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Community => Non-audio hobbies and interests => Spectator Sports => Topic started by: SteveFord on 10 Sep 2021, 09:34 am
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I don't mean to gloat but seeing is believing.
NY Giants, First Place, top of the heap.
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The season opener couldn't have been better, great game that Dallas lost.
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Tampa gave it up 4 times and still pulled out a win! At 44 Brady still has it!! Amazing!
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I don't mean to gloat but seeing is believing.
NY Giants, First Place, top of the heap.
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Hahaha. I didn't know that you were a comedian!
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Might be the only time this year so take advantage of it when you can.
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The season opener couldn't have been better, great game that Dallas lost.
+1 Not a Cowboys fan, but good to see Dak back in form. It's been a tough road the last year for that young man.
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Well the Bills laid an egg, again ...........
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The Packers, what the hell?
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Iggles looked good on both sides of the ball. Hurts played good and led His team well! It’s early and it was the Falcons but hey a win is a win!
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A tortured Lions fan by birth, although I consider myself more of a "naf" anymore than a fan ("naf" = fan spelled backwards, hidden meaning being "Not A Fan") I see they lost their first game. Not surprised. When they had Stafford he could at least conjure up a handful of wins, but now ... wouldn't surprise me if they win no more than two, or maybe even zero, games this year. They are perennial losers and now are worse than last year's team. New head coach, tough guy, cheer leader Dan Campbell, rah-rah-rah! ... meh ... same ol', same ol' ...
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NFC North looking like crap this year.....the entire division beat on opening day.
The Packers and Lions play next week so at least one team will get a win in that division
:lol:
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Well the Bills laid an egg, again ...........
Everyone in Pittsburgh was certain this was a loss weeks before kickoff. Everyone in Pittsburgh was certain this was a loss at halftime. We're at the beach this week and didn't even bother turning on the radio. When we got back to our lodgings it was wha, wha, happened? We won? Special teams matter.
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Only two more days until the Giants play the Football Team which is going to be a nail biter!
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Only two more days until the Giants play the Football Team which is going to be a nail biter!
I think their home stadium needs to have "FOOTBALL TEAM" spelled out in huge letters in their end zone.
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They could start out with BASE and then draw a big X through it.
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My Bears defensive secondary didn't show up at SoFi Stadium. End of story. And I thought the main topic of conversation among Bears fandom would be about when Fields will be allowed to start.
Heavy sigh.
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My Colts didn't show up at all.
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very interesting week 1 of the season
some surprising outcomes, and really fun/exciting games, but then again, while they did have a pre-season this year (unlike last) but the teams are still doing a lotta work to get their sh&t together... lots lots more football to play before the cream rises to the top
lets get 7-8 games in... we will see who is who and what is what
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That Washington/Giants game was the most ridiculous/incredulous football game I have ever seen! If I were a Giants fan, I'd be so pissed. They really shouldn't have lost that game. Wow
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We just felt sorry for them because their team doesn't have a name.
Next week, no more Mr. Nice Guys, the gloves come off!
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That Washington/Giants game was the most ridiculous/incredulous football game I have ever seen! If I were a Giants fan, I'd be so pissed. They really shouldn't have lost that game. Wow
We were returning from vacation so only listened on the radio. I was technically correct on my pool picking the Giants over the quarterbackless WFT as they did hand the game to NY. But then, not so much. I did find an old Keystone Kops video to use as a replay.
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That Washington/Giants game was the most ridiculous/incredulous football game I have ever seen! If I were a Giants fan, I'd be so pissed. They really shouldn't have lost that game. Wow
It sure wasn't because Daniel Jones played poorly, he did well. Jumping on a last minute field goal is the worst offense a defensive lineman can ever make. That and jumping on 4th and One.
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a fair number of these early games are truly pathetic, I feel somewhat sorry for the fans that actually paid good $$ to sit and watch some of this garbage.
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It sure wasn't because Daniel Jones played poorly, he did well. Jumping on a last minute field goal is the worst offense a defensive lineman can ever make. That and jumping on 4th and One.
Mistakes were made on both sides including Jones missing a wide open receiver in the end zone. The closest single defender was 15 yards away!
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Mistakes were made on both sides including Jones missing a wide open receiver in the end zone. The closest single defender was 15 yards away!
I get it but try standing behind a bunch of 6-4 linemen with full pads on for an entire game and NOT miss an open receiver. Happens every game. He still played well.
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I'm surprised how a Billionaire can acquire such wealth and not realize how bad his management is......Viking sucks.
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I'm surprised how a Billionaire can acquire such wealth and not realize how bad his management is......Viking sucks.
Making a billion takes drive, ruthlessness and a lack of ethics, exceptions aside. Most billionaires don't create and run well managed companies. I give you Donald Sterling and Daniel Snyder as examples. Now back to regular programming...
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it was a lot of fun watching the peyton and eli manning 'talk along' last night during the pack/lions game
peyton is very very smart, observant, and hilarious
interesting and very enjoyable hearing their discussion and banter in addition to watching the game in action
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I'm going to name my first born Lamar. Lamar Jackson Rockadanny the I :thumb:
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After years of watching my team get off to a poor start it was a pleasure watching the Panthers give the Saints the business. TBF the Saints were down a few coaches from Covid but the Defense was on fire. I'm old school and always like to see defense lead the team. Winston had a long day at the office.
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Most billionaires don't create and run well managed companies. I give you Donald Sterling and Daniel Snyder as examples.
and you're privy to their balance sheets ?
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Panthers now 3-0 but losing Horn to a broken foot will hurt. Cmac out for several weeks with hammy strain.
UGH. Thurs night football 4 days after a game is hard on the bodies. Both Teams had lots of people go down.
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I’m surprised the players union didn't negotiate Thursday night out of the schedule with the added game. Prob too valuable to the NFL like they need more $$$ :duh:
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I’m surprised the players union didn't negotiate Thursday night out of the schedule with the added game. Prob too valuable to the NFL like they need more $$$ :duh:
Couldn't agree more. And that the game is limited distribution for streamers like me make it less valuable. The players hate it, totally messes up the schedule.
