NFC Championship in Dallas a good possibility...

[NoLuv4Jerry]

I think we need to win out to get the #2 seed...and I hope that comes with a 1st roudn bye...because I think it is asking to much of this team to win 10 or 12 weeks in a row. I think a first round bye is big from a physical recuperation standpoint....but just also from the mental strain of HAVING to win every week. If we get a first round bye...I know we will win our home playoff game...and I feel very strongly that we would win in the NFC championship game no matter where it is played..because none of the "top" NFC teams are as balanced as the boyz. However, playing it in Dallas would be great.

 

[SultanOfSix]

The Bears keep finding ways to win even when they play horrible.

That's why they should still be feared.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

I think we need to win out to get the #2 seed...and I hope that comes with a 1st roudn bye...because I think it is asking to much of this team to win 10 or 12 weeks in a row. I think a first round bye is big from a physical recuperation standpoint....but just also from the mental strain of HAVING to win every week. If we get a first round bye...I know we will win our home playoff game...and I feel very strongly that we would win in the NFC championship game no matter where it is played..because none of the "top" NFC teams are as balanced as the boyz. However, playing it in Dallas would be great.

1 and 2 seed ALWAYS get first round bye.

 

[alancdc]

Last year the Bears won their division and remember they played their game in Chicago where they lost but don't remember who beat him. During last Chicago game televised (Grossman had 1.4 rating) it was said it didn't matter how he played in Chicago in Jan/Feb cause you can't throw the ball. That would be a big problem for us cause I don't believe our running game is anywhere near good enough to carry the day against the Bears. Now if they mean the weather might be bad--snowing, etc., maybe.

The Panthers drug them up and down the field. I think Steve Smith had 200 yards. It was never close.

 

[Doomsday101]

Their defense, teams and talent on offense will be tough in their house. 10-2 is still 10-2, I don't care how you do it. They are vunerable but hold a tremendous advantage at home.

I agree. Given the fact that Grossman has really played poorly and the Bears are still winning games does say alot. I also agree Jan in Chicago can be brutal. I do think the Bears are beatable but it will take a very good game by who ever has to face them. Right now my only concern is the Cowboys getting the 2nd seed and getting the week off and the home game for the divisional playoffs and if the Bears are still standing at that time I'll shift my concerns about them.

 

[AtlCB]

Am I the only one who still believes that the Bears should be favorites right now. The Bears embarassed Seattle in Chicago and I see them stepping their game up in the playoffs. Going to Chicago in January is not going to be easy for anybody.

#1 - Seattle just isn't that good. They have also played an incredibly easy schedule.

#2 - Seattle had some key injuries including Shaun Alexander

#3 - Chicago has been playing a lot worse now then they were when they played Seattle.

#4 - Grossman is actually playing much worse in cold weather. That's not good for a starting QB in Chicago.


Personally, I think both Seattle and Chicago will be one and done in the playoffs. If Grossman turns the ball over 3-4 times in the playoffs, they will lose.

 

[Timbo2st]

That L to Philly on dec. 25 is going to hurt the Cowboys chances.

 

[alancdc]

The New Orleans Saints would beat the Chicago Bears in Chicago, so yes, I believe this is a distinct or even likely possibility. I don't believe that Seattle is a better team than Chicago. So the real question is whether Dallas will be the second or third seed. It's a big difference.

It scares me a little that Seattle is flying under the radar. They are suddenly 8-4 and that was without their starting QB and RB for a few games. Now healthy, they are going to be a tough out. I think a team like Seattle is perfectly set up to go to Chicago and win. They have a veteran QB that generally makes good decissions, a dominant running back, and they have a really, really good defense as well. As poorly as Rex has played under d line pressure Julian Peterson and Winstrom could reak havoc on Grossman!

 

[Doomsdayblitz]

Momentum is not only important during a game, but also during the season. The team with the hot hand in December usually goes into the playoffs with confidence. Just like early in a game, early in the season, our momentum swung back & forth. However, just like in a game, momentum is most important at the end, not the beginning.

Parcells has made some excellent mid-season changes that have turned our momentum, & this season, around. Now, he is pushing the DEs to turn it up a couple of notches. He knows this team cannot afford giving up the long runs, or putting on a sissy pass rush during this playoff push. He's not bluffing, either. I believe he has seen enough from DEs Jason Hatcher, Jay Ratliff, Kenyon Coleman, etc. that he will have no problem inserting them into the starting lineup should Spears & Canty fail to crank up the volume.

I believe they will, though, and then we will have the most dominating defense in Dallas since the mid-90s.

 

[Aikbach]

That L to Philly on dec. 25 is going to hurt the Cowboys chances.

You are like a broken record no one listens to anymore. Your opinions are the equivalent of New Kids on the Block trying to assert their place in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

That L to Philly on dec. 25 is going to hurt the Cowboys chances.

You hope and you pray... because you know that you DONT believe you will win.

