2026 NFL Playoffs Thread

[The Big Chill]

The Texans D will have to do the scoring themselves to have a shot

[Senator Clay Davis]

I'm guessing Josh is crying even more right now than he did yesterday, they really blew a layup Super Bowl appearance.

[Joborule]

I think atom level football has better ball security than this.

[trackercowe]

The NFL needs to find a way to allow The Bills back in the playoffs. The Superbowl is going to be a Seahawks beatdown.

[Mathgod]

Cowardly play calling.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

The NFL needs to find a way to allow The Bills back in the playoffs. The Superbowl is going to be a Seahawks beatdown.

We just need this Texans D with the Indiana O and that might legit be enough with just efficient offense and no stupidity.

[transplant99]

Stroud may have been a problem in the first half but he is getting no help....he has been better than Maye other than a couple of those decisions.

Either way...just a terrible football game.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Stroud is the orchestrator of this disaster of an offense, but it's been a team effort in sucking ass today with fumbles, drops, bad/no blocking. Put Will Anderson at RB and let him bull his way into the end zone or something.

[Cheese]

Boutte!!

[Strange Brew]

what a catch. Sigh…

[Senator Clay Davis]

Whether that is a catch or not depends on the crew pretty much. Probably is, but has been ruled not before.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Sucks to put this much pressure on the Texans D, but they need a TD here with the Patriots buried deep.

[browna]

Nothing like a punt down by 2 scores with 4 mins to go.

Putrid by Stroud, looked defeated when he stepped on the field without Collins and one of his o line guys. Bad decisions terrible basic throws.

Desperately pointing out on the broadcast that he may have hurt his hand given him a free pass is somewhat cheap. He played terrible vs a terrible Steelers team last week and this was basically more of the same. Only points the Pats scored off thr 5 turnovers was a return off the INT, so thr defense wasn’t able to step on the field. That difference between 12 points and 5 would’ve been big through this 4th quarter.

[Strange Brew]

You punt? Gotta keep the score respectable for some reason.

[The Big Chill]

How can they punt? Stroud put in an all-time terrible performance but you still don’t just give up

[Senator Clay Davis]

Surrender punting in a playoff game is a low as it gets, completes the humiliation. Feel way worse for Texans fans than Bills fans, for this year anyway. They basically needed their Dilfer/Brad Johnson/Noodle Peyton and they make the Super Bowl, defense did everything it could, offense sabotaged it all.

[Cheese]

So much talk about the Texans Defence, but the Pats dominated.

[EldrickOnIce]

Cautionary tale for my Bears coming up.
Protect the ball. Bears need to be on plus side of turnovers to even keep it close.
Not as cold of snowy as I wanted it to be. I wanted the -minus F. Maybe by second half
Please be a good game

[troutman]

Pats have faced all remaining teams in previous SB if they beat Denver.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Gotta think the Broncos are happier to get the Patriots. Stroud is a debacle and all, but despite three turnovers last week and five this week, they dominated last week and were within one score this week because of that defense. Maye has had issues with fumbles in the playoffs so Broncos at home with that pass rush can get after him and create some turnovers. Patriots D obviously not close to the Texans. Just need Super Stidham to play clean.