AFC & NFC Championship Thread
Ladies and germs we have 2 very good games on deck today! Will Mahomes be good on that ankle? Can Purdue get to the Super Bowl as a rook? Will Hurts be able to impose his will vs a formidable 9ers D? Will Burrow feel at home @ “Burrowhead”?
I got Cincy vs 9ers in the SB…what say you?
January 29th, 2023 at 10:09 PM ^
Can always count on the Bengals to do something stupid at the end of games
January 29th, 2023 at 10:40 PM ^
They're not called the Bungles for nothing.
January 29th, 2023 at 10:11 PM ^
that didn't look like a penalty
the rule has to take into account they're running at full speed, and the defender is trying to stop yardage.
Poor guy. He's taking the blame
rule needs to be adjusted
January 29th, 2023 at 10:27 PM ^
It's a rule for safety purposes, see previous comment where you wrote the same thing twice.
January 30th, 2023 at 2:02 AM ^
He's complained in at least 3 posts of the same thing. I'm surprised he hasn't yet gone as far as making a new OP featuring his Twitter alter ego "Pond Time" and numerous other tweets to defend the Bengals #58 on that out of bounds hit.
I contend that on an NFL sidelines play such as that one, the flag is gonna be thrown 9 times out of 10, and 99% of the time when it's a QB running the ball.
The only real exception is the widely-known 'Lions Rule", which explicitly states that all flags remain in the refs pockets whenever such infractions occur against anyone wearing a Detroit uniform. And if in a game vs the Packers, the Lions are to be flagged.
January 29th, 2023 at 10:13 PM ^
oooof. Last play was a terrible but deserved penalty. Rest of the game was a ref show, heavily favoring the Chiefs.
Final play brought back Crable flashbacks.
Rest of the game brought back 2016 screw job in the shoe flashbacks.
Not a fan of any of the final 4 teams, but hoping the Eagles win now....Chiefs didn't earn that one.
January 29th, 2023 at 10:21 PM ^
Still trying to figure out who I'm gonna root for (and I'll be at the game) but you could theoretically argue Philly didn't "earn" the right to be there. Sure, they won easily, but there's not a team in the NFL that the 49ers could have beat without having a QB.
Granted, the Eagles played well and deserved to win, but they essentially had a bye today.
January 29th, 2023 at 10:29 PM ^
It kinda sucks to be able to go to a Super Bowl and then not even care who wins. You can't even just focus on the commercials.
January 29th, 2023 at 10:39 PM ^
As a Lions fan who bought tickets in July, I expected as much.
Just kinda sucks there's no feel good or underdog story. Both of these teams have won recently. I also don't really hate either of them per se, so I can't really root against one of them either.
I'm flying to Vancouver the day after the Super Bowl to see the Red Wings....that's almost just as exciting.
January 30th, 2023 at 1:35 AM ^
If you're still uncertain which team to root for and need guidance, keep in mind Chad Henne is the backup QB for KC and that he's a play away from taking over behind center for a very banged-up "Mahohes".
Either that, or maybe consider sending me your ticket.
January 29th, 2023 at 10:17 PM ^
I genuinely don't want to dislike Mahomes, because he's fairly likable & obviously insanely/unbelievably talented, but the amount of media-slurp he gets is grating at best & makes me feel like I shouldn't actually like him haha
January 29th, 2023 at 10:22 PM ^
Plus his wife and brother are absolutely awful.
January 29th, 2023 at 10:25 PM ^
I always hang my hat on telling everyone who would listen that in 2014 and I saw this 3rd string freshman QB at Texas Tech nearly beat #4 Baylor on the road that: “this dude is as legit as anyone I have seen in years.”
He is a special talent, may actually be the most talented to play the position. All reports show he’s actually a real good dude. His wife is cringy on Twitter and his brother is a douche but I don’t hold that against him. I like Andy Reid too.
All that said, I agree. The media slurp on him and this team is tiring. Unfortunately I hate the Eagles, so I’m going to be “Spider-Man pointing meme-ing” all Super Bowl Sunday
January 29th, 2023 at 10:26 PM ^
I like Mahomes. Seems very down to earth. The media is incredible, though. They seem to always need one person to love to death.
January 29th, 2023 at 10:26 PM ^
Romo gonna have sex with him tonight before his wife does.
January 29th, 2023 at 10:19 PM ^
Travis going HAM on the Cincy mayor. LOL
January 29th, 2023 at 10:22 PM ^
In a facetious manner and I love the kid but having to hear Mahomes actually speak right now is...uh, annoying.
January 29th, 2023 at 10:24 PM ^
TBF, Mahomes should've been sacked on that last play, but the refs completely missed a blatant hold. At worst, there should've been offsetting penalties on that play.
January 29th, 2023 at 10:27 PM ^
Yes, #91 Trey Hendrickson the DE got held like a mother on that play
January 30th, 2023 at 1:44 AM ^
Yes, it looked like a holding flag could/should have been thrown, but it also appeared that a Cinci defender on the right end of the defensive line was lined up in the neutral zone prior to the snap on that play.
January 29th, 2023 at 10:39 PM ^
Eagles and chiefs. Good.
January 29th, 2023 at 10:43 PM ^
Brandon Graham vs Chad Henne. LFG.
January 30th, 2023 at 6:14 AM ^
also clark and dana on the chiefs.
January 30th, 2023 at 7:02 AM ^
And former Lion Suh might get a 2nd ring, this one with Philly.
January 29th, 2023 at 11:40 PM ^
The refs in that fourth quarter. My God. How many missed or poor calls. How much incompetence.
January 30th, 2023 at 7:17 AM ^
It's obvious which team the NFL wanted to win.
January 30th, 2023 at 6:47 AM ^
The call for a late hit on Mahomes seemed fair and accurate.
The officials could / should have called more on KC. The punt return itself had a block in the ack / hold / tackle - which set up the return - and wasn’t called.
As others have pointed out - are these the best officials in the NFL?
January 30th, 2023 at 7:39 AM ^
regarding the officiating, #NFLRigged is trending on Twitter.
Just sayin'
January 30th, 2023 at 5:12 PM ^
I got to re-watch the game today, and Romo has really become just an awful announcer. He was ok in the first year when he was restrained and somewhat insightful, but now he is worse than Collinsworth IMO.
- He deep throats whichever QB is having the better game - and when its Mahomes, you can practically feel him getting off while announcing.
- My favorite was him absolutely nutting when Mahomes completed a simple screen pass with minimal pressure or anything. Romo was practically needing a cigarette after such amazing QB play.
- He uses the telestrator on live plays, which significantly impacts what you can actually see.
- He tries to predict every play, and is wrong most of the time.
- He has no flow or rhythm in calling games or adding color. He just blurts out random noises and interrupts Nance non-stop.
He is just the worst.
January 30th, 2023 at 5:16 PM ^
As a former Philly resident, while I enjoy the Eagles losing usually, I will gladly root for them to burn down their city and blow up Broad Street in celebration as opposed to seeing Brittany, Jackson and the mother of Patrick Mahomes celebrating a win like they are on the team.