 

[SultanOfSix]

That L to Philly on dec. 25 is going to hurt the Cowboys chances.

Did Philly just get recently hit by a nuclear puff of marijuana smoke?

The game is 4 weeks away and you guys are talking about it like we care right now.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

It scares me a little that Seattle is flying under the radar. They are suddenly 8-4 and that was without their starting QB and RB for a few games.

And we are 8-4 after starting the first 5 1/2 games with Bledsoe... your point? j/k

 

[ghst187]

Chicago got rocked by Carolina last year in Chicago in the playoffs. Abused.
I tend to think the same thing will happen this year. I think that the Bears will have to shift to an offensive gameplan just like the NYG used against us to keep Eli from giving the game away. Short passses, screens, roll-outs, and dump-offs, and run the ball. I don't think they are good enough on offense to win if another good team comes in and doesn't turn the ball over against them or doesn't give them big special teams plays. Take away turnovers and special teams plays and the Bears would probably be about .500.

If nothing changed, right now we'd be the #4 seed. Which would mean that if we win our playoff game and the #3 seeds wins theirs, I believe WE would go to Chicago.
If we win out and Seattle wins out, we'd be the #3 seed. If we win our first playoff game, I believe that we'd play the #2 seed (Seattle) at their place.
But for us to have a realistic shot at hosting the NFC championship game, we have to win out and have Seattle lose one. Then Chicago would have to lose their first playoff game.
I'm not as concerned with getting the championship game at home as I am getting the first round bye. But I'm also not crazy about going to Chicago in January. Going to Seattle isn't much easier.
Bottomline is that we need to win out and get the #2, or else the road to the SB is probably going to go through either Seattle or Chicago.

 

[NorthTexan95]

Originally Posted by NorthTexan95
Let's assume Chicago takes the top seed while Dallas, Seattle, and New Orleans take the next three spots. First of all I don't think it's a guarantee that Seattle or New Orleans can beat Chicago in Chicago. However, if they do then the winner of the other conference semifinal matchup will host whoever beat Chicago.

That's not right. Chicago won't play in the wildcard round so it would be a loss in the divisional game. The next game is the NFC Championship game. The NFL does not use a bracket system, playoff matchups are determined based on seeding week-to-week. So if Dallas is the #2 seed and Chicago is out, they will host the championship game.

You misread my original post. I was not talking about the Wild Card weekend. I was talking about the conference semifinals ... the week after wild card games and before the conference finals.

Anyways ... my only real point is that in terms of hosting the NFC championship game is doesn't matter if we're the #2 or #3 seed. We just need to have Chicago lose their first playoff game and make it to the NFC Championship game ourselves. Slipping to the #4 seed would require a small miracle.

The advantage to being the #2 seed is we would have a better chance of making it the NFC Championship game considering we'd play one less game and we would host the NFC semifinal game.

 

[alancdc]

And we are 8-4 after starting the first 5 1/2 games with Bledsoe... your point? j/k

Touchey! That is pretty good, but I wouldn't say we are flying under the radar, would you. No body is talking about them and here they come after a nice win at Denver. The quote said that Seattle couldn't go to Chicago and win, and I find that to not be the case at all.

 

[NorthTexan95]

I'm not as concerned with getting the championship game at home as I am getting the first round bye.

You are right about that. It is the more important issue rather than where we would play.

 

[Timbo2st]

You are like a broken record no one listens to anymore. Your opinions are the equivalent of New Kids on the Block trying to assert their place in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.

hmmm...coming from a guy who has a picture with Conan O'Brien.

Does he even know that you're alive? Is that the greatest accomplishment in your life...you getting a picture with him? Are you his stalker?

 

[alancdc]

You misread my original post. I was not talking about the Wild Card weekend. I was talking about the conference semifinals ... the week after wild card games and before the conference finals.

Anyways ... my only real point is that in terms of hosting the NFC championship game is doesn't matter if we're the #2 or #3 seed. We just need to have Chicago lose their first playoff game and make it to the NFC Championship game ourselves. Slipping to the #4 seed would require a small miracle.

The advantage to being the #2 seed is we would have a better chance of making it the NFC Championship game considering we'd play one less game and we would host the NFC semifinal game.

Not sure I understand, but I did go to public schools.....If we are the 3 seed and The Bears are the 1, and Seattle is the 2...If the Bears lose, and Seattle wins would we not go to Seattle? Why are you saying it doesn't matter if we are the 2 or 3? Educate me please! :shake:

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Touchey! That is pretty good, but I wouldn't say we are flying under the radar, would you. No body is talking about them and here they come after a nice win at Denver. The quote said that Seattle couldn't go to Chicago and win, and I find that to not be the case at all.

LOL no not flying under radar... but we are not feared 100% yet... soon though... hehehe

Denver... well they forced Jay to turn it over and won via the D.
I think that Brett gave them that game last week. They should have lost.

I agree with the quote I dont think Seattle could beat Chicago in Chicago...