2016 NFL Playoff thread

[Sainters7]

Just finished, still can't get over that ending. Has a team ever shot themselves in the foot that badly at the end of a playoff game before?

ODB must be relieved he's not known as the biggest hothead clown in the show anymore.

[KelVarnsen]

Gotta wonder if Marvin Lewis will get fired for not keeping his team in control.

[DuffMan]

I can't find any good bengals fan forums. Would like to see the rage, for having such a stupid team.

[browna]

Originally Posted by KelVarnsen

Gotta wonder if Marvin Lewis will get fired for not keeping his team in control.

I'd they move quick, could keep Hue Jackson as the new head coach, who could have a job offer waiting in SF tomorrow after his interview, if reports are to be believed. Offense wasn't the problem all year, or tonight with penalties, besides the Hill fumble.

[Galakanokis]

NFL reffing ruins another NFL game. God they have too many stupid little rules to keep track of. How about just simplify the game?

[chemgear]

Originally Posted by chemgear

You can see the replay where he sees the ball is overthrown, play is over and he still lowers his shoulder and targets his head. It's a clear and obvious head shot.

[chemgear]

NSFW, swearing. Oh, and stupidity, lots of stupidity.

http://www.cincyjungle.com/2016/1/10...ant-about-refs

The since-deleted Instagram post heard Jones says, "******* refs did a horrible ******* job. You got Joey Porter ******* in the middle of the ******* field, talking **** to everybody and then when someone say something to him he only push me on the ******* field."

[dirk diggler]

Porter shouldnt have been out there, he should have also recieved a penalty

[T@T]

Hats off to Roethlisberger coming back with a screwed shoulder but Cincinnati gave them this game because they were beyond dumb.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by dirk diggler

Porter shouldnt have been out there, he should have also recieved a penalty

I've never seen a team self-implode like the Bengals did at the end, but that's the one part I don't get. Why was a positional coach allowed to run onto the field and chirp the other team? That second Pac Man flag seemed a bit over the top because of that, unless there's something I missed (I hear a line judge may have been shoved or something?). Porter probably should've gotten a flag anyway.

[M*A*S*H 4077]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

I've never seen a team self-implode like the Bengals did at the end, but that's the one part I don't get. Why was a positional coach allowed to run onto the field and chirp the other team? That second Pac Man flag seemed a bit over the top because of that, unless there's something I missed (I hear a line judge may have been shoved or something?). Porter probably should've gotten a flag anyway.

Plus there was the other Pittsburgh coach who was on the field earlier in the game and grabbed a Cincy player by the hair. Cincy deserved to lose with their stupidity but Tomlin needs to get his coaches under control/team should probably be fined

[Sainters7]

It's so cold in Minny today that the Vikings' Gjallarhorn just shattered from it. That's, um, a bad omen or something..

Spoiler!

[browna]

Going to be a real ugly game in Minny. This is why they had a Dome and will have another one next year.

-15c at kickoff, up to - 28c with wind chill.

There will be nothing that can be taken away from this game, with those conditions, as analysis,certainly for the team that moves on. It's survival mode and make the least mistakes possible. Some players will never play in a game anywhere near as cold, most never have had to play in one that cold.
Drops, avoidance of hits (defence and offence) , as any hit is 10x as jarring, fumbles, injuries, it's going to be terrible.

[Sylvanfan]

Have to think that a missed extra point will come into play in that game. Tough to kick a rock more than 40 yards.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by browna

I'd they move quick, could keep Hue Jackson as the new head coach, who could have a job offer waiting in SF tomorrow after his interview, if reports are to be believed. Offense wasn't the problem all year, or tonight with penalties, besides the Hill fumble.

Lewis isn't going anywhere and losing Jackson isn't a big blow as any average OC could get that talent to 15th overall in yards and 7th in points behind that defense that keeps the ball in their hands. The Bengals offense was more productive under Gruden when Dalton was in his early years and the offense had less weapons. His offense again came up small in the playoffs when it counts.

Back to that game that catch by Bryant was one of the all time greatest catches I have ever seen.

[SportsJunky]

Ugh, Ditka just said his daddy whipped him when he was a kid and he's a better person for it. Carter backed off of AP as well when he had a chance to fire back at him.

I hate what AP did and I hate how it changes how I feel about his legacy and my team. Not sure that I'll ever be able to separate what he does on the field from the child abuse. Not sure I should try to either.

Anyway, let's go Vikes!

[Senator Clay Davis]

Well I didn't post this earlier but AP clearly learned nothing from that and will probably do it again. He's one of the biggest problems with the NFL: Talent trumps pretty much all. If he was where Ray Rice was, he's gone from the league. But he's the best at his position so he's always gonna have a job as long as he isn't in jail. He's also a very dumb man as the quote shows.

“Roger Goodell, man, I don’t know. . . . This is when I knew he was blind to the fact of what I was going through. I sat down with him. He asked me, ‘What is a whuppin’? . . . It was one of the first questions. . . . It kind of showed me we were on a totally different level. It’s just the way of life. For instance, in Texas, we know what whuppin’s are. Down there, if it snows, people are going to go crazy. They’re going to close schools. They’re going to shut it down. Here, you’re used to that. It was just a tough situation, because of misperception. . . . I get it. I get why. But you still shouldn’t pass judgment on people when you don’t know.”

http://www.si.com/nfl/2016/01/05/adr...ild-abuse-case

[GirlySports]

It's cooooooooooold!!!

[corporatejay]

Contemplated going to this game, then realized that if I do go to a playoff game it'll be Arizona in the NFC Championship where it is nice and warm.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Well that was a catastrophe.