2016-17 divisional rd

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td squawkss

http://q13fox.com/2017/01/11/falcons-fan-starts-petition-for-future-to-sing-national-anthem-at-seahawks-playoff-game/

saxophone guy was cool but so disappointed they didn't make this happen

ryan is making some sick throws

this ATL team is fun to watch

yea not sure ive watched them since like october they are good huh

lots of holes on defense but their offense is one of the most potent in years. though as long as they hang on, they're p much assured of playing in a dome for the NFC championship no matter who wins the other game, which helps

wow RusselL I know you're down 16 with 8 mins left but lord

they are fun - i don't think i've seen a single falcons game this season until today

game pretty much over now i guess

I'm glad Seattle is losing - don't hate them, but this is not an incarnation of the Hawks that deserved the NFC championship.

the after party in ATL is probably gonna be sick tonight

tell u what this is a good ol fashioned football butt kickin right here

hester still got it tho

amazing how long he's been an amazing returner, esp in the touchback era. used to be such a one-hit wonder position.

this is the thing, FAlcons will score 35 points while spotting you 20-25, and that's their downfall, but their Dh as been much better today, but that could be as much the Seahawks inconsistency with the ball as per usual this year.

ruh roh, Julio better be ok

lol at Pete Carroll's wry "alright, you got us" grin on that overturn

only way Texans are winning this is if they have some amazing trick plays and score on all of them

lol @ shot of belichick scowling just now

lololol there's a bailout and a half

feel like the Texans scoring a TD requires stars aligning in ways that they never align

awful drop

if Houston thinks they're gonna win this game with all dump-off and underneath passes they are naive as fuq

holy shit dion lewis

I hate the patritos so much.

christ, Texans can't even score a TD on a short field.

Simms going out of his way to insinuate they're doing better this week but he's so RONG, this is typical Texans, settling for field goals all the damn time.

wow holy shit.

just kick the field goal now, Texans

oh man

wtf pats

hahahaha the mic picked up a Patriot screaming "oh, SHIT" on the fumble

wow that was nicely designed

houston hello

so sloppy

Simms was talkin about how the Patriots never turn the ball over while a stat showed they lead the league in fumbles on kick returns and punt returns

like ok sure their core offense doesn't, but that dude loves forcing narratives regardless of what the facts actually say

right that was how cyrus jones lost his job as returner after messing up a couple.. and the next guy up also fumbled one (was that amendola? don't recall)

of all the games I didn't expect to get exciting

problem w/ Miller is he isn't an explosive back, he's just a dude that will get you consistent yardage which is good if you're a ball control offense that can move the chains consistently, but not when your linemen or receivers get penalized all the time and your QB can't convert third downs like ever.

Still doubt Houston is winding up with 20 at the end of this

#boom

xpost considering they've had three drives begin in Patriot territory and two that started in FG range and they scored a whopping ten points on those drives, I would agree

Houston's d could win this game tho if they keep playing lights out like this.

Yea reminding me a bit of the AFC championship but Houston still needs to score like 10 more points at least and their offense looks like a 3-and-out machine

Thats like the 3rd dropped pick by the Pats today

Osweiler bro there are some QBs good enough to thread a ball between four defenders but you ain't it. know your role, foo.

xpost I am thinking the defense will actually need to score

they reminds me of the 2000 MIami Dolphins w/ Jay Fiedler and Lamar Smith in that the offense needs like special accommodations to do anything

wow Clowney, damn

Holy shit Clowney

foreeeeever to throw just now. nice

pushoff by Edelman, so shocked

still a good result for the Texans going into halftime. few people thought this one would be close.

but seriously they're only scoring on a double reverse flea flicker lateral if they score again at all. their offense is so vanilla New England could shut it down in their sleep.

gonna have to win with field position and giving up passes like that won't do it

outside of their tendency to give up 40 yard pass plays, this Houston defense is playing excellently

I felt like the decision to drop back into coverage was the right one there tho

Houston's gotta be really reeling from that kick return tho.

td saving tackle by Clowney

woooooow

is New England averse to running or somethin

holyyyyyyyy shit

man that's a huge stand

unreal that the Pats didnt score a TD there

don't get why they threw on second down, that woulda been the down to run, as the defense had to sell out a little bit to account for a pass.

kick return TD would be nice here

Simms all "Osweiler has to be happy with the way he played", is he fucking high? he was mediocre as hell. 10 points scored on drives that started in field goal range, and took a clever reverse fake to get the TD.

lol Brock 13 of 20 for 83 yards. 4.2 yards/attempt. basically using their passing game as a secondary run game, not gonna cut it.

lol the spread on this game was Patriots by 16.5? wish I'd come out of gambling retirement to have taken that one.

