🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈

[morvillz7z]

Tannehill was on the sidelines putting lip balm before the kickoff, i knew this was a bad sign, i knew it. Pick on the first throw, pick on the first throw in the second half, and one to gift the game to Cincy.

What if the Titans just kicked the damn extra point on D. Henry's TD, what was the need to go for two...7-6 not good enough? Analytics fail, again.

Mattress Mack curse is broken, glad to be on the other side of it. 

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[wheelz1200]

Tannehill was on the sidelines putting lip balm before the kickoff, i knew this was a bad sign, i knew it. Pick on the first throw, pick on the first throw in the second half, and one to gift the game to Cincy.

What if the Titans just kicked the damn extra point on D. Henry's TD, what was the need to go for two...7-6 not good enough? Analytics fail, again.

Mattress Mack curse is broken, glad to be on the other side of it. 

Definately burned them.  Have a chance to go up in the game and chose to "gamble" in the playoffs.  Then tannehill...shame but with this single game I think they will be on the hunt for a new qb situation.  Showed he might be a good middle of the road guy but someone who will HD back a good team too.  Just glad I'm not a titans fan because defensively they couldn't do anything else to help win the game.

[suchmoon]

Both top seeds knocked out by last second field goals.

Happy retirement, Mr. Rodgers. Thanks for fucking up my bet.

I imagine DireWolfM14 is consuming copious amounts of fancy alcohol right now.

[DireWolfM14]

I imagine DireWolfM14 is consuming copious amounts of fancy alcohol right now.

You know me so well.



That was a crazy game though.  I don't know if there's ever been a blocked punt and a blocked field goal by the same team in the playoffs.  I've certainly never seen anything like it.  Our defense and special teams are fucking amazing!  GO NINERS!

ETA; I didn't want to admit it before, but I put money on hope. 😍

Took the Niners ML @ 2.9 AND WON!
was it rigged?

[wheelz1200]

Both top seeds knocked out by last second field goals.

Happy retirement, Mr. Rodgers. Thanks for fucking up my bet.

I imagine DireWolfM14 is consuming copious amounts of fancy alcohol right now.

Think Aaron goes to Tennessee next year for last year or 2 of his career.  Makes sense, they are a team built to win a superbowl right now and fresh off 3 interception game and essentially losing the game for them.  Rodgers had a crazy good year mvp like so he isn't ready to hang it up just probably in green Bay he is.

[South Park]

I was definitely bullish on titans s at -3.5 but the bengles look like they came out to play tonight.  If titans lose tannehill instantly is on the hot seat.  They are a win now team with that squad and tannehill might be hiding them back.  Maybe they try to go in and get russ next year?

The Titans and the Browns I think are in a win now situation, but the AFC is packed with talent at the QB position so it will be difficult to win a SB for Wilson or Rodgers if they decide to move away from their teams.

However there are rumors Brady has not confirmed to the Bucs he will return next year, so if Brady were to retire then a decent spot will be open on the NFC, which seems like the easier road to the SB at the moment.


And about the games last night, it finally felt like I was watching a playoff game, last week the results were too lopsided so it was kind of a boring weekend, but these two games were worth to watch. Burrow seems like the real deal so the Browns, Steelers and Ravens have a lot to worry about, Jackson is good but he takes too much punishment so I do not think he will be able to maintain that level of play for long, and Garoppolo needs to do a better job, Lance is most likely going to get his job next year so he should be playing for his next contract and instead he is making mistakes at critical moments.

[suchmoon]

However there are rumors Brady has not confirmed to the Bucs he will return next year, so if Brady were to retire then a decent spot will be open on the NFC, which seems like the easier road to the SB at the moment.

Might well happen after today... Brady getting rammed real good.

Edit: yet another last-second FG

[bbc.reporter]

Both top seeds knocked out by last second field goals.

Happy retirement, Mr. Rodgers. Thanks for fucking up my bet.

I imagine DireWolfM14 is consuming copious amounts of fancy alcohol right now.

These divisional games have been unpredictable. The Bengals, 49’ers and the Rams, 3 underdogs won by only 3 points to get their slot in conference final hehehe. The Chiefs and the Bills might also be a very close game.

