Time To Pay The Bills

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AFC Playoff Hunt

Coming into week 17, 5 teams in the NFC shared a 7-8 record: the Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, New York Jets and the Indianpolis Colts . Their playoff fates hung in the balance and were determined in the last week of the regular season.

Here's how the AFC Playoff Hunt came to a thrilling end for these 5 teams and who made the final cut.

34 @ 48

The reigning Super Bowl champion Patriots went to Qualcomm hoping for a win to increase their odds of returning to the postseason, but reigning league MVP Philip Rivers and company had other ideas.

13 vs 27

A loss to the Chiefs crushed all hopes for this young Raiders team to play into January. Although the Raiders faithful should be pleased with a team that is showing signs of improvement.

20 @ 13

The Colts finished their season with a win in the Georgia Dome to finish the year 8-8 and would be in the postseason if the Jets lose.

16 @ 24

Unfortunately for the Broncos (and Colts for that matter), who were also in the playoff hunt, the Jets found a way to scrape out a win in week 17 to claim the 6th and last spot in this year's playoffs.

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wow, that is just brutal, at least you made the playoffs...but the problem is your struggling right now, not a good way to enter the playoffs...but oh well, GL!

Yeah. First I lost to them in week 3 because I couldn't get my offense going. Now my defense was just atrocious. My pass rush just really isn't getting it done lately (or this entire year for that matter.) Lots of young guys on the left side, + an aging Stroud and Maybin on the right side, who actually gets shit done.

dam Lee Evans just shit all over the Miami pass defense

Best game I've had with him, or any receiver in this, thus far. Sucks how well he played just to come out with a loss.

[LC AAU]

Meaningless game, luckily you weren't battling it out for a spot.

Get me a championship.

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NFC Playoff Hunt

Coming into week 17, only 2 teams in the NFC had clinched playoff berths, the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles. Additionally, no teams in the NFC had claimed their respective decisions which made for a thrilling finish to the 2011 regular season.

Here's how the NFC Playoff Hunt came to an end. Needless to say, there is a lot of unhappy teams out there right now.

13 @ 28

The Eagles and Cowboys both sat at 12-3 in the NFC East and atop the NFC. With this week 17 win, the Cowboys claimed not only the division title for the 2nd straight year, but also cliched home field advantage. The Cowboys hope to get back to the Super Bowl, where they were defeated a season ago by the Patriots.

25 vs 31

14 vs 31

The Vikings were 1 game ahead of the Packers in the NFC North coming into the final week of the regular season. Vikings lost, Packers won. Both teams finished the year at 10-6. Packers held the tiebreaker and claimed the division and a playoff berth. Luckily for the Vikings, they also made the playoffs.

19 @ 49

Drew Brees let it all out on the Bears, throwing for over 400 yards and 6 touchdowns. And while the Falcons did lose to the Colts, the Falcons held the tiebreaker to win the NFC South and more importantly, earn a spot in the 2011 postseason.

16 @ 24

What a disappointing end to the season for the Rams. Coming into the final game of the season, they held a 1 game advantage over their NFC West division rival Cardinals. Coincidentally, they also faced off against the Cardinals in week 17. Kurt Warner and company obliterated the rams. Both teams finished the season at 9-7 but with the chips falling as they did, the Cardinals owned the tiebreaker and will be returning to the postseason yet again.

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Around The League Update (Week 17)



Offensive Player Of The Week:


QB Ben Roethlisberger
24-35 376YDS 2TD 4CAR 62YDS

Defensive Player Of The Week:


ROLB Pierre Woods
5TKL SACK 2FUMBR 2TD



Offensive Player Of The Week:


QB Drew Brees
32-46 411YDS 6TD

Defensive Player Of The Week:


CB Calvin Bady
5TKL 3INT

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2011-12 Final Standings/Playoff Picture



AFC North



y-Baltimore Ravens (13-3)
x-Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6)
Cleveland Browns (6-10)
Cincinatti Bengals (5-11)

AFC South



y-Tennessee Titans (10-6)
Indianpolis Colts (8-8)
Houston Texans (6-10)
Jacksonville Jaguars (5-11)

AFC East



z-Buffalo Bills (13-3)
x-New York Jets (8-8)
New England Patriots (8-8)
Miami Dolphins (4-12)

