Let's chat about the National Football League. This thread will be dedicated to all post-season games, including the Super Bowl. This post will be updated with results and schedules going into February (All times Eastern):
Wildcard matchups:
2025-01-11:
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04:30PM: Los Angeles Chargers vs. Houston Texans
08:00PM: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens
2025-01-12:
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01:00PM: Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills,
04:30PM: Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles
08:00PM: Washington Commanders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2025-01-13
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08:00PM: Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams
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It will be a cold day in hell before I root against my beloved green and gold. For one thing, I'm pretty sure there would be a warrant out for my arrest the next time I visited home. ;)
Honestly I am rooting for the Lions just because their fans deserve it. I respect anyone who sticks with a team that sucks as badly as the Lions have, for as long as they have. Unless they wind up playing the Packers, in which case see previous statement.
I'm actually taking a buddy who is a huge Packers fan. I'm a little nervous because I've never taken a friend to the Linc in enemy colors. But I managed to get two tickets, and he might never get another chance to see his team in the playoffs.
Are Philly fans as bad as their rep suggests? I've heard stories but it's hard to know whether the reputation is earned or if it's exaggerated.
I'm not sure what you've heard, but in general yes they're pretty bad. At least in the section where my family member's season tickets land. If he showed up in a cheesehead and a jersey, he would get cursed at, mocked, trash talked, and probably during the game some small detritus thrown at him. I don't think he's gonna get, like, beaten up, and woe betide the man who should try! my buddy deadlifts 530 and is a judo competitor, but he will get hassled, even just for the Packers beanie he plans on wearing. I wouldn't recommend going to the Linc in opposing team gear for a major game and expecting a perfectly peaceful child friendly experience.
Yeah, that basically lines up with what I've heard. If anything the reputation suggests that one should be prepared for actual violence. Trash talk I expect, friendly trash talk between rival fans is part of the fun! But throwing stuff at people, cursing, etc is a shame.
Back a couple decades now, my family connection had an employee who was a huge Cowboys fan. He'd show up to the annual Cowboys game at the Vet in a big silver Cowboys jacket. Not only would he get trash talk, the next week whoever came to the game would get trash talk about "your Cowboys," because the fans around the seats would remember the seat but not the person in it.
People, including Eagles fans, exaggerate, but the worst I expect on Sunday is an empty beer can or a hot dog wrapper or something like that if the iggles get punked by Green Bay.
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