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...NFL playoffs. They are only a month and a half or so away, which will go by like nothing. Let's look at the standings through 10 weeks and make some BOLD predictions with 7 left to go. AFC EAST Patriots - 9-0-0; remaining v. BUF, PHI, BAL, PIT, NYJ, MIA, NYG Bills - 5-4-0; remaining v. NE, JAC, WAS, MIA, CLE, NYG, PHI Jets - 1-8-0; remaining v. PIT, DAL, MIA, CLE, NE, TEN, KC Dolphins - 0-9-0; remaining v. PHI, PIT, NYJ, BUF, BAL, NE, CIN AFC NORTH Steelers - 7-2-0; remaining v. NYJ, MIA, CIN, NE, JAC, STL, BAL Browns - 5-4-0; remaining v. BAL, HOU, ARI, NYJ, BUF, CIN, SF Ravens - 4-5-0; remaining v. CLE, SD, NE, IND, MIA, SEA, PIT Bengals - 3-6-0; remaining v. ARI, TEN, PIT, STL, SF, CLE, MIA AFC SOUTH Colts - 7-2-0; remaining v. KC, ATL, JAC, BAL, OAK, HOU, TEN Jaguars - 6-3-0; remaining v. SD, BUF, IND, CAR, PIT, OAK, HOU Titans - 6-3-0; remaining v. DEN, CIN, HOU, SD, KC, NYJ, IND Texans - 4-5-0; remaining v. NO, CLE, TEN, TB, DEN, IND, JAC AFC WEST Chargers - 5-4-0; remaining v. JAC, BAL, KC, TEN, DET, DEN, OAK Broncos - 4-5-0; remaining v. TEN, CHI, OAK, KC, HOU, SD, MIN Chiefs - 4-5-0; remaining v. IND, OAK, SD, DEN, TEN, DET, NYJ Raiders - 2-7-0; remaining v. MIN, KC, DEN, GB, IND, JAC, SD AFC WILD CARD Jags - 6-3-0 Titans - 6-3-0 Bills - 5-4-0 Browns - 5-4-0 PREDICTIONS EAST- Patriots -- Will go at LEAST 13-3, and yeah, I'll say it.. maybe 16-0. But they have some tough games in there. NORTH- Steelers -- Should not give up 2 full games to the Browns; pretty easy schedule minus week 14 v. NE. SOUTH- Colts -- This has finally become a race. I think the Colts have enough to hang on, but it could come down to a tiebreaker. WEST- Chargers -- They do not face a top-tier team for the rest of the season and they are beginning to find their game all around. WILD CARD 1- Jaguars -- Will have something to say about the Colts winning the division, but ultimately they will be a wild card team. WILD CARD 2- Browns -- The lowly Cleveland Browns are quietly putting up big numbers behind Derek Anderson and will squeak into wild card spot over TEN. NFC EAST Cowboys - 8-1-0; remaining v. WAS, NYJ, GB, DET, PHI, CAR, WAS Giants - 6-3-0; remaining v. DET, MIN, CHI, PHI, WAS, BUF, NE Redskins - 5-4-0; remaining v. DAL, TB, BUF, CHI, NYG, MIN, DAL Eagles - 4-5-0; remaining v. MIA, NE, SEA, NYG, DAL, NO, BUF NFC NORTH Packers - 8-1-0; remaining v. CAR, DET, DAL, OAK, STL, CHI, DET Lions - 6-3-0; remaining v. NYG, GB, MIN, DAL, SD, KC, GB Bears - 4-5-0; remaining v. SEA, DEN, NYG, WAS, MIN, GB, NO Vikings - 3-6-0; remaining v. OAK, NYG, DET, SF, CHI, WAS, DEN NFC SOUTH Buccaneers - 5-4-0; remaining v. ATL, WAS, NO, HOU, ATL, SF, CAR Panthers - 4-5-0; remaining v. GB, NO, SF, JAC, SEA, DAL, TB Saints - 4-5-0; remaining v. HOU, CAR, TB, ATL, ARI, PHI, CHI Falcons - 3-6-0; remaining v. TB, IND, STL, NO, TB, ARI, SEA NFC WEST Seahawks - 5-4-0; remaining v. CHI, STL, PHI, ARI, CAR, BAL, ATL Cardinals - 4-5-0; remaining v. CIN, SF, CLE, SEA, NO, ATL, STL 49ers - 2-7-0; remaining v. STL, ARI, CAR, MIN, CIN, TB, CLE Rams - 1-8-0; remaining v. SF, SEA, ATL, CIN, GB, PIT, ARI NFC WILD CARD Giants - 6-3-0 Lions - 6-3-0 Redskins - 5-4-0 Eagles/Cardinals/Panthers/Saints/Bears - 4-5-0 PREDICTIONS EAST- Cowboys -- Should win at least 4/7 remaining games; Giants could do the same, but it won't be enough. NORTH- Packers -- Favre gets DET secondary twice, both games they will win, could realistically run the table. SOUTH- Buccaneers -- By far the easiest schedule of any division leader; Garcia will push them single-handedly to at least 3 wins, rest of team will win 1 or 2 more. WEST- Cardinals -- Have the offense to win 4-5 of remaining games, and that's at least 2 more than the 'Hawks will win. WILD CARD 1- Giants -- Should win 4/7 and fall just short of division title. WILD CARD 2- Saints -- Going out on a limb here. Saints CAN win at least 5 of these games. SHOULD win 4. This advertisement is only visible to guests. Register for free to remove it! ![]() "Lemme tell you somethin' you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a mean, ugly, nasty place. And I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you down to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it! You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward." -Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, Rocky Balboa, 2006. Last edited by Justin.Robar; 11-15-07 at 09:53 PM. |
