NFL Thread

[meowmommy]

2 minutes ago, mojoween said:

If it’s all knotted up after 15 minutes it’s sudden death.  Maybe?  I don’t know I’m guessing.

Each team gets a possession.  After that, if it's still tied, it becomes sudden death.  If one team scores a TD in their first possession and the other team only gets a FG, the TD team wins. 

[DoctorAtomic]

Oh, I thought they just kept playing. 

[meowmommy]

1 minute ago, DoctorAtomic said:

Oh, I thought they just kept playing. 

No, it's not like basketball.  After the first trading of possessions, it's next score wins.

[Lamb18]

I keep thinking Romo and Nance are saying "IU" when it's really Aiyuk.

[Magog]

I thought if the 49ers get a touchdown in OT, that they win & the game is over. But, NOOO. The Chiefs would get the ball even if the 49ers get the touchdown. 😒

How very stupid that OT rules that is. 

[Lamb18]

Nice to see Joe Montana sitting there.

[meowmommy]

1 minute ago, Lamb18 said:

Nice to see Joe Montana sitting there.

Is he rooting for SF or KC?

[mojoween]

1 minute ago, meowmommy said:

Is he rooting for SF or KC?

Yes.

[roamyn]

If SF can stop the Chiefs, Moody might be your MVP.

[Raja]

4 minutes ago, Magog said:

I thought if the 49ers get a touchdown in OT, that they win & the game is over. But, NOOO. The Chiefs would get the ball even if the 49ers get the touchdown. 😒

How very stupid that OT rules that is. 

They figured that gave too much power to the luck of the coin flip.

[DoctorAtomic]

I'd play 10 minutes for an OT period. No sudden death.

[Raja]

Sudden Death was such a tradition to let go. A full period feels like basketball.

[DoctorAtomic]

Romo was right again for the second time. They didn't need to bring the house on that 3rd down. 

[BlackberryJam]

I have reached the Mute The TV portion of my evening.

[DoctorAtomic]

SF defense just got too tight in OT. 

[MerBearHou]

2 minutes ago, BlackberryJam said:

I have reached the Mute The TV portion of my evening.

Ditto.  Helps my nerves when it’s on mute!  

[meowmommy]

Game over.

[DoctorAtomic]

That was really the only TD drive KC put together. 

[MerBearHou]

Woooooo Hoooooo!

I like both teams but am married to a KC guy so Chiefs, baby!  Mahomes dug deep.

Edited February 12, 2024 by MerBearHou

[twoods]

Crap. Nice try Niners. I hate dynasties.

[Lamb18]

Kelce's playing on the wings of love!

[ebk57]

Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Raja]

Well at least it wasn't Kelce, now he can go and put a baby into Taylor.

[Lamb18]

Hurrah! KC wins!

[BlackberryJam]

Well, the exciting ending made up for a shit first half. I feel bad for the Niners.

[Bastet]

Sweet!

[Artsda]

They earned that one. 

[mojoween]

Not rooting for a repeat winner, but also not rooting for San Francisco, so.

If it weren’t for the godforsaken tomahawk chop, this would be much more palatable.

[Bastet]

Just now, mojoween said:

If it weren’t for the godforsaken tomahawk chop, this would be much more palatable.

Truth.

[emma675]

Wow!!! Now that was a great Super Bowl! Hard fought until the very end, both teams should be proud. Congrats KC!

And one more time until next season...SHUT UP, TONY ROMO.

[Lamb18]

I'm glad KC won but that tomahawk is nauseating.

[DoctorAtomic]

SF blew it on 2 3rd downs which only led to the two field goals. Mahomes converted 3 of them in OT. That's it. 

[baldryanr]

You knew the NFL wasn't going to have Taylor fly all the way to Vegas just to be sad at the end.  They just weren't!

In all seriousness, kudos to the Chiefs. 

[Salacious Kitty]

Barf. Fuck KC. 

[mojoween]

1 minute ago, emma675 said:

And one more time until next season...SHUT UP, TONY ROMO.