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it is our world, greed rules - the bigger the platform, the greater the greed
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Couldn't agree more. And that the game is limited distribution for streamers like me make it less valuable.
If you download the NFL app, you can watch the Thursday games.
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If you download the NFL app, you can watch the Thursday games.
Only if you use data, it won't stream on wifi. For those of us not spending for unlimited data plans one game uses more than the five gigs on my plan. Normally I use less than a gig so only buy the cheapest plan. Plus watching on a phone is less than optimal. However they do stream the Monday night game on NFL network over wifi.
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I don't use data, simply wifi though I have to admit that I haven't seen the Thurs night games this year, only some select Sunday games.
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I don't use data, simply wifi though I have to admit that I haven't seen the Thurs night games this year, only some select Sunday games.
I should clarify that, if you don't have a cable subscription you have to use data. I cut the cord long ago when it was cool to do it and never looked back. I believe it you have a cable subscription and want to use your phone you can log in on wifi.
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rams sure looked good yesterday - very impressive both sides of the ball
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The red hot Giants actually beat somebody!
I only saw the highlight reel but they looked pretty good despite giving up some really big plays.
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The "Homecoming" turned out to be a dud until the end, which was mildly entertaining with some field goals. The bad weather certainly contributed to all the missed throws and dropped balls, the poor performances being understandable, but it didn't make for good televised sports.
The other unretired dinosaur looked worse with great weather. Big Ben is a sad shell of his former self behind an offensive line that is offensive in every sense of the word. Other than not having a viable replacement behind him there's no reason to not bench him before he has a devastating injury. If this goes on for a couple more games look for Haskins or Rudolph to come in for the end of Ben's career.
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For now, it looks like the Cardinals are the team to beat. I've lived in AZ a couple of times, so I hope this continues. Did you know that an Arizona pro team has never won a championship?
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Football or overall? D-backs 2001 World Series Champions
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😬 oops. Forgot about that one. I was overseas at the time. :roll:
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For now, it looks like the Cardinals are the team to beat. I've lived in AZ a couple of times, so I hope this continues. Did you know that an Arizona pro team has never won a championship?
Bills fans might disagree with you and yes they have yet to win a Super Bowl as well, although they did win back to back AFL titles in '64/65
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really surprised the cardinals took down the rams, who looked superb against the bucs
more weeks played, cream is rising to the top
with 3 preseason games only, the first couple weeks of this regular season must be taken with big grains of salt... long long road ahead still, as usual it is a war of attrition, see who has what still standing by week 15-16-17
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Finally got to see the Giants play.
They're getting their butts kicked.
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For now, it looks like the Cardinals are the team to beat. I've lived in AZ a couple of times, so I hope this continues. Did you know that an Arizona pro team has never won a championship?
Bills exposed and confirmed KC's defense is "weak". Buffalo needed a way better defense from last year and now they got it. Killer combo that wins games, a lot of games. I'll take the Bills for now over the Cards. You'll have to outscore Josh to win. That's going to be tough.
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kc was missing their best pass rusher
that said, josh allen was really something though, just spectacular
just hope he is still standing upright and in one piece by playoff time
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Bills exposed and confirmed KC's defense is "weak". Buffalo needed a way better defense from last year and now they got it. Killer combo that wins games, a lot of games. I'll take the Bills for now over the Cards. You'll have to outscore Josh to win. That's going to be tough.
Completely agree, so long as they stay focused and healthy they should go deep.
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Completely agree, so long as they stay focused and healthy they should go deep.
LOL, so much for the focus last night ! The curse of the Titans continues .......... :duh:
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Not having a horse in the race I was glad to see a great game. I did have the Bills in my pool, but I'd rather have a thrilling contest than one more win. Fell asleep around halftime on the Steelers game Sunday night, what a time to do that. Getting too old to stay up at night.
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Fell asleep around halftime on the Steelers game Sunday night, what a time to do that. Getting too old to stay up at night.
I know the feeling, but being diagnosed with mild sleep apnea this past spring and going on a CPAP machine I now wake up early and fully refreshed !
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Took all day yesterday to recover from the trip to Charlotte and the crushing loss in OT to the Vikings. In our section we were in disbelief right before half time when Sam called two time outs back to back instead of a simple run forward a few yards to take the field goal. We knew that was going to cost us and cost us it did. Ugh. Coaching....just snap it. Then a hold on the pass and next thing you know its a punt instead of an easy 3. Receivers dropping balls all day long. It was that kind of day.
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I know the feeling, but being diagnosed with mild sleep apnea this past spring and going on a CPAP machine I now wake up early and fully refreshed !
My brother's a big proponent of cpap machines and I'm quite sure I may suffer from sleep apnea. But there's no way I'm carrying around a machine everywhere I travel and I'm not wearing that thing over my face. Being retired I go to bed early, rise early, and enjoy taking a nap whenever I feel like it. Daytime naps are our natural condition. The whole idea of being at work at an exact hour and working all day without any nap time is a modern convention applied during the industrial revolution to hold workers at the factory stations and it's much more destructive to the human body than sleep apnea is. Baring severe cases that are life threatening of course, but there aren't many of those.
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My brother's a big proponent of cpap machines and I'm quite sure I may suffer from sleep apnea. But there's no way I'm carrying around a machine everywhere I travel and I'm not wearing that thing over my face. Being retired I go to bed early, rise early, and enjoy taking a nap whenever I feel like it. Daytime naps are our natural condition. The whole idea of being at work at an exact hour and working all day without any nap time is a modern convention applied during the industrial revolution to hold workers at the factory stations and it's much more destructive to the human body than sleep apnea is. Baring severe cases that are life threatening of course, but there aren't many of those.
Understood, I too am retired and when I do travel bringing my CPAP with me is no big deal.
