Pariah Posted January 22, 2023 Author Report Posted January 22, 2023 Kansas City has to be watching this game with a great deal of interest, because if Cincinnati holds on, then the Chefs will host the AFC Championship for, what, the fifth consecutive year? Oh, there's another field goal for the Bengals. Buffalo is now down three scores in the 4th quarter. I don't know if the fat lady is singing yet, but I feel like she's warming up in the wings. Quote
unclevlad Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 Watching the snow fall is nice, tho. The fact that I'm something like 2000 miles away might be a small factor in that... 3 score game with 11 to play. Not entirely over but yeah, you kinda wonder if all their emotion was spent before this game even started. Chiefs fans are overjoyed. Dunno how they were handling ticket sales, but ya kinda figure they're gonna go REAL quick. Mr. P beat me to this... Last point...if Mahomes' mobility is impaired, wow. This is inviting back to back SB trips. EDIT: UGHHHhhhh...the 2 Bills DBs that cracked heads unintentionally are both in the locker room. This matchup is jinxed. Quote
Old Man Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 I’m starting to feel bad for the Bills. They’re down three scores, can’t that be ruled incomplete instead of a fumble? Quote
unclevlad Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 They did call it incomplete. As close as it can get. Quote
Old Man Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 I know what’s throwing me off. It’s like the teams switched O-lines. Quote
unclevlad Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 Good call. The concern was the Cincy O-line with people out, but that's been the crucial difference. First and 10, inside 5 minutes, Bills out of time outs. This game's over. Congrats to the Bengals, on to Barbecue Town! Quote
Old Man Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 Romo just called the Bengals a “juggernaut”. Surreal. If so I might not be able to root for them any more, I always root for the underdog. Quote
unclevlad Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 Trip to the SB, followed by trip to the conference championship is pretty darn solid. Quote
Starlord Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 WHO DEY! Excellent defensive effort and both OL and DL lines dominated Quote
Pariah Posted January 22, 2023 Author Report Posted January 22, 2023 And the game is put to bed with a Cincinnati interception inside the five yard line, followed by multiple Bengals defenders making snow angels in the end zone. Cincinnati 27, Buffalo 10 Not at all what I was expecting from this game. Gonna be a long off-season in Bills Country. Quote
unclevlad Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 Best line of the year, Postgame Edition. "REFUND!" Quote
Old Man Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 Yeah it was like the Bills didn't even make it off the bus. Quote
Cygnia Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 For all the Bills fans... ... ...I apologize for my husband rooting for them this year. Quote
BNakagawa Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 Brett Maher has missed 5 of his last 6 PAT attempts. Quote
death tribble Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 So Chiefs vs Bengals and hopefully Eagles vs 49ers So I won't have a dog in the fight so to speak. But if Dallas wins then the Eagles MUST beat them. Quote
Pariah Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Posted January 23, 2023 ...but if Dallas loses by one point, it will be pathetic. (And hilarious, because screw Dallas.) Quote
unclevlad Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 Yeah, I think Maher saved his job for the time being, just now. EDIT: and 2 in a row. These are becoming the most intriguing field goal attempts in years. Quote
unclevlad Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 Classic Cowboy clock management strikes again. They take WAY!!! too long to get the punt off; Niners take over with 2:05. To make it worse, that lets Shanahan make a great play call...quick slant to Kittle off a play fake. First down, and there goes the 2 minute warning. Quote
unclevlad Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! heheheheheheheheheheheheeeee 1. McCarthy gets outcoached. Again. 2. Don't even TRY to say the running game doesn't matter in the NFL of today. Both of the games today proved that beyond any reasonable doubt. 3. Can there be any doubt that Brock Purdy goes into next season as the presumed #1? And that last play was a farce. IOW...a McCarthy. EDIT: 4. Grabbing McCaffrey was the single biggest move of the year. Quote
Pariah Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Posted January 23, 2023 After the final whistle, Dak Prescott apparently threw his helmet to the ground in disgust. It was intercepted. slikmar 1 Quote
Pariah Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Posted January 23, 2023 Troll Level: Expert Bengals Coach Zac Taylor Gave Hilarious Heartfelt Apology Over Screwing Up Neutral Site Game Starlord 1 Quote
unclevlad Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 Did anyone else catch Greg Olsen's comment about Dak, pretty late in the game? How in key, pressure situations, the numbers were something like 15 points LOWER than average, or something like that. There was another comment earlier, too, in a similar vein...something like whether the Cowboys need to consider moving past Dak. And Dak is getting a LOT of flak for his game. The TD drive, he was 7 for 7 for 41 yards...not very efficient but worked in the end. The rest? 16 for 30 for about 160, with 2 picks. BAD. Granted, the Pollard injury hurt, but Dak has to step up when Pollard goes down. The Cowboy defense was stubborn, but they also couldn't force a turnover; the fumble was on special teams. That's key; Dallas led the league in forced fumbles and fumbles recovered, and were near the top in INTs. The Cowboys had, what, 1 chunk play? The great catch by Lamb while he was being grabbed repeatedly by the DB. That got them...nothing, as they went 3 and out after that. If that play is taken out, the Cowboys ran 59 plays for 236 yards...4 yards per play. That ain't gonna cut it. To be sure, lots of credit to the Niner defense, which is among the best in the league. Still, it's a bad performance. The Cowboys have a LOT of questions to address, still. EARLY!!! lines are Eagles -2.5, Chiefs -1. The latter in particular may move, depending on the status of Mahomes' ankle. Quote
BNakagawa Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 6 hours ago, unclevlad said: Classic Cowboy clock management strikes again. They take WAY!!! too long to get the punt off; Niners take over with 2:05. To make it worse, that lets Shanahan make a great play call...quick slant to Kittle off a play fake. First down, and there goes the 2 minute warning. Elijah Mitchell tried to return the favor by running for a 1st down and going out of bounds instead of just dropping to the ground in bounds. It ended up not mattering, but still, that's the kind of mental error that won't play well against tougher opponents. Quote
death tribble Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 So who wins now ? The 49ers have a storied history in the Superbowl. 5 wins. The Chiefs have 2. The Eagles 1 and the Bengals have none. I would like the Eagles to win against the 49ers. Gives them a second chance for the win. But the Bengals might want the 49ers as third time lucky. The one downside with the 49ers is that Mightybec may rear his head. He is a fan. Quote
Cygnia Posted January 23, 2023 Report Posted January 23, 2023 Are there any teams left that are really obnoxious/problematic that I need to grit my teeth in disgust if they win? Quote
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