Sentences with phrase «playoff game for the team»

Week 6 is essentially a playoff game for Team Sterk.

Not exact matches

Each team has about 25 games remaining, and at the top of each conference, these games will decide crucial battles for playoff seeding and homecourt advantage through the postseason.

With the first game of the World Series playoffs around the bend, it's hard not to feel the buildup of excitement for the baseball teams in the running.

Then again, it is not unheard of for FCS teams to play 16 games at a level where there is already an expanded playoff format.

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The playoffs are here and I've teamed up again with my fellow football foodie bloggers to give you a whole bunch of ideas for your game - day foods!

He truly did give his heart and soul to that team — something that manifested itself in the way he played, the times he fought through injuries, and even when he suited up for a playoff game just a day after his sister tragically passed away.

Just pointing out the streaky nature of baseball and the reality of what this team was last year... an average team for 93 games then an extremely good team for 69 games plus the playoffs.

though, I would think the other team's plan to win playoff games starts with «don't let them set up chances for their best player»

Team Mazurek was coming into this Elite8 Matchup coming off back to back Playoff Ws and then managed to win the first game in this one... For the first time all Season Team Kirshner was pushed up against the wall..

We know which games are Playoff play - ins, which teams need help, and which teams are just playing for nice bowl games.

This Game has gigantic Playoff seeding ramifications for multiple Teams.

Winning Playoff games in All Sports Series is no joke however and that is something this team can build upon for the 2014 Madison League.

Team Lalez is moving on to the Championship after two exhausting games with just 1 Loss and they will enter Championship Sunday as they started the Playoffs — the favorite for the crown.

Team Halperin won their second Playoff Game in two hours and were headed for their third later in the evening — in the Elite8 against 3.

They ended up dropping the Game in extras but they showed that they are never out of a Game and that is something awfully scare for other Teams come Playoff time!

For Team Pulfer, they did something that many Teams have failed to do in any of the All Sports Series Leagues — they won a Playoff Game.

They have a chance to knock off a Team tied for 1st this coming week and head into the Playoffs on a two - game Win - Streak and all the confidence in the world.

They have a chance to not only make a statement but grab a key tiebreaker for the Playoffs when they take part in the Live Clean Chicago Game of the Week and face - off with # 1 Team Lalez in Week 10.

A Game in the Elite8 against # 1 Team Rasky was at stake in addition to earning a Playoff W for their All Sports Series mantle.

Missouri and Virginia Tech probably get dinged for losing badly to Playoff teams — Tech by 41 to LSU, Missouri by an average of 15.5 in two games vs. OU.

For Team Bollier, their second playoff journey as a unit in the All Sports Series Hoops League, finished with a trip to the title game.

They have multiple match - ups all over the court at any given point and I think they are «built for the Playoffs» where I think the tempo of the games will slow down as teams will start to treasure possessions (much like in the NBA).

For Team Silberstein, they are going to be taking in their first Playoff Game on Monday Night.

Now Watkins is healthy, dangerous and — barring a team meltdown — headed for his first playoff game.

For Team Schwartz, they exit earlier than hoped, but they finished the Regular Season in the top - half and played well in their Playoff Game.

It'll be good practice for the Playoffs however, when teams might have to battle through more than 1 game a night.

So if 65 teams qualify for the playoffs, then there will be 17 teams in the Division I bracket, with one out - bracket game to start the tournament.

Those flaws are more visible in playoff games against playoff teams, but still 10th seems about right for the year he had.

You can get two high seeds playing each other in the first round or the second round and perhaps that's not fair but I think ultimately it's good for the game to have heated playoff series against teams that don't like each other and see each other a lot.»

On Thursday Night, # 3 Team Massel wound up being a bit short - handed than you'd like in a Playoff Game and it was the exact opposite for Team Nolan.

With two games left to play they are even with Team Hernandez for what will be the # 12 seed (the final spot to start w / o a Loss come Playoff time).

That was an ignominious end to the dream run for State going from unranked to # 1 quicker than anyone in AP poll history and being the first team ever ranked # 1 in a College Football Playoff official ranking to later getting blown out in a bowl game by Georgia Tech.

Besides, there are a few games on the schedule that hold some sort of playoff implications for teams battling at the middle and bottom of the conference standings.

Not sexy but the game is still won in the trenches; they need DT, OT and Stud LB and should get over the hump and into the playoffs Drafting a QB who won't play for 2 years is a wasted pick in my opinion unless you are rebuilding your team

The veteran's unwavering work ethic in practices and games — even though Tampa Bay has long been out of the playoff race — has gotten him on the short list to play for Team Canada in the 2010 Olympics.

They should be highly motivated to do so: while these Lakers would surely not be the first NBA team to come back from a 3 - 0 deficit in a playoff series, San Antonio winning in four would probably allow for Tiago Splitter, who left this game with a sprained ankle, to heal up before a Western Conference Semifinals series.

I will say 9 and 11 in the last 20 when teams are tanking and / or resting players for the playoffs (like the Rockets game) is less meaningful to me, so I don't buy into that as much.

While the 2006 loss kept the Sooners out of the running for the national title game, the»08 and»15 Sooners both made the title game / Playoff, each time losing in the Orange Bowl to a team with orange helmets quarterbacked by a dual - threat star (Florida's Tim Tebow and Clemson's Deshaun Watson).

And for the second straight game, the Miami Heat still blew out an Eastern Conference playoff team, defeating the Atlanta Hawks, 98 - 81, and extending their winning streak to 19

None of Andrew Shaw, Raffi Torres or Marian Hossa will take the ice for their respective teams in Game 4 of a series that started out as the least rough and dirty of all of the NHL's playoff series.

The Boston Celtics will face the Orlando Magic once again on Wednesday night and, while the consequences aren't exactly enormous for the loser since both teams» spots in the playoffs are pretty well solidified, the game should still be worth watching with an eye on the NBA postseason.

Vegas Golden Knights, I hope the Wolves hype team just goes way over the top for the pregame intro to the first playoff game in forever.

Our chances have sure improved but with how tight the West is (plus teams with games in hand) we are hardly a lock for the playoffs.

But the Big 12 decided to add a conference championship game for next season, even though it only has 10 teams and no divisions, in part because the conference believed it would improve its chances of making the Playoff.

There's also some playoff implications here, and as they're two teams vying for a wildcard spot or two in the AFC, this game has the potential to be a key tie - breaker down the line.

It's an interesting game because both teams still have a lot to play for — the Panthers can wrap up home - field advantage with a win, and the Falcons need to win out (and get a lot of help) to make the playoffs.

For a three team tie it's 1) Division winner 2) Best winning % among all teams tied (I assume this means head to head to head) 3) Winning % w / in division, if all teams in same division 4) Winning % conference games 5) Winning % v. Playoff teams own conference 6) Highest point differential.

The matchups with the biggest playoff implications were held until lateron Sunday, and starters for a lot of teams sat out, but the first round of games gave us one storyline worth monitoring: Would the Browns really go 0 - 16?

Below, the full Week 8 results of college football games involving teams ranked by the AP Poll, which is a good enough approximation of Playoff rankings for now.