One other thing to keep in mind, sleep apnea is one of the 5 leading contributors to AFIB. IMO that's a qualifier of a life threatening condition, for I know first hand !
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I think you might need to amend that statement to severe sleep apnea. Lots of people not at risk are sold CPAP machines for quality of life reasons and in our pop culture anyone who snores is told by somebody they need a CPAP. Sounds like that's not you and if a cardiologist was prescribing it I would make a different decision. On the surface is an old scam, the fear then benefit pitch. If you don't use this you'll die, but if you do your life will be so much better. So I'm convinced folks with cardiac issues should consider it's use, not for me yet.
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I think you might need to amend that statement to severe sleep apnea. Lots of people not at risk are sold CPAP machines for quality of life reasons and in our pop culture anyone who snores is told by somebody they need a CPAP. Sounds like that's not you and if a cardiologist was prescribing it I would make a different decision. On the surface is an old scam, the fear then benefit pitch. If you don't use this you'll die, but if you do your life will be so much better. So I'm convinced folks with cardiac issues should consider it's use, not for me yet.
Medicare pays for mine. My sleep study revealed I stopped breathing 46 times in an hour, considered mild-moderate. The advantages are huge IMO, much better REM sleep and I no longer get up in the middle of the night to take a piss ! As for chronic snorers, they are told they need a sleep study, again, no big deal, done at home in your own bed !
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Only if you use data, it won't stream on wifi. For those of us not spending for unlimited data plans one game uses more than the five gigs on my plan. Normally I use less than a gig so only buy the cheapest plan. Plus watching on a phone is less than optimal. However they do stream the Monday night game on NFL network over wifi.
Apparently, my friend says that the NFL app doesn't show the Thursday night games for the first 4 weeks. You can now watch them.
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Apparently, my friend says that the NFL app doesn't show the Thursday night games for the first 4 weeks. You can now watch them.
That must be true, at least for now. I could watch the Eagles lose to the Bucs last Thursday, and the first Thursday night game, but not in between. If memory serves last year towards the end of the season Thursday night went back to exclusive NFL channel subscribers, but don't quote me on that. And while the Sunday and Monday night game have been for the most part excellent games this year, Thursday night seems to be the also ran slot. I suppose there's an answer out there if I cared to search for it, but this year I'm not even looking at the spread to pick my pool, much less actual research. Just not a lot of passion for the NFL this year.
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not only the NFL but sports in general for me. With the lone exception of Indy Car, NHRA and Sports car racing
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I'll get more interested closer to the playoffs.
I predict the Giants will NOT make it this year.
You heard it here first!
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Packers/Chiefs should be worth watching, hope I can get it here.
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You can check the OTA schedule for the NFL here:
https://506sports.com/nfl/index-m.php
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Thanks for that link, that's great!
I will get to see it. I like both teams and Green Bay may be showing off the QB of their future so it'll be interesting to see how he does.
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what a douche ..........
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/antonio-brown-removes-jersey-storms-field-dramatic-team-exit-rcna10655
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sad, in many ways :icon_frown:
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what a douche ..........
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/antonio-brown-removes-jersey-storms-field-dramatic-team-exit-rcna10655
Some food for thought:
Gymnastics star Simone Biles bows out of the Olympics... not in the right place mentally to compete, citing outside stress and the overwhelming pressure of her position. “We have to protect our mind and our body rather than just go out there and do what the world wants us to do,” she told reporters. She's gets positive feedback as having courage to make such a decision.
Yesterday, Antonio Brown does his "exit" act and he's getting lambasted.
Now I'm all for individual opinions (and that's fine); knowing these two situations are different, they can be interpreted as similar in some regards. Smell a double standard here?
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Some food for thought:
Gymnastics star Simone Biles bows out of the Olympics... not in the right place mentally to compete, citing outside stress and the overwhelming pressure of her position. “We have to protect our mind and our body rather than just go out there and do what the world wants us to do,” she told reporters. She's gets positive feedback as having courage to make such a decision.
Yesterday, Antonio Brown does his "exit" act and he's getting lambasted.
Now I'm all for individual opinions (and that's fine); knowing these two situations are different, they can be interpreted as similar in some regards. Smell a double standard here?
So much to comment on here and I will probably get restricted for my hard line conservative opinion about both of these head cases!
Anyway my Iggles are in the play offs!! Yeah baby!!
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Some food for thought:
Gymnastics star Simone Biles bows out of the Olympics... not in the right place mentally to compete, citing outside stress and the overwhelming pressure of her position. “We have to protect our mind and our body rather than just go out there and do what the world wants us to do,” she told reporters. She's gets positive feedback as having courage to make such a decision.
Yesterday, Antonio Brown does his "exit" act and he's getting lambasted.
Now I'm all for individual opinions (and that's fine); knowing these two situations are different, they can be interpreted as similar in some regards. Smell a double standard here?
no, i think those two situations are vastly different... no double standard issue at all in my opinion
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Fantastic send off for Big Ben at Heinz Field last night. They controlled the whole game with ten sacks, four by TJ Watt alone, the Browns making a valiant push at the end. Then as the Steelers are running out the game Harris takes it around the right for a long touchdown run, sealing the win. The crowd is going nuts, the Browns have a few seconds left and Baker throws an Int, giving Ben an encore kneel down victory formation. The game had been essential over the last half of the fourth quarter, nobody left. The entire stadium stayed until well after the game. Nobody was in the parking lots or on the ramps, they stayed for fifteen, twenty minutes while Ben Roethlesburger took a lap around the field thanking the fans. A very special moment for Steeler fans.
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Some food for thought:
Gymnastics star Simone Biles bows out of the Olympics... not in the right place mentally to compete, citing outside stress and the overwhelming pressure of her position. “We have to protect our mind and our body rather than just go out there and do what the world wants us to do,” she told reporters. She's gets positive feedback as having courage to make such a decision.
Yesterday, Antonio Brown does his "exit" act and he's getting lambasted.
