NFL Playoffs, It's Snowing, Will be 30 Below Up North, What's Your BBQ/Cup?
Mates,
So it looks like those of you who live down south are finally getting some snow. Its about time and good for you. Up north we are a little chilly, and they're saying tonight/tomorrow will be well below zero, ambient, with wind chills taking it down to -30. Must have been blowing through the Troll Center onto our basketball team's shooting touch earlier today. About to chop wood for the wood stove and eventually have an adult beverage and fire up the BBQ.
As for football the two games tomorrow are of course the NFC and AFC games. NFC goes first @ 3:00 with the Rams playing the Saints, with N.O. as a 3 point favorite. The over/under is 57 points. In the AFC you will have the NE Brady's playing the Chiefs in KC, and the Chiefs are also favored by 3 points with the over/under set at 56.5 points.
So, that leads to two questions:
1. How're you doing with the snow storm and what's on your grill, in your cup, etc?
2. Who you got for the AFC and NFC Championship games?
Enjoy the winter weather (be safe) and hope you are having a great weekend.
XM
January 19th, 2019 at 6:44 PM ^
As far as game picks for tomorrow, I will take the road teams. After watching NE last week, the Chiefs are going to need some defensive stops and I am skeptical about their defense showing up twice in a row. And I like the Rams chances since the Saints have not really been able to get back to their early to mid-season offensive form.
Even with that said, I will not be disappointed with any of these teams representing their respective conferences!
January 19th, 2019 at 6:58 PM ^
Although I'd love to see Brady get another one, I am secretly rooting for Chiefs/Rams as well. I need to see a rematch of the game from November (54-51 Rams). That was maybe the most enjoyable regular season NFL game I have ever seen.
January 19th, 2019 at 6:57 PM ^
Brady 38 KC 28
Rams 27 NO 24
Super Bowl
Brady 31
Rams 27
January 19th, 2019 at 6:59 PM ^
Living in Atlanta so no snow here. Wife and I are planning on walking to the gym tomorrow so it’s not too bad this weekend. But tonight the glass is full of boxed wine. Grilling out in a little bit.
I got the Saints and the Chiefs, although I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if the Pats won. Both teams are playing at a high level, but in my mind, tie goes to the home team. Either way I have a hard time seeing the Rams upset the Saints. If the game was in LA I could see it, but the Saints play on another level in the Superdome. Goff will have to re-capture his magic from the first half of the season, and the Rams D will have to play it’s best game of the year. The Saints just have to maintain the status quo.
But if it’s the Pats and the Saints, it’ll be every Falcon fan’s worst nightmare. Either your biggest rival wins it all on your home turf, or the franchise who handed you one of, if not the biggest humiliation in Super Bowl history. Fortunately I’m not a Falcons fan.
January 19th, 2019 at 7:42 PM ^
i think the saints looked very beatable last week. i think they got handed that game. very good team, but the rams could get by them.
January 19th, 2019 at 11:04 PM ^
Sure, the Rams could beat them. But I just don’t think it’s going to happen. The Rams have tomplay arguably their best game of the season. Home field advantage is a very real thing in the Superdome.
All the Saints have to do is keep doing what what they’ve been doing.
January 19th, 2019 at 9:29 PM ^
I agree with your pick of NO. Saints are 6-0 in home playoff games under Payton. 2-5 on the road under Payton. Home field advantage is a thing in New Orleans.
January 19th, 2019 at 7:03 PM ^
Stay warm my northern mgobrothers. Somewhat windy but in the 50's in Central Texas, so not near as bad. Go Saints and Pats. Should be two of the better games of this past season. Lets hope.
January 19th, 2019 at 7:04 PM ^
How about a rematch of Super Bowl XXXVI......but this time the good guys win
January 19th, 2019 at 7:11 PM ^
It got up to about 20 degrees here in south-central Kansas today and the "breeze" has relented to about 25mph. It was the 1 1/2 inches of snow that did the locals in though-they start driving into the ditch the minute they hear snow forecast :) The sheep and cattle are enjoying their refuge in the barn-on their beds of straw.
Just made myself a banana split...sitting about 10 feet away from our wood stove that is blazing away. Life is good.
I prefer NE and NO.
January 19th, 2019 at 7:14 PM ^
I’m playing badminton today in 75 degree weather. I’d really rather be sitting in front of a nice fire, snuggling with my wife, and enjoying a hot chocolate. Instead, I’m sweating like a southern Californian in winter.