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Patriots is a lock to be in and homefield advantage in at least the second round. I think Steelers will win their division. Not sure about the Colts division anymore, but I think the Colts, Jaguars, and Texans will make the playoffs. I think the AFC West is a tossup as well. Either Chargers or Broncos will win division. Chargers last two weeks have not been impressive. I think they only have two offensive touchdowns in the last two weeks. Cowboys will win the NFC East, and get homefield advantage in at least the second round. Packers will win their division, and also get homefield advantage in at least the second round. I'm going with the Saints in the NFC South Seattle Seahawks by default in the NFC West New York Giants and Detroit Lions will be the wild cards. |
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Don't think the Packers will just roll the Lions over, oh no no..we've been waiting for a year to shove shit in Farve's face, if there was ever a year to do it, it's now. i predict the LIONS make the playoffs, probably a wildcard. as for the rest, i don't pay attention to until about week 14 or 15 ![]() |
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With 4 games left going into today (for every team but 2), the bolded text will discuss the most far-fetched scenarios for a certain team to win division. AFC EAST Patriots - 12-0-0; remaining v. PIT, NYJ, MIA, NYG; clinched division Bills - 6-6-0; remaining v. MIA, CLE, NYG, PHI Jets - 3-9-0; remaining v. CLE, NE, TEN, KC Dolphins - 0-12-0; remaining v. BUF, BAL, NE, CIN AFC NORTH Steelers - 9-3-0; remaining v. NE, JAC, STL, BAL; can clinch division with win & Browns loss Browns - 7-5-0; remaining v. NYJ, BUF, CIN, SF; need to run the table and have Steelers go 1-3 to win division Ravens - 4-8-0; remaining v. IND, MIA, SEA, PIT Bengals - 4-8-0; remaining v. STL, SF, CLE, MIA AFC SOUTH Colts - 10-2-0; remaining v. BAL, OAK, HOU, TEN; can clinch division with win & Jags loss Jaguars - 8-4-0; remaining v. CAR, PIT, OAK, HOU; need to go either 3-1 (and have Colts go 0-4) or 4-0 (and have Colts go no better than 1-3) to win division Titans - 7-5-0; remaining v. SD, KC, NYJ, IND; need to run the table, have Jags go no better than 2-2, AND have Colts go 0-4 to win division Texans - 5-7-0; remaining v. TB, DEN, IND, JAC AFC WEST Chargers - 7-5-0; remaining v. TEN, DET, DEN, OAK; can clinch division with win & Broncos loss Broncos - 5-7-0; remaining v. KC, HOU, SD, MIN; need to go either 4-0 (and have Chargers go no better than 1-3) or 3-1 (and have Chargers go 0-4) to win division Chiefs - 4-8-0; remaining v. DEN, TEN, DET, NYJ; need to run the table, have Broncos go no better than 2-2 AND have Chargers go 0-4 to win division Raiders - 4-8-0; remaining v. GB, IND, JAC, SD; need to run the table, have Chiefs go no better than 3-1, have Broncos go no better than 2-2, AND have Chargers go 0-4 to win division AFC WILD CARD (bolded teams are predictions) Jags - 8-4-0; one-game advantage is HUGE in AFC Wild Card picture Browns - 7-5-0; have the easiest remaining schedule -- don't face a team north of .500 Titans - 7-5-0; expect CLE to go at least 2-2, TEN faces SD and Indy, needs to win one of those + 2 to make it Bills - 6-6-0; need to go 3-1 at worst and hope 2 of Jags/Titans/Browns melt down Broncos - 5-7-0; need to run the table and hope for the best Texans - 5-7-0; see Broncos, but they also need the Broncos to not run the table NFC EAST Cowboys - 11-1-0; remaining v. DET, PHI, CAR, WAS; win and they're in Giants - 8-4-0; remaining v. PHI, WAS, BUF, NE; need to run the table and have Cowboys go 0-4 to win division Redskins - 6-7-0; remaining v. NYG, MIN, DAL Eagles - 5-7-0; remaining v. NYG, DAL, NO, BUF NFC NORTH Packers - 10-2-0; remaining v. OAK, STL, CHI, DET; clinch division with win OR Vikings & Lions loss