2009 Season Playoffs: Wild-Card Round

[TJdaSportsGuy]

Welcome to the 2009 OperationSports.com Madden Online Franchise Playoffs

And now, a word from the commish:



Well, we've made it! We're finally here in the playoffs in the inaugural season of the OperationSports.com Madden Online Franchise! Congratulations to all of you who've made it into the postseason, and best of luck in the offseason to those who didn't.

As I've mentioned already, a big thanks goes out to Ryan Ferwerda and Seth Christie at EA Tiburon for setting our playoffs up the way they should be. One owner in particular (Houston) REALLY thanks you guys!

So, as we begin the postseason, let's recap the 2009 regular season standings:

AFC East		W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Home	Road	Div	Conf
	Buffalo Bills (TJdaSportsGuy)	13	3	0	.813	534	260	8-0	5-3	5-1	11-1
	New England Patriots (BoSox247)	12	4	0	.750	501	278	6-2	6-2	4-2	8-4
	New York Jets	5	11	0	.313	229	402	1-7	4-4	2-4	4-8
	Miami Dolphins	3	12	1	.188	237	395	1-6-1	2-6	1-5	2-9-1

AFC North		W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Home	Road	Div	Conf
	Cincinnati Bengals (elTodd)	12	4	0	.750	487	276	7-1	5-3	4-2	9-3
	Baltimore Ravens (Millennium)	12	4	0	.750	368	247	6-2	6-2	5-1	9-3
	Pittsburgh Steelers	7	8	1	.438	355	344	3-5	4-3-1	3-3	4-7-1
	Cleveland Browns	2	14	0	.125	242	489	1-7	1-7	0-6	0-12

AFC South		W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Home	Road	Div	Conf
	Tennessee Titans	8	8	0	.500	420	490	4-4	4-4	4-2	7-5
	Houston Texans (JohnnytheSkin)	8	8	0	.500	329	399	4-4	4-4	4-2	7-5
	Jacksonville Jaguars	3	12	1	.188	336	476	0-7-1	3-5	2-3-1	3-8-1
	Indianapolis Colts	2	13	1	.125	258	405	1-7	1-6-1	1-4-1	2-9-1

AFC West		W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Home	Road	Div	Conf
	Oakland Raiders (Ragehawk)	15	1	0	.938	594	251	7-1	8-0	6-0	11-1
	San Diego Chargers (SkyHighSpy)	10	6	0	.625	383	307	4-4	6-2	3-3	7-5
	Denver Broncos (Kid Galahad)	9	7	0	.563	360	393	4-4	5-3	3-3	7-5
	Kansas City Chiefs (mattc81)	3	13	0	.188	258	500	1-7	2-6	0-6	3-9

NFC East		W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Home	Road	Div	Conf
	Dallas Cowboys (SteveOS)	12	4	0	.750	470	377	4-4	8-0	4-2	9-3
	New York Giants	8	8	0	.500	427	440	3-5	5-3	3-3	7-5
	Philadelphia Eagles (TheLetterZ OS)	7	9	0	.438	358	360	4-4	3-5	3-3	5-7
	Washington Redskins (Skyboxer OS)	7	9	0	.438	337	452	4-4	3-5	2-4	6-6

NFC North		W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Home	Road	Div	Conf
	Chicago Bears (AltimusZero)	9	7	0	.563	436	352	6-2	3-5	5-1	8-4
	Green Bay Packers (RustedWalleye)	8	6	2	.500	328	290	5-3	3-3-2	4-1-1	5-5-2
	Minnesota Vikings (fossen)	4	11	1	.250	331	486	3-4-1	1-7	1-4-1	3-8-1
	Detroit Lions	2	14	0	.125	251	584	1-7	1-7	1-5	2-10

NFC South		W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Home	Road	Div	Conf
	Atlanta Falcons (Holic OS)	12	4	0	.750	575	350	7-1	5-3	5-1	9-3
	Carolina Panthers (Ch33k0)	12	4	0	.750	621	396	7-1	5-3	4-2	9-3
	New Orleans Saints (nyisles16)	6	10	0	.375	416	509	3-5	3-5	3-3	4-8
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	15	1	.000	252	591	0-7-1	0-8	0-6	0-11-1

NFC West		W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Home	Road	Div	Conf
	San Francisco 49ers (DookieMowf)	13	3	0	.813	500	375	7-1	6-2	5-1	9-3
	Seattle Seahawks (jwoodlock)	11	5	0	.688	469	346	6-2	5-3	4-2	7-5
	St. Louis Rams	9	7	0	.563	369	266	4-4	5-3	2-4	7-5
	Arizona Cardinals (commishdon)	8	8	0	.500	462	407	3-5	5-3	1-5	4-8

Please note that the major changes to the playoffs (Houston in rather than Tennessee) will not be indicated in those standings but they are, in fact, now in the playoffs.