Now I'm all for individual opinions (and that's fine); knowing these two situations are different, they can be interpreted as similar in some regards. Smell a double standard here?
No, it smells like an overpaid jock strap (just like Ben Simmons in Phila). As for any feeling of sympathy for AB, NONE ! After all he looked all smily and giddy sitting court side at the Nets game last nite .........
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Fantastic send off for Big Ben at Heinz Field last night. They controlled the whole game with ten sacks, four by TJ Watt alone, the Browns making a valiant push at the end. Then as the Steelers are running out the game Harris takes it around the right for a long touchdown run, sealing the win. The crowd is going nuts, the Browns have a few seconds left and Baker throws an Int, giving Ben an encore kneel down victory formation. The game had been essential over the last half of the fourth quarter, nobody left. The entire stadium stayed until well after the game. Nobody was in the parking lots or on the ramps, they stayed for fifteen, twenty minutes while Ben Roethlesburger took a lap around the field thanking the fans. A very special moment for Steeler fans.
:thumb: good to see for sure !
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Steelers and Eagles both in the playoffs!!! My two teams have fallen on the hard times that are the NFL parity shuffle and there was little chance of any post season action. The Eagles had been in for a while thanks to four wins in a row, but for the Steelers everyone was on the edge of their seat with the overtime win that surely meant they were in, only an unlikely tie between LV and LA could prevent it. Well, it started to look like that was gonna happen, oh no! The Raiders looked content with sitting on the ball with the game tied in OT. All of Pittsburgh screaming "BS" at the TV. Then Jacobs runs for ten yards and a field goal looks less risky... It's good!!!! Now of course these are two one and done teams in the playoffs, maybe the Eagles with their running game have a punchers chance against Tampa, but realistically getting in to the show is their Superbowl. Congrats to both teams.
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Anyone interested in tonight’s Bulldog/Crimson Tide Championship game? A repeat of the SEC Championship that the Tide won and now the Dogs are -2.5 pts. If the UGA defense shows up it could be a long night for the Tide.
Any thoughts?
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Vikings coach and the GM have been fired.
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I was tired of seeing "player sets season record" headlines. :duh: Sure, with an extra game to set it. The NFL should have stayed with a 16 game schedule. So many players get injured.
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I was tired of seeing "player sets season record" headlines. :duh: Sure, with an extra game to set it. The NFL should have stayed with a 16 game schedule. So many players get injured.
Same here! Take away some preseason and add an extra bye week. These guys get paid well but they are humans not machines!!
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Current San Diego resident, Ex Charger and NFL fan here. So typical of the Spanos led chokers, they did this to us everytime they had a chance for greatness. We lived and died with the Chargers. Spanos will, and is starting to find out, LA will not live with the losers! So happy the Raiders went for the field goal!
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Current San Diego resident, Ex Charger and NFL fan here. So typical of the Spanos led chokers, they did this to us everytime they had a chance for greatness. We lived and died with the Chargers. Spanos will, and is starting to find out, LA will not live with the losers! So happy the Raiders went for the field goal!
LOL, they went back to their roots and it did no good !
I was so wanting to see a Chargers / Bills playoff game. To take me back to my youth of Hadl /Alworth , Kemp / Dubenion and Cookie busting' up the middle ('64 and '65)
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Betting Odds:
Eagles vs. Buccaneers
Opening point spread: Bucs -7
Opening point total: 51
Opening moneyline: Bucs -305, Eagles +240
49ers vs. Cowboys
Opening point spread: Cowboys -3
Opening point total: 51
Opening moneyline: Cowboys -155, 49ers +135
Cardinals vs. Rams
Opening point spread: Rams -4
Opening point total: 50
Opening moneyline: Rams -190, Cardinals +160
Steelers vs. Chiefs
Opening point spread: Chiefs -13
Opening point total: 47.5
Opening moneyline: Chiefs -675, Steelers +475
Patriots vs. Bills
Opening point spread: Bills -4.5
Opening point total: 43.5
Opening moneyline: Bills -200, Patriots +170
Raiders vs. Bengals
Opening point spread: Bengals -6
Opening point total: 48.5
Opening moneyline: Bengals -275, Raiders +220
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https://www.yahoo.com/sports/steelers-fans-raiders-k-daniel-carlson-playoffs-saving-field-goal-charity-donations-233024889.html
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I was tired of seeing "player sets season record" headlines. :duh: Sure, with an extra game to set it. The NFL should have stayed with a 16 game schedule. So many players get injured.
Watt missed several games so actually tied the sack record in less games than Strahan did it in. And the NFL cut two preseason games and added one regular season game. Plus there's no contact in practice anymore, which was a major source of injury previously. So on several levels the extra game doesn't matter that much.
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Betting Odds:
Eagles vs. Buccaneers
Opening point spread: Bucs -7
Opening point total: 51
Opening moneyline: Bucs -305, Eagles +240
49ers vs. Cowboys
Opening point spread: Cowboys -3
Opening point total: 51
Opening moneyline: Cowboys -155, 49ers +135
Cardinals vs. Rams
Opening point spread: Rams -4
Opening point total: 50
Opening moneyline: Rams -190, Cardinals +160
Steelers vs. Chiefs
Opening point spread: Chiefs -13
Opening point total: 47.5
Opening moneyline: Chiefs -675, Steelers +475
Patriots vs. Bills
Opening point spread: Bills -4.5
Opening point total: 43.5
Opening moneyline: Bills -200, Patriots +170
Raiders vs. Bengals
Opening point spread: Bengals -6
Opening point total: 48.5
Opening moneyline: Bengals -275, Raiders +220
As usual, it will be interesting to see how these “odds” change during the week
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PLAYOFF FOOTBALL - lets go!!!
games last week leading in were off the hook! fun fun fun...
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So happy the Raiders went for the field goal!