Vikings - 6-6-0; remaining v. SF, CHI, WAS, DEN; need to run the table and have Packers go 0-4 to have a chance Lions - 6-6-0; remaining v. DAL, SD, KC, GB; need to run the table, have Vikings go no better than 3-1 AND have Packers go 0-4 to have a chance Bears - 5-8-0; remaining v. MIN, GB, NO NFC SOUTH Buccaneers - 8-4-0; remaining v. HOU, ATL, SF, CAR; clinch division with win OR Panthers & Saints loss Panthers - 5-7-0; remaining v. JAC, SEA, DAL, TB; need to run the table & have Bucs go 0-4 to win division Saints - 5-7-0; remaining v. ATL, ARI, PHI, CHI; need to run the table, have Panthers go no better than 3-1 AND have Bucs go 0-4 to win division Falcons - 3-9-0; remaining v. NO, TB, ARI, SEA NFC WEST Seahawks - 8-4-0; remaining v. ARI, CAR, BAL, ATL; can clinch with win & Cardinals loss Cardinals - 6-6-0; remaining v. SEA, NO, ATL, STL; need to go either 3-1 (and have Seahawks go 0-4) or 4-0 (and have Seahawks go no better than 1-3) to win division 49ers - 3-9-0; remaining v. MIN, CIN, TB, CLE Rams - 3-9-0; remaining v. CIN, GB, PIT, ARI NFC WILD CARD (bolded teams are predictions) Giants - 8-4-0; only need 2 wins to clinch, but I don't like their remaining sched Cardinals - 6-6-0; best team remaining is SEA, but I like the Cards to win -- could go 4-0 down the stretch Lions - 6-6-0; two 10-win teams and LT left on their schedule -- the Lions are done, will not reach 10 wins Vikings - 6-6-0; playing their best ball of the season, don't face a .500 team, MVPeterson + TJax... pretty simple math, Vikes go 4-0 Redskins - 6-7-0; need to run the table and have everyone ahead of them fall apart, which won't hapen Panthers - 5-7-0; second-hardest remaining sched (behind Lions), can't be done Saints - 5-7-0; Bush could be done for the year, BUT, relatively-easy remaining sched leaves hopes alive Eagles - 5-7-0; No -- Philly will win this week, BUT they won't beat Dallas ![]() "Lemme tell you somethin' you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a mean, ugly, nasty place. And I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you down to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it! You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward." -Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, Rocky Balboa, 2006. |
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SO, all-in-all, here's what happened this week: ========== -AFC East: Pats were already in, but won. -AFC North: Steelers loss coupled with Browns win makes things a little more interesting there. Browns just one game back. -AFC South: Colts and Jags win, Titans lose; Titans out of division hunt, Jags stay alive but barely. -AFC West: Chargers & Broncos win, Chiefs & Raiders lose; the latter 2 eliminated from division hunt, Broncos barely alive. -AFC WC: Titans lose and drop back; Bills, Broncs and Texans all win, but might be too little too late. ========== -NFC East: Cowboys clinch division after pulling one out over the lowly Lions, Giants eliminated from division hunt. -NFC North: Packers clinch division after beating up on the Raiders, Vikings & Lions eliminated from division hunt. -NFC South: Bucs & Panthers lose, so Panthers are out; Saints barely breathing, exciting Monday Nighter coming up. -NFC West: Seahawks clinch division after beating Cardinals. -NFC WC: Giants/Vikes/Redskins winners, Cards/Lions/Panthers/Eagles lose; Eagles & Panthers out, Cards/Lions still mathematically alive. ![]() "Lemme tell you somethin' you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a mean, ugly, nasty place. And I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you down to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it! You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward." -Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, Rocky Balboa, 2006. |
