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Gillypie
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Posted: 19th Jan 2007 23:07 Edited at: 19th Jan 2007 23:11
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ok so their's an american dude at our youth club (im in england) and he tought us how to play american football, and it was amazing.
thing is i don't really get how it works in terms of leages ect. i've heard of the superbowl sunday and play offs but it's all a jumble.
if any americans of EU people can help me out on how it works, pelase do.

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I could, very much so.

I am a giant Chicago Bears fan, and I have been my entire life. They are the Chicago NFL team (NFL= National Football League, the biggest and best football league. I assume what you need explaining is on the NFL, and yes, that's where the Super Bowl is in.

There are 32 teams in the NFL. There are 8 divisions, and 2 conferences. In each division there are obviously 4 teams. There are 16 games. The team with the best record after those 16 games in their division makes it to the playoffs. BUT, there are 2 wild-card teams in each conference. These are the teams that did not win their divisions, but have the 2 best records for non-division winners.

So then we have 12 teams in the playoffs, but the top 2 in each conference get a bye.

In the first round, the Wild-Card Round, the Wild-Card team with the worst record plays the #3 seed in their conference, and #5 plays #4.

Then, the #1 seed plays the lowest seed that wins those, and the #2 takes on the higher one.

The winner of those teams play in the conference championship, which actually happens to be this weekend (I'll be at the Bears game ) where there are only 4 teams. There is 1 game in each conference, and the winners of those play in...

the SUPER BOWL!!!

and the winner of that goes wild yayyy
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Gillypie
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Posted: 19th Jan 2007 23:38 Edited at: 19th Jan 2007 23:39
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i see so in the nfl their is only 4 out of 32 left and theyle both have a match and then the winners play the super bowl. im guessing the superbowl is like the world cup as in the final.

and is it 16 games per division or for the whole tourny
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Posted: 19th Jan 2007 23:49 Edited at: 19th Jan 2007 23:51
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16 games for each team is the entire season, so each win matters drastically. When it comes to the playoffs, it is single elimination, so one loss and you are done till next year. That is probably one of the big thrills in football, unlike alot of other sports where you play a best of X series, or their is a "round" and points leaders advance, football is all or nothing.

EDIT: By the By GO PATS!!, I want to see a Pats,Bears rematch after that fiasco in superbowl XX.

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Posted: 19th Jan 2007 23:55
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I bet 2 dollars (I'm a high-roller, no it's because I'm not confident in the Pats) with my friend there would be a rematch in the Super Bowl, lol.
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brilliant.

ill route for the chigago bears then since you support them and, well ive got nout else to go on. hope the new england patriots win their game also.

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Posted: 20th Jan 2007 01:01 Edited at: 20th Jan 2007 01:01
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the broncos got eliminated a while back...

WE MISS YOU JOHN ELWAY!!

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Posted: 20th Jan 2007 01:05
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Chicago should win, which is good for the Pats since New Orleans would be a worse match up.

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Team------------------Odds to win Superbowl XLI
Chicago Bears --------15/4
Indianapolis Colts ---3/2
New England Patriots -2/1
New Orleans Saints ---7/2

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Can you watch US football games in the UK?
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Posted: 20th Jan 2007 02:58
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We can watch "international" football matches here, so I'm assuming (well guessing) that you can see them overseas.


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LOL, I live in the US, I was asking because I know people in the UK...
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Posted: 20th Jan 2007 10:07
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if you have sky sports then you can watch the games on suday on skysports 2 at 8:00pm.
if not you may beable to watch it across the web.
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SHould not be too hard to see the superbowl, They broadcast it live in like 70 something countries. what it is broadcast on though I have no idea.

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Posted: 20th Jan 2007 15:26
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But the Superbowl is like a 7:00, so that starts at 1:00 in the morning there.
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When I was in the UK last year, I really wanted to watch the Steelers play one of their regular season games. That definately was no where to be found on any of the stations available at the hotel I was staying in. Since the NFL is currently in the playoff stages of it's season, you might be able to find the games on TV.

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geez 1am GMT.

that suck especioaly on a sunday (school tomoz)

how long is the game
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Gil Galvanti
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Posted: 20th Jan 2007 22:23
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most games are about 3 hours. You could record it though .

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Posted: 20th Jan 2007 23:35
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Gillypie, the Bears game is at 2 here, so 7 there (at night) so you could catch it.