So is Pittsburg
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Playoff rankings looks like my Iggles aren’t getting much respect!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/mike-jones/2022/01/10/nfl-playoff-ranking-teams-super-bowl-packers-cowboys-steelrs/9154836002/
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Playoff rankings looks like my Iggles aren’t getting much respect!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/mike-jones/2022/01/10/nfl-playoff-ranking-teams-super-bowl-packers-cowboys-steelrs/9154836002/
Nope, Eagles and Steelers are this year's one and done teams. They often surprise us, these sure fire losers.
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Nope, Eagles and Steelers are this year's one and done teams. They often surprise us, these sure fire losers.
I think you're right about the Eagles, but the Steelers beat the AFC #1 seed Tennessee. If Najee Harris is healthy, I think they have a chance.
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i have a feeling the pats are going down in a puff o smoke too...
well it is bitterly cold in buffalo, close to negative w windchill... maybe they have a teeny weeny chance...
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The Bills have the talent to beat any team in the league.
But they also suck just enough to loose to any team as well…
Don’t know what team will show up tomorrow night but I’ll be rooting for them!
Go Bills!
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Like many here I'm an older guy. I go back to the old AFL, before the merger, before the first Superbowl. And I have no horse in the Bengals Raiders game. The absolutely worst officiated game I've ever seen. I've said for a long time, the stupid idea of breaking up officiating crews for the playoffs is ridiculous and leads to the debacle we witnessed today.
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Like many here I'm an older guy. I go back to the old AFL, before the merger, before the first Superbowl. And I have no horse in the Bengals Raiders game. The absolutely worst officiated game I've ever seen. I've said for a long time, the stupid idea of breaking up officiating crews for the playoffs is ridiculous and leads to the debacle we witnessed today.
Some years back I was working for the day with a defense attorney in Phoenix. When we were at lunch, he explained that he was also an NFL referee. I said "Wow, a lawyer? Really?" He said that a lot of NFL refs are lawyers. When I asked why, he said "Because we're really good at remembering rules."
Anyway, he explained that the NFL reviews every play of every game all season long. Referees get points for every play they called correctly, and deductions for every bad call and more deductions for every missed call. At the end of the season, the refs with the highest totals get to ref the playoffs. The highest scores amongst those guys get to ref the Super Bowl. The SB refs get big checks and big rings, just like the players.
Anyway, that's why they break up the crews.
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Thanks Jerry, cool story. Yes, I was aware how they do it, it's still stupid. They should score the best officiating teams. They don't pick an all star team to play the Superbowl do they?
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That's a great point, scoring the different officiating crews as a whole, rather than the individual refs. I would be all for that rule change. :thumb:
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That's a great point, scoring the different officiating crews as a whole, rather than the individual refs. I would be all for that rule change. :thumb:
Thanks Jerry, cool story. Yes, I was aware how they do it, it's still stupid. They should score the best officiating teams. They don't pick an all star team to play the Superbowl do they?
+100
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And just for clarity, I'm a Saints fan. Because the Saints have all marched home, I'm now a Joe Burrow fan. I hope the kid takes it all.
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Steelers and Eagles fan here, lived in both places for decades each, so today will be brutal on the face of it. But both cities are so happy to sneak into the playoffs for an appearance that nobody cares. Both groups are hoping for a miracle, but hold no illusions, except for that one guy on my Pittsburgh group FB page who keeps posting "On any given Sunday". Yeah, well, not this one skippy. (Hope springs eternal for that Steelers/Eagles Superbowl)
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Done in zero degrees wind chill. What a beat down. Allen is a beast of a QB. True def for team (league) MVP.
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=235464)
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Buffalo's performance was spectacular. I say they are the team to beat. Hard to believe that they won't be in the SB.
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Luv the last TD to Tommy Doyle (not sure why I do, but there’s gotta be a reason).
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Buffalo's performance was spectacular. I say they are the team to beat. Hard to believe that they won't be in the SB.
agree - josh allen is an absolute beast
question is can the bills maintain that level, not have a hiccup, for the upcoming games - they have laid many eggs this year after good weeks
as for bill b and the pats... well gravity has an effect... they were never real contenders, just a nice little mid season streak for a somewhat above average team
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How about those Cowboys !!!!!!
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Most stupid penalties ever (right in front of an official and most were unnecessary), and I’ll bet most grade school football fans know an official has to set the ball down between plays
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Romo is nauseating when calling a Cowboys game! :roll: :duh: :thumbdown:
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What happens if the ball is snapped before the ref gets out of the way?
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49ers played a great, physical game -- as usual, they almost screw it up at the end, win despite themselves - next week in green bay they will surely need their edge rushers in high gear to have a chance
the cowboys, otoh, were just embarrassing
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I am waiting for a competitive well played game . All these games have been shit !!!
Cowboys game was the closest, but damn that was sloppy!! I think the Cowgirls had the most penalties ever in a playoff game .
Was hoping for a good Monday night game , but Arizona is in a world of hurt down 21-0 . With a whopping 40 yards of total offense in the first half , and two interceptions.
Here is hoping next weeks games offer some entertainment!!
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another scintillating nfl playoff battle!!! :duh: :duh: :duh: :duh:
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Romo is nauseating when calling a Cowboys game! :roll: :duh: :thumbdown:
agreed 100% !!
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What happens if the ball is snapped before the ref gets out of the way?
good chance he will get run over ........... :D
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Buffalo's performance was spectacular. I say they are the team to beat. Hard to believe that they won't be in the SB.
I hear 'ya and considering their past performances anything less than a SB will be a disappointment. With that being said, J. Hurts of the Beagles made an accurate statement yesterday, 'at seasons end there can only be one team that's not disappointed'
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good chance he will get run over ........... :D
A couple of amazing (to me) things I have read that McCarthy and Prescott said. Prescott said they (the Cowboys) had practiced the last play scenario as him handing the ball to the center to place down and then letting an official touch the ball before the snap, which is so obviously inconsistent with NFL rules that I wonder where the idea came from. Oh yes, McCarthy said he thought the play would be automatically reviewed and Dallas would be given another chance; how did this guy ever get a head coaching job in the NFL, to say nothing of more than one?? More than a few pundits have proposed that McCarthy should have won (several) more Super Bowls with Green Bay than only the one he managed.
