2016 Wild Card Round: #5 Kansas City Chiefs @ #4 Houston Texans

[JayBee74]

Quote: Originally Posted by My993C2

Technically this is true. The Baltimore Colts never played in the NFC. But it was the 1970 season when the NFC and AFC adopted these two conference names and it was also in 1970 when the Colts moved to the AFC. In 1969 the NFC was called the NFL and the AFC was called the AFL and in 1969, the Colts played in the NFL.

Yeah, I pointed that out. The Baltimore Colts, left the "old NFL", along with Pittsburgh and Cleveland, so that both the newly formed conferences would have the same number of teams.

What helped the merger even more were the two huge upsets that led up to it. The AFL was considered junior varsity to the powerful NFL until Joe Namath and the AFL's Jets beat the Baltimore Colts in SB 3 followed up by Kansas City's destruction of Minnesota in SB 4.

[steelerfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by My993C2

Technically this is true. The Baltimore Colts never played in the NFC. But it was the 1970 season when the NFC and AFC adopted these two conference names and it was also in 1970 when the Colts moved to the AFC. In 1969 the NFC was called the NFL and the AFC was called the AFL and in 1969, the Colts played in the NFL.

Yeah, like I said, the Colts have never been in the NFC. They NFL and AFL were two completely separate leagues, not just two conferences in the same league.

[Chip Douglass]

Quote: Originally Posted by KG

Man you love some road teams, lol.

The Wild Card teams are very strong this year. Seattle and KC might be the best teams in each of their conferences.

[JayBee74]

Quote: Originally Posted by Chip Douglass

The Wild Card teams are very strong this year. Seattle and KC might be the best teams in each of their conferences.

Vegas isn't seeing it that way, but I like KC's 28.1-12.8 offense-defense points per game average during it's ten game win streak. Seems like a good longshot bet at 20-1.

Arizona Cardinals 3/1
New England Patriots 16/5
Carolina Panthers 6/1
Seattle Seahawks 8/1
Denver Broncos 10/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 14/1
Green Bay Packers 18/1
Kansas City Chiefs 20/1
Cincinnati Bengals 25/1
Minnesota Vikings 40/1
Washington Redskins 60/1
Houston Texans 70/1

[kaletore11]

I really like Houston in this one, I still don't believe in the Chiefs. Don't know why, I just don't. I know I'm probably wrong.

[cima]

Side note, Chiefs haven't won a playoff game in 22 years yet people don't hound on them for it like another certain organization who hasn't won in 25 years.

I like the Texans in this one. Chiefs didn't beat anyone noteworthy during their streak other than Denver and Denver had major QB issues that game. Hoyer is apparently healthy? So yeah I'll go with the Texans.

[TracerBullet]

Quote: Originally Posted by cima

Side note, Chiefs haven't won a playoff game in 22 years yet people don't hound on them for it like another certain organization who hasn't won in 25 years.

I did pose that question somewhere that if KC and Cincy played a playoff game, would anyone actually win?

In other news, halftime entertainment for those in attendance at this game will be Lil Jon.

[Chip Douglass]

Quote: Originally Posted by JayBee74

Vegas isn't seeing it that way, but I like KC's 28.1-12.8 offense-defense points per game average during it's ten game win streak. Seems like a good longshot bet at 20-1. Arizona Cardinals 3/1 New England Patriots 16/5 Carolina Panthers 6/1 Seattle Seahawks 8/1 Denver Broncos 10/1 Pittsburgh Steelers 14/1 Green Bay Packers 18/1 Kansas City Chiefs 20/1 Cincinnati Bengals 25/1 Minnesota Vikings 40/1 Washington Redskins 60/1 Houston Texans 70/1

Those odds are reflecting the fact that KC probably has to win 3 road games just to make the Super Bowl.

They would be favored over Denver on a neutral field and pretty close to a toss-up versus New England, if not a 1-2 point favorite.