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Special teams : Both kickers Steven Hauschka and Matt Prater  have emerged as two of the elite kickers in the game and have kicked at Metlife this season. Hauschka may have more of an advantage since he kicks regularly in swirling winds in Seattle, though it won't be as windy as most thought it would be, so Prater shouldn't have too much of a disadvantage 33 for 35 was Hauschka for the season while Prater was even better at 25 for 26. Britton Colquitt is firmly among the best punters in the league, while Jon Ryan is a little bit of a weakness at the moment. Eric Decker , or Trindon Holliday , could provide quality returns needed, while Colquitt could make it hard on either Doug Baldwin, Golden Tate or Percy Harvin by pinning them deep. Field position, as in every playoff game, is so vital. Holliday and Harvin of course are elite, dynamic returners, and both Tate and Decker are among the best punt returners in the league. Special teams really is a push, but a ...

Photo from Metlife Stadium Roger Goodell and the NFL has lucked out with this weather today, a week after it snowed and bitter cold had dominated the headlines in the tri-state area, Christe Bridgegate aside. Nevertheless, it will not stop the total cost it was to make MetLife Stadium. The design of the stadium is influenced by the Allianz Arena of both Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich. It is the most expensive stadium in the world as it cost $1.6 billion to make . And what makes it even better was the fact that the two teams, the Jets and the Giants, paid for it and not the New Jersey taxpayers. In an era where taxpayers are always fitting the bill (or some parts of the bill) for these expensive stadiums (and the NFL getting tax breaks all over the place), it is a miracle and a relief that the most expensive stadium in the world is paid 100% by the teams' itself.