I got in at texans +16. Considering they hadnt scored a td in the last 3 games vs the Pats that seems about right

yeah I mean Patriots could cover that easily in most iterations of this matchup but in the playoffs against the #1 defense, only takes one or two one-off mistakes not to cover even if you otherwise dominate the game.

Miller's been like the only bright spot for the offense.

ladies and gentleman, Brock Osweiler

Osweiler dropping back for 5 seconds then hitting his own guy in the knees at the line of scrimmage is pretty much Houston's offense in a nutshell

his slow reaction is a killer. the ball has to come out quick on that play, if there's nothing available, you gotta anticipate the pressure, move around, try to extend the play. i know he ain't the most mobile dude in the world but as soon as 3 seconds passed it was p obvious he was gonna fuck it up

Meanwhile Brady has 171 yards on 9 completions

https://twitter.com/BenVolin/status/820465940525682688

man killer of a missed tackle there

Yeah watching Brock its nuts this guy got a big offseason contract, dude plays so much like a backup and I'd be shocked if hes still a starter in 2 years

welllllllllll there it is

i am just getting up to speed with this game but brady has dropped some goddamn dimes in the past few minutes

love the halftime adjustments baby!

are "halftime adjustments" basically belichick yelling DO YOUR JOB at guys?

sometimes he forgets to yell it before the game

yeah it was inevitable really. if Houston thought it was gonna be able to shut out NE the rest of the game and eventually squeeze out a TD, well, they strategized poorly

Yeah houston offense gonna have to figure something out quick or theyre gonna lose by 25

prediction of next series:

1st down: 4 yard pass in flat
2nd down: run for 3 yards
3rd down: Brock throws ball off of Patriot defender's hands

heheheh i knew it was only a matter of time before someone mentioned 'patriots day'
assumed wahlberg basically made the movie for pats to show at team movie night, i'm surprised they didn't go yet

haha that's the biggest gain of the game for the Texans

kills me that MIller has been doing his job and creating manageable situations for Brockfarmer only for him to fuck it away

ladies and gentleman, Mr......

oops

do they have any WRs that played QB in college, might be worth a try

if not, maybe still worth trying them out

cld feel that one coming

watch osswilrz throwing motion in slomo is p lol

staring at his intended target like a stalker, easy to jump that route

watch osswilrz throwing motion in slomo is p lol

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yeah that is not the most beautiful or classic of motions is it

Receiving Under the Influence, on Floyd

funny thing is that was one of Brock's quicker deliveries this game, which says a lot

lol did Edelman just say "fuckin shit"

pretty much every pats game you can hear jules yell something like that loud and clear on the broadcast

nothing's topping that Steeler guy shrieking and saying "goodness gracious" tho

nice drop Fedorabitch

feel like a Texans TD would take 20 minutes at this point

gee more underneath shit

lolol second biggest gain of the game for the Texans = Oswaddler skipping down the field

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that wasn't a fuckin fumble

lol who let pete morelli within 100 miles of a playoff game

Yeah theres no way

if that had been a fumble, would the illegal substitution have negated the turnover, or would it have just been deducted from the return.

like seems to me having more than 11 ppl on the field during a turnover return should be more than just a 'ok we'll take yardage back' but it was obv cos everybody though tthe play was dead

phew omg

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God way to suck

brutal

I mean yr QB finally stops doing his impression of fuckin' Bubby Brister out there and you hot potato the ball in the endzone, brilliant guys.

I'd say the Texans passing issues are a bit more than the Qb. Two big drops on that series.

ok what even is this game

ugh brady

xpost yeah on that drive it definitely wasn't Brock. prior to that series, it was mostly him. but that drop in the end zone was criminal

lolz @ brett favre postseason INT record

this game is a pile of crap

if you score a TD here just go for two, cos you're not getting another one, Houston

Favre had the kindness to throw 6 in one game against the Rams xpost

if Houston scores only 3 here, that basically would make 13 points off of three turnovers that gave them possession in Patriots territory.

man if Houston somehow won this they'd have to be the worst team to make the AFC Championship in a hot minute

Edeldrooooooooop

so this has been an interesting game

time to pull out the gadget plays, Houston

yeahhhhhhh

take a bow, Osweiler, that was your Sistine Chapel

that you subsequently dirty sanchezed

my lord what a horrible throw

I like how a drive within his own 20 was when he decided to show some reckless abandon

he just skied it for no reason

Pats' offense has been spotty tonight, brilliant at times, but with some painful miscues. OTOH, Houston's offense has been an utter shitshow.

