Pariah Posted January 15, 2023 Author Report Posted January 15, 2023 No lead is safe in this round of the playoffs, it seems. Quote
death tribble Posted January 15, 2023 Report Posted January 15, 2023 Lead is safe against radiation. But it is never safe on church rooves as it keeps getting stolen. Quote
Starlord Posted January 15, 2023 Report Posted January 15, 2023 34-31, Miami just won't go away.... Quote
unclevlad Posted January 15, 2023 Report Posted January 15, 2023 Wonder where that would rank among longest, non-OT playoff games. Almost 4 hours. Always a question if the total lack of flow and emotional teeter-totters from the overturned calls, from all the timeouts due to the turnovers...contributed to the choppy play. Also have to wonder if this is gonna vault the Bills to their first SB win. They played *badly* but still escaped, and that's been the impetus behind a strong run before.... Quote
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 15, 2023 Report Posted January 15, 2023 Well done, Bill's. Glad it wasn't a blowout. Miami deserves a lot of credit for staying that close. Quote
Pariah Posted January 15, 2023 Author Report Posted January 15, 2023 My memory is not what it once was, but it seems to me like last year all of the first round games were blowouts. Or was that the year before? In any case, it's a lot more interesting this time. Quote
unclevlad Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 People have been questioning the Vikes much of the season. The clock struck midnight today. Quote
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 There had to be at least one wildcard team win, but I really didn't think it was going to be the Giants. Quote
BNakagawa Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 Given how many Vikings wins were by the skin of their teeth, I think the Giants had a pretty good shot at winning. Quote
Starlord Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 The Bengals have now lost 3/5 of their starting OL. People who think the Bengals would win easily just because Lamar Jackson is out have not watched many Bengals-Ravens games. Quote
unclevlad Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 And playing the same team back to back is HARD. Plus, Lamar's been out for weeks now. They've had time to adjust. Ravens-Bengals line was only -3.5 Bengals. Giants-Vikes was only -3 Vikes. That wasn't because the Giants were great, but that the Vikes were shaky all year. And then there was Florio's comment..."some QBs have a history of coming through in the playoffs...some don't. *cough* Kirk Cousins. *cough*" Quote
BNakagawa Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 14 point swing! QB sneak attempt by the Ravens results in a fumble that goes 99 yards the other way. Quote
unclevlad Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 Oh my.... One of the WORST mistakes out there...reaching the ball *up* to try to break the plane of the goal line. Huntley never gets close, the ball gets knocked loose, and utter disaster...98 yard fumble return. Quote
Old Man Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 Fluky but I'll take it. I hate these "break the plane" type TDs anyway. Quote
Starlord Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 YES! Maybe some bad clock management by Harbaugh in the last 2 mins? Quote
Old Man Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 They sure could have used another 20 seconds, but that last penalty is what really did them in. Congrats Starlord! Starlord 1 Quote
unclevlad Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 Maybe, but the counter argument is he wanted to burn clock to Burrow didn't have much time. The holding call was a KILLER. Right before it, I was contemplating...if they get the TD, would I go for 1 or 2? I was thinking, go for 2. A do-or-die series. The clock management feels like it was in line for that. Then that holding call. *crash* *thud* 64 cent question will be whether Harbaugh starts feeling some heat. Regular season successes, yes, but not playoffs since the SB run. Brandon Staley's likely under more heat next season, tho. Quote
death tribble Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 It's official I hate the Giants. But the number of skin of the teeth wins this year as stated, it had to end sometime. Quote
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 Grats Starlord! This was a good weekend to be a big cat 😁 Starlord 1 Quote
Pariah Posted January 16, 2023 Author Report Posted January 16, 2023 A few random thoughts from playoff weekend so far: * Some wit at CBS Sports has christened the key play in last night's Bengals/Ravens game as the "Fumble in the Jungle". * Trevor Lawrence now has as many playoff wins as Tim Tebow. * Brock Purdy, who just won his own first playoff game, is 2 years younger than two-time national championship quarterback Stetson Bennett from Georgia. * When trailing late in a playoff game, throwing a 3-yard pass on 4th and 8 is not ideal. * The Dolphins had no business being in that game in Buffalo for as long as they were. They should have been done in the first half. Nice job of fighting back by Miami. As for tonight's game ... on paper, Dallas looks like the better team. But Brady always seems to find ways to win games, and the Cowboys choke almost as regularly as the Vikings. So it wouldn't surprise me if Tampa wins tonight. On the other hand, if Dallas wins, Tom Brady will tie Peyton Manning for most playoff losses in a career at 13. In other case, I don't anticipate watching tonight. I just don't like either team well enough to invest the time. Quote
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 12 minutes ago, Pariah said: As for tonight's game ... on paper, Dallas looks like the better team. But Brady always seems to find ways to win games, and the Cowboys choke almost as regularly as the Vikings. So it wouldn't surprise me if Tampa wins tonight. On the other hand, if Dallas wins, Tom Brady will tie Peyton Manning for most playoff losses in a career at 13. In other case, I don't anticipate watching tonight. I just don't like either team well enough to invest the time. God I hope Brady loses, but he has one huge advantage tonight: He's Tom Freakin' Brady. Not watching either for similar reasons, but I didn't know that about the Manning record. I'll keep a tab on the results. Quote
unclevlad Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 I haven't decided if I'll watch or not. I see 2 likely paths: a) Cowboys play well and steamroll, a la the Vikes game. b) Cowboys play down to the opposition, in which case it'll be a 60 minute exercise in futility. Either one will be hard to watch. And yeah, I hope they both lose. So I'll root for the Bucs...cuz I love seeing the Cowboys lose, and cuz they might actually do something next round. The faster we can get both teams out, the better. Quote
death tribble Posted January 16, 2023 Report Posted January 16, 2023 6 hours ago, Pariah said: As for tonight's game ... on paper, Dallas looks like the better team. But Brady always seems to find ways to win games, and the Cowboys choke almost as regularly as the Vikings. You never and the Tribble means Never ! say that again Quote
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