NFL divisional round thread.

[donofriose]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

LOL...the Bills. I point out where the team carried Tom against a playoff team, and you counter with the Bills. C'mon man.....

Stop saying he had top 5 defenses. That is inaccurate. Defensive units ranked by yardage doesn't mean jack shit. PPG allowed defensively is what matters. 2010 though was different and by all accounts the Colts should have did a lot.


Peyton also faced one of the greatest defenses in NFL history with that Chicago team. Can you find me one game Tom has faced that kind of defense in a playoff game? The Ravens are probably the only team that comes to mind, but let's look at who their QBs were during those years....lol


Bad offenses doesn't always affect defenses. Chicago and Baltimore got to the Super Bowl with shitty offenses that didn't produce, yet their units are still strong.

FYI: Defensively this year...

NE ranked 8th in NFL in PPG allowed defensively.

Denver ranked 16th in PPG allowed defensively.

I was only referencing the remark of a QB being carried by a team. Manning was carried vs the Bills. Not sure why playing a playoff team matters for that comment. I actually think it is worst that Manning had to be "carried" (which I think is dumb anyway) vs. a non playoff team.

2012... 4th in PPG, one and done.
2007... 1st in PPG. Also had the Defense MVP on his team. One and done.

Chicago wasn't one of the best defenses of all time. I'm pretty sure Baltimore was better than them that year. Speaking of QBs... who was the QB for the Bears that year? I'm pretty sure the QB couldn't even take a snap.

Brady played Pitt, Baltimore, and Tennessee (when they had a good defense).

He also played Carolina the year when they had the best defensive line in the NFL. When the Patriots played Philly they had a great defense with what was probably the best secondary at the time.

And I agree that NE is better than Denver this year. But Brady needed to score 35 points in order to win his game against a top 10 defense. Manning needed to score 24 against the 19th best defense in the NFL and couldn't get it done. This weekend was a perfect example of why in the playoffs, Brady makes the throws that win games. Brady carried his team this weekend... Manning couldn't and failed.