PREACH!  Never in my life have I wanted someone to JUST STOP TALKING more than today.

[Raja]

Since they ran so late does CBS lose its bid to launch Tracker?

[MerBearHou]

Travis Kelce needs to apologize to Coach Reid.  That was absurd behavior, Travis.  I don’t care about “heat of the game” — just NO.

[Calvada]

I was in the TV muted club from the 4 minute point in the 4th quarter.  

I didn't care who won (or lost) this game.  I feel good for Leo Chenal (I always root for former Badgers) but that didn't mean I was rooting for the Chiefs.  I was only hoping for a good game, and for a great deal of this game, it was not that.  

2 minutes ago, Raja said:

Since they ran so late does CBS lose its bid to launch Tracker?

After all the mentions of it?  No way, they will show it.  And right on cue, there's another promo for it. 

[Black Knight]

Thank goodness the Niners lost - I can go to bed instead of having to spend several hours working.

Robbie Gould's voodoo doll worked. Shanahan bet he could have such a high-scoring offense that the kicker wouldn't matter. That blew up in his face.

[Raja]

Just now, Calvada said:

After all the mentions of it?  No way, they will show it.  And right on cue, there's another promo for it. 

They might show it but procedural watchers may have already gone to bed missing the big launch.

[baldryanr]

In retrospect, if both teams are guaranteed possession isn't it better to defer if you win the OT coin flip?  It's like batting in the bottom of the inning - at least you get to see what you have to match.  The only downside is if you're still tied after trading possessions since it becomes sudden death after that.

[DrSpaceman73]

Exciting game.  Longest superbowl in history. 

Mahimmes completed the drive. Purdy couldn't do it. 

And a missed extra point was critical. 

[twoods]

2 minutes ago, baldryanr said:

In retrospect, if both teams are guaranteed possession isn't it better to defer if you win the OT coin flip?  It's like batting in the bottom of the inning - at least you get to see what you have to match.  The only downside is if you're still tied after trading possessions since it becomes sudden death after that.

If you score a TD first game is over. So of course you want the ball first.

[DrSpaceman73]

8 minutes ago, MerBearHou said:

Travis Kelce needs to apologize to Coach Reid.  That was absurd behavior, Travis.  I don’t care about “heat of the game” — just NO.

One of the reasons I don't like kelce. Even though I do like mahommes and the rest of the team. 

He's such a hot headed douche.  You can't do that to your coach don't care who you are

Taylor can do better

Just now, twoods said:

If you score a TD first game is over. So of course you want the ball first.

No it's not. Not in playiff ot rules. Other team still gets a chance. 

[DoctorAtomic]

3 minutes ago, baldryanr said:

In retrospect, if both teams are guaranteed possession isn't it better to defer if you win the OT coin flip?  It's like batting in the bottom of the inning - at least you get to see what you have to match.  The only downside is if you're still tied after trading possessions since it becomes sudden death after that.

I think it's half and half. If you have the ball first and score a TD, then they have to. There's not any statistics that bear out any strategy. 

Here, the KC defense was tired. Getting them on the field first I think is a smart move. SF just didn't execute well on the 3rd and short that resulted in the FG. 

[Calvada]

I always feel for the NFL minion whose job it is to polish the Lombardi trophy, only to see it arrive on the podium covered in fingerprints after going through all the players.  

[Bastet]

Good gods, Travis Kelce is annoying right now.

And Patrick Mahomes named his kids Sterling and Bronze?

Oh, dear; this is why I normally change the channel as soon as the game is over.

[twoods]

My bad! I didn’t know in the playoffs the rules changed. Is that because of the Bills/KC matchup?

[mojoween]

Just now, twoods said:

My bad! I didn’t know in the playoffs the rules changed. Is that because of the Bills/KC matchup?

Yep.

Taylor hugged all over Travis when he was sweaty and grassy and gross.  That’s love, baby.

[DoctorAtomic]

This is basically the same as last year. Philadelphia couldn't get first downs and settled for FGs late; KC scored TDs when they needed to.