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Maybe this is just pessimism from a jaded sports fan, but I can absolutely see Dallas winning that game in the right circumstances. I think they'd come into that game pissed off knowing how the last two seasons ended, and how the Niners were the only team to make Dak look truly mortal this season. I still have confidence in the Niners against anybody, but no game in the NFL is ever a guarantee (besides Joe Namath), especially in the playoffs.

Yeah I think this is just a case of simply having differing opinions. I think the Packers have one of the best uniforms in football, and I loved how it looked against the Chiefs in white on white, sorta throwing back to Super Bowl I. For Rams/Browns being in my top three, that was more a product of this not being that great-looking of a week. A lot of mono-looks out there, which for me means automatic consideration for the "worst" list. I do absolutely think that Rams/Browns fits in your definition of wild card: Rams in yellow pants would have made this an elite matchup.

No offense dude, you went 0 for 3 on the best matchups. There's no way mono-blue and mono-burgundy are part of two of the best matchups of the week. In fact, that Commanders uniform is one of the ugliest I've seen (it's still miles better than the BFBS alternate, but that's not saying much). I'd personally choose 1. Chiefs/Packers 2. Chargers/Patriots 3. Browns/Rams You nailed the three worst. HM? I'd put Cowboys/Seahawks. They're both good looks, but together it just creates a blue and silver overload. You penalized Packers/Steelers for not having enough contrast earlier this season, Cowboys/Seahawks are in the same boat. I don't even know how the wild card spot works so I won't comment on that. I enjoy your weekly lists, I just completely disagree with this one. Thanks for keeping it up!

The most infuriating part is all the baseball reporters on Twitter claiming that this is "good for the game" that the Dodgers pay billions of dollars for a superteam. It ruins the integrity of the sport. As my soccer fan friend said, I didn't know the Saudis got into baseball.

Yeah, this is more about my dislike for color vs color than anything. I do wonder if the Preds home jersey would still be yellow if the NHL went light-colors-at-home and they'd introduce a corresponding navy jersey.

This is legal how?

I think that the number 1 seed is always the goal though -- guaranteeing a first-round bye and a home-field NFC Championship game is a huge advantage. A bye week right before the most important football games of the season is the best "get right" opportunity that a football team can get. The 49ers were limping into their bye week in the midst of a three-game losing streak, but came out of the bye looking refreshed and rejuvenated, embarking on an active five-game win streak.

You do have a point -- a lot of it could simply be morale. He seems to love it in San Francisco, he's fit perfectly in our offense. And he's somewhere where his contributions are meaningful -- he's on a legit Super Bowl contender, rather than a team gunning for first overall in the draft.

Yellow is such a weird uniform color to me. I don't really like it as a light or a dark uniform color. I think that Nashville's current home yellow doesn't contrast well enough against any road team in white jerseys, and I've never been a fan of color vs color in any sport. But no argument from me that the design of that yellow Canucks uniform's design was lacking.

I am looking forward to hopefully an AFC Championship Game without the Chiefs, or at least one not at Arrowhead. I am also fully prepared for this statement to age like milk.

It's because the Panthers ran him into the ground as their only offensive weapon. The Niners use him more like a traditional RB, they have other guys that can shoulder the load.

Would love to see a modern version of this

The Eagles were carving the Niners defense up early in the game last week with quick slants to AJ Brown, not sure why they stopped doing that. I'm not denying the Eagles' talent at all, there's a reason why last year, combined with a good offensive scheme, they were unstoppable. I absolutely agree with you that the playcalling is the issue here. Give these guys a competent game plan, and they'll run over everyone.

Is it that the receivers can't get separation and get open? Has it been a consistent issue throughout the season? Because I thought the Eagles have the best O-line in the league and Hurts has elite mobility. I know the Niners got a bunch of coverage sacks on the Eagles because the secondary was lockdown, and that combined with stopping the run neutralized the Eagles offense.

Silver helmet, silver pants, and those navy socks, that's a winning combo (it would also be a direct throwback to their 1994 uniforms).

All I can say is, look at where Toney is in this pic. It's clearly a joke. Don't think this is as daunting as you think it is. You'll get either banged-up Geno or Drew Lock as your opponent. The Seahawks are in their own heads right now. You'll be fine.

There's no way this wasn't done with the specific purpose of pissing the entire city of Houston off. At least the uniforms will look good, if not the quality of play on the field. A team that won a game 6-0 vs a team that lost a game 3-0, on primetime. Thrilling.

My personal favorite season is 1990-91. - Last year before the North Stars went to a black uniform - First year of the final original Jets uniforms - Rangers introduce arched nameplates - Skate uniforms were toned down so that there's no yellow home jersey - None of the darker 90s rebrands have kicked in yet (the Kings are in silver/black, but that happened in 1988)

It's very possible that Fanatics isn't going to change anything about the on-ice uniforms next year. They already announced they're going to be producing the uniforms in the same factory that Adidas is currently using, so maybe the NHL is permitting teams to keep their alternates for the transition. Teams were allowed to keep their uniforms after the lockout when the NHL went from CCM/Koho to Reebok (in the couple of seasons they had the contract before the Edge template)

Mount Davis is such an eyesore, and it becomes even worse when you remember neither team at the Coliseum ever really used it. To this day, I don't understand the point of ever building it.

Amazing how good Bills/Chiefs looks when the Bills don't go :

lmao you're now 0-4 against Brock Purdy. He owns you. Also, we're the 1 seed!

Wasn't paying attention to who was on the field for that, by that point my attention had shifted to the trainwreck that was Vikings/Raiders. I was just joking, I think Big Dom is hilarious.

They don't have Big Dom on the sideline to intimidate the refs anymore

Niners can move into the 1 seed if the Cowboys win because they hold tiebreaker over both the Eagles and Cowboys