http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/NFL+Playoffs IrishCentral NFL Playoffs en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/New-England-Patriots-v-Houston-Texans-AFC-divisional-playoff-preview-186688811.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/New-England-Patriots-v-Houston-Texans-AFC-divisional-playoff-preview-186688811.html Sun, 13 Jan 2013 09:00:41 PST A melancholic result on the first day of the NFL divisional round of the playoffs has offered the New England Patriots both added motivation to make the next round, as well as fair warning to those expecting an easy result in Foxboro. READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/new-england-patriots-approach-over-final-four-weeks-is-vital-for-playoff-success-182080761.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/new-england-patriots-approach-over-final-four-weeks-is-vital-for-playoff-success-182080761.html Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:16:37 PST
The Patriots can't afford to lose Tom Brady, especially at this time of the yearJust a few weeks ago, the New England Patriots were involved in a mini-controversy when Rob Gronkowski was injured on an extra point play against the Indianapolis Colts Many argued that Gronkowski should have been long pulled because the Patriots were well ahead with nowhere near enough time for the Colts to make a comebackFast forward to today, and the Patriots appear to be dealing with the same issues Victory over the Miami Dolphins this weekend, while not convincing, was enough to guarantee the team a playoff spot READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/new-england-patriots-v-miami-dolphins-nfl-playoffs-breakdown-137190578.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/new-england-patriots-v-miami-dolphins-nfl-playoffs-breakdown-137190578.html Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:00:22 PST
The New England Patriots are the next stop on the Tim Tebow bandwagon, as the Denver Broncos travel to Foxboro to play in the divisional round of the AFC playoff pictureAs the world is enveloped in Tebowmania, after the Broncos eased past the Steelers in the wildcard round, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are fully focused on reversing their recent playoff fortunesNot since the 2008 AFC Championship, have the Patriots beaten a team in the playoffsOf their last three playoff losses, against the Giants in the Super Bowl in the same year, the Ravens in the wild-card round in 2010 and the Jets in the divisional round last year last year, the most recent defeat is the most noteworthy READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/new-england-patriots-bye-week-isnt-enough-to-fix-problems-136529698.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/new-england-patriots-bye-week-isnt-enough-to-fix-problems-136529698.html Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:56:09 PST The 2011 NFL regular season is in the books after the New England Patriots destroyed the Buffalo Bills in Week 17Not too surprisingly, it is another year in which Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have led the Patriots to the top of the AFCBrady and Belichick are undoubtedly the kings of winning in the regular season, the duo have won more games than any other player coach combination throughout history, and this year may be their greatest achievement to dateThat is, their greatest achievement so far as the regular season goes READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/quick-slants-from-sunday-night-nfl-playoffs-113863394.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/quick-slants-from-sunday-night-nfl-playoffs-113863394.html Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:55:09 PST Seattle Seahawks @ Chicago BearsJay Cutler won his first ever playoff game becoming only the 2nd player to score 2 rushing and 2 passing touchdowns in a playoff game(the other is hall of famer Otto Graham) Matt Forte threw an interceptionJay Cutler did not throw an interception in the whole game but running back Matt Forte did on his only attempt to linebacker Aaron Curry Matt Hasselbeck performed admirably on the Seahawks side after losing tight end John Carlson early and running an offense without any kind of running game READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/quick-slants-from-saturday-night-nfl-playoffs-113840159.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/quick-slants-from-saturday-night-nfl-playoffs-113840159.html Sun, 16 Jan 2011 05:40:12 PST Baltimore Ravens @ Pittsburgh SteelersBen Roehtlisberger celebartesRashard Mendenhall's TDBen Roethlisberger is now 6-0 against Joe FlaccoThe Steelers are 9-0 against divisional teams in the playoffsThe Baltimore Ravens have only lost 4 road games in the playoffs, 3 of which are at Heinz FieldHines Ward now has 78 career postseason catches which ranks 5th all timeBoth Terrelle Suggs and James Harrison had monster games both posting 3 sacks READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/nfl-playoffs---divisional-round-picks-113629669.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/nfl-playoffs---divisional-round-picks-113629669.html Fri, 14 Jan 2011 01:45:17 PST Ravens @ SteelersPut the kids to bed before this one (although, they might argue with you seeing as it would be actually fairly early, particularly in the States, in Ireland you might get away with it, but, as Homer says, and I don’t mean the Greek philosopher, I digest!) it might get ugly in a hurry Two hard hitting, penalty prone teams going head to head A tough talking and tough playing rivalry for the ages The Steelers have really put an emphasis on ‘D’ this season, and their ‘O’ has, for long stretches, struggled to score points READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/video-special-ravens--steelers-poised-to-be-another-classic-in-the-nfl-playoffs-113622584.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/video-special-ravens--steelers-poised-to-be-another-classic-in-the-nfl-playoffs-113622584.html Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:25:09 PST In what has become the greatest rivalry in the NFL in the past few years the Ravens travel to the Steelers for the third time this seasonWhenever the Steelers and Ravens collide you are guaranteed four things 1 Hard hits 2 Great defense 3 READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/sport-central-nfl-playoff-bracket-112869799.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/sport-central-nfl-playoff-bracket-112869799.html Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:10:10 PST Just so you guys can see what the Sport Central blog's bracket is;AFC Championship:Jets @ Colts- Colts                       Colts @ Steelers- Steelers                                                                    Ravens @ Steelers-Steeler                       Ravens @ Patriots- RavensRavens @ Chiefs- RavensNFC Championship:Packers @ Eagles- Packers READ MORE ]]>