Bears Win; NFC Championship Game Must Go Through New Orleans
by Dave Cariello on Dec 28, 2009 11:06 PM CST
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PrintThank you, Chicago Bears.
Beating the Minnesota Vikings means the New Orleans Saints have now clinched the first seed in the NFC and assured home-field advantage throughout the playoffs as long as they're still in it.
As someone who already has his tickets to the NFC Championship game, this is very good news. The Saints just need to uphold their end of the bargain.
Talk about it.
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OUT-FREAKING-STANDING………..Play the starters for one Quarter and then let them RIDE THE PINE!!!!
by Saintsfan4life on Dec 28, 2009 11:08 PM CST reply actions
I was thinking
just sit them all together.
by Andrew Juge on Dec 28, 2009 11:54 PM CST up reply actions
I knew we shouldnt be to concerned...
Philly has a shot at the 2 seed. Also, there center is out for the year…..BIG HOLE on their O-Line.
by Saintsfan4life on Dec 28, 2009 11:09 PM CST reply actions
Somehow I predicted this
Although I didn’t predict such a close finish.
What’s important now is that the Saints get healthy for a playoff run. There’s no sense in going to Carolina in the cold and having someone go down. They’re going to need all the help and luck they can get in the playoffs.
What’s maybe most shocking is that the Vikings are now technically the #3 team in the NFC and could be at #4 if things go even worse for them against the Giants next week. That’s amazing for a team that was 11-1.
"Drew Breeeeeeeees!" "Oh, yeah."
And you KNOW the Giants are pissed right now!!!!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 28, 2009 11:16 PM CST up reply actions
???
Does this mean some of the bandwagon fans will come back? Wa Wa Waaaaaaa!
by Saintsfan4life on Dec 28, 2009 11:10 PM CST reply actions
Let's hurry up and lock the damn doors!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 28, 2009 11:17 PM CST up reply actions
Us Too!
I know the wife loves football, but I think she was cheering as loudly for the Bears as she usually does for the Saints. It felt weird pulling for the Bears, but I think she enjoyed it too much! Hmmm…if it’s so easy for her to be unfaithful to the Saints, should I be worried?? Just kidding…I think…
"The Saints made the right decision signing Drew Brees-not just in terms of his arm, but because of his heart and mind." - Marshall Faulk
my dad nearly woke up my mom, he was hollerin' so much at the end of that game...
"In the end, the bread was in the pudding." -- Bobby McCray
Shop as usual, and avoid panic buying.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 29, 2009 7:01 PM CST up reply actions
NFC is crazy man
It truely looks like no one really wants to build up steam going into the Playoffs….Dallas and Philly are the 2 teams on a roll…………..YIKES……………but they play this weekend and will be banging on each other…..We got this……
Rest up Saints!!!
by Saintsfan4life on Dec 28, 2009 11:12 PM CST reply actions
I said before...
…that if we couldn’t beat Tampa Dismay like a drum we didn’t deserve HFA. Well we did beat them like a drum for two quarters. Guess that will have to do.
The Bears still owe us. Big time. But I’ll call this a minor down-payment on the debt.
4 weeks ago, the Vikes were the only team I was worried about.
Now, it’s the Eagles, Packers, and the #$^#%@#! Cowturds!
The only thing worse than losing is not winning.
by Tigernut on Dec 28, 2009 11:14 PM CST reply actions
GB
They are good but they are not solid in the Domes….
by Saintsfan4life on Dec 28, 2009 11:15 PM CST reply actions
What I really see is that the NFC is WIDE open
Saints and Vikings are slipping, Eagles blew a big lead but held on, Cowboys look strong, Packers are dominating, and the Cardinals…are the Cardinals?
Also, all the big leads blown and the comebacks…there are gonna be some WILD playoff games in the NFC this year. Expect much drama.
"Drew Breeeeeeeees!" "Oh, yeah."
The Saints have clinched the #1 seed...
… but after the way they’ve played the last two weeks, they aren’t the only ones clinching.