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More than a few pundits have proposed that McCarthy should have won (several) more Super Bowls with Green Bay than only the one he managed.
Not sure about pundits but as a life long Packers fan I can tell you most Wisconsin folks sure believe he should have won more Super Bowls. His coaching blunders in the January 2015 NFC Championship game against Seattle will not be soon forgotten. He should have been fired from the Packers the next day. Speaking of "our" Packers, if the defense that has played the last month of the season shows up again on Saturday night we will lose to the 49ers. Can't believe it's a night game. So, you play a game in January in Green Bay and decide to play it at night when the temperature drops 15-20 degrees . . . High is forecast for 21, low at 3 (not considering windchill which could be considerable if the wind holds at 15 mph) . . . guess the NFL execs will be sitting in a booth. Then again, that's not all that bad for January in Wisconsin. :thumb:
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I am waiting for a competitive well played game . All these games have been shit !!!
Cowboys game was the closest, but damn that was sloppy!! I think the Cowgirls had the most penalties ever in a playoff game .
Was hoping for a good Monday night game , but Arizona is in a world of hurt down 21-0 . With a whopping 40 yards of total offense in the first half , and two interceptions.
Here is hoping next weeks games offer some entertainment!!
The second weekend of playoffs (Divisional Round) is usually the best. Let’s hope.
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Can't believe it's a night game. So, you play a game in January in Green Bay and decide to play it at night when the temperature drops 15-20 degrees . . . High is forecast for 21, low at 3 (not considering windchill which could be considerable if the wind holds at 15 mph) . . . guess the NFL execs will be sitting in a booth. Then again, that's not all that bad for January in Wisconsin. :thumb:
... and that previous evening/night game at Buffalo! I'm pretty sure it's about the ratings.
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... and that previous evening/night game at Buffalo! I'm pretty sure it's about the ratings.
hahaha - what else would a professional sports league be about???? :roll:
hint - $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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The second weekend of playoffs (Divisional Round) is usually the best. Let’s hope.
Yes, looking at the matchups it seems like there could be some real barn burners. Although the first round games were mostly blowouts, I'm kinda liking this new format. In previous years it seemed like there was always one team that should've made it in but didn't, which is a function of any wildcard system. Not this year, it anything there were teams that shouldn't have been there. But I like that only one team got a bye, made for fewer top teams sitting players on the final day of the season. Not so much all the late games as I can't stay awake, but that's me, I'm sure the ratings liked it. Anyway, yes, looking for some blockbuster games this weekend.
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Matchups looking good for this weekend !!
Hallelujah, the best game of the weekend is Sunday night at 6:30 !!! I can be in bed by 10pm !! And ready to go Monday morning at 5am !!
I’m Looking forward to all the games this weekend !!
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now THAT was some playoff football.... awesome!!!!!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
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You are so right !! The Packers game was the best football games I have ever seen !!!! maybe ever !!!
I may watch this game again . What a defensive battle and a special teams performance for the ages for the 49 ers !!! Blocked field goal , and a blocked punt to tie the game . Then a field goal from an absolute beast of a kicker !!! His 45 yard field goal y RT i I win the game was absolutely guaranteed!!
I am so happy fir San Francisco!!!!
Wow !!!! What a team effort !!!
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On a musical note, I noticed that the jamband fans at Fox Sports have added Umphrey’s McGee to the pre-commercial break repertoire.
And on a football note, I wonder if a playoff day has ever before ended with 2 game-winning scores as time ran out?
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Hoping that the Bills Chiefs game is epic and my Bills can pull it out…
But I’m starting to sadly see that LVI looks like a Mahomes Brady rematch. :cry:
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i would like to see tb12 make it there, but somehow i think the bucs will not make it past the rams today... :(
the bills chiefs game should be one for the ages... hopefully both teams show up in their best form on that frozen tundra... :thumb:
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And on a football note, I wonder if a playoff day has ever before ended with 2 game-winning scores as time ran out?
And both were field goals, by road teams, and against number 1 seeds? Probably never.
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now THAT was some playoff football.... awesome!!!!!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
Really ?? lets see, a team manages to get it's quarterback sacked 9 times and still wins ? another plays on it's own home 'frozen tundra' and looks like it can't hold onto the ball ? While last week Josh Allen and the Bills played in weather 10 degrees colder and produced the greatest offensive show ever in those kind of temps. GB should have eaten their lunch, heck 'Galapagos' never even played in sub freezing temps until last nite !
If Bflo can establish a running game today they will be tough to beat, but I won't be holding my breath !
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Rams open up strong 10-0 !!
Let’s go Rams !!
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What a dominating performance by the Rams so far !!!
20-3
Bucs look horrendous
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Another 7 points.
The Rams are looking REALLY good!
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The Rams made that a lot closer than it looked like it was going to be.
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And now it is all 3 games with a walk-off field goal on the road?!
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3 games 3 walk off field goals UFB!!!
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And by the three road teams ……. so far. Buffalo’s turn now.
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Wow that was insane !! So entertaining!!
Can’t wait to see KC game !!
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OMG ARE YOU KIDDING MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEE .... OMG OMG
WHAT THE F>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
INSANE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Watched football for a loooong time, never seen anything like this one. Very entertaining, but glad I'm not particularly a fan of either, and having to endure this agony.
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Greatest game in the history of the playoffs !! 25 pony’s in the final 1:51 !!
Wow
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Great games this weekend! The playoffs at their best!
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Watched football for a loooong time, never seen anything like this one. Very entertaining, but glad I'm not particularly a fan of either, and having to endure this agony.
No kidding. I feel a little bad for Buffalo to have played such a great game and lost; of course if it had been KC on the losing end I would have felt bad for them instead. OTOH it can be argued that Buffalo made the mother of all misjudgments when they kicked off into the end zone after scoring their last TD and thus "deserved" to lose.
