NFL Thread

[bluegirl147]

2 hours ago, Moose135 said:

Yeah, I get it, but you don't pay someone as well-known as Brady a bazillion dollars and put him on the D team.

But why pay Brady a bazillion dollars?  It's not like he has a dedicated fan base that would tune in just because of him.  Fox overestimated what they thought they were getting with him.  They thought he would be a prize jewel or something.  I remember a lot of us here predicting he wouldn't be good in the booth.  Brady is used to being the one being talked about not the one talking about someone else.  It was never going to be a good fit.

Edited January 15 by bluegirl147

[Bastet]

On 1/13/2025 at 8:14 AM, Carey said:

To our NFL fans here that are in & around the LA area...how are you doing today?  I hope you are all well. 

Thank you.  We're used to wildfires (and even that there's no more fire season, it's a year-round threat), but this is beyond; the scope of physical destruction is hard enough to take in, and how many aspects of life will be changed for many years to come threatens to shut down the mind.  Even for those of us - like me - whose families, pets, and homes are safe, this has been a stressful time (a "Where next?" worry keeping people close to home) and remains an unspeakably sad one -- I literally don't know a single person thus far who doesn't know someone who has suffered a loss.

If this was a football city, the Rams victory would have been HUGE.  We're not, but it was still a nice distraction for those of us who could get lost it in for an evening.  (I finally left my house for more than a grocery run, to watch with my parents at their house.) 

Going into the playoffs, I was 90% sure we'd lose, and 50% sure it would be a decisive loss.  I didn't think any "Win one for L.A." motivation once the fires took over would have an effect.  To instead get a dominant win was quite the pleasant surprise.

(Against the Eagles, I think the Rams will go down hard.  That will bum me out on two levels - the Eagles being a division rival of my first and foremost team the Giants - but I had no hopes whatsoever of reaching the playoffs as the season began, so to reach let alone win the Wild Card round means I can't complain.)

Edited Wednesday at 07:33 PM by Bastet

[mojoween]

I can’t root for the Rams, but I have no problem rooting for the Eagles to lose.

Happy 58th birthday to Super Bowl I, or as it was known then, The AFL-NFL World Championship Game, which just rolls right off the tongue.

[bluegirl147]

1 hour ago, mojoween said:

I can’t root for the Rams, but I have no problem rooting for the Eagles to lose.

I don't like the Rams. Never have no matter what city they are in.  I understand your not wanting to root for the Eagles. I don't mind the Eagles.  If they win fine if they lose oh well I will just root for another NFC team because I fear it's going to come down KC or Baltimore.  And I cannot and will not root for either one of those teams.  So go Buffalo.

 

[Crashcourse]

Is it so hard to say Belichick instead of Belicheck?  I want him to go on a tv rant and say, "pronounce my name right!"  

[Black Knight]

I want the Eagles to win it all so I can see what Quinta Brunson does with it in an Abbott Elementary episode.

[Carey]

2 hours ago, Crashcourse said:

Is it so hard to say Belichick instead of Belicheck?  I want him to go on a tv rant and say, "pronounce my name right!"  

I guess someone would have to say Belicheat for the best opportunity for Bill quote that, I suppose

[mojoween]

Someone posted on Twitter that for like their last eight playoff games, regardless of round or seeding, the Texans have played at 3:30 central time on Saturday.  And I know I could look it up, but that can’t possibly be true.

[Carey]

I didn't need to look that up to say that the time slot stat is totally false.  Wildcard round? Of course.  However, today's match-up is a playoff rematch from 5 years ago.  Almost on the same date, except the league pushed the postseason back a week.

Houston definitely had a Sunday game at Arrowhead in 2020.  I remember since I won big that day amidst a game where Houston went from blowing out Kansas City to getting blown out.  24-0 lead, before allowing 50+ points.

[merylinkid]

Cowboys interviewed Kellen Moore for the HC position.   Because apparently the senile GM forgot they fired  him for being a bad OC.   Also that they tried the back up QB becomes HC thing once before and it didn't work out.   

In the meantime #OnePride

[Crashcourse]

Well, some lady just murdered the Star-Spangled Banner at the Texans/Chiefs game.  

[roamyn]

It's utter BS that all these calls are on the Texans and very little on the Chiefs.  Every time pretty boy (as hubby calls him) gets sacked the Refs are calling something.

Even Buck has commented on it.

[twoods]

Yeah that’s why I’m not watching. It’s not worth the rage when we know this game will end on a field goal with some phantom BS call. 

[bluegirl147]

And a missed extra point. I swear if this comes down to one point.

[baldryanr]

OK, there's no question that Mahomes flopped his way out of bounds after he slowed down to draw the hit.  Have some pride, dude - flopping is for soccer!

[Magog]

Chiefs 23 - Texans 14. How exciting. 😒

Edit: The Texans just got a safety. But, who really gives a damn about that?