yup

RIP Bennett

oh no marty b <3<3<3

excellent GIF material from that timeout right there thank u bill

god damn Pats are gonna cover aren't they

they're playing pretty soft here, it's prob up to houston

lol was that supposed to fill me with confidence

i mean they got a 1st and 20 here, i'll be stunned if they get this in 4 downs

oh wow MAYBE

ahahahah

i stand by my statement

LOL WHAT WAS I EXPECTING

sistine chapel forreal

honestly not the best game ive seen

#suckweiler sure to be trending soon or maybe even #fuckweiler

haven't had a damn upset yet in these playoffs come the fuck on!

how do you give up 18 yard runs vs a team trying to run out the clock

omfg are pats using daft punk as the super bowl run theme song

redeems all the other horrible music in gillette

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brady doing his press conf pre-shower = he's fucking pissed imo

refs were letting the texans tee him up, not a well officiated game all around

yeah clowney is on my enemies list

and as i said earlier pete morelli is wretched and also elderly, unreal that he merited a playoff game

god i hate your team

i dont hate any team, hatred is a disease, i think the other teams are funny actually

truly god's team, mookie otm

lol

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2N7jy6XAAEVzAf.jpg

lol go on vacation now

(afc east was considerably tougher than the nfc west this year)

pats did play an easy schedule tho

but its all about winning in the offs baby! win or go home!

earl thomas is dumb

NFC West was the only division that had 3 teams with a losing record

How can I turn down Aaron fucking Rodgers getting 5 points????

dont bet on sports

Line in the Pats/Texans game was an illustration that Vegas knows what they are doing. The line was 17 and the Pats won by 18.

Tom Brady would probably be like 'Earl who?' 'Oh he plays safety, I think we got a couple of those too.'

dont bet on sports

counterpoint: betting on sports is fun and gives you a rooting interest in games you otherwise wouldn't care about

it always brings out inner rage issues and causes you to destroy things in your house, which is the main reason I quit

betting on sports is very good only betting on the nfl is slighly less good

fuck dallas go packers

Geez its like theyve never heard of Aaron Rodgers before

Rodgers in prime form

dallas had a hot season but packers are making them look like rookies oh wait

figured green bay would win but did think it would be a game. dallas not in this at all.

i saw a rumor that romo is likely to go to broncos and i immediately started liking him more

actually kind of embarrassing to watch how bad they are playing, like every cowboy is brock osweiler

thanking u packers 4 this gift

Rodgers is just carving them up. I hate the Pack, but in the pass happy last couple decades, I kinda think Rodgers is the best qb.

Others have win more, some put up more gaudy numbers, but this dude is flat out the most efficient QB of his era.

Cowboy fans are hilarious to troll

Meet the new Romo, just like the old Romo.

Got to figure Dallas having to throw 50 times is going to lead to a pick 6. Could get really fugly (and great).

hahahaha

About time they figured that out

got to love that td after the fucking romo conversation

Refs seem to be missing a lot of holding

Yea Adams has had his jersey grabbed and held twice w no call

the cowboys are so dumb, 3 low-percentage shots at the end zone and they get a fg and give rodgers a minute to work with

thinking exactly the same. ball on the 20 and the plan is just hoist it at the end zone 3 times?

rodgers does look like he wants to throw an interception tonight so that is a backdoor way this might at least pretend to become a game

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Its gonna become a game, packers cant really stop anyone

My guess is they're gonna need 35. Dez is gonna abuse Gunter the rest of the way

lol at cowboys biting on run fakes when gbp just throwing every down

Man Rodgers is gonna win a super bowl if he keeps playing like this

Packers D on that last series definitely showed they are not playing the Vikings or Bears tonight.

The Pack do hold on to win tonight, next weeks showdown with Atlanta could be a matchup not unlike that video game playoff game that GB and Arizona did a few years back.

kind of O_O that guys i've watched play in like 100 games just got their first playoff TDs (witten, dez)

damn, rod is getting aggressive out there

Ok I'm getting flackbacks to the NFC championship here

xpost i hope so. that pack/cards game was insane

Dallas' O-line is very impressive. They just blew the Pack off the line in that last series. They have totally manhandled some clubs this year, probably the best pro o-line since Seattle's the year they beat the Broncos in the Superbowl.

guys if cowboys pull ahead and rodgers wins it with another hail mary

Dallas would be smart to run the ball. Green Bay has no answer for that and it would run the clock down.

See what i mean...I wouldn't throw it again until they stop them for a loss.

save us aaron rodgers

Man this is exactly like the Seahawks nfccg 2 years ago. Rodgers needs to come up big here pleeeease

i'll take a gif of that spin move too, pls be sure to include clay matthews' reaction

i got you https://twitter.com/FirstDownFR/status/820788889027756032

that was amazing his arms closing around air

ty! feel like i could watch that forever

omfg pack that line

ok THIS is why ppl think mccarthy is bad. he was settling for the long FG there

O_O nice kick!

