NFC Championship (Bears fans)

[Banedon]

Cornelison, appearing Tuesday with Greg Jarrett on WGN-AM 720, said he hasn't been informed whether he will be asked to perform before this Sunday's NFC Championship Game. The Bears aren't confirming reports that American Idol star Lee DeWyze will get the honor.

[Soul]

oh whatever. in 5 years he'll be beloved in green bay again.

 

yup. right around that induction ceremony, all will suddenly be forgiven.

[chuckywang]

The one additional cool thing about this game, is that it seems to me that both fanbases are extremely confident in their team's chances on Sunday. I don't think Packers fans are all that fearful of playing the Bears, and I don't think Bears fans are all that scared of playing the Packers. It's not like where one team is clearly a better all around football game, and the other side is praying for a miracle to win. If I goto this game, I'm gonna find a safe spot so that I can survive if things get out of hand between the winning and losing fan bases. There is likely to be a lot of energy and emotion coming from both fanbases.

 

Although I'm a Bears fan and it slightly hurts us, another cool thing is that the Bears home field advantage will be somewhat negated. I'm gonna guess maybe 70-30 or 75-25 depending on how many Bears fans cave and sell their season tickets. I know a buddy of mine whose dad has seats in the United Club and told me that if he sold his 4 tickets for Sunday, it would pay for 3/4ths of the season. And these have a $300 face value in the regular season.

 

Isn't selling tickets for more than face value illegal?

 

Yup

 

Anyways, I don't think anybody who can afford to spend $1200 per game really needs to recoup season ticket costs.

[kujay]

Favre is going public cheering for the Packers because now that he's retired he realizes he needs to be in good graces with the team he's synonamous with. He's trying to get his number retired and have the fans back on his jock strap. Packers fans being the gullible idiots they are will latch back on and embrace Favre for life once he starts saying the right things about GB again.

 

Right. This is like Roy rooting for KU to win the championship game a few years ago.

 

With a few years the feelings will calm down.

[UMFan83]

Some stats about divisional matchups in the NFL playoffs since the current playoff format was developed in 2002.

 

This will be the 13th playoff game matching up 2 teams from the same division. Here are a bunch of useless stats about divisional games in the playoffs since 2002:

 

When occured....

Wild Card Round - 7

Divisional - 4

Conference - 2 (Baltimore @ Pittsburgh 2 years ago, and now Green Bay @ Chicago)

 

Breakdown of divisions represented.....

AFC North - 4 (PIT/BAL (2), CIN/PIT, PIT/CLE)

NFC East - 4 (NYG/PHI (2), NYG/DAL, DAL/PHI)

AFC East - 2 (NE/NYJ (2))

NFC North - 2 (GB/MIN, CHI/GB)

NFC West - 1 (SEA/STL)

NFC/AFC South, AFC West - 0

 

And by team...

Pittsburgh - 4

New York Giants - 3

Philadelphia - 3

Baltimore - 2

Dallas - 2

Green Bay - 2

New England - 2

New York Jets - 2

Chicago - 1

Cincinnati - 1

Cleveland - 1

Minnesota - 1

Seattle - 1

St. Louis - 1

 

Record when......

One team sweeps the other (4-2 in the 3rd game)

When the home team wins each game (Home team is 0-1 in the 3rd meeting)

When the road team wins each game (Road team is 2-3 in the 3rd meeting)

 

Overall...

Home team is 6-6 in the playoff matchup

 

And...the actual list of all games (HOME team in caps)

 

2002:

AFC North - PITTSBURGH 36 Cleveland 33 (Wild Card) (Season: PIT WINS 2-0)

 

2003:

NONE

 

2004:

NFC West - St. Louis 27 SEATTLE 20 (Wild Card) (Season: STL WINS 2-0)

NFC North - Minnesota 31 GREEN BAY 17 (Wild Card) (Season: GB WINS 2-0)

 

2005:

AFC North - Pittsburgh 31 CINCINNATI 17 (Wild Card) (Season: 1-1 Road)

 

2006:

AFC East - NEW ENGLAND 37 New York 16 (Wild Card) (Season: 1-1 Road)

NFC East - PHILADELPHIA 23 New York 20 (Wild Card) (Season: 1-1 road)

 

2007:

NFC East - New York 21 DALLAS 17 (Divisional) (Season: DAL WINS 2-0)

 

2008:

NFC East - Philadelphia 23 NEW YORK 11 (Divisional) (Season: 1-1 road)

AFC North - PITTSBURGH 23 Baltimore 14 (Conference) (Season: PIT WINS 2-0)

 

2009:

NFC East - DALLAS 34 Philadelphia 14 (Wild Card) (Season: DAL WINS 2-0)

 

2010:

AFC North - PITTSBURGH 31 Baltimore 24 (Divisional) (Season: 1-1 Road)

AFC East - New York 28 NEW ENGLAND 21 (Divisional) (Season: 1-1 Home)

NFC North - Green Bay @ CHICAGO (Conference) (Season: 1-1 Home)

[UMFan83]

The one additional cool thing about this game, is that it seems to me that both fanbases are extremely confident in their team's chances on Sunday. I don't think Packers fans are all that fearful of playing the Bears, and I don't think Bears fans are all that scared of playing the Packers. It's not like where one team is clearly a better all around football game, and the other side is praying for a miracle to win. If I goto this game, I'm gonna find a safe spot so that I can survive if things get out of hand between the winning and losing fan bases. There is likely to be a lot of energy and emotion coming from both fanbases.