Shaking my head, I will stop betting until the superbowl. I have not won anything in the playoff hehehe.

In any case, very happy for the 49ers fans in this thread. That victory versus the top seed must be the sweetest win even if it was not a very beautiful performance.

[Hueristic]

Great weekend of NFL, Greenbay was a fucking joke!

I found a bootleg vid of their "special teams" attempts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9_5PA2qY1g


KC / Buffalo in OT...What a game!

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Bills fans, what a heartbreak!

*edit aGAIN

Goddamn commentator stole my descriptor again!

[bbc.reporter]

@Hueristic. I am not a Bills fan, however, I felt the heartbreak hehe. Josh Allen did everything, answering every touchdown from the Chiefs but the Bills defense! It was the most horrible performance of a secondary in a very important game in this post season! This is very much a similar problem with the Chargers. However, the Bills does not have an excuse! They were one of the the highest ranked secondary during the regular season! Someone put something in the gatordade!

[wheelz1200]

Hands down the best weekend of football I've seen in a LONG time.  And what a way to cap the weekend with one of the best games to date (atl/NE superbowl comeback still the best I've seen).  Unfortunate but no way next weekends games stands up to this weekend but who knows!!  With no dog in the fight I'm rooting for the underdogs and a San Fran Cindy superbowl lol.  If I had to guess though it will be: San Fran (throwing San Fran in a dilemma with Trey lance) and KC.  And taking KC SB winners.

[DireWolfM14]

That was a great weekend of football, and last night's game to cap it off was amazing just by itself.  I still can't believe that the Bill's secondary couldn't hold on for 13 seconds.  13 fucking seconds!  I'm really sorry to all the Bill's fans out there, they should have won that game.

Honestly my biggest surprise was the Packers losing to the Niners, I really didn't expect that but our defense was relentless.  It makes me think that we have a shot to see this through to a championship.

I was really glad that the Rams beat the Bucs, I didn't want the Niners to travel to the east coast next week.  A 1-hour flight to SoCal where we have more fans that the home team is much more preferable.

I looked up tickets this morning, and they want $550 for nose-blead seats.    If I can convince one friend to go with me I might do it, but I haven't decided yet.

With no dog in the fight I'm rooting for the underdogs and a San Fran Cindy superbowl lol.

It's like the 80's all over again, lol.  Cincinnati has been to two Super Bowls and lost both to San Francisco.  That would make for some awesome story lines and history lessons.  Cinci beat the Chiefs already this year, but I'm not sure if they can do so again this weekend.  I'll be rooting for them.  I wouldn't mind another shot at KC, though and since they would be the favorite this time around, we might actually win.  Regardless of which AFC team makes the cut, from an unbiased NFL fan's perspective I think it would be way more fun if they had to face the Niners.  Nothing against the Rams and I'm not just saying that because I'm a 9ers fan, but there's no history/rivalry between the Rams and either AFC team.

But first things first, have to get past the Rams.

GO NINERS!

[wheelz1200]

That was a great weekend of football, and last night's game to cap it off was amazing just by itself.  I still can't believe that the Bill's secondary couldn't hold on for 13 seconds.  13 fucking seconds!  I'm really sorry to all the Bill's fans out there, they should have won that game.

Honestly my biggest surprise was the Packers losing to the Niners, I really didn't expect that but our defense was relentless.  It makes me think that we have a shot to see this through to a championship.

I was really glad that the Rams beat the Bucs, I didn't want the Niners to travel to the east coast next week.  A 1-hour flight to SoCal where we have more fans that the home team is much more preferable.

I looked up tickets this morning, and they want $550 for nose-blead seats.    If I can convince one friend to go with me I might do it, but I haven't decided yet.

With no dog in the fight I'm rooting for the underdogs and a San Fran Cindy superbowl lol.