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AFC EAST Patriots - 13-0-0; remaining v. NYJ, MIA, NYG; clinched division Bills - 7-6-0; remaining v. CLE, NYG, PHI Jets - 3-10-0; remaining v. NE, TEN, KC Dolphins - 0-13-0; remaining v. BAL, NE, CIN AFC NORTH Steelers - 9-4-0; remaining v. JAC, STL, BAL; win and they're in Browns - 8-5-0; remaining v. BUF, CIN, SF; need to run the table AND have Steelers go 1-2 to win division Bengals - 5-8-0; remaining v. SF, CLE, MIA Ravens - 4-9-0; remaining v. MIA, SEA, PIT AFC SOUTH Colts - 11-2-0; remaining v. OAK, HOU, TEN; can clinch division with win OR Jags loss Jaguars - 9-4-0; remaining v. PIT, OAK, HOU; need to run the table AND have Colts go 0-3 to win division Titans - 7-6-0; remaining v. KC, NYJ, IND Texans - 6-7-0; remaining v. DEN, IND, JAC AFC WEST Chargers - 8-5-0; remaining v. DET, DEN, OAK; can clinch division with win OR Broncos loss Broncos - 6-7-0; remaining v. HOU, SD, MIN; need to run the table AND have Chargers go 0-3 to win division Raiders - 4-9-0; remaining v. IND, JAC, SD Chiefs - 4-9-0; remaining v. TEN, DET, NYJ AFC WILD CARD (bolded teams are predictions) Jags - 9-4-0; future is in their own hands, win and they're in Browns - 8-5-0; have favourable schedule ahead, but still might need 2-of-3 to get in Titans - 7-6-0; future is bleak if they don't run the table Bills - 7-6-0; future is bleakER if they don't run the table, or if they run the table and so does Tennessee NFC EAST Cowboys - 12-1-0; remaining v. PHI, CAR, WAS; clinched division Giants - 9-4-0; remaining v. WAS, BUF, NE Redskins - 6-7-0; remaining v. NYG, MIN, DAL Eagles - 5-8-0; remaining v. DAL, NO, BUF NFC NORTH Packers - 11-2-0; remaining v. STL, CHI, DET; clinched division Vikings - 7-6-0; remaining v. CHI, WAS, DEN Lions - 6-7-0; remaining v. SD, KC, GB Bears - 5-8-0; remaining v. MIN, GB, NO NFC SOUTH Buccaneers - 8-5-0; remaining v. ATL, SF, CAR; win and they're in Saints - 6-7-0; remaining v. ARI, PHI, CHI; need to run the table AND have Bucs go 0-3 to win division Panthers - 5-8-0; remaining v. SEA, DAL, TB; need to run the table, have Saints go no better than 1-2, AND have Bucs go 0-3 to win division Falcons - 3-10-0; remaining v. TB, ARI, SEA NFC WEST Seahawks - 9-4-0; remaining v. CAR, BAL, ATL; clinched division Cardinals - 6-7-0; remaining v. NO, ATL, STL 49ers - 3-10-0; remaining v. CIN, TB, CLE Rams - 3-10-0; remaining v. GB, PIT, ARI NFC WILD CARD (bolded teams are predictions) Giants - 9-4-0; have not mathematically clinched but need a win or a loss from any team below them basically to do so Vikings - 7-6-0; should stay where they are with remaining sched -- excited to see MVPeterson in playoff atmosphere Cardinals - 6-7-0; holding out for the best with 3 winable games left Lions - 6-7-0; team is reeling and I can't see it stopping against SD or the Pack -- should beat KC though Redskins - 6-7-0; lost their QB last week -- see them losing 2 remaining games at best Saints - 6-7-0; not out of div. race yet but need Aaron Stecker to be huge down the stretch to see January ball Eagles - 5-8-0; out of division, need to sweep and have inconceivable help to make it Panthers - 5-8-0; see: Eagles, and this team can't do it ![]() "Lemme tell you somethin' you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a mean, ugly, nasty place. And I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you down to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it! You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward." -Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, Rocky Balboa, 2006. Last edited by Justin.Robar; 12-13-07 at 03:59 PM. |
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AFC EAST Patriots - 14-0-0; remaining v. MIA, NYG; clinched division when Mike Vick was still free Bills - 7-7-0; remaining v. NYG, PHI Jets - 3-11-0; remaining v. TEN, KC Dolphins - 1-13-0; remaining v. NE, CIN AFC NORTH (whole new ballgame) Steelers - 9-5-0; remaining v. STL, BAL; hold tiebreaker v. Browns -- need to win to put pressure on Browns - 9-5-0; remaining v. CIN, SF; need to win one more than the Steelers to win division Bengals - 5-9-0; remaining v. CLE, MIA Ravens - 4-10-0; remaining v. SEA, PIT AFC SOUTH Colts - 12-2-0; remaining v. HOU, TEN; clinched strongest division in AFC Jaguars - 10-4-0; remaining v. OAK, HOU Titans - 8-6-0; remaining v. NYJ, IND Texans - 7-7-0; remaining v. IND, JAC AFC WEST Chargers - 9-5-0; remaining v. DEN, OAK; clinched division Broncos - 6-8-0; remaining v. SD, MIN Raiders - 