January 19th, 2019 at 7:18 PM ^
didn't you guys just have about 5 days of rain and mud slides, for real?
and i remember when i first got to socal and the temps some days would plunge into the 60's and i'd see people walking with down coats on. heck, that's beach weather here.
January 19th, 2019 at 7:26 PM ^
You're not joking. In the hospital lobby I worked in, the night shift would come in and everyone would have hats and scarves and would rub their arms and complain about how cold it was in January and February.
And it was never, ever under 50.
January 19th, 2019 at 8:04 PM ^
We did have 5 consecutive days of rain and we needed it. But it was that bad type of rain that’s combined with strong winds that blow your umbrella all over the place. Lots of standing water leading to wet socks. There’s nothing worse in the world than wet socks.
January 19th, 2019 at 8:11 PM ^
its that kind of grittiness, the ability to rise above wet socks, that makes californians what they are....
kidding aside, i remember the traffic when it rained. it went from bad to, better call suicide prevention.
January 19th, 2019 at 8:16 PM ^
Wet jeans!
January 19th, 2019 at 8:57 PM ^
we did here in San Diego. No muds slides here but the rain was literally the first story every night on the news. You would laugh, one station would even have a live radar on the bottom....all for gran total of 1.5 inches of rain
January 19th, 2019 at 7:19 PM ^
It's cold here (high 20's) and very windy, but, thankfully, no snow (which was predicted). We're having the family over for dinner, especially my niece and 6-month old adorable great niece, visiting from Chicago. My great niece is a Michigan legacy on her mom's side and MSU legacy on her father's side. Yes, they have a mixed marriage, but he's a great kid anyway and he had the good sense to marry my niece.
As for tomorrow, I don't care who wins so long as the Rams lose and do so in the worst way possible. If the mental energy coming from St. Louis has the desired effect, the Rams should lose by 6-10 touchdowns.
January 19th, 2019 at 7:26 PM ^
January 19th, 2019 at 7:39 PM ^
very nice line-up, all the way around.
January 19th, 2019 at 7:40 PM ^
I’m in Tucson this week, 70 degrees with the setting sun coloring the San Catalinas. Sucking down Deschutes IPA.
January 19th, 2019 at 7:47 PM ^
over here in Seattle (i live in Snoqualmie Wa to be exact) we haven’t even gotten a dusting which is a bummer. I miss the snow....at times
i moved here from Farmington when i was 13 so im guessing the kid me liked the snow a lot more in Michigan. it would be opposite now probably with that amount. Currently 34 with 2 kids
Also. Go pats go saints
January 19th, 2019 at 8:03 PM ^
As long as my well doesn't freeze, I am good. Just finishing some tasty Arbutus Lake Bluegill, decided to go full Tequila. Rooting for Duke? How did that happen ever? Ask for tomorrow hoping for Tommy to win again and I want Drew. So New England and the Saints in the Super Bowl how awesome would that be. I cannot lose.
January 19th, 2019 at 8:11 PM ^
It's 10° here in Baldwin MI, wind chill -5. Been ice fishing since Friday morning, our bunch have pulled in a few pike in the 19-22" range, one tiny perch, a 16" bass, a few small 'gills (all of the above released back to the lake) and...about 45-50 really nice crappies.
I've stopped fishing for the day, but the diehards here are still out in their shanties jigging for panfish. An abbreviated day of fishing planned for tomorrow in between morning church and afternoon NFL playoff games , then the drive back home early Monday morning.
Just finished a bloody Mary and thinking about another after sipping on All Day IPA and Fireball while on the ice.
Picking the experienced QBs tomorrow, Brady and Brees, to lead the Pats and Saintsinto the Superbowl.
January 19th, 2019 at 8:21 PM ^
i would think you would be killing the perch right now with live bait. what are you using?
January 19th, 2019 at 8:31 PM ^
We're not even trying for perch in this little lake as most of the population here crashed a few decades ago due to a series of introductions of non-native species (pike, walleye, and crappies) What was a bass/perch/bluegill lake in my childhood is now a crappies/pike/bass lake. Nobody has caught a walleye here in 15-20 years and the perch and bluegills are small and scarce, while crappies, pike and bass have taken over.
January 19th, 2019 at 8:14 PM ^
January 19th, 2019 at 8:28 PM ^
Just finished the first round of snow removal, had about 6 inches but some of the drifts were closer to a foot. Now the wind is really picking up so I am sure tomorrow morning it will look like I did nothing today .
Starting with a troegs nugget nectar and then will probably move on to either a few hopslams or maybe finish the shorts variety pack I got a few weeks back .