The only thing worse than losing is not winning.
by Tigernut on Dec 28, 2009 11:17 PM CST reply actions
Thank God for the wretched Bears
FINALLY DA BEARS RUIN Someone else’s season besides ours. With that said. Does anyone Remember the 98 Bronco’s when they lost two in a row and went to win the Souper Bowl AND WON IT?!!? Now everyone can stop flipping panicking and hyperventilating As long as the Saints play complete games(both Halves) they should be alright. Time to wash the Jersey and get ready for the second season
by CSaintsational on Dec 28, 2009 11:18 PM CST reply actions
Put the irrigator down and step away from my ass!!
The only thing worse than losing is not winning.
by Tigernut on Dec 28, 2009 11:18 PM CST reply actions
what should payton do with the starters next week?
i don’t think any of them should play
I ALLMOST AGREE
send them out for 25 minutes of play put up 21 to 24 points like we know they can then sit them. see if the second string can hang on. we have to know what we will have next year after the free agency bug hits us.
By the way, to all the CSC members who joined me in the live stream for the Vikes/Bears game.
All those supportive things I said about the Bears?
Never mind.
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 28, 2009 11:19 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
The Bears just did our dirty work for us tonight, so my hats are off to them. We couldn’t beat the Bucs at home and they saved our bacon. Thanks, Jay.
What’s up with all of these teams that are eliminated from the playoffs winning games against teams that have a playoff future? Carolina, Chicago, Tampa…
"Drew Breeeeeeeees!" "Oh, yeah."
Wha's up with all those teams.....
What’s up is that those teams that have no chance in hell of making the playoffs are damned and determined to make a mark this season. ‘We may not have made the playoffs, but we sure as hell beat down the Saints (or Vikings). If we’d have had a better season…. we could have gone to the Suoerbowl and kicked their butts!’
Not true, but it does make them feel better about about themselves……
HA HA you are too funny!
I understand just what you mean. I usually don’t do the live stream because we have to catch most games at the local sports bar, or I can’t focus on the game and the laptop at the same time. Getting old, you know…
"The Saints made the right decision signing Drew Brees-not just in terms of his arm, but because of his heart and mind." - Marshall Faulk
Great day for our SAINTS!!!!!
Another SAINTS fan in Panther country!
GEAUX SAINTS!!!!!!!!!!!
"There IS no place like HOME!!!!!!
The Saints just "won" in a cold, outdoor stadium. Whooda' thunk it!!!!!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 28, 2009 11:26 PM CST reply actions
Mission #1 accomplished
Rest Your starters.. there is more to be gained than another win..
Make the Kicker play every position on the field till he’s balck & blue.
i guess
cutting carney came back to bite peyton in nthe ass!!!!!
There's no shame...
in getting a little help – proving our superiority. We earned it the first 13 weeks, it just took this long for the others to show their inferiority. Now we should have 2 1/2 weeks of training camp. I like the way we look right out of training camp.
Nice........
Another SAINTS fan in Panther country!
GEAUX SAINTS!!!!!!!!!!!
"There IS no place like HOME!!!!!!
by SAINTSfaninNC on Dec 28, 2009 11:37 PM CST up reply actions
Payback !!
Remember last year in the dome..Monday Night against the vikings.. Reggie was facemasked.. and fumbled the ball over to Minn….. If you saw the A.P. fumble you saw the same…. knew it would come back .. some way ..some how … dang this voodoo takes a while to kick in..
This definitely takes some of the sting out of the Tampa loss...
I think with 2+ weeks of rest, the defense will be back to it’s former fast, playmaking self. Also Meachem will learn to run past the sticks on out patterns on 3rd and 7 during this off time as well which will help the offense. Bell and Thomas are dinged up and I think with this rest period, the running game will be back too. Dont forget, the Saints have been the best team in the NFC all season.