None of the other 6 teams playing this weekend were in the same class as either KC or Buffalo (at least on this weekend).
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My friend said it's too bad that Buffalo didn't get an opportunity to score in overtime. I told him that the game would have gone on forever. The two D's were so tired at the end. Really, Buffalo blew it by rushing 5 people on KC's 13 second drive.
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I'm old and I've been watching football since before the first Superbowl. Back when the San Diego Chargers were an upstart AFL team. And this was surely the greatest single set of four playoff games in NFL history, topped off by THE greatest NFL playoff game of all time. Then adding as personal favorite dessert that Rodgers and Brady are going home... it just doesn't get any better. Those old men need to retire, the new regimes have been installed with Mahomes, Allen, and all the other young bucks at QB. Bodes well for the future.
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No kidding. I feel a little bad for Buffalo to have played such a great game and lost; of course if it had been KC on the losing end I would have felt bad for them instead. OTOH it can be argued that Buffalo made the mother of all misjudgments when they kicked off into the end zone after scoring their last TD and thus "deserved" to lose.
yeah but the way they were playing at the end who knows what their kickoff coverage would have been like ??
one of the other 6 teams playing this weekend were in the same class as either KC or Buffalo (at least on this weekend).
agreed, but as kid born and raised in Bflo and I go back to Day 1 (1960) this just sucks ! I feel sorry for Allen, he played his heart out, I'm sure Jim Kelly was impressed !
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Both Buffalo and KC were really impressive and the end of it was just really wild.
I kept wanting to go to sleep but no...
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… glad I'm not particularly a fan of either, and having to endure this agony.
I got the epic game I predicted, but just 13 seconds shy of the ending I wanted.
Going on 64, I’ve just about seen it all too…
Whether it’s the 4 Super Bowl losses, the Music City Miracle or the Hail Murray, the only thing left is what someone names it.
Life can be cruel to the Bills fan.
But, as we say in these parts… there’s always next year! :roll:
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mahomes and josh are the shining stars of a very bright future in the nfl, look forward to their duels for many years to come, hope they stay healthy and maintain good teams around them
nice handing off of the torch this season
brady is the goat for sure, but these young guys are just on another level of skill, athleticism, threat, excitement...
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mahomes and josh are the shining stars of a very bright future in the nfl, look forward to their duels for many years to come, hope they stay healthy and maintain good teams around them
nice handing off of the torch this season
brady is the goat for sure, but these young guys are just on another level of skill, athleticism, threat, excitement...
Agreed, it's been some time since we've seen a level of toughness and skill at the QB position that Josh Allen has, hopefully he can stay in one piece !
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For those where their team wins, the NFL's overtime rule, rules.
Those on the other side: OVERTIME RULES SUCK!!!
It has to change to something better. Not quite like the NCAA but similar. A little fairness can go a long way.
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I agree. This will be the game that changes it. Especially when it’s the playoffs
OT is 10 minutes, play it out!
Loosing the toss automatically puts that team in choke mode.
A full 10 minutes to decide would be best IMHO
What the hell, there coulda been another six or eight Touchdowns!
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The overtime rules change every few years, and remember that KC was on the other end of this one a few years ago (AFC championship against New England). I think a big part of the idea here is to avoid ties in playoff games.
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I think a big part of the idea here is to avoid ties in playoff games.
now that's too funny ! :lol:
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Agreed, it's been some time since we've seen a level of toughness and skill at the QB position that Josh Allen has, hopefully he can stay in one piece !
Jim Kelly,from the 1990 to the 1993 season, he helped guide the Bills to a record four consecutive Super Bowls, although the team lost each game.
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Jim Kelly,from the 1990 to the 1993 season, he helped guide the Bills to a record four consecutive Super Bowls, although the team lost each game.
Thanks for reminding me of that Phil!
Now I’m really depressed :lol:
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Jim Kelly,from the 1990 to the 1993 season, he helped guide the Bills to a record four consecutive Super Bowls, although the team lost each game.
yeah but Jack Kemp brought us two AFL titles in '64 & '65 !
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yeah but Jack Kemp brought us two AFL titles in '64 & '65 !
He also served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1989.
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now that's too funny ! :lol:
Perhaps so, but it is exactly why we have the current OT system and rules.
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There's only been two significant changes to OT, it use to be whoever won the coin toss kicked a field goal and won, they had that for decades. Then they recently switched to you had to score a TD to win on the first drive, a FG gave the other team a possession, and they changed regular season OT to ten minutes from fifteen. It's very fair for a sudden death playoff system. You want the ball, stop the other team, jeez. The idea of an entire period is not sudden death, and brings it's own problems that would be bitched about. Also you might want to avoid overtime altogether and stop the other team when they had only thirteen seconds to go in the game, just sayin.
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Tom Brady retires!!!
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(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=236229)
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Tom Brady retires!!!
truly the goat - it has been a pleasure, a complete joy to witness his play, his carriage, his personal growth and maturation since the year he replaced drew b
perfect he goes out after winning one at tampa bay, clarifies his undisputable greatness vis a vis belichek's influence (as substantial as that certainly is), still performing at an exceptionally high level at an unheard-of age, almost pulling off yet another playoff magic act last week
:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
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Could be fake news.
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Just heard: Rogers and Adams to sign with Tampa!
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I have just read Brady said he will retire when HE says so
Fake news?
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I have just read Brady said he will retire when HE says so
Fake news?
The Brady camp is pushing back, says nothing is definite until Tom makes the announcement. The retirement was reported by CBS Sports and several other outlets. After CBS reported it and did a two hour tribute to Brady I was pretty sure it was fact.
Edit: ESPN is reporting his retirement as the lead story this morning.