4-10-0; remaining v. JAC, SD Chiefs - 4-10-0; remaining v. DET, NYJ AFC WILD CARD (bolded teams are predictions) Jags - 10-4-0; all but clinched WC spot Browns - 9-5-0; hitting hard and playing strong Titans - 8-6-0; did their job last week, should be able to repeat and pressure Browns Bills - 7-7-0; still mathematically alive Texans - 7-7-0; still mathematically alive NFC EAST Cowboys - 12-2-0; remaining v. CAR, WAS; clinched division Giants - 9-5-0; remaining v. BUF, NE Redskins - 7-7-0; remaining v. MIN, DAL Eagles - 6-8-0; remaining v. NO, BUF NFC NORTH Packers - 12-2-0; remaining v. CHI, DET; clinched division Vikings - 8-6-0; remaining v. WAS, DEN Lions - 6-8-0; remaining v. KC, GB Bears - 5-9-0; remaining v. GB, NO NFC SOUTH Buccaneers - 9-5-0; remaining v. SF, CAR; clinched division Saints - 7-7-0; remaining v. PHI, CHI Panthers - 6-8-0; remaining v. DAL, TB Falcons - 3-11-0; remaining v. ARI, SEA NFC WEST Seahawks - 9-5-0; remaining v. BAL, ATL; clinched division Cardinals - 6-8-0; remaining v. ATL, STL 49ers - 4-10-0; remaining v. TB, CLE Rams - 3-11-0; remaining v. PIT, ARI NFC WILD CARD (bolded teams are predictions) Giants - 9-5-0; haven't clinched, but will see football post-Week 17 Vikings - 8-6-0; 5-game win streak Redskins - 7-7-0; impressive win last week, and not mathematically eliminated Saints - 7-7-0; STILL need Aaron Stecker to be huge down the stretch to see January ball Panthers - 6-8-0; still alive IF they win out AND Vikings lose remaining games due to tiebreaking Conf. record Cardinals - 6-8-0; ELIMINATED ![]() "Lemme tell you somethin' you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a mean, ugly, nasty place. And I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you down to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it! You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward." -Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, Rocky Balboa, 2006. Last edited by Justin.Robar; 12-20-07 at 02:49 PM. |
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At this time of year, the real shit is taking place in the Wild Card races. That's where we're gonna start. AFC Wild Card WC1: Jags - 11-4-0 WC2: Browns - 9-6-0 Outside looking in: Titans - 9-6-0 What has to happen: The Jags are in, so there's no point in looking at that. For Tennessee to boot the Browns out of the WC spot, they must win and have the Browns lose. A tiebreaker does not help because goes like this: head-to-head (not applicable because they didn't play), W-L-T within conference (currently held by CLE, 7-5 vs. 6-5 for TEN). Tennesse cannot improve on this because their last game (vs. SF) is out-of-conference. Scenarios CLE wins, TEN wins -- CLE wins WC2 CLE wins, TEN loses -- CLE wins WC2 CLE loses, TEN loses -- CLE wins WC2 CLE loses, TEN wins -- TEN wins WC2 NFC Wild Card WC1: Giants - 10-5-0 WC2: Redskins - 8-7-0 Outside looking in: Vikings - 8-7-0 / Saints - 7-8-0 What has to happen: Giants have clinched. The Redskins hold the tiebreaker over the Vikings via their Week 16 win, but the Saints are still alive because they hold the tiebreaker over both teams. As such, if the Saints win and both the Vikes and Skins lose, then the Saints improbably make it. The Skins have it easiest -- if they win, they are in; if they tie, the are in if the Vikes tie or lose; if the lose but the Vikes and Saints both lose, they are in. In the middle is the Vikes -- they are in only if they win & the Skins lose or tie, or if they tie and the Skins lose. Got all that? I'm not doing the scenarios because it's 3:15 in the morning. Watch the games! Will the Pats go 16-0? Will we see Vince Young in the playoffs? Will we see Reggie Bush again this season? TUNE IN SATURDAY THRU MONDAY TO FIND OUT! ![]() "Lemme tell you somethin' you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a mean, ugly, nasty place. And I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you down to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it! You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward." -Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, Rocky Balboa, 2006. |
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