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NFL season has started with a win for the Pats v Steelers. Brady proves a point that he can throw footballs with any amount of air inside.

 

News and views from around the NFL welcome here.

 

But as always with the Pats there's a new controversy right around the corner.

Not that the Pats will ever be seriously sanctioned for it of course, they never are.

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But as always with the Pats there's a new controversy right around the corner.

Not that the Pats will ever be seriously sanctioned for it of course, they never are.

 

Yes, the Man U of the NFL. Isn't their owner best buddies with the NFL Commish? There must be a lot of money in Boston as their teams are seemingly untouchable.

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Off to my first NFL game in Phoenix tomorrow, essentially on behalf of my son who's a diehard Green Bay Packers fan. Not sure exactly what to expect in terms of atmosphere and curious how many visiting mingling fellow fans there will be. I know that Green Bay have fans everywhere and Phoenix is a transient sort of place especially around this time of year, where there's a lot of displaced 'snowbirds'. Don't expect to win this one after the Cardinals took them apart a few weeks ago, but the tickets were relatively cheap and it's only a four hour drive. :) Go Pack Go.

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Off to my first NFL game in Phoenix tomorrow, essentially on behalf of my son who's a diehard Green Bay Packers fan. Not sure exactly what to expect in terms of atmosphere and curious how many visiting mingling fellow fans there will be. I know that Green Bay have fans everywhere and Phoenix is a transient sort of place especially around this time of year, where there's a lot of displaced 'snowbirds'. Don't expect to win this one after the Cardinals took them apart a few weeks ago, but the tickets were relatively cheap and it's only a four hour drive. :) Go Pack Go.

 

Well that was one interesting finish. Pack had totally screwed that up, only to get out of jail, thanks to Palmer's inability to run the clock down and then that amazing last play.

 

But then to let Fitzgerald run 75 yards on the 1st play. :mcinnes::mcinnes::(:(

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Well that was one interesting finish. Pack had totally screwed that up, only to get out of jail, thanks to Palmer's inability to run the clock down and then that amazing last play.

 

But then to let Fitzgerald run 75 yards on the 1st play. :mcinnes::mcinnes::(:(

 

From elation to witnessing another Rodgers wonderthrow to tie it up, to dismay.

 

Brilliant atmosphere. Never been to anything generating that much noise, amazing what a closed roof and 78000 can do. And then you could hear a pin drop moments before the ref delivered the verdict on the final play of normal time.

Good banter between opposing sets of fans too.

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I don't follow NFL that closely at all but watched the 2014 Superbowl and backed Denver on the strength of all the guff I had read about how great Peyton Manning was. What a crock of crap that turned out to be. Just don't get how a guy that performs so badly under pressure has such a great reputation. Reminds me of Rooney - quality for sure, but rarely delivers on the big occasion, and never on the big occasion in an England shirt. Got a horrible feeling Manning is going to get exposed again in Superbowl 50.

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I don't follow NFL that closely at all but watched the 2014 Superbowl and backed Denver on the strength of all the guff I had read about how great Peyton Manning was. What a crock of crap that turned out to be. Just don't get how a guy that performs so badly under pressure has such a great reputation. Reminds me of Rooney - quality for sure, but rarely delivers on the big occasion, and never on the big occasion in an England shirt. Got a horrible feeling Manning is going to get exposed again in Superbowl 50.

 

A bit unfair on Manning who turns 40 in March. If you've only followed his recent progress, that's a poor sample size and ignores his mid-noughties body of work. Even last season's meltdown can be partly attributed to a freak injury rather than his age-ridden noodle arm given how he exploded out of the blocks. True he's always been a postseason bottler, even in his transcendent years, though that doesnt mean his reputation is overrated. As far as analogies go, Gerrard seems more fitting than Rooney.

 

Anyway, here's hoping the Panthers smash the Broncos.

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