Edited Sunday at 12:29 AM by Magog

[Carey]

Kansas City's return to the AFC Championship Game has them within one of New England's 2010s streak.

The Chiefs have been the 1 seed 4 times in the past 7 seasons & that has resulted in being the NFL's Final 3.  Every game has been played at Arrowhead Stadium FWIW over the past seven years save for last year.

Someone elsewhere said that the winner of the other AFC game will roll over the Chiefs.  Eh, we'll see.  Winning the game?  It's very possible, but no surprise if KC was bored & looking ahead to the AFC Title Game.  Or the fact that it's cold & they haven't played in over 3 weeks.

[bluegirl147]

42 minutes ago, baldryanr said:

OK, there's no question that Mahomes flopped his way out of bounds after he slowed down to draw the hit.  Have some pride, dude - flopping is for soccer!

Seriously.   But you know a lot of their yards come from penalties for players on the other team who dare come too close ro him.

[AimingforYoko]

5 minutes ago, Magog said:

Edit: The Texans got a safety. But, who really gives a damn about that?

Well, the opening line was Chiefs -9.5, but I think it ended up at -7.5. So the cover bets are safe.

Man, they really beat the crap out of Stroud. I don't think they blitz that much against Allen or Jackson.

[Carey]

I got it at Chiefs -8.5.  While that's no fun for me it's not a big deal.  The pick ATS was almost as difficult to select from than the Bills/Ravens (which went from Buffalo -1.5 to Baltimore -1.5)

Based on a lot of the action late & in the postseason (both in the NFL and in College), people paid the price for going against the favorites.  Basically the favorites covered almost 100% of the time

[Marley]

Well I'm the only one but I'm glad the Chiefs won. 

To be honest the only team that's left that I really don't want to win is LA. Just not a fan of their team. So hopefully Philly wins tomorrow.

I'm hoping Detroit & Washington is an exciting game. I'm rooting for Detroit but if Washington won I wouldn't be mad.

[Carey]

It's no secret that everyone (save for Marley & at least one or two people) dislikes the Chiefs (or they're simply not a fan of that team).  I personally do not hate them, period.  Am I a fan of theirs?  Nope.  TBH, their run puts a smile on my face for the most part because the fans around the Boston area cannot stand that dynasty from the middle part of the country.  Not too thrilled since both dynasties are similar.  Plus it's rather annoying that the current league dynasty started before the one that preceded it ended.

At the end of the day, it is still just a game.  I can see KC losing as much as winning one week from Sunday.  After all, San Francisco couldn't get it done 3.5 decades ago, so it's not going to be easy.  If they win their next two games, and both take place before March, then there will be a lot of unhappy people.  Not sure how I'll feel.  I think I'll be fine; however...

...That would require turning the TV off when Nick Wright shows up on it.  I can tolerate Kelce, but the other guy.  No thank you.  Act like you've been there before.  TBH, I'll agree to disagree about the ref stuff.  There are a lot of horrible teams in the league to where they'd lose anyway if the games were called better.

[Crashcourse]

Screw the Chiefs.

[mojoween]

I don’t hate the Chiefs.  🤷🏻‍♀️  I do hate that infernal tomahawk chop, though, and the NFL’s blatant endorsement of it.

I was watching without sound, anyone know why, at the beginning of the game, when that special teams guy took his helmet off on the field, did he shove his coach?

Edited Sunday at 01:24 AM by mojoween

[twoods]

I think he got an unsportsmanlike conduct flag and the coach said something to him so he got mad. Players shouldn’t be shoving their coaches. 

[Marley]

Oh yay Tom Brady is announcing the game. Boo lol.

[meowmommy]

42 minutes ago, Marley said:

Oh yay Tom Brady is announcing the game. Boo lol.

And next week’s NFC championship game, and the SB.  How did we get so lucky? 

[twoods]

Another Lions choke job. Both defense and now Goff. Yikes.

[bluegirl147]

This game is not going the way I expected. Normally I wouldn't have a problem with either team winning but I need someone who can beat KC or Baltimore and I thought that would be Detroit but if they are having trouble against Washington.....

[mojoween]

3 minutes ago, meowmommy said:

And next week’s NFC championship game, and the SB.  How did we get so lucky? 

No vomit emoji, so I did my best.

Jared Goff is hurting my brain.  Relax, young Padawan!

[Carey]

17 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

This game is not going the way I expected. Normally I wouldn't have a problem with either team winning but I need someone who can beat KC or Baltimore and I thought that would be Detroit but if they are having trouble against Washington.....

Detroit is not beating Baltimore if it were ever to get to that.

[ebk57]

Well, this game is turning out to be more fun than I had any hope to expect. 

Oh, and I don't hate the Chiefs.  Yet... 

[meowmommy]

No, Kevin, one bad call does not negate an earlier bad non-call just because each one resulted in a touchdown for the other team.  It means there were two bad calls in a divisional playoff game, which is not supposed to happen, especially in the era of replay assist.

