2023 NFL Playoffs Thread

[Senator Clay Davis]

And like the Oilers, the Vikings basically play no defense. Their pass defense was second worst in the league this year.

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce

You may be overstating this a tiny bit.
Bills a 13-3 team who beat KC in KC and had 1st in AFC in their control going into Cincy game.
Cincy and KC are great teams. As a Bills fan I look forward to a/these matchups

13-3, I'd argue they probably would have lost the Cinci game and finished 13-4.

Only 7 of those 13 wins were by more than 8 points, and 3 of them came in the first 5 weeks of the season. For a top-tier elite team, you'd expect more blowout wins, especially in the latter half of the season.

The win in KC was very tight. Credit to the Bills for winning it, but it very easily could have gone the other way.

Bills are a great team, no doubt. But to me they are no better than Cinci or KC, arguably slightly worse than those teams.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Vanilla Vick is cooking so far.

[GirlySports]

Giants declined holding and turned down 2nd and 19. Vikings convert on 3rd and 9. That could be a turning point.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

13-3, I'd argue they probably would have lost the Cinci game and finished 13-4.

Only 7 of those 13 wins were by more than 8 points, and 3 of them came in the first 5 weeks of the season. For a top-tier elite team, you'd expect more blowout wins, especially in the latter half of the season.

The win in KC was very tight. Credit to the Bills for winning it, but it very easily could have gone the other way.

Bills are a great team, no doubt. But to me they are no better than Cinci or KC, arguably slightly worse than those teams.

Davis and those that follow are several steps below the guys that Cincy runs out, when healthy. That the Bills needed to add Beasley late says a lot about their receivers.
I don't think anybody has the weapons to run with the Bengals. Maybe Mahomes has/is enough to balance that out. We will see, when/if it comes to that.

[Senator Clay Davis]

After what we've seen in the AFC this weekend the Bengals need to actually get to next weekend first.

[Sylvanfan]

Giants have moved the ball pretty effectively here. Looks like a game wherevone turnover will kill the team sho commits it.

[Sylvanfan]

That drive looked like a Kyle Shanahan offence. Open guys everywhere for Jones.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Even if they win this it's pretty hard to see the Vikings doing anything but getting annihilated by the 49ers. This defense is exceptionally poor.

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

After what we've seen in the AFC this weekend the Bengals need to actually get to next weekend first.

There have been only down to the wire finishes in the AFC so far. A blowout seems due.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Yeah, maybe the Ravens win 27-10.

[GirlySports]

Wow, 4th down how'd he hold onto that?

[Senator Clay Davis]

It sure seems like the Vikings are getting away with a lot of holding today.

[Sylvanfan]

If I'm the Vikings and get the T.D. here on this next drive. I would go for 2. If you make it you have the lead. If you don't the Giants might get sucked into being conservative and give you the ball back.

[DropIt]

Vikings are such a fake ass team.

Love this

[DropIt]

Designed QB run is risky

[Senator Clay Davis]

Even though the Vikings are super frauds, I was hoping for a more ridiculous end to their season, either a slaughter or a hilarious disaster. Just a lame end like this is anticlimactic.

[Senator Clay Davis]

There's the Vikings horseshoe, easy first with the catch.

[Mathgod]

How does an NFL receiver not catch that?

[KelVarnsen]

That’s a bad drop