AFC West



y-San Diego Chargers (12-4)
Oakland Raiders (7-9)
Denver Broncos (7-9)
Kansas City Chiefs (7-9)



NFC North



y-Green Bay Packers (10-6)
x-Minnesota Vikings (10-6)
Detroit Lions (7-9)
Chicago Bears (3-13)

NFC South



y-Atlanta Falcons (10-6)
New Orleans Saints (10-6)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-8)
Carolina Panthers (8-8)

NFC East



z-Dallas Cowboys (13-3)
x-Philadelphia Eagles (12-4)
New York Giants (8-8)
Washington Redskins (4-12)

NFC West



y-Arizona Cardinals (9-7)
St. Louis Rams (9-7)
San Francisco 49ers (5-11)
Seattle Seahawks (2-14)

* x =clinched playoff berth, y = clinched division, z = clinched conference/home field advantage *

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More updates coming. Trying to bang this end of season shit before bed.

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2011-12 Yearly Awards

MVP


QB Philip Rivers
344/518 4,570YDS 44TD 17INT

Offensive Player


QB Tony Romo
330/508 4,346YDS 41TD 12INT

Defensive Player


MLB Keith Brooking
144TKL 4SACK 1INT 4FF 2FUMBR

Offensive Rookie


QB Markis London
289/549 3,353YDS 21TD 8INT

Defensive Rookie


CB B.J. Brown
53TKL 3SACK 2INT 2FF

Best QB


QB Philip Rivers
344/518 4,570YDS 44TD 17INT

Best HB


Marion Barber
276CAR 1,267YDS 12TD

Best WR


Reggie Wayne
110REC 1,510YDS 19TD

Best OL


LT Jason Peters
26PNCK 6SACK

Best DL


RE Jared Allen
50TKL 17SACK 3FF

Best LB


MLB Keith Brooking
144TKL 4SACK 1INT 4FF 2FUMBR

Best DB


SS Troy Polamalu
92TKL 2SACK 4INT 3FF TD

Best K


Nick Folk

Coach Of The Year


Dick Jauron.

[goDawgs1433]

I SEE YOU DICK JAURON

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Buffalo Bills 2011-12 Player Stats

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Buffalo Bills 2011/2012 Schedule/Results

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Playoff Picture (Wild Card Round)

Wild Card Round BYE's



Home Field Advantage belongs to Bills/Cowboys.

Wild Card Round Matchups:



(8-8) @ (12-4)

(10-6) @ (10-6)



(10-6) @ (10-6)

(12-4) @ (9-7)

[James2Stapleton]

cant wait for the playoffs

3 seasons already

kudos

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Jauron Named NFL Coach Of The Year But Still Unsatisfied



In 2001, Dick Jauron won the NFL Coach of the Year Award with the Chicago Bears.

10 years later, in 2011, Jauron has won his second NFL Coach of the Year Award; this time with the Buffalo Bills after leading the team to their first AFC East championship since 1995.

Coincidentally, that Bears team finished the season with a 13-3 record, much like the Bills of this year.

As magical a season as the Bears had in 2001 under Jauron though, it ended on a sour note. In the divisional round of the playoffs at Soldier Field, the Bears lost 33-19 to the Eagles.

Jauron hopes to avoid this year's Bills from suffering the same fate.

"I really am flattered with the award, in particular because it was voted on by my colleagues," Jauron said. "But there is still work to be done."

After two early exits from the postseason over the past two years and Jauron currently in the last year of his contract, the pressure is on him to prove that he can coach a team to a Super Bowl.

However, even if the Bills ultimately fail in their quest to reach the Super Bowl, that shouldn't detract from what the team has accomplished. After all, who in their right mind would have even mentioned "the Bills" and "Super Bowl" in the same sentence before the season began?

And while it has been a remarkable journey for this Bills' team, you have to consider Jauron the most unsatisfied head coach in the league.

"We constantly talk to our guys about what our focus is," Jauron said. "I think we've experienced over the last few years, what occurs when you take your eye off the goal. So hopefully, with continued teaching about that, we can avoid that this year."

The Bills have a wild card round bye and will face the winner of the Titans/Steelers wild card matchup in the divisional round at Ralph Wilson Stadium.