672 The Enemy's Road is Narrow
With the end of the last week of the regular season, all the playoff teams in the 2008 season officially returned to their positions, and the wild card matchup situation was also hot.
In the National League, the top seed New York Giants and the second seed Carolina Panthers in the wild card game, the third seed Minnesota Vikings vs. the sixth seed Green Bay Packers, and the fourth seed Arizona Cardinals vs. the fifth seed Atlanta Falcons.
The matchup table has just come out, and major media, analysts and commentators and fans are all starting to get ready, because the playoffs are the last carnival of the season, and because this year's matchup situation is indeed full of highlights, the two sets of duels are nicknamed "man vs people" and "bird vs birds" by reporters.
The showdown between the Arizona Cardinals and the Atlanta Falcons is known as the contest between "thirty-seven-year-old veteran" Kurt-warner and "the best offensive rookie of the year" Matt Ryan. The two quarterbacks represent two eras and two professional trajectories respectively, with many highlights.
As for the showdown between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers, there is no need to say anything more. The "National League North" divisional civil war is enough.
This season, the Green Bay Packers defeated the Minnesota Vikings at home and away. In the two confrontations, there was a little unhappiness between the two head coaches Lu Yiqi and Childress. Both sides even tore their faces in front of reporters and took a stalemate with irreconcilable swords and guns.
Entering the final stage of the season, the two teams are even more fighting for the playoffs. The Green Bay Packers, who have the simplest schedule and the Minnesota Vikings, who have the toughest schedule, both gritted their teeth and won three games in the end, and entered the playoffs together. This "sky-crossing contest" has finally evolved into a head-on final in the playoffs. How can it not make people excited?
It is worth mentioning that in the last three weeks of the game, the Minnesota Vikings defeated three playoff teams, namely the Arizona Cardinals, the Atlanta Falcons and the New York Giants. The victory content is definitely top-notch, showing a competitive state that is more courageous as it fights, and it should not be underestimated.
The Green Bay Packers' opponents in the final stage are dwarfed, and their strength and condition cannot be compared with those of the Minnesota Vikings. However, Green Bay, which entered the second half of the season, has gradually completed the running-in. The growth and maturity of both offense and defense are visible to the naked eye and are also worth looking forward to.
Now, in the first round of the playoffs, the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings are about to meet. This game is also widely hailed as a head-on confrontation with "enemies narrow road". When the brave meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. For both sides, this is a showdown that cannot be lost, and the grudges outside the field have brought countless focus to this game.
As a result, countless fans are eagerly looking forward to the official stage of the playoffs, and the bustling noise is endless.
On the other hand, the situation of the United Nations League's confrontation has finally settled, and the topic and discussion are no less than that of the United Nations League.
The top seed, American League South Champion, Tennessee Titans, thirteen wins and three losses.
The second seed, the American League North Champion, Pittsburgh Steelers, twelve wins and four losses.
The third seed, the AMEA East champion, Miami Dolphins, eleven wins and five losses.
The fourth seed, the American League West Champion, San Diego Lightning, eight wins and eight losses.
The fifth seed, second in the South of the United States, Indianapolis Colts, twelve wins and four losses.
The No. 6 seed, second in the North of the United Nations, Baltimore Ravens, eleven wins and five losses.
Compared with the bayonets of the League of Nations, the gap in strength between the League of Nations is even more obvious. The strong teams are far ahead, and the weak teams are completely abandoned. Just compared with the nine-win team, you can tell that there is only one team in the League of Nations, while the League of Nations has four teams.
However, the big news of the 2008 season of the United Nations League was indeed one after another.
The Tennessee Titans emerged, with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses leading the league, becoming the league champion in the regular season, and even suppressing the Indianapolis Pony led by Payton Manning. Such a fierce performance has become the favorite to win the Super Bowl-
Looking back now, the value of Green Bay Packers immediately highlighted the game when the Tennessee Titans were dragged into overtime in the regular season.
The Indianapolis Colts' twelve wins and the Baltimore Ravens' eleven wins, both teams fell into the wild card game, which further demonstrated the cruelty of the United Nations; and the biggest victim of such a cruel contest is the New England Patriots.
In the 2007 season, the New England Patriots became the first team to win 16 games in NFL history, but was reversed by the New York Giants on the Super Bowl final stage. The long schedule, strong duels, and fierce consumption were not fully recovered even after a long offseason adjustment.
After the 2008 season started, Tom Brady, the regular season MVP of last season, only played one game and was reimbursed due to injury. This also made Bill Bilicek able to complete the season with substitute quarterback Matt Cassel. The facts also proved that Bilicek's excellence was. Even without Brady, young quarterback Cassel still performed wonderfully in Bilicek's hands.
3693 yards pass, 21 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, 63.4% pass success rate.
Although it was not comparable to Brady, Cassel still completed the task well. In the end, the New England Patriots achieved an excellent record of 11 wins and 5 losses in the regular season. It was not comparable to 2006 and 2007, but it was also better than 2005, maintaining the team's average.
This shows Bilicek's coaching ability.
However, in the NFC East, the Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots both had eleven wins and five losses, and the two teams had to rank according to the league rules:
Mutual record is equal; divisional record is equal; matches against the same opponents, tied; confederation civil record, Miami Dolphins win one more game.
So, until the fourth standard, the Miami Dolphins narrowly defeated the New England Patriots and reached the top of the National League East, squeezing the latter to the second place in the division, and had to compete for a wildcard seat.
However, this year's battle for wildcard seats in the United Nations League is also a fierce battle. The Indianapolis Colts, who have won 12 and lost 4, took the lead, and the Baltimore Ravens, who have also won 11 and lost 5, have started a showdown again.
The record of each other, no fight; the record of the Federation's civil record, the Baltimore Crows won one more game.
So, the Baltimore Ravens squeezed out the New England Patriots and took the last bus to the playoffs.
The New England Patriots, who just set a league history record last season, missed the playoffs because they lost one more game within the Federation.
This is the real tragic!
Chapter completed!