I don't know if anyone else agrees, but scheduling the Bucs game on Monday night puts us at a HUGE disadvantage in the Divisional round. Think about it - we play on Monday night and if we get to the next round, we will likely be playing the #1 seed on Sunday Jan 22nd. So if all goes as per seeding, we are playing the Eagles coming off a bye on one day less rest - something the NFL has not done in the entire regular season, but is OK doing this when there are basically only good to decent teams left?
I really hope one of the other lower seeds pull off an upset - Giants over Vikings or Seahawks over 49ers. If that doesn't happen, I don't think we get past the divisional round. This is just a blatant example of the NFL favoring the Eagles. SMH.
Whoever wins on Monday night will likely play on Sunday, which happens all of the time.
You wanna to go to Philly or San Fran? I'm hoping chalk wins and Minny goes to San Fran while Tampa goes to Philly.
It’s fair. Hate the Eagles but they earned that schedule draw. We were the lowest seeded division winner so we get what we earn as far as playoff scheduling. Then you have Brady and the Cowboys 2 prime time draws.
Or we have Brady in what could be his last game
Rams had this game last week and ended up winning the Super Bowl
guess they felt better not to put 2 or 3 seed there who earned the better record
I don't know if anyone else agrees, but scheduling the Bucs game on Monday night puts us at a HUGE disadvantage in the Divisional round.
1. Well, if we were going to be in the divisional round, I'd say maybe.
2. Good teams don't make excuses. Playing on a shorter week is part of life in the NFL sometimes.
Thanks to the NY Giants upset of the Vikings this worked out slightly differently. Now we have to travel West and play a really good team with two extra days rest compared to playing someone coming off a bye. That said, I like our chances against the Cowboys and the Niners next week if we get there.
Hope the Defense shows up and plays like its' supposed to - to compensate for our un-sophisticated offense.