It's like the 80's all over again, lol.  Cincinnati has been to two Super Bowls and lost both to San Francisco.  That would make for some awesome story lines and history lessons.  Cinci beat the Chiefs already this year, but I'm not sure if they can do so again this weekend.  I'll be rooting for them.  I wouldn't mind another shot at KC, though and since they would be the favorite this time around, we might actually win.  Regardless of which AFC team makes the cut, from an unbiased NFL fan's perspective I think it would be way more fun if they had to face the Niners.  Nothing against the Rams and I'm not just saying that because I'm a 9ers fan, but there's no history/rivalry between the Rams and either AFC team.

But first things first, have to get past the Rams.

GO NINERS!

Go to the game, we'll worth every penny...if they win!  Honestly 2 years from now you won't miss the $500 but you never know when you will have a chance for this again.  Especially with a division foe.  Closest to the SB without paying SB prices.  And yes they have their work cut out for them with the Rams.  Debo better be ready.

[DireWolfM14]

If I can convince one friend to go with me I might do it, but I haven't decided yet.

Go to the game, we'll worth every penny...if they win!  Honestly 2 years from now you won't miss the $500 but you never know when you will have a chance for this again.  Especially with a division foe.  Closest to the SB without paying SB prices.  And yes they have their work cut out for them with the Rams.  Debo better be ready.

Yeah, I want to go, but everybody is afraid of Covid.  I called my brother, former father-in-law, and three buddies...  They all just invited themselves to watch the game at my house instead. 

[South Park]

Hands down the best weekend of football I've seen in a LONG time.  And what a way to cap the weekend with one of the best games to date (atl/NE superbowl comeback still the best I've seen).  Unfortunate but no way next weekends games stands up to this weekend but who knows!!  With no dog in the fight I'm rooting for the underdogs and a San Fran Cindy superbowl lol.  If I had to guess though it will be: San Fran (throwing San Fran in a dilemma with Trey lance) and KC.  And taking KC SB winners.

Agreed, I do not remember a divisional round that was this good, all games were decided on the last play so we cannot ask for anything more than that.

Out of the four games the Rams vs Bucs game was the most boring for the first three quarters but then the Bucs somehow comeback, the best team won at the end but the Rams were having a complete meltdown, after the Fournette TD which tied the game the Rams players were completely lost, they could not believe their eyes that somehow Brady was going to pull a SB51 comeback on them, fortunately for them Stafford showed why they brought him and got the FG to win the game, and good for them he did because if they did not and Brady got the ball on OT they knew they were never going to see the ball.

And then we got the instant classic of the Bills vs the Chiefs, not much to say about it we all watched it and enjoyed it, however the only thing I do not like about a game like it is that there are always those that complain about the OT rules trying to make the case that both teams should get a chance to hold the ball, but I disagree as both the defense and special teams are part of the game as well, and if the Bills cannot stop Mahomes with only 13 seconds left then they do not deserve the win.

Also while some have speculated that Mahomes vs Allen would be the next big rivalry, yesterday we got the confirmation we needed this will be in fact be the case.

It's like the 80's all over again, lol.  Cincinnati has been to two Super Bowls and lost both to San Francisco.  That would make for some awesome story lines and history lessons.  Cinci beat the Chiefs already this year, but I'm not sure if they can do so again this weekend.  I'll be rooting for them.  I wouldn't mind another shot at KC, though and since they would be the favorite this time around, we might actually win.  Regardless of which AFC team makes the cut, from an unbiased NFL fan's perspective I think it would be way more fun if they had to face the Niners.  Nothing against the Rams and I'm not just saying that because I'm a 9ers fan, but there's no history/rivalry between the Rams and either AFC team.

But first things first, have to get past the Rams.

GO NINERS!

Personally I would like to see a rematch between the Chiefs and the 49ers, the last rematch we saw at the SB was the Rams vs the Patriots, but it was 20 years later and the only ones left after so long were Brady, Belichick and Kraft, so it can be hardly called a rematch, but this time is different, a great deal of the same players are still within both organizations and the 49ers will want to get even with Chiefs, making for a more interesting storyline.

[darewaller]

^^That touchdown by Davis was a weird one. I am not the greatest fan of NFL, I can agree to that, and I do not end up watching every game neither, I just follow it on highlights time to time and that's about it, maybe like 4-5 games a month and only 10 minute highlights. So I could be wrong, but I do not remember that many times when the receiver was WIDE open, like yes sometimes they are open but dude was basically all alone? Like nobody was even around him? Kansas got a bit lucky, I mean they were always offensively good but their defense sucked big time this game and they were just lucky to win this game otherwise their defense would be in shambles and all fans would attack their defense.

