NFL Playoff Thread

That had to be the top two best endings (Music City Miracle) I've ever seen in the playoffs.

Jags/Patriots should be a real good game. I think it will be closer than a lot will think.

Now that Pittsburgh's out, I can enjoy the rest of the playoffs. I would've been rooting hard for NE just for the "keep Pittsburgh out" factor but now that that's over, NE can go screw themselves.

I'd love to see JAX win it all but as long as it's a team that's never won it (include Philly, prefer Minny over them), I'll be pleased.

I’m pulling for the Vikings at this point

posted by Mulva

I’m pulling for the Vikings at this point

Same. I want to see the home team win the Super Bowl.

Not surprised by the Steelers outcome.   Tomlin has never had control over this team and to allow some to discuss a rematch with NE, Bell talkong about a contract and the dysfunction of the QB and OC not on speaking terms just does not bode well for the focus on a team.  

Wassurprised by the score though.

VIKES.....wtf man.

This is how I see it playing out.   NE and Minny in the SB and the Pats have the biggest rallying cry and motivation ever......playing a road super bowl.  They rally up and whoop the vikes.- 

CbS radio guy was hammering Jeff Fisher the former coach. ...he has had Goff, Foles and Keenun on his rosters and did nothing with them....

posted by justincredible

Same. I want to see the home team win the Super Bowl.

Why?

posted by Ironman92

Why?

Have to admit I'm intrigued by it simply because it's never been done before.  I'd at least like to see a team play in their own place....no matter win or lose.   I imagine I'd would be as partisan as the Steelers in Detroit.

posted by thavoice

Have to admit I'm intrigued by it simply because it's never been done before.  I'd at least like to see a team play in their own place....no matter win or lose.   I imagine I'd would be as partisan as the Steelers in Detroit.

Oh I’d be good if the Vikings won it all..just don’t have any extra hope because they would be at home

posted by BR1986FB

That had to be the top two best endings (Music City Miracle) I've ever seen in the playoffs.

There is another top ending that I remember seeing live in 1975, which I think this one may be a little bit of retribution for the Vikes:

• 1975 — NFC Divisional Playoffs — Minnesota Vikings vs Dallas Cowboys: With 24 seconds left in the game, Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach threw the 50-yard winning touchdown pass to wide receiver Drew Pearson to defeat the Minnesota Vikings. Although this touchdown appears to be more of a traditional, scripted "bomb" pass play to a designated receiver, Pearson, Staubach's post-game comments about the play are thought to have popularized "Hail Mary" as a football term.

Led by Tarkenton and running back Chuck Foreman, the 1975 Vikings got off to a 10–0 start and easily won another division title.  However, the Vikings lost to the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs, 17–14, on a controversial touchdown pass from the Cowboys' quarterback Roger Staubach to wide receiver Drew Pearson that became known as the Hail Mary.  The touchdown was controversial because many felt that Pearson pushed off on Vikings defensive back Nate Wright, committing pass interference. As the Metropolitan Stadium crowd was stunned to learn that no penalty was called, debris was thrown on the field for several minutes. A Corby's Whiskey bottle struck game official Armen Terzian, rendering him unconscious.

I'm quite pissed.  Must have hit a nerve calling Ben a pussy for not running the QB sneak because I got banned on a Steeler board for it (I've said much  worse without  so much as a warning).

It's clear to a lot of people that Tomlin and Haley will never win a SB.  And the fear is if both are back, Ben won't be.  Yeah I wouldn't, either, if I were him.

posted by mhs95_06

There is another top ending that I remember seeing live in 1975, which I think this one may be a little bit of retribution for the Vikes:

• 1975 — NFC Divisional Playoffs — Minnesota Vikings vs Dallas Cowboys: With 24 seconds left in the game, Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach threw the 50-yard winning touchdown pass to wide receiver Drew Pearson to defeat the Minnesota Vikings. Although this touchdown appears to be more of a traditional, scripted "bomb" pass play to a designated receiver, Pearson, Staubach's post-game comments about the play are thought to have popularized "Hail Mary" as a football term.