It's been an outstanding first season that began with 32 human owners. Perhaps we were a bit too optimistic about how that would go but now that we've dropped down to a more manageable number, I see no reason why season two won't be just as smooth, if not smoother, than season one.

Please note that while I'm not looking to fill the league up again, I may be adding a human owner here and there to try to even up some divisions that lack a lot of human competition.

With all of that said, to the teams in the playoffs, best of luck. Here are the Wild-Card Round Match-Ups:

Wild-Card Round Schedule

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Patriots (12-4) BoSox247	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ravens (12-4) Millennium	-	-	-	-	-	-

A rematch from the regular season that saw the Ravens come out on top, 34-24. In that game, New England was forced to play the majority of the ballgame without QB Tom Brady. A healthy Brady will be essential if the Patriots have any hopes of escaping Baltimore with a win and a spot in the divisional round.

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Bengals (12-4) elTodd	-	-	-	-	-	-
Texans (8-8) JohnnytheSkin	-	-	-	-	-	-

Coach Johnny and his Texans went on one hell of an end-of-season run to eek their way into the playoffs. Along the way, they knocked off some pretty stiff competition to get to where they are today. Many times, teams like this are "just happy to be there". It remains to be seen whether the Texans will fall into that category. For Cincinnati, elTodd is a Coach of the Year candidate and the Bengals are no joke. His passing attack was darn near unmatched throughout the regular season.

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Seahawks (11-5) jwoodlock	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cowboys (12-4) SteveOS	-	-	-	-	-	-

The Cowboys fell all the way from potentially clinching home field advantage to not even getting a first round bye. That's how tough it is in the NFL. Even still, Dallas has a football game to play here in the Wild-Card round and it won't be an easy one, as Coach Acid and his gritty Seahawk squad come rolling into Jerry World. The last QB to win a playoff game for the Cowboys was Troy Aikman, and Tony Romo would like to get that playoff monkey off his back.

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Panthers (12-4) Ch33k0	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bears (9-7) AltimusZero	-	-	-	-	-	-

The "Monsters of the Midway" traded in their defensive badge of honor for some high powered offensive weapons this season and it has worked. Jay Cutler and Lee Evans make quite the 1-2 combo for the Bears, but Jake Delhomme and Steve Smith may put on a show themselves. The Panthers were a streaky team this season, as they started out rough but rattled off several wins in a row before stumbling late in the season. That late season collapse cost them a division title. Which Panthers team will show up at Soldier Field?

Next Sim Date

PLEASE try to have these games played by Wednesday, November 4th at 11am. I realize Steve is away on vacation this weekend but I'd love to see the other 3 get played before the clock strikes Monday. Of course, if all 4 games are played sooner, we'll advance sooner.

Good luck!

[DakkoN]

Panthers/Bears is going on right now, almost half time.

[TJdaSportsGuy]

Quote: Originally Posted by DakkoN

Panthers/Bears is going on right now, almost half time.

And almost over, apparently. Panthers up 36-14 in the 3rd...jeesh!

[Altimus]

Quote: Originally Posted by TJdaSportsGuy

And almost over, apparently. Panthers up 36-14 in the 3rd...jeesh!

Not so fast my friend... one possession game.

[DakkoN]

Quote: Originally Posted by Altimus

Not so fast my friend... one possession game.

Of course when he said that, Steve Smith went about 70 yards for a catch.

[Altimus]

43-41... 2 pt conversion up.

[DakkoN]

Crazy game... Jake Delhomme turns into typical Jake and almost gives up the win..

[JohnnytheSkin]

Uh...TJ...shouldn't I have the top spot in the South since I won the division?

And elTodd, when do you want to have our rematch, this time in Houston. I'm good tonight, otherwise it'll probably have to wait until Tuesday night, unless you can go during the day over the weekend (have yard work, trick-or-treaters, and we're going to dinner Sunday and Monday nights).

[Longhorn]

Quote: Originally Posted by JohnnytheSkin

Uh...TJ...shouldn't I have the top spot in the South since I won the division?

Learn to read, old man.

Quote:

Please note that the major changes to the playoffs (Houston in rather than Tennessee) will not be indicated in those standings but they are, in fact, now in the playoffs.

Mill...anytime Sunday and on would be best for me.

[JohnnytheSkin]

Quote: Originally Posted by Longhorn

Learn to read, old man.

I can read just fine, I know I'm in the playoffs, but look at the standings above. Something just doesn't look correct...