[bbc.reporter]

Hands down the best weekend of football I've seen in a LONG time.  And what a way to cap the weekend with one of the best games to date (atl/NE superbowl comeback still the best I've seen).  Unfortunate but no way next weekends games stands up to this weekend but who knows!!  With no dog in the fight I'm rooting for the underdogs and a San Fran Cindy superbowl lol.  If I had to guess though it will be: San Fran (throwing San Fran in a dilemma with Trey lance) and KC.  And taking KC SB winners.

Agreed! I am also rooting for the 49ers! It will be something special if they win the superbowl and will be so much special if it is versus the Chiefs! Similar to how the Buccaneers’ superbowl victory as the underdog and the revenge for the loss of 2019’s superbowl hehehe. Go 49ers!

I am honestly hating the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes for eliminating Josh Allen for the second year now hehehe.

Also, Odell Beckham Jr. chose the wrong day to be paid in bitcoin hehe.



Based on Monday’s bitcoin prices, and assuming that Beckham did convert a lump sum of $750,000 into bitcoin when the deal was made in November, that salary would now be worth about $401,500, and, despite the drop in value, he would still have to pay taxes on income as provided to him at its $750,000 value.

Because it is not known whether Beckham moved the $750,000 sum all at once into bitcoin or spread it over multiple conversions, it’s difficult to pinpoint an exact dollar figure for Beckham’s losses. If the deposit was made on Nov. 12, that investment is now worth around $35,000 after federal and state taxes, according to Darren Rovell of the Action Network and formerly of ESPN and CNBC.

Source https://www.marketwatch.com/story/nfls-odell-beckham-jr-took-his-750-000-salary-in-bitcoin-how-much-did-it-end-up-costing-him-11643050374

[ChiBitCTy]

Hey guys, who ended up winning your fantasy football league?  Looking forward to next year already!

DireWolfM14.

I'm going with Bengals, Packers, Rams, Bills, yeah Brady is probably going to screw up this bet but that's fine, no risk - no reward.

I was definitely bullish on titans s at -3.5 but the bengles look like they came out to play tonight.  If titans lose tannehill instantly is on the hot seat.  They are a win now team with that squad and tannehill might be hiding them back.  Maybe they try to go in and get russ next year?

I think the only reason I picked the titans was because they kept seemingly winning by what I feel like was a lot of luck, but they had all theirs stars for this game and I figured the bengals luck would run out. I’m glad the bengals one though. They deserve it and have such a bright future. I however can’t believe the Niners one. They are just so overrated imo, but they came out to play and beat the mighty Rodgers. (He should be embarrassed).

[South Park]

I think the only reason I picked the titans was because they kept seemingly winning by what I feel like was a lot of luck, but they had all theirs stars for this game and I figured the bengals luck would run out. I’m glad the bengals one though. They deserve it and have such a bright future.

The Bengals are playing with house money right now, Burrow is showing he is exactly what they needed, so even if they happen to lose it would not be a big deal for them, unlike with what happened with the Bills, so this could help the Bengals as they will have no pressure at all when facing the Chiefs.

I however can’t believe the Niners one. They are just so overrated imo, but they came out to play and beat the mighty Rodgers. (He should be embarrassed).

Probably only the most die hard fans of he 49ers were expecting them to reach the conference championship, however they are playing the Rams, a team they beat on OT to get into the playoffs, so even if the Rams seem like the best team the fact they are divisional rivals should make this game very interesting and closer than what it would have been otherwise.

[wheelz1200]

Well I will start out and say I really don't think this will happen but a man can dream.  Sean Payton with 3 years left on his contract with the saints just announced he is stepping down from coaching the saints.  Giants just so happen to have a coaching job open.  Payton was qb coach and the OC years ago....please GIANTS make it happen.  Give the saints what they want to release him and offer Payton the keys.  I mean, if it takes money I got 5 on it.