2019 NFL Thread v. Chiefs are Champs, Missouri rules the sports world

[KevShmev]

Football fans everywhere (except the Northeast) can now enjoy the rest of the playoffs knowing that the villain everyone is tired of has been knocked out.  Great day for footballs fans almost everywhere.

[King Postwhore]

Yeah, I was predicting the Titans all week. People at work thought I was nuts, but when you go 5-4 over your last 9 games, the same as the fucking Dolphins, it's is definitely no surprise.

You don't win with unbalance.  It's obvious for football fans.

Football fans everywhere (except the Northeast) can now enjoy the rest of the playoffs knowing that the villain everyone is tired of has been knocked out.  Great day for footballs fans almost everywhere.

It's like I'm in your head. Lol

[KevShmev]

Not at all.  It's like Duke in college hoops.  You get tired of seeing the same team every year. Time for some new blood.

[Destiny Of Chaos]

Absolutely. We'll have a non Brady/Manning AFC QB in the SB for the first time since 2013.

[KevShmev]

To add to that, DOC, since 2003, the starting QB for the AFC in the Super Bowl has been named Brady (8 times), Manning (4 times), Roethlisberger (3 times) or Flacco (1 time).  A new name will make that list.

[dparrott]

PATS LOST!!!!       
If the Hawks don't get there, at least this will make me happy.

[King Postwhore]

Not at all.  It's like Duke in college hoops.  You get tired of seeing the same team every year. Time for some new blood.

Nah. I know you better. Lol

It's ok. I understand.  Plus this team was extremely flawed.  I get your enthusiasm.  Been there.

[KevShmev]

I will tell you what I told a friend earlier: I don't hate the Patriots; I, like many, am just tired of them.

A grumpy Belichick at a presser following a playoff loss is golden, largely because the media sounded scared to ask him questions.

[King Postwhore]

It's like porn for 31 other team's fans. Lol. For sure.

[KevShmev]

Same thing for fans of every other team when Dallas got knocked out of the playoffs in '96.  Everyone except Cowboys fans were tired of them as well, and their run was only half a decade.

[King Postwhore]

To make you feel young I had a neighborhood friend who loved other teams and he was a Cowboy fan in the 70's.

I got off seeing then lose before puberty.   Lol

[Cool Chris]

I may be in the minority but I never got tired of seeing the Patriots in the playoffs, and my local team puked away a potential SB win to them with less than a minute to go in the game.

[DragonAttack]

Quick notes:  entertaining as all hell, and I'm not knocking either team, but it just seemed like neither Houston or Buffalo wanted to win.  Man, there were so many mistakes and missed opportunities. 

Who knows how things will turn out, but, I'd have rather seen the Ravens take on Houston a second time.  The Titans are the type of team that has given them fits all year.  They caught some breaks (recovering two of their fumbles) and Edelman's drop was so unexpected and costly.

edit:  the huge stops (odd play calls?) at the Tennessee 1 when it was 10-7, followed by the Titans TD in the last two minutes of the first half was so un-New England in any big game.  Stunning.

[TheCountOfNYC]

It’s gonna be nice to be able to enjoy the rest of the playoffs without being stressed out by the potential of another Pats SB win.

[KevShmev]

It seems like a lot of predictions were that the Saints would rout the Vikings, but Minnesota is playing well so far, outside of the Thielen fumble that gave NO a quick 3.  It's still early and a lot can happen, of course.

[TheCountOfNYC]

It seems like a lot of predictions were that the Saints would rout the Vikings, but Minnesota is playing well so far, outside of the Thielen fumble that gave NO a quick 3.  It's still early and a lot can happen, of course.

The Vikings only lost two games to non-playoff teams. Both losses were to the Bears and one of those was Week 17 when they rested their starters because they were already locked into the 6 seed. They’re a legit contender as far as I’m concerned.

[Cool Chris]

Having not been watching, I just looked on ESPN Gamecast and see T. Hill is the Saints' passing leader. That sure looks weird.

[KevShmev]

Brees doesn't look good, but the Vikings are getting good pressure; they are winning this game in the trenches. 

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Brees doesn't look good, but the Vikings are getting good pressure; they are winning this game in the trenches.

Yeah, I think the Vikings got this. 

[TheCountOfNYC]

Brees doesn't look good, but the Vikings are getting good pressure; they are winning this game in the trenches.

Yeah, I think the Vikings got this. 

Every time it seems like Saints are building momentum, they find a way to fuck it up. This doesn’t look like the New Orleans team we all know. And even though Drew Brees is my favorite QB of all time, I think the Saints should start considering a future with Teddy Bridgewater instead.

[King Postwhore]

Another down to the wire game. 

[Ben_Jamin]

I knew they were gonna go into Overtime. Gonna watch until The Hawks game starts. Unless...

[lonestar]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the Vikings win, they play the Niners no matter what happens in tonight's game, right?

[TheCountOfNYC]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the Vikings win, they play the Niners no matter what happens in tonight's game, right?

You are correct.

[lonestar]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the Vikings win, they play the Niners no matter what happens in tonight's game, right?

You are correct.

*instantly becomes Vikings fan*


Not that they're an easier path, I'm just not quite ready for another round of SF vs Seattle...they're tough on my heart...

[TheCountOfNYC]

Welp. There goes my favorite team in this postseason.

[Destiny Of Chaos]

By bye New Orleans


That was awesome!

[Cool Chris]

I'll predict another road win with the Seahawks winning another close one, 13-10.

[lonestar]

I'll predict another road win with the Seahawks winning another close one, 13-10.

As long as it's a hard, gritty game, leaving both teams physically and emotionally drained for weeks.

[Stadler]

Really, really bummed.

My two teams this year: New England and New Orleans. I'm really bummed. I'm so bummed, I'm repeating myself.

Now on the Green Bay/Houston Texans bandwagons (which may not be running long).

All I do know is there are a lot of QBs I don't want to see winning a Super Bowl still left: Kirk Cousins, Patrick Mahomes, Ryan Tannehill. Even Lamar Jackson, who I like, but I just don't want to hear the media fellations if he does win the SB. Let him wait a few years first. 

[TAC]

Oh gee, the most overrated coach in football is out already.

[Stadler]

Oh gee, the most overrated coach in football is out already.

That's a little harsh; Sean McDermott has only been coaching for, what, two years now?   Reid and Pederson are still in, so you can't mean them. 

[TAC]

Oh gee, the most overrated coach in football is out already.

That's a little harsh; Sean McDermott has only been coaching for, what, two years now?   Reid and Pederson are still in, so you can't mean them. 

Definitely not harsh. Up until last year, he averaged a 9-7 season with Brees as his QB. That's probably 10-6 after the last two years.
Only made the playoffs in 8 out of 13 years, making the CG only 3 times, with just one SB appearance.

I'm sorry, Payton does not live up to the hype, especially having a HOF, not quite as overrated, QB.

[Stadler]

Nah, I know; I was busting your balls with the McDermott thing; I knew full well who you meant, and as much as I love the Saints and Brees, you're not entirely wrong.  They had all the weapons.  With Brees, Hill, Thomas and Kamala Harris, plus that D, there's no excuse.  One year, maybe, but this is what, three years in a row now?

[Cool Chris]

Is he even really that highly regarded? If everyone (outside of NO, maybe) thinks he is overrated, he isn't overrated, because no one is overrating him.