ratio. Those numbers are good enough to make Ryan one of the leading candidates to win the NFL MVP. However, regular-season honors won't matter as the Atlanta Falcons prepare to host the Green Bay Packers at the Georgia Dome Sunday afternoon. Rodgers will be on the opposite side, and the superb quarterback is as sharp as he has ...

Packers-falcons Nfc Title Game Features Historic Total

... they would "run the table," the Packers are averaging just over 32 points per game. In the seven games since their bye, the Falcons are absolutely on fire, averaging 36.6 points per game. Atlanta was the highest scoring team in the NFL during the entirety of the regular season, averaging 33.5 points per game. It's gonna be a shootout and you're going to want to watch. Let's look at the odds. (All lines via the Westgate Las Vegas Super Book ). NFC Championship Game. No. 4 Green Bay (10-6) at No. 2 Atlanta (11-5). Opening Line: Falcons -4 points. Current Line: Falcons -4 points. Over/Under: 60.5 points. Don't be fooled by the number on the Falcons remaining the same. It's jumped all over the place. Initially it opened as a 4-point line, and heavy action on the Falcons pushed them as high as a 5.5-point favorite. Then a bunch of money on the Packers and Rodgers getting that many ...

Championship Sunday Preview

... leads with 422 yards and is second with 36 points. Green Bay is second in yards (406) and first in points (38.0). The game opened with at 61 points over/under. Bet the over. Kyle Shanahan is a wizard: It’s difficult to say he’s the best because there are so many good ones, but Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan is certainly in the conversation for best gameplanner/playcaller in the league. He is just a master at devising schemes that attack the weaknesses of the defense. He put on a clinic in ways to attack the Seahawks’ secondary, and he’ll do it again against the Packers. Falcons better have a plan for Rodgers’s legs: Rodgers is on such a roll right now throwing the ball that it might seem sacrilege for him to use his feet, but the last time the Packers and Falcons met, Rodgers torched Atlanta with a team-leading 60 rushing yards on six scrambles. And Rodgers also deftly ran the read-option for two points. The Falcons had so much trouble with Rodgers (and OLB Vic Beasley was so ineffective against RT Bryan Bulaga) that they had to spy Rodgers with Beasley. The Falcons need a better plan this time around. Jared Cook's incredible catch the indelible ...

Offense Carries Falcons To The Nfc Championship

... the NFC Championship for the first time since losing to the San Francisco 49 ers four years ago. The destination for the Falcons next weekend won’t be decided until Sunday. The Falcons are either traveling to AT&T Stadium to play the Dallas Cowboys or hosting the Green Bay Packers at the Georgia Dome. Atlanta is set to begin playing in the newly built Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2017, so if the Cowboys win, that means the victory over the Seahawks was the Falcons’ last game in the Georgia Dome. But before that is decided, attention will first turn back to the AFC when the heavily favored New England Patriots take on the Houston Texans. The winner will advance to the AFC Championship and face the winner of a Sunday night game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs that was postponed more than seven hours due to an ice storm in Missouri. Wild Card Round. GAME 1: Houston Texans 27, Oakland Raiders 14. GAME 2: Seattle Seahawks 26, Detroit Lions 6. Sunday, Jan. 8. GAME 3: Pittsburgh Steelers 30, Miami Dolphins 12. GAME 4: Green Bay Packers 38, New York Giants 13. Divisional Round. GAME 5: Atlanta Falcons 36, Seattle Seahawks 20. GAME 6: Houston Texans vs. New ...

2017 Nfc Championship

... Packers can pull off a trip to Super Bowl LI. by Evan "Tex" Western Jan 20, 2017, 11:00 am CST. Green Bay is in its second NFC title game in three years - here’s how and when to tune in. by Evan "Tex" Western Jan 19, 2017, 9:00 am CST. The Packers have four of their six wideouts on the injury report this week, and two of them were unable to practice entirely on Wednesday. WR Davante Adams will not practice until Saturday. by Jon Meerdink Jan 18, 2017, 1:57 pm CST. Green Bay’s other top outside receiver is now hurt as well, and he will spend most of this week rehabbing instead of practicing. by Erin B. Underwood Jan 17, 2017, 10:00 pm CST. As the Packers prepare to head to the Georgia Dome to take on the Falcons for the NFC title, we look at the differences between the current teams and those who squared off in week 8. Fan Post. General Aaron Charles Rodgers Writes Home. by Matub Jan 16, 2017, 12:31 pm CST. My ...

Afc, Nfc Championship Dates, Times And Preview

... is going to be a great football team, and we’re going to have to play better than we did tonight on offense.". Brady and the rest of the Patriots offense will have to be sharper against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Pittsburgh defense held the Kansas City Chiefs to a mere 16 points on Sunday, while forcing two turnovers of their own. Of course, if the Patriots do find their mojo again, we could be treated to another quarterback duel in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The matchup between Brady and Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger could easily be as exciting as the one between Ryan and Rodgers. Armando Salguero @Armando Salguero. Aaron Rodgers, Matt Ryan, Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger the QBs in conference title games. #QBRoyalty or you're watching on the couch. 1/16/2017, 4:19:06 AM. This game will also be a rematch of a regular-season contest, though Round 1 was played in Pittsburgh. The Patriots won the first matchup 27-16, but they did so against a team that was missing Roethlisberger under center. To be perfectly fair, the Steelers are also going to have to play better offensively next week. Despite amassing 389 yards of total offense, ...