I wanted us to earn it and not back into hfa
But now that we have it, we must utilize it and get ready for a playoff run. We will regroup and be dominant again!
by saints fan in cowboyland! on Dec 28, 2009 11:40 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Get a Little Good Karma back, thanks Beers (Bears)
You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever will.-Jim Mora Sr.
Start Drew to keep his streak going
then bring in Chase and have Drew tutor him from the pine. Everyone else sits.
by WhoDat_OH on Dec 28, 2009 11:46 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Jeez how long is Brett going talk
You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever will.-Jim Mora Sr.
Until he retires.
Oh God! Not THAT long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 28, 2009 11:51 PM CST up reply actions
Where has saint-sly been???
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 28, 2009 11:51 PM CST up reply actions
Is it just coincedence that Clark's (touchdown pass catching Clark, that is) number is "88"?
Remind you of anybody??? Hmmmmmm??
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 28, 2009 11:50 PM CST reply actions
Trent Dilfer
Trent Dilfer is on ESPN right now, and he is the only analyst who makes sense anymore. He’s saying what anyone who’s paid attention to football the past ten years already knows: All this crap about “momentum” going into the playoffs DOES NOT MATTER. It’s a myth; it’s a convenient altruism for media pundits like Herm Edwards and Skip Bayless to spout out and fill minutes of dead air. The Saints absolutely do not need to win against the Panthers to erect a sense of momentum going into the playoffs. What they need is a healthy Jabari Greer, a healthy Scott Shanle, a healthy Jeremy Shockey, a healthy Lance Moore, and to keep promising Charles Grant boxes of doughnuts in exchange for sacks.
by Save Your Boredom on Dec 29, 2009 12:02 AM CST reply actions
Agree, Trent has been great all yr. better than the other guys' drivle
You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever will.-Jim Mora Sr.
Trent does a good job of bringing everyone back to reality. He has a lot of experience to back up his talk so I can take it but did any of you catch the post game show on the NFL channel? I am really wondering how many times and how many of their show are going to discuss the Colts resting their players against the Jets – it’s getting old now.
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson
Yea, and rest the freakin' announcers too!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 29, 2009 12:16 AM CST up reply actions
the announcers were very annoying tonight – I am not a Bears fans but they really didn’t much complementary of the Bears in the first half but the minute it looked like the Vikes were coming back they were all on Favre’s sack
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson
Rest the starters and NO MORE BLACK PANTS
I’ve thought since the Vikes got drummed by the Panthers that they were the last team we needed to worry about.
Here’s how it will go down:
Philadelphia beats Dallas this week.
Dallas plays in Minnesota in the first week of the playoffs (and probably wins)
Green Bay plays in Arizona in the first week of the playoffs (who knows who will win)
Dallas (on maybe Minn.) plays in Philadelphia in the second week (Eagles win)
Green Bay or Arizona plays in N.O. in the second week (Saints win)
Philadelphia plays in N.O. for the NFC crown (Saints win)
Saints win Super Bowl over whomever.
WHO DAT
CHICAGO… WE CAN FORGIVE YOU NOW FOR SENDING US OBAMA…ALMOST… THANKS A MILLION TO THE BEARS!!! GEAUX SAINTS.. DONT LET THIS PASS!!!!!
Politics. Where's the remote control . . . . . . .
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 29, 2009 12:34 AM CST up reply actions
0-2 in the last two Dome games....
This team needs to win in Carolina.
Their collective confidence is shaken. They’ve become predictable and comparisons to the 2008 team are becoming commonplace.
Plus, you can’t rest all of the starters. NFL teams aren’t that deep. It’s safer if they open up a big lead and make the other team quit.
If you notice the last few weeks, a LOT of underdog teams won because they never quit!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 29, 2009 12:51 AM CST up reply actions
Arizona and Green Bay
…Ugh. I don’t want any part of either of those teams. Actually, I’d take Green Bay. We did beat them by like 30 last year and they’re essentially the same team this year.
I’m pretty sure we could handle them. The Cards scare me, for all the obvious reasons.