January 19th, 2019 at 8:35 PM ^
A winter storm is approaching and we will accumulate 6-8 inches of snow tonight. My wife and I are off work due to the birth of our first child so we are enjoying the weather. As for the grill, I grilled up some nice t bones and my drink of choice is Lagavulin neat.
January 19th, 2019 at 8:38 PM ^
Just pulled sockeye salmon and bacon wrapped chicken off of the Traeger! Its on the plate with fried zucchini, shrooms and some rice! No new snow here, think we are gonna get hit with whats left of that storm from Michigan sometime early next week. Bout to crack open a Col Taylor Small Batch bourbon and watch the UFC fights here in Montana. I have KC and LAR tomorrow.
January 19th, 2019 at 8:43 PM ^
wooo. that's a fine sounding bbq. nice.
January 19th, 2019 at 8:39 PM ^
I broke into a jar of homemade jalapeno & onion stuffed olives and it's not going to last long. Thinking I should have something to sip with them; suggestions?
January 19th, 2019 at 8:43 PM ^
i don't have a clue what might go with that mix. the only thing that comes to mind would be tequila since you said the word 'jalapeno'. maybe a cold pacifico?
January 19th, 2019 at 10:10 PM ^
I'm down a few fingers of salted caramel whisky and I don't know if it's the right combination but it certainly isn't wrong.
January 19th, 2019 at 10:18 PM ^
persevere, brother. persevere.
January 19th, 2019 at 8:40 PM ^
Damn snow blower didn't start, had to use the shovel here in Temperance, but whatever, I can handle it.
Crown Royal was in the cup after I got done.
Would love to see a Brees/Brady Super Bowl.
January 19th, 2019 at 8:47 PM ^
Why is the game down south in a dome the early game and the game outdoors in Missouri the late game? Seems odd.
January 19th, 2019 at 8:58 PM ^
That cold front is reaching us down here in Florida as well. Sunday is a high of 63 and rainy. But we will suffer thru it. Haha. Not grilling but I did talked my wife into making me chicken pot pie.
I got the Pat's and Rams. But I am not real confident on either.
Please be safe and warm everyone.
January 19th, 2019 at 10:11 PM ^
+1 for pot pie. -1 for the Rams.
January 19th, 2019 at 9:03 PM ^
Two excellent old fashioins with a nice dinner with the Mrs. Feeling sleepy. One last walk with dog in the snow before we all fall asleep in front of a nice fireplace. Empty nesting ain’t all bad!
January 19th, 2019 at 9:06 PM ^
I am doing very well with the snow storm...because I live in the Phoenix area. We ate at church and I am drinking a coke.
I'll take the Chiefs and Saints, but will not be surprised by whoever wins.
January 19th, 2019 at 9:13 PM ^
This winter sucks. A snowmobile guy here!
January 19th, 2019 at 9:25 PM ^
if you get to the UP you should be okay for snowmobiling. you'd be okay in the rural areas where we live, but only okay, not great. they say there's a decent storm headed our way mid-week, so there's hope for that.
January 19th, 2019 at 9:43 PM ^
Absolutely love the sport but Im thinking about giving it up. The UP is just to far from my home (Livonia) to drive for a short weekend. Love the riding when I’m up there tho. Maybe I need to move up there.
January 20th, 2019 at 10:00 AM ^
I have felt your pain in the past. I snowmobiled for 10 years and then had 3 kids so I swapped the wifey and I’s sleds with a travel trailer. It was bittersweet but It was also the right thing to do during this chapter of life. Now it just looks really cold to me when I see people snowmobiling. Maybe one day I will pick it back up again if the kids are interested. I thought it was a great way to deal with the winter blues....if we ever got snow that is.
January 19th, 2019 at 9:19 PM ^
Chicago got a decent snow but nothing disruptive. I stocked up on whiskey and started 10 lbs of pulled pork in a slow cooker last night to prepare. Currently going through the provisions with a small crew.
I've got KC and NO tomorrow. A drunk Philly friend bet me NO would win the Super Bowl after they murdered the Eagles in week 11 so I would prefer to be wrong on that one.
January 19th, 2019 at 9:24 PM ^
Came from Little Rock to Dallas for the weekend to play ball. It was spitting snow with 26 mph winds at 8:00am during our first game. Just got done playing our third game in 38 degrees. It’ll be 31 degrees when we play our next at 1am. This was a regrettable decision.
January 19th, 2019 at 9:27 PM ^
'play ball' = baseball?
January 19th, 2019 at 10:18 PM ^
Crap, meant to specify “softball”. Baseball years have passed me by.