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Post by NJtoTX on Jan 9, 2020 21:07:41 GMT
In general, not just about this year's matchups.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jan 9, 2020 21:14:53 GMT
Conference Championship Weekend.
I always thought losing the Conference Championship Game was more heart breaking than losing the Super Bowl.
As least you 'made the dance' when you win the Conference Championship Game.
*** Kind of like March Madness when you lose in the Final 4. I feel the same about the other 3 sports as well - losing in the Conference Finals is brutal.
That's why I love Conference Championship Weekend - the drama/intrigue - it's gut wrenching.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jan 9, 2020 21:16:24 GMT
Week 1. Every game is compelling, you don't yet know who sucks and who's great-- and you're just excited the game is back. Week 17 is easily the worst. Guys sitting out, hopeless teams going through the motions.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jan 9, 2020 21:18:28 GMT
How about Thanksgiving Weekend?
I consider the Thursday Thanksgiving games part of 'the weekend'
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jan 9, 2020 21:18:48 GMT
I like the weekend prior to Christmas too.
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Post by tristramshandy on Jan 9, 2020 21:18:52 GMT
Week 1. Every game is compelling, you don't yet know who sucks and who's great-- and you're just excited the game is back. Week 17 is easily the worst. Guys sitting out, hopeless teams going through the motions. Week 1 is like a national holiday. Right before kickoff of week one is such a good feeling.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jan 9, 2020 21:20:13 GMT
Meh - I'm still in Summer Mode for Week #1 - i.e. I'm going to the beach.
You lose the first week it's not the end of the world.
You folks can have it.
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Post by NJtoTX on Jan 9, 2020 21:58:48 GMT
Meh - I'm still in Summer Mode for Week #1 - i.e. I'm going to the beach. You lose the first week it's not the end of the world. You folks can have it. The teams that made the playoffs this year were 11-1 in week 1. The only loss was by Houston, because they played another playoff team (New Orleans)
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jan 9, 2020 22:08:43 GMT
Meh - I'm still in Summer Mode for Week #1 - i.e. I'm going to the beach. You lose the first week it's not the end of the world. You folks can have it. The teams that made the playoffs this year were 11-1 in week 1. The only loss was by Houston, because they played another playoff team (New Orleans) meh. i'll need some more concrete evidence than that.
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Post by DC-Fan on Jan 9, 2020 22:49:25 GMT
Meh - I'm still in Summer Mode for Week #1 - i.e. I'm going to the beach. You lose the first week it's not the end of the world. You folks can have it. The teams that made the playoffs this year were 11-1 in week 1. The only loss was by Houston, because they played another playoff team (New Orleans) On the flip side, the 1993 Cowboys started 0-2 and won the Super Bowl.
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Post by Xeliou66 on Jan 9, 2020 23:46:22 GMT
I’ll go with Week 1 of the season just because I’m thrilled to have it back, and everyone is playing.
I love them all, but it’s an awesome feeling having the NFL back after a long absence.
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Post by bluerisk on Jan 10, 2020 0:24:35 GMT
Week 1.
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Post by sdm3 on Jan 10, 2020 0:31:00 GMT
Week 1 is nice and it's great to have football back but it's sometimes hard to take a lot out of it. A team can look really good in week 1 before faltering down the stretch. Take the Raiders this year for example. I've always been partial to the Conference Championships. The best of the best in each conference going at it with the Super Bowl on the line and everything that entails, and when it's over and the confetti is falling, both winners believe that they're going to win it all.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jan 10, 2020 4:29:22 GMT
Conference championships. I think semi-finals are the most dramatic rounds for pretty much all sports. Teams who are usually quite familiar with one another.
Week 1 is too much a mirage. We don't know who the good & bad teams are until at least week 4, so when a close game happens between 2 eventual 4-12 teams, it's a slip up.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2020 5:32:58 GMT
Damn I thought I was gonna be the only one to say Week 1. It's far the best for me because the year is fresh and everybody is 0-0 so fan bases are wide eyed and excited for what's to come. We get to see new head coaches, talented new rookies, key free agents playing elsewhere etc. Also, it's the beginning of fantasy football season and you either get excited for the Championship after a week 1 victory or you feel like you're gonna lose out and you hate your team. The playoffs for me only matter if my team is in them. Same for week 17, if the Packers aren't contending for anything than wtf do I care?
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Post by DC-Fan on Jan 10, 2020 8:46:35 GMT
The best of the best in each conference going at it with the Super Bowl on the line and everything that entails, and when it's over and the confetti is falling, both winners believe that they're going to win it all. When the Patriots won the 1985 AFC Championship Game , you don't think they actually believed they were going to beat the Bears in the Super Bowl, do you?
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Post by damngumby on Jan 10, 2020 10:31:37 GMT
The best of the best in each conference going at it with the Super Bowl on the line and everything that entails, and when it's over and the confetti is falling, both winners believe that they're going to win it all. When the Patriots won the 1985 AFC Championship Game , you don't think they actually believed they were going to beat the Bears in the Super Bowl, do you? Probably more than the Dallas Cowboys. Wasn't '85 the scene of another one-and-done playoff appearance by the Cowboys? After getting utterly shellacked by the Bears during the regular season (44-0*), perhaps you can't blame them for tapping out so early - knowing what was in store for them if they advanced any further. Or maybe they just sucked that year. Cowards or Suck. Take your pick. In the end, it doesn't really matter. No one ever talks about the '85 Cowboys. * Geez, at least the Pats managed to put up a few points against the Bears ... but, 44 to zero!? What did the Cowboys do, cry "no mas" and just retreat to their locker room?
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jan 10, 2020 12:41:22 GMT
I like this coming weekend. It's got to be a playoff weekend because the excitement level I ratcheted up and you're almost always left with quality teams, but in round 2 the competition is generally a step up from the divisional round, and as much as conference championship weekend is super exciting too, we get more games this weekend.
The divisional playoff weekend has always been my favorite in sports.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jan 10, 2020 14:15:37 GMT
The teams that made the playoffs this year were 11-1 in week 1. The only loss was by Houston, because they played another playoff team (New Orleans) On the flip side, the 1993 Cowboys started 0-2 and won the Super Bowl. Hey, so did the 2001 Patriots!
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Post by damngumby on Jan 10, 2020 14:30:08 GMT
On the flip side, the 1993 Cowboys started 0-2 and won the Super Bowl. Hey, so did the 2001 Patriots! Yeah, but they cheated to lose those games!
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