On the other hand, the Patriots game is on at 7 here, so you wouldn't be able to get it there.
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Posted: 20th Jan 2007 23:55
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hang on on sky sports it says 8pm
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boo! Patriots! hiss!
You catch the games last week, omg they were all quite bland for play-offs. The Seahawks should've won, hate the whole sudden death rule. Wish they played out the whole of extra time, cause I reckon they could've brought it back and won.

Look forward to watching the games on Monday though. (ITV 1am)
Then the Superbowl is live, I just get back home for that! Got a weekend away celebrating my nan's birthday.

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Posted: 21st Jan 2007 04:07
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Actually I was glad that the games were all close, stinks when there are huge blowouts sometimes and you have to wonder "what the heck was that team even doing there". As for sudden death, I like it since it promotes not playing for a tie, or in the case of the playoffs pulling out all the tricks because you might not get the ball back.

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Sometimes I think I'm the only American that hates football and is not homosexual.

I'm glad you like it, a lot of people do here. I just never got into it.

most of the kids in my school are completely mindless thinking that a college is going to pick them up because they can kick or throw a ball.

Next time I see them I won't say hello, I'll just say yes when they ask me if I want fries with my order.

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@Oddmind: Make that two of us .

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Haha nice one oddmind.

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@Oddmind - Alright! American football haters! Who are American! WOOT!

I also totally agree with your last sentence.

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Quote: "Next time I see them I won't say hello, I'll just say yes when they ask me if I want fries with my order."


Quote: "I also totally agree with your last sentence."

lol, same here.

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Quote: "I am a giant Chicago Bears fan"




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Hmmm...

Well, Alan, considering you live in Seattle, you seem to NOT be a Packers fan, so I don't really hate you back...

Anyway I'm' about to leave for the game, hope yall can watch the amazingness.
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looks like New Orleans got lucky that the temp is supposed to be about 30 degrees with wind chill around 13, Had it been a cold game I would think they were doomed.

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Quote: "30 degrees with wind chill around 13,"

That's not cold?

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Quote: "boo! Patriots! hiss!
You catch the games last week, omg they were all quite bland for play-offs. The Seahawks should've won, hate the whole sudden death rule. Wish they played out the whole of extra time, cause I reckon they could've brought it back and won."

Chop 'im, smash 'im!! Cut 'is 'ead off an' stick it on a pole!!!

I'm from Massachusetts...

If you're talking about the last game the patriots played... I actually saw that one (I think it was that one), though I'm not a huge football fan (unless the patriots are in the Superbowl). I thought it was pretty amazing how they came back right at the end from wht looked like a clear loss. Very surprising, but there's no point in saying what could have been, because what happened already happened. It's not that the Seahawks should have won because you disagree with one of the rules, but that they would have won, if if the Patriots hadn't pulled a win at the very end.

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That's still freezing, and it will snow (GEORGE HALAS WILL MAKE IT) and anyway, we're a better team.
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Quote: "That's not cold? "


Chicago in January? that's a heat wave.

Couple of years ago I remember watching a Chicago/Greenbay game where the temp with windchill was around -40.

Quote: "It's not that the Seahawks should have won because you disagree with one of the rules, but that they would have won, if if the Patriots hadn't pulled a win at the very end."


Great that your a pats fan but the Patriots played the Chargers, Seahawks played the Bears.

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better than baseball, but still sucks

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DA BEARS! Win.
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I am a big Philadelphia Eagles fan, they lost to the bloody New Orleans Saints!

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Quote: "DA BEARS! Win."


Maybe so, but there not gonna win the super bowl!

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i would rather the colts had won (i don't know if the game is over yet, but last time i checked it was like.. 21 to 6 or something in the patriot's favor)... then what's his name quarterback would get to play in the super bowl after those 9 long years

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Its tied 28-28

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Colts vs. Bears

my dream Super Bowl, they're my 2 favorite teams, so I won't feel bad about the team that beats the Bears.
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Man that Colts/Pats game was good, I would be happier if the Pats had won and the Bears/Pats rematch happened, but oh well..

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w00t! the colts won! that means manning gets to go to the superbowl! he deserves it sheesh...

(i like the patriots for the way they pick their teams... but someone else needs a chance now and then )

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US football sounds so much better than soccer.

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they are not the same game, just called the same name
american football is more like rugby than soccer

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I think they should change the name so the whole world can play US football, and I think that baseball will spreat east soon.
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Quote: "if (football != soccer)
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Not true, we have our own football (not Soccer or Gridiron) and I'm certainly not American.


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what country are you from?

p.s. canada doesn't count

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Australia has and excels in every sport.


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