Dallas and Philly? Meh. They don’t scare me.
by Save Your Boredom on Dec 29, 2009 12:39 AM CST reply actions
Not the same team
Have you been following them? The Pack has the No. 1 Defense so far. Their pass rush is sick and Charles Woodson could win Defensive Player of the Year. Same team my a$$
ANY team that makes the playoffs is dangerous
I bet Tampa didn’t scare you either. And if I recall correctly, Dallas beat us like a drum.
The Saints won’t get very far by disrespecting their opponents, and we should adopt the same attitude. I don’t care what any of you people think: crow tastes terrible.
BURN THE BLACK PANTS!!!
Yea, tastes a lot like Falcon!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 29, 2009 8:20 AM CST up reply actions
THANK YOU CHICAGO!!!
This is the break we need! That’s put an extra spark in the Saints eyes! Let’s play for 1 quarter next week. And get our starters ready for the playoffs and kick butt and take names!! Go Saints!!!
How it's gonna go down
NFC Round 1
1) Eagles (3) beat Cowboys (6)
2) Packers (5) beat Cardinals (4)
Round 2
1) Saints (1) beat Eagles (3) in dramatic fashion
2) Packers (5) beat Vikings (2) in dramatic fashion
NFC Championship
Saints beat Packers in front of a booming Dome crowd, by at least 10 points.
Super Bowl
Saints beat Chargers in dramatic fashion
LET’S DO THIS BOYS!!!!!!!
Only problem with this theory is....
If you think the Eagles beat the Cowboys in a hypothetical 1st round, it would make sense that you think they will win the last regular season game against them in Philadelphia. If that occurs, the Eagles will be the #2 seed and the Vikings will be the #3 seed and Dallas will play the Vikings in the first round. If the Saints play the Eagles, it will be in the NFC Championship game since the winner of the first round with the worst record will play the Saints in the 2nd round.
Can you say that five times real fast?
On second thought, never mind. Not enough memory in my last remaining brain chip!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 29, 2009 1:43 AM CST up reply actions
so you think the Chargers are going to take out the Colts? I can see that – they’ve done it before but I think with Caldwell pulling his starters in the Jets game that the Colts are going to play really hard from here on out
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson
title of this thread....
needs to be corrected….The NFC Championship will be played in Louisiana only if the Saints win the playoff game in Round 2.
Now Saintsational, I reaallllly hope you get to use those 3rd round playoff tickets…
Stick to your guns, saintsational!!!!!
People with Cowboys post-season tickets will be using them for coasters come mid-January!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 29, 2009 12:54 AM CST up reply actions
read the last line of his post
he says that the Saints need to hold up their end…
"In the end, the bread was in the pudding." -- Bobby McCray
Shop as usual, and avoid panic buying.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 29, 2009 7:08 PM CST up reply actions
Regarding the issue of Rest vs. Dont Rest at Carolina
Ultimately, it will be Sean Payton’s decision. If he’s half the coach I think he is, he will ask himself the question:
“What Would Deckape 69 Do?”
I get it. Then do the opposite, right? LOL
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 29, 2009 1:44 AM CST up reply actions
I think Dallas will win vs Eagles and get the higher seed (#2)?
The Cowboys are playing good football and I expect their stadium to be pumped as they hate the Eagles. The Eagles just eeked it out vs Denver and have been poor in 4th qtr. Also, Eagles lost their starting center who started the last 71 games in a row with Donovan and was the only OL member who started every game this season. Their OL still is in flux with really no depth so I think it’s exploitable. Also don’t think anyone can handle De Marcus Ware on their team. If a team vs Eagles can take the long ball away from DeSean Jackson, the Eagles struggle. Big if.
Also, vs Giants- Eagles won fairly comfortably but Giants ( a terrible team) had over 500 yds offense. Eagles have problems at LB position, OL and safety. If Roy Williams can catch 4 passes and not fumble, then edge to Dallas since Austin, Witten and RBs will be main pass receivers. Either way we beat the Eagles once and can beat Dallas for sure if we are at full strength.