[mojoween]

If Detroit doesn’t get their heads out of their asses, there is no possibility of a good outcome on the NFC side.

And if it happens to be an Eagles vs. Commies Championship Game, that is going to pour salt in all of the wounds of Giants fans while we contemplate how completely fucking stupid our dumb ownership is.

[Carey]

Unlike the Vikings and Niners, Washington will have the benefit of an extra day's rest.  I'm not sure it'll matter if it's Eagles hosting them.  It'll be a total gut punch or whatever if somehow Washington were to struggle in a big way at Lincoln Financial.  They did beat them there earlier.  Took some fortune, and it does help they have a HC with Super Bowl experience.  Both very good and very bad, but he's been there

[twoods]

Detroit trying to be too cute and it backfired. I am shocked at how good Washington is, or how bad that Lions defense is. 

[merylinkid]

Nobody left in the NFC I care about.

 

You know why I want Mahomes to 3peat? 

Because Brady never did.

[Is Everyone Gone]

On 1/14/2025 at 7:12 PM, bluegirl147 said:

But why pay Brady a bazillion dollars?  It's not like he has a dedicated fan base that would tune in just because of him.  Fox overestimated what they thought they were getting with him.  They thought he would be a prize jewel or something.  I remember a lot of us here predicting he wouldn't be good in the booth.  Brady is used to being the one being talked about not the one talking about someone else.  It was never going to be a good fit.

I feel like Brady's qualities that made him great as a QB make him a bad announcer. As a QB he was known for how calm and methodical he was. Down 20 in the 4th quarter? There'd be no panic.

But he has a similarly robotic quality in the booth. You need someone to show some emotion and personality.

[Marley]

Aw good for Washington but I feel bad for Detroit & their fans. They were doing so well this season. Hopefully next year they can figure it out.

I know the game isn't over but Washington is obv going to win lol.

Edited Sunday at 04:07 AM by Marley

[twoods]

Troy Aikman had that same personality, yet he’s a pretty good announcer IMO. Sometimes announcing is meant for some people, and others aren’t good at it. I never thought Romo was a bad announcer because he always had an eerie way of calling out the plays before it happened, and explained things well. 

[Calvada]

Occasionally Goff is going to goff it up and he's picked the worst time to have one of those games.  

[Is Everyone Gone]

Rough game for Detroit. Oof.

[Salacious Kitty]

Lions' decimated defense finally broke. Offense couldn't save them as they have for the past six weeks. 

Good for Washington. 

[Carey]

12 minutes ago, merylinkid said:

Nobody left in the NFC I care about.

 

You know why I want Mahomes to 3peat? 

Because Brady never did.

I don't think there's anyone in the AFC either that a care about.  Maybe Buffalo; no one really moved the needle in terms of rooting interest.  And yes, that included my hometown team.

I sorta would root for Mahomes to go four in a row since that might actually wreck the souls of Bills fans.  Since I can't have nice things, they'll fall off in 2025, and then win in 2026 when ESPN gets the Big Game for the first time.

[meowmommy]

2 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Lions' decimated defense finally broke. Offense couldn't save them as they have for the past six weeks. 

Good for Washington. 

Pick-six didn’t help, though.

As a Giants fan, I have no love for the WC, but I do enjoy that this is a giant shit-in-the-face to Dan Snyder.

[roamyn]

Well unless the Bills win tomorrow I have no desire to watch anymore FB this season.

I really really just wanted the Lions to win.  It felt like their year.

We're headed for another Chiefs/Eagles SB, aren't we....(sigh)😐

[Magog]

19 minutes ago, Marley said:

Aw good for Washington but I feel bad for Detroit & their fans. They were doing so well this season. Hopefully next year they can figure it out.

 Commanders 45 - Lions 31

4 turnovers & a major blunder having 12 men on the field on a 4th down play will definitely lead to a Playoff loss. Its going to be a miserable offseason for the Lions & it'll probably won't get much better for them next season. 

Since the Commanders reached the NFC Championship Game for the first time since 1991, take a wild guess on the only NFC team hasn't reached the NFC Championship Game in this century (21st)? They haven't been there in 29 yrs & it will certainly be 30 yrs this time next year. They was all over on ESPN all week on trying to get a certain coach from Colorado. They're still a bunch of losers. HA HA HA HA!!!

 

 

Edited Sunday at 04:30 AM by Magog

[Marley]

I'm happy for Washington. I'm kind of hoping they make it to the Superbowl now. That would be exciting.

[ebk57]

Wow.  

I don't know what else to say.

[Carey]

I think we're thinking alike roamyn.  The only consolation is if Philadelphia defeats Kansas City.  However, they're sorta inconsistent, so if the Chiefs take down the Eagles again, I'd prefer they do so by routing them.