 

Although I'm a Bears fan and it slightly hurts us, another cool thing is that the Bears home field advantage will be somewhat negated. I'm gonna guess maybe 70-30 or 75-25 depending on how many Bears fans cave and sell their season tickets. I know a buddy of mine whose dad has seats in the United Club and told me that if he sold his 4 tickets for Sunday, it would pay for 3/4ths of the season. And these have a $300 face value in the regular season.

 

Isn't selling tickets for more than face value illegal?

 

Yup

 

Anyways, I don't think anybody who can afford to spend $1200 per game really needs to recoup season ticket costs.

 

Why not? People that have the money to afford them are probably smart enough with their money to know that if you can recoup that much money from selling the tickets to one game, its worth doing. I should mention every season, he goes to maybe 2-3 of the games and gives the rest to his kids and family. He doesn't like to goto the really cold games, but likes being the generous guy who can provide tickets to his family and go to any game he feels like.

[imb]

Wrong again. Haven't worked at Walmart in 7 months.

 

You really suck at this game. And at life, for that matter.

 

Did you Aaron Rodgers get fired released?

[erik316wttn]

Wrong again. Haven't worked at Walmart in 7 months.

 

You really suck at this game. And at life, for that matter.

 

Did you Aaron Rodgers get fired released?

 

Nope,I Aaron Rodgers quit and found a much better job declared Free Agency

[sneakypower]

hello ladies

 

i haven't worked at wal mart in 7 whole months

 

You too? High five, buddy! Yeah! :yahoo:

 

It's ok. You'll get female attention one day. And maybe you won't even have to pay for it!

there are free dating websites?

[Butterscup1679666578]

Wrong again. Haven't worked at Walmart in 7 months.

 

You really suck at this game. And at life, for that matter.

 

Did you Aaron Rodgers get fired released?

 

Nope,I Aaron Rodgers quit and found a much better job declared Free Agency

 

I'd call K-Mart a lateral move at best.

[erik316wttn]

Wrong again. Haven't worked at Walmart in 7 months.

 

You really suck at this game. And at life, for that matter.

 

Did you Aaron Rodgers get fired released?

 

Nope,I Aaron Rodgers quit and found a much better job declared Free Agency

 

I'd call K-Mart a lateral move at best.

 

Damn, you people really suck at this. If you're going to insult me, at least be right.

[kujay]

Wrong again. Haven't worked at Walmart in 7 months.

 

You really suck at this game. And at life, for that matter.

 

Did you Aaron Rodgers get fired released?

 

Nope,I Aaron Rodgers quit and found a much better job declared Free Agency

 

I'd call K-Mart a lateral move at best.

 

That depends, does the K-Mart have a Little Caesars in it?

[erik316wttn]

Wrong again. Haven't worked at Walmart in 7 months.

 

You really suck at this game. And at life, for that matter.

 

Did you Aaron Rodgers get fired released?

 

Nope,I Aaron Rodgers quit and found a much better job declared Free Agency

 

I'd call K-Mart a lateral move at best.

 

That depends, does the K-Mart have a Little Caesars in it?

 

Gotta love the fat jokes from you guys. Nobody's smart enough to think of anything else? Get some new material.

 

(anxiously waits for the next SCATHING fat joke, because, indeed, nobody here IS smart enough to think of anything else)

 

Yeah.

 

This is too easy sometimes.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

As if they need more...

 

Anywho, I'm about to make my picks for the week. I'm looking at a Bears-Jets rematch.

[erik316wttn]

As if they need more...

 

Anywho, I'm about to make my picks for the week. I'm looking at a Bears-Jets rematch.

 

That would be a good defensive struggle. I'd have to give the edge to the Bears in that one.

[Banedon]

As if they need more...

 

Anywho, I'm about to make my picks for the week. I'm looking at a Bears-Jets rematch.

 

I'm saying Bears-Steelers.

[Cubbies622]

anyone have any luck with tickets? I tried buying just 1 on ticketmaster right when it came up and I still couldn't get one. The number was constantly busy and wasn't able to have any luck on the phone either.

[Garwilly]

Got through on both right away, with no success.

[ConstableRabbit]

anyone have any luck with tickets? I tried buying just 1 on ticketmaster right when it came up and I still couldn't get one. The number was constantly busy and wasn't able to have any luck on the phone either.

Same.

[ChiCubsFan]

Same.

[Flames24Rulz]

Yep, that happened to me too.

[UMFan83]

I GOT ONE!!!!

[woodchip2153]

I GOT ONE!!!!

 

I hate you.

[ConstableRabbit]

Congrats dude!

 

 

 

 

I am so [expletive] jealous!

[UMFan83]

I couldnt get anything on the automated, so I went to a rep...and it took literally 10 minutes to connect to a rep. When she got on, I assumed all were sold out, so I dejectedly asked her if any were left...she searched for 2 minutes and said no sorry...and just as i was about to hang up on her, she said Wait I just saw one pop up. In section 444 for $150, do you want it? I said hell yeah. So she ran through the purchase, and I kept waiting for the call to drop due to AT&T or for her to screw it up and lose the ticket. But it didnt happen. I got it.