Arizona is the sleeper. Who can predict them? I could see them beating any first round opponent. I like that GB and Ariz will beat each other us this weekend. Come to think of it, we are the only team that can avoid a blood bath this weekend. Minnesota has been exposed. Even with Favre’s heroics they are very beatable and a poor road team. AP is an unbelieveable RB, but why aren’t his stats better? Weird. Green Bay I am not worried unless the world changes and we have to play them in GB which can’t happen.
"I think we agree, the past is over" - George W Bush
"The greatest enemy of knowlege is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge" Stephen Hawking
You may be well right about Dallas over Philadelphia
I actually don’t like the Eagles more than the Cowboys, but I hope the Eagles win. Only because it’s the only way to make certain that the Vikings don’t get the #2 seed. I dont like the Bears either but I was pulling for them last night. I’m for whatever team of the moment that can further contribute to the tarnishing of Farve’s well planned and executed “legacy”.
SP should ...
rest our key guys with injuries of course; Greer, Shockey, Shanle, Moore and the others that are nursing injuries. We need Pierre Thomas to be 100% for the playoffs.
Having said this …
I still believe the majority of first string units should start the game and play the better part of the first half!!! It’s important going into a bye to work on what needs attention.
So play those who need to play and consider it an opportunity to practice …
but in a game situation.
Offensively …
I think little has changed and in fact I believe we may actually be in better shape than we were at the beginning of the season. The emergence of Meachem and the improvement in Reggie’s yards per carry are encouraging.
Drew is Drew!!!
He is consistent and automatic and as such he and the first string should see no more than a quarter or two of action.
What has been inconsistent as of late …
it the defensive fronts inability to protect the pass rush. Against Dallas and a handful of others, Brees just didn’t have the time needed to make plays. Some improvement is needed here.
I have been encouraged by our secondary’s overall improvement since Porter’s return and am hopeful Greer will be on board soon as his coverage has been missed. These two guys in addition to Sharper and Vilma, put the “D” in the Saint’s Defense.
Speaking of something missed …
our teams ability to stop the run, worries me as we head into the second season …
the season that counts!!!!
I think that Sunday’s matchup against Carolina will be a good test even without DeAngelo Williams on the sidelines as Jonathon Stewart has been a load and was key to the Panther’s win this past Sunday.
So the starting D should see as much if not more game action come Sunday!!!
When Drew comes out …
and Brunell marches the Saints down field …
I’m hoping Hartley gets a chance knock some pigskin through the uprights as he certainly just needs more opportunities going forward!!!
After week 17, I’m hoping the bye gives our injured and the coaching staff ample time to heal, fix and tweak …
and that the Saints finish what they’ve started.
ooopppsss
“What has been inconsistent as of late …
it the defensive fronts inability to protect the pass rush. Against Dallas and a handful of others, Brees just didn’t have the time needed to make plays. Some improvement is needed here.”
-of course this should have read “offensive fronts”
I hope Brunell does a good job – I think it looks good on the starter quarterback if his backup quarterback does a good for example Philip Rivers was Brees backup QB on the Chargers and he looks great – I do wonder if Manning has been working with Painter b/c he really looked lost
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson
SUPRIZE!!!!!!
Man this season has some strange happenings. These guys might just pull it off. Are any of our players going to heal up in time if they do rest them.
OldFartFan
Never cheered so hard for a non-Saints team
First I threw my remote and it smashed against the wall when Brett tied the game on fourth down. My curses woke up the entire house.
Then just as the kids fell back asleep I screamed obscenities at Robbie Gould and woke them up again.
Finally, after my fellow Vandy alum, Cutler, threw that beautiful winning TD I did a happy dance all over the house. I couldn’t help but wonder if Brees, Payton and the boys were dancing around just as excited as me. I guess McCray probably was…
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Dec 29, 2009 6:44 PM CST reply actions
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