Led by Tarkenton and running back Chuck Foreman, the 1975 Vikings got off to a 10–0 start and easily won another division title.  However, the Vikings lost to the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs, 17–14, on a controversial touchdown pass from the Cowboys' quarterback Roger Staubach to wide receiver Drew Pearson that became known as the Hail Mary.  The touchdown was controversial because many felt that Pearson pushed off on Vikings defensive back Nate Wright, committing pass interference. As the Metropolitan Stadium crowd was stunned to learn that no penalty was called, debris was thrown on the field for several minutes. A Corby's Whiskey bottle struck game official Armen Terzian, rendering him unconscious.

I was alive for that, along with the Immaculate Reception, but I didn't see either live (on TV). Saw the highlights after they happened..

posted by Ironman92

Why?

It would be awesome for the fans, and I don't hate the Vikings. 

Anyone but New England for me. 

posted by justincredible

It would be awesome for the fans, and I don't hate the Vikings. 

Vikings, like the Bills, are 0-4 in Super Bowl's. I wouldn't have any issue with their fans enjoying some good fortune.

posted by justincredible

It would be awesome for the fans, and I don't hate the Vikings. 

I would like to see Bud Grant out there dressed like a 91 year old badass

Well, that was something. Ben basically sucked ass in the first half with the pick and fumble returned for a TD, they couldn't stop the Jags when they needed to (45 points to a Blake Bortles team? WTF?), they had two absolutely moronic fourth-and-short calls (a slow-developing run starting 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage and a play-action) and they still made it close enough to give me false hope before failing.

But the late game was entertaining, so that's something. I guess.

posted by BR1986FB

I was alive for that, along with the Immaculate Reception, but I didn't see either live (on TV). Saw the highlights after they happened..

I saw the Immaculate Reception live as well as the 1964 NFL title game when the Browns turned a scoreless game with the favored Unitas' Colts at halftime into a 27-0 rout with QB Frank Ryan utilizing weapons Jim Brown and Paul Warfield to distract the Colts defense to allow Gary Collins to gash them for 3 TD receptions and Lou Groza kicking 2 field goals.  Isolated camera was new then and each time Collins scored we were excited to see the replay find out how he got so open!  Inspired me and my brother to run one on one routes against each other with our dad throwing passes into narrow windows in our very tight area we had to play in.

posted by gut

I'm quite pissed.  Must have hit a nerve calling Ben a pussy for not running the QB sneak because I got banned on a Steeler board for it (I've said much  worse without  so much as a warning).

It's clear to a lot of people that Tomlin and Haley will never win a SB.  And the fear is if both are back, Ben won't be.  Yeah I wouldn't, either, if I were him

.BR will be back.  Tomlin has already won a SB.  They have not ran a sneak since 2014 and likely don't work on it....which I'm not sure how much ya need to work on it.   I agree tho he needs to have that in the book to actively use. He wasm17 of 18 on sneaks in his career.

He and Haley don't speak from what is reported and I expect he won't be back,

Bigger issuesis that defense.  S hazier is not com8ng back.  Even with him the defense was far from great I don't care what the numbers said.   

They need to go heavy on the defens.   Sign bell so he is there from day 1 so they can get home field.

posted by Ironman92

Oh I’d be good if the Vikings won it all..just don’t have any extra hope because they would be at home

I don't care if they win I just wanna see the home team make it.

I am not a patriots hater but I don't want them to win so they don't get to 6.

posted by thavoice

.BR will be back.  Tomlin has already won a SB.  They have not ran a sneak since 2014 and likely don't work on it....which I'm not sure how much ya need to work on it.   I agree tho he needs to have that in the book to actively use. He wasm17 of 18 on sneaks in his career.

 

He and Haley don't speak from what is reported and I expect he won't be back,

 

Bigger issuesis that defense.  S hazier is not com8ng back.  Even with him the defense was far from great I don't care what the numbers said.   

They need to go heavy on the defens.   Sign bell so he is there from day 1 so they can get home field.

 

Your fans are just as bad as Browns fans with their knee jerk shit on Tomlin. I think he's overrated as Hell but seems like every year they are calling for his head. Sirius XM, which has much better callers than the local stations, pretty much has a consensus (with callers) that Tomlin should go. I don't think you'll have to worry about Haley because his contract expires and I'd think they'd go in another direction.