2017 NFL Playoffs the road to Super Bowl LI

[Senator Clay Davis]

With the Falcons win, the NFC South becomes the first division since realignment to have every team make the Super Bowl.

[Nsd1]

Hah the flea flicker

[devo22]

The Steelers have to be one of the worst defensive teams in 3rd and long situations. So infuriating.

[Cheese]

who said the Pats play boring ball? Was that Erik Estrada?

[devo22]

not getting the TD there is a neckbreaker. Can't get away with that against the Patriots.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Looks like a fumble, but no way you can see a recovery in that.

[calgarygeologist]

I'm amazed that the Steelers are still in this game. It feels like they have been dominated but NE is only up by 11. Steelers need a couple deep balls though to spread the defense out.

I want to see Ben get out of the pocket too and start moving around. A couple runs by Ben would be great.

[devo22]

Steelers are shooting themselves in the foot. Hamilton had a drop in the endzone in the first half, then they didn't score from the 1 yard line and now James drops a crucial pass at 3rd down. Small mistakes are costing them.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Steelers playing zone defense all day is simply awful coaching strategy.

[Cheese]

Blount=Beast!

[Senator Clay Davis]

I would imagine we'll see a pick em line or -1 either way for the Super Bowl. Absolutely atrocious playoffs outside Green Bay-Dallas, KC-Pittsburgh was alright I guess.

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by Cheese

who said the Pats play boring ball? Was that Erik Estrada?

Yep. LOL

[devo22]

this game sucks. Oh well, it was an interesting season.

onto the Falcons bandwagon.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Tom Brady career versus Mike Tomlin: 22 TDs, 0 INTs. Doubt the Steelers pull the trigger on a coach change, but like McCarthy I doubt they'd be much worse if they moved on, and could only get better.

[devo22]

canning Tomlin solves nothing. Who do you replace him with? I'd actually be intrigued with a great offense coach like Shanahan, but assuming he's going to coach the 49ers tire fire, then who's available and proves an upgrade over Tomlin? He's not the best coach in the league, but he's more than decent. Over 100 career wins already, despite them being subpar against bottom-feeders from time to time.

[Machiavelli]

People can "haha stupid Cowboys" all they want, but I have little doubt they would have put up a more entertaining fight

[Senator Clay Davis]

^^Well I'd fire him for that Tom Brady stat alone. 22TDs...0 INTs. And it's not like they rarely play, they've played a lot over the last 9 years. He keeps pumping out the same approach, hoping one time what....Brady will have a brutal day when he's going up against zone defense and no pass rush? Ok then, best of luck on that one. Terry Bradshaw was right (for once), he's a cheerleader mostly. He is not a good schematic coach. I get you probably can't do much better in terms of resume, but it seems like Pittsburgh won't win another Super Bowl under Tomlin because he's simply not a good enough coach to get them there.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

^^Well I'd fire him for that Tom Brady stat alone. 22TDs...0 INTs. And it's not like they rarely play, they've played a lot over the last 9 years. He keeps pumping out the same approach, hoping one time what....Brady will have a brutal day when he's going up against zone defense and no pass rush? Ok then, best of luck on that one. Terry Bradshaw was right (for once), he's a cheerleader mostly. He is not a good schematic coach. I get you probably can't do much better in terms of resume, but it seems like Pittsburgh won't win another Super Bowl under Tomlin because he's simply not a good enough coach to get them there.

I'm not sure who made the biggest mistakes tonight (Tomlin, the offensive coach or the offensive coordinator) but it seemed like their plan of attack fell flat after Bell was injured and they didn't adjust properly. I think they should have used Ben's ability to run and move around more. If he moved around more I think it might have bought some time for the receivers to find some separation on the routes.

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by Machiavelli

People can "haha stupid Cowboys" all they want, but I have little doubt they would have put up a more entertaining fight

This is really sad Mach.
"If we didn't get beat, we would have played better than the team that beat us"

[Nsd1]

Let the Patriots hate commence!