take a look at last season for example the packers record 8-8 the giants record 8-8 giants made it into the playoffs but the packers did not why? because the giants scored more points in a certain game than the packers did ...
2007-10-25 06:52:48 · 15 answers · asked by Wonderingplz 3 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
The Giants didn't make it over the Packers last season because of points scored. They had the same conference record (7-5), so it came down to strength of schedule. The Giants' victories had come against teams with a combined .438 winning percentage, while the Packers' number was .314.
I do agree with you, though, that scoring points shouldn't even be an issue. That's why you play the game.
2007-10-25 06:58:40 · answer #1 · answered by Craig S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think the amount of points the Patriots score is going to have anything to do with them making the playoffs. I just think they should keep scoring as much as possible and blowing teams out because it makes so many haters cry with envy and it will allow Brady to blow away the season touchdown mark and when the Patriots have outscored their opponents by more points than any team in NFL history, all NE fans will be able to point to this year with pride.
2007-10-25 07:24:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares if the other teams in their division are going to contend with the Patriots? Its not the Pats fault that the rest of the teams in their division suck. Hell for all anyone knows Brady could get injured this week (God strike me down) and Buffalo could just barely break even with New England come decision time of who goes and who stays for the playoffs. People just need to shut up and get over their sh*t, the Patriots are damn good this year and people are just upset because they hate to see them win, Patriots fans on the other hand (like myself) are loving every second of you people b*tching and moaning about New England and how you're so tired of hearing about them. God its going to be nice watching my boys dominate the playoffs on their way to a 4th super bowl championship this year.
Stonewall Jackson: Well, you do need to score the most points to win a game... so technically their points scored is going to get them into the playoffs... idiot.
2007-10-25 07:02:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let them run up some scores. Just remember that this league has a VERY LONG memory & the Fats won't be a good team forever, so don't be real suprised when they get 40-50pts rung up on them when the game was over long before the final score. What goes around comes around.
2007-10-25 09:58:34 · answer #4 · answered by Toe Cutter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say it's pretty unlikely. Brady will have to have plenty of time to throw and Moss/Stallworth/Gaffney will need to consistently beat the coverage. I can see the second thing happening, but not the first. I do think they'll get at least one pick off Eli; BB's defenses will definitely fool him. Still, they should easily get into the 30s and win by 10-14 points.
2016-03-13 06:35:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I'm sure that points scored is what will get the Pats into the playoffs. You Pats fans are worse than Vick excuse makers. Just accept the fact that the Pats are jerks!
2007-10-25 07:17:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sky may be the limit as far as Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are concerned, though some pro football observers and analysts say they have "lines" drawn in the sands of their minds they won't cross.
Any good handicapper is also a solid linesmakers, so folks in the business usually share some similarities in the way they fashion personal power ratings.
Everyone knows, for example, that home-field advantage typically is worth a field goal.
Still, there's as much as a 10-point difference in those lines, even when it comes to Mr. All-American Brady and his happy bunch of warriors.
Sports gaming insiders began a public debate recently over "How high is too high?" when the number on last week's New England at Miami game reached Pats minus 17 1/2.
Miami money then bought the number back down by game time.
Las Vegas Sports Consultants sent the Patriots out as a two-touchdown favorite, but most Sin City books opened at minus then watched the number inch up before hitting reverse.
This week, New England giving 16 to Washington in one Las Vegas football handicapping contest and 16 1/2 in another.
Bodog had the number at 17 Thursday afternoon.
Professional Handicappers League member Russel Joseph says the number of points he'd lay on a game isn't written in stone.
"This past Sunday we saw the New England Patriots crush Miami 49-28 and easily cover the spread as a 15 1/2-point favorite," Joseph said.
"Some thought it was ludicrous how high the line was, but obviously those people were wrong.
"The Pats covered and then some.
"Double-digit faves can be dangerous or they can be valuable.
"One has to first seriously consider the teams involved, as the final decision certainly can overtake the fear of having to win by doubles."
PHL member Jimmy Boyd also doesn't have a set number.
"It depends on too many factors," said Boyd, who "didn't touch" New England-Miami.
"My lean was on Miami, though," he admitted.
"It was only the second time since 2001, I believe, that a team had been favored by more than two TDs on the road.
"That kind of makes you smell a rat.
"Obviously in this case, Miami's QB situation and the fact that New England has covered every game this season while blowing out its opponents gave bookmakers no choice but to post a big spread because they knew the money would be rolling in on the Pats."
PHL Commissioner Brian Gabrielle doesn't like to lay more than two touchdowns (14 points) -- and this is where he and White part company, as the oddsmaker can see hitting 24.
"There is just no incentive to run up the score, so even if a team is capable of winning by 30, there is no motivation for them to do so," Gabrielle said.
"That's not the case in college football, where a soft opponent in the later stages provides a nice environment for a strong team's starters to tee off on in preparation for an upcoming stronger opponent."
LVSC's White could see going as high as a four-posession game -- a trio of TDs plus a field -- with these particular Pats.
He insists certain conditions would have to prevail, however.
"If you got to the end of the season (Dec. 23 actually) and Miami is going to New England with the Pats needing the game, I could see New England being favored by 21 1/2, 23 to 24," White revealed.
"I don't think the Dolphins will go to New England with the Pats needing anything.
"I think we'll start tying things up in a few weeks."
White, like many, is biding time until the NFL regular season's Game of the Year: New England versus reigning Super Bowl champion Indianapolis -- the loop's two remaining unbeatens -- Nov. 4 on the road.
He believes the Colts' impressive victory over Jacksonville Monday night should have lowered the potential spread a notch or so from New England minus 4 to 4 1/2 to Pats minus 3 1/2 to 4.
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-hnYMpcM2eqTlIRPFHJaoRLdQJ3cVjDI-?cq=1&p=201
2007-10-28 07:00:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's up to Belichick, of course, but what goes around comes around, and in later years the tables may be reversed, and other teams may pound on the Patriots every week just to get back at them for what they did this season.
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2007-10-25 07:01:13 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the patriots arent going to have a problem with needing a tie breaker. also they have already scored more points this year than several teams did all of last year so they are fine
2007-10-25 06:56:24 · answer #9 · answered by jesus 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you really think teams like the Bills, Jets, and Dolphins will contend for the division title??? They'll probably clinch the division by week 9.
2007-10-25 06:56:45 · answer #10 · answered by Murdock 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