NFL/NCAA 2007 thread

**DaveyCakes** · 01/02/2008, 12:01 AM

Saints v Chargers will be this year's London match in October.

**Burny89** · 02/02/2008, 4:04 PM

i don't think they have actually set a venue for the game yet

Lets go Patriots!!!

**OneRedArmy** · 03/02/2008, 4:09 PM

Originally Posted by Burny89

i don't think they have actually set a venue for the game yet

Its back in Wembley.

Per email I got from NFLUK during the week...

"As you may have recently heard, the NFL is bringing another regular-season game to the UK in 2008. nfluk.com is thrilled to be able to announce to you that this will be played on Sunday October 26th at 5pm and will see the New Orleans Saints host the San Diego Chargers at Wembley Stadium."

**Burny89** · 03/02/2008, 4:27 PM

yeah they're reportingthat here now, Sportscenter said no venue was decided a few days ago

Anyway the countdown is on to Tom Brady smoking the Giants!!!

**dancinpants** · 04/02/2008, 2:25 AM

Originally Posted by Burny89

Anyway the countdown is on to Tom Brady smoking the Giants!!!

Oh dear

That play by Manning (in the match winning drive) to avoid the sack while at 3rd and 5 deserved to win the game in itself. Great finish to a very intriguing match.

**Dodge** · 04/02/2008, 2:56 AM

No doubt about it at all, the better team won. As unbelievable a drive as you'll ever see to win including the greatest catch of all time!!!

Absolutely thrilling stuff! To think I saw them play only a couple of months ago in Wembley

http://www.nydailynews.com/img/2008/...ide_sb8sub.jpg

**Block G Raptor** · 04/02/2008, 8:25 AM

Still feel sick(and that's not just the 16" Pizza I ate watching the game) no doubt about it the Giants deserved the win

. The final Drive from the Giants will be talked about for years but the superb Giants Defence should not be forgotten. I think all in all the spectre of the 19-0 perfect season weighed heavily on Tom Brady's throwing arm and he bottled it in the end.
we'll be back next year

**casso36** · 04/02/2008, 9:29 AM

Must say, altho! not a big NFL watcher, this game was excellent, great defense, best catc ever and a touchdown at the end had everything and without a doubt, the giants deserved this win!!!

**Aberdonian Stu** · 04/02/2008, 11:00 AM

What an end to a game of football. The most incredible, phenomenal, show of balls and belief I've seen in some time. Eli Manning stepped up when the questions were asked and gave one of the most courageous performances I've ever seen from a QB.

Say what you like about Eli Manning but he's a hungry SOB and that was typified by his sheer determination to get that pass away on 3rd and 5.

**Block G Raptor** · 04/02/2008, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by Aberdonian Stu

What an end to a game of football. The most incredible, phenomenal, show of balls and belief I've seen in some time. Eli Manning stepped up when the questions were asked and gave one of the most courageous performances I've ever seen from a QB.

Say what you like about Eli Manning but he's a hungry SOB and that was typified by his sheer determination to get that pass away on 3rd and 5.

Fitting way to end the Patriots dream of a perfect season, pure grit determination and bloody mindedness to get away from the NE rush and the sublime skill to pick out Tyrell or whatever his name was finished of by what has to go down as the best catch of Superbowl history (or any I've seen anyway)
can the Pats bounce back? will Brady stick out one more year? will Bellichek abandon ship? I feel this could be the end of the road for the Patriots Dynasty

**RogerMilla** · 04/02/2008, 1:29 PM

the giants defense were awesome , fair play to them ,
now how do it get tickets to see the saints in wembley? nfluk?

**strangeirish** · 04/02/2008, 3:44 PM

Brilliant game and delighted for Coughlin. That 3rd and 5 will be talked about forever. The Giants pass rush totally threw the Pats for a loop. Brady was knocked off his feet 18 times, not including the 5 sacks! The opening drive by the Giants really set the tone for this one. Taking almost 10 minutes of the clock, it gave Manning loads of confidence for the rest of the game, not to mention the Pats defense looked gassed after that series.

**rambler14** · 04/02/2008, 3:55 PM

Great game. It was worth staying up for the last quarter alone.

**Clifford** · 04/02/2008, 4:15 PM

What an incredible win that was for the Giant's, if ever there deserved to be a team MVP then that was it. Eli in fairness pulled out the play of his life when the chips were down. Hat's off to the guy, I never subscribed to the club who continually knocked him, I always thought the criticism a bit harsh - but that's what they do in New York. He'll be a hero now for a while....til Sept anyway..

Hat's off as well to Coughlan and the defensive co-ordinator guy (possibly off to the Redskins!!) - called a perfect game.

**eamo1** · 04/02/2008, 4:22 PM

im not a Giants fan but i was rooting for them and that last quarter was incredible,WHAT A BLOODY CATCH,i mean how the hell did he hang onto it???amazing stuff by their defence too.i thought it was going to be one of those hard luck stories where the Giants would deserve to win but wouldnt aftr pats re-took the lead.im getting that game on dvd deffo.

**Block G Raptor** · 05/02/2008, 9:03 AM

Originally Posted by eamo1

.im getting that game on dvd deffo.

I taped it and ordinarily I would tape over a Pats defeat but this one is deffo a keeper

**shedite** · 07/02/2008, 2:57 PM

Just got back from Phoenix last night. Absolutely mental place over. Didn't get a chance to get a ticket. Cheapest I found were $2,000 which was well out of my price range. The buzz around the town for the week was fantastic though. Loads of celebrities and big parties around the place. Good banter around the place. Got a photo with Louis Castillo from San Diego Chargers.

Game day was class. We watched it in a bar in Scottsdale. THe bar was full from about 12, game started at 4.30 and we ended up staying there till about 12 that night. It was great to watch the Superbowl without having to stay up until 3am. Good fun after too discussing it in the pub with some of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. It's inexplicable how big a deal it is over there. Far bigger than anything we have. Every type of person is interested in it.

I'm definately gonna go back when I've a bit more money. I cannot reccomend it highly enough. Next 2 are in Florida too.

**osarusan** · 17/02/2008, 1:29 AM

from Reuters

Shirts and caps proclaiming the victory of the New England Patriots -- when the American football team actually lost the latest Super Bowl -- have ended up in the hands of poor Nicaraguan children.

Hundreds of shirts and caps, which had been manufactured in advance to celebrate the Patriots' expected victory over the New York Giants, were handed over to children in the southern city of Diriamba.

A nice end to the season!