2021 NFL Playoffs Thread

[troutman]

KC is the better team, but Cleveland will regret letting them off the hook. I hope Mahomes can play next week. Browns have some work to do, but that was a fun season.

[Nsd1]

How do you let Henne run for 13 and a half yards

[Dan02]

Originally Posted by Weitz

Shouldn’t have punted. Should have went for it.

Naw not with Henne in, they made the right call just couldn’t stop the backup QB on 3rd and 14z

[Patek23]

All leads back to that missed hit to the head call. Another frustrating end to a season for Browns fans. But a lot to hold your head high about as well.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

3rd and 16 and Chad Henne ends the Browns. Another chapter to the factory of sadness.

I think they are finally trending in the right direction. If they beat KC without Mahomes there would be a big asterisk on that. Not that sad really.

[Sylvanfan]

Gutsy call by Reid to go for it on 4th and 1. Ugly win, but 3 straight years in the AFC Championship game. Better hope Mahomes and CEH can get healthy in the next 168 hours.

[devo22]

Reid really has balls of steel. Snapping a ball to Chad Henne in the shotgun at 4th and inches with the game on the line in a playoff game ... not sure there's another coach in the NFL who would even think about doing this.

[troutman]

Who has a better chance to beat GB? I think the Bucs.

[Erick Estrada]

It's going to be interesting to see if Mahomes gets cleared to play next week. I can't see him getting cleared until late week and even at that ideally nobody would play just a week after clearly getting concussed as he was out of it. I'd hate to be the doctor that has to make that decision.

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by Dan02

Naw not with Henne in, they made the right call just couldn’t stop the backup QB on 3rd and 14z

Right but if you think you can stop him then go for it. He had to get a 1st down+ to get into field goal range anyway. I don’t understand putting the ball in the other teams hands when you need to score.

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by troutman

Who has a better chance to beat GB? I think the Bucs.

Yup....GB has beaten NO this year and the Bucs throttled GB this year.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

It's going to be interesting to see if Mahomes gets cleared to play next week. I can't see him getting cleared until late week and even at that ideally nobody would play just a week after clearly getting concussed as he was out of it. I'd hate to be the doctor that has to make that decision.

He will get cleared, even if they have to bring in Trump’s wacky doctor.

(actually that doctor just died)

[browna]

Originally Posted by Flaming Homer

All leads back to that missed hit to the head call. Another frustrating end to a season for Browns fans. But a lot to hold your head high about as well.

Yup. Browns got screwed.
First you had two officials within sight of the play to agree on the touchback ruling, so one of them should've called the leading with the head hit.
Secondly, major calls like that should be reviewable.

Even if the Browns got a FG after 3 failed attempts from the 1, KC wouldn't have had time to kick a FG at the end of the half, and that would be a 6 point swiing in a 5 point KC win.

Cleveland is legit. Baker is a smart QB, they have good running backs. They need a playmaker maybe at WR but its a dink and dunk offense too.
Most importantly this offseason, the playmaker they think they have, they need to make sure Beckham leaves the organization as that will drag them down next year with needless drama.

[troutman]

What a return after getting hit hard!

[ForeverFlameFan]

Harris with yet another solid punt return but a penalty taking away the TD.

[Sainters7]

Saints gotta punch on the early advantageous field position. Not capitalizing early on great field position and settling for 3s is what happened in the NFCCG against the Rams and it burned em.

EDIT: I thought it was 10 yards from the spot of the penalty! Oh man what a swing, thats brutal

[calgarygeologist]

It is probably time for TB to start kicking it out of bounds.

[Sainters7]

LATTIMORE. I love that rivalry with Evans they have

[Drake]

What an ugly throw from Brees

[SuperMatt18]

I have no idea what Brees was thinking on that pass, he wasn’t open for a second