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Poor TB12 will be retiring and will have to spend time with…
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=236259)
My heart bleeds for him…
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The Brady camp is pushing back, says nothing is definite until Tom makes the announcement. The retirement was reported by CBS Sports and several other outlets. After CBS reported it and did a two hour tribute to Brady I was pretty sure it was fact.
Edit: ESPN is reporting his retirement as the lead story this morning.
i'd be surprised if its fake news
i think it is more about the brady camp wanting to control the timing of the announcement and marketing related narrative around it
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Looks like the Chiefs are going to steamroll over the Bengals.
Where's Ickey Woods when you need him?
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It's a Game! :thumb:
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It's a Game! :thumb:
(https://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=236290)
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52 yard field goal... good grief.
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They Bengals are proving me wrong, I was ready to turn it off.
Mahones doesn't look so hot.
WOW!
They did it!
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Joe Burrow and Team are going to the Big Dance!!!! :thumb:
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Fantastic for the Bengals and Joe Burrow! Refs certainly didn't give them any breaks (like PI's and a facemask near the end), but they didn't complain, and just got it done. They definitely earned it, mostly with defense, against probably the most dangerous offense there is, in their own house. What a great game :thumb:
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All of the playoff games were great.
It'll be nice to see some fresh faces in the Super Bowl, I'm looking forward to this one.
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excellent, tight games, befitting of the final 4
gotta love burrow chase and big cats... wow...
rams were tough today, and niners made a few mistakes too many, 3 straight wins over a really good team in one season is really really hard to accomplish
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I have just read Brady said he will retire when HE says so
Fake news?
The story seems to be Brady gets a big check Feb 4 so the retirement is on hold until after he gets the money. I'm sure he could care less about team paychecks with his endorsement contracts, but his agent does and is why the agent was screaming no, he's not retiring.
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Could be fake news.
Apparently not.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/01/sports/tom-brady-retires
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Just heard: Rogers and Adams to sign with Tampa!
That door just opened.
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Just heard: Rogers and Adams to sign with Tampa!
That door just opened.
I was joking at the time (fake news from me :icon_twisted: ) ... but after sleeping on it, with Tampa losing TB and A Brown, Rogers and Adams would do great in Tampa!
As long as Rogers could get along with BA. I really think this is his only opportunity to play/win Super Bowl. I don't see it ever happening in Green Bay.
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I know it's late notice, but a friend of mine has two tickets for the Super Bowl in Inglewood, CA at SoFi Stadium Sunday, February 13th. They are box seats and he paid $1,500 per ticket, which includes the ride to and from the airport, lunch, dinner, a $400.00 bar tab and a pass to the winner's locker room after the game. What he didn't realize when he bought them last year was that it's on the same day as his wedding.
If you are interested, he is looking for someone to take his place. It's at St. Paul's Church at 3 pm. Her name is Ashley. She's 5'4", about 100 pounds, a good cook, loves to fish and hunt and will clean your truck. She'll be the one in the white dress.
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I know it's late notice, but a friend of mine has two tickets for the Super Bowl in Inglewood, CA at SoFi Stadium Sunday, February 13th. They are box seats and he paid $1,500 per ticket, which includes the ride to and from the airport, lunch, dinner, a $400.00 bar tab and a pass to the winner's locker room after the game. What he didn't realize when he bought them last year was that it's on the same day as his wedding.
If you are interested, he is looking for someone to take his place. It's at St. Paul's Church at 3 pm. Her name is Ashley. She's 5'4", about 100 pounds, a good cook, loves to fish and hunt and will clean your truck. She'll be the one in the white dress.
Hilarious, thanks. :lol: :thumb:
Cheers,
Scott
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Tom Brady unretires?
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/tom-brady-returning-for-23rd-nfl-season-with-tampa-bay-buccaneers-231707893.html
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Yup. So next time he retires we'll all have a reason to say screw you, unlike the first time where we all said it without a real reason.
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I got the ball rolling by giving him a Bronx Cheer a few moments ago.
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https://www.nj.com/giants/2022/03/there-is-sense-giants-will-trade-saquon-barkley-analyzing-espn-report-his-value-and-what-teams-bills-might-be-interested.html
Please do. He deserves better
https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-final-2021-offensive-line-rankings
Giants ranked 30/32
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https://www.nj.com/giants/2022/03/there-is-sense-giants-will-trade-saquon-barkley-analyzing-espn-report-his-value-and-what-teams-bills-might-be-interested.html
Please do. He deserves better
https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-final-2021-offensive-line-rankings
Giants ranked 30/32
He can join Wentz as a Commander!!
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The poor Giants.
Who could forget this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzhwSIuA5XQ
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Or these two:
https://youtu.be/hfOiY5MhqHA
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=slAx291z1hM
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The poor Giants.
Who could forget this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzhwSIuA5XQ
Hold my beer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN3GoTFh_JI
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The poor Giants.
Who could forget this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzhwSIuA5XQ
While quite funny...that whiff really didn't matter as the Bears were a beast of a team in 1985.
Happily, the Giants were just as dominant in 1986!!
The Gmen defense gave up a whopping 3 points and they outscored their opponents 66-3 on their way to Super Bowl 25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jijsrJdXBdg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4hbA9KAjIQ
Sadly, I think both QB hits/sacks would be penalties now.
George
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I really enjoyed watching the Giants during the Phil Simms era - they went from being just so horrible to winning the Super Bowl.
Simms, Bavaro, Taylor, Pepper, Harry Carson, The Tuna, Belichick, they were quite the crew.
Then there's Ray Handley...
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I really enjoyed watching the Giants during the Phil Simms era - they went from being just so horrible to winning the Super Bowl.
Simms, Bavaro, Taylor, Pepper, Harry Carson, The Tuna, Belichick, they were quite the crew.
Then there's Ray Handley...
Lived in the NYC market and I too was impressed with Parcels' bunch ('85 & '86). That defense was solid and well coached. Not quite the '85 Bears but way good enough to plow through the NFC like butter. Simms was money and made few mistakes. Mark Bavaro sent the tone for future TE's to come as well.