Wow Crosby

mccarthy tried to mess it up

Heck of a kick.

kick would've been good from like 64y

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8392e9004b296f1fd4ebf6bf1c1e5485.jpg

Crosby.

romoception time or whatever you'd call it now

I'm not saying it...but I am saying it.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/nfl/cowboys-dan-bailey-will-likely-retire-lucky-cleats-after-this-season/ar-AAlSkgI

send romo out as the holder and go for the fake CMON

I guess the cleats had one more good kick in them. That story seemed like bad mojo.

here we go. 30 secs is a lot of time.

35 secs for Rodg

That was a heck of a kick too. He nailed it.

omg rodgers

Holy fuck this game.

superb

Wow...

icing timeout should be punishable by lethal injection, just my 2c

YEAHHHHHH thank u rodgers/pack

thank god

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8392e9004b296f1fd4ebf6bf1c1e5485.jpg

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Making THREE 50+ FGs in a playoff game with the game on the line is pretty badazz.

decent game

cept the pack won.

mad at mike mccarthy for making me have mixed feelings about dallas going 0 for 1 in playoffs again

https://twitter.com/SBNationGIF/status/820798155813961729

I think ATL probably matches up better with GB than Dallas.

well isn't this all a shame

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do you think Jared Cook ever wakes up in the middle of the night, sweating, fearful that he has to go back to the Rams offense

My friend is trying to argue that last throw was terrible

is your friend a cowboy fan

No but idgi

warning: crying jordan

https://twitter.com/iLowkeyB/status/820797989924933632

rodgers not fumbling on that sack was incred

YEAHHHHHH thank u rodgers/pack

^ this. ever since the cowboys started that thing about "America's Team" I've hoped they would choke on a fish bone every season.

xp yeah i was 100% expecting the ball to pop out when that hit landed

someone on twitter pointed out that because goodell was at georgia dome already yesterday he'll have to go to foxboro next week

I'm dead

haha i bet

generous of the steelers to give that back

my lord if the steelers lose this

does feellike the game could end with pburgh having the ball 40 mins and still somehow losing. figure if they keep getting the ball they will eventually get in the endzone tho. chiefs points ceiling does not seem super high.

bad missed call. steelers pass coverage looks uncharacteristically tight though. smith having to hold onto the ball a lot

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2Qj_rvXUAAvpw0.jpg

Truly the nadir of sports broadcasting

Those Nationwide commercials. I'm imagining some producer off-camera telling them, over and over: "More sincerity or you don't get paid." We're watching take 15.

https://twitter.com/89SteveSmith/status/820833831351709696

ah chiefs finally hit one of those

steve smith is going to continue to be a very valuable contributor in his retirement

these drops, jfc

chiefs pretty eager to try deep for a team with a qb who can't really throw those passes and receivers who aren't catching anything.

<3 u smitty

#GBvsDAL was like a action packed movie. #PITvsKC is a bad Sundance film please help us !!!!! 😐😐😐😐

did Andy Reid just go for it on a long 4th down, wtf

that was a gruesome hit

bit of vintage steelers there

wasn't that 3rd?

it's crazy that KC is threatening to get right back into this

I've been pulling for a KC/ATL Superbowl, but even if KC somehow gets over on Pittsburgh's stupidity, they won't be able to hang with NE and the Steelers might.

Pittsburgh at times thinks every game is an AFC Central game where being macho is as big a deal as being right.

most all of the remaining playoff teams just have major flaws this year.

the two teams you'd call 'great' at the end of the regular season were New England and Dallas, and one of them is gone.

Green Bay has a mediocre defense and have a converted WR playing RB (doing a helluva job tho). Pittsburgh has solid offense but despite it's solidifying in the playoffs, its defense isn't remotely comparable to Steelers past. The Chiefs are offensively mediocre despite having a fairly solid defense and amazing special teams.

Atlanta's defense improved significantly the second half of the year but you can still score on them.

KC about to pull out all the stops and punt, nobody will see it coming

a very andy reid timeout

Chiefs have a way of making even simple 2 yard gains look like a lot of work

I hate Ben and his stupid face and his stupid nose

i think that drive equaled their time of possession for the rest of the game.

dear god KC

pathetic

so do you onside here? Andy kinda made that a question now thanks to his timeout

that was a disaster

Andy and his assistant are arguing about what restaurant they're gonna eat at after the game

prediction: this goes straight up

lol

F'in hustle play by KC there.

Andy putting a lot of unearned faith in his D here

Green Bay's D did do pretty good with sacks especially in the second half. Their DBs are completely tore up and I would not be surprised they will have a guy they hire off the street that might play next week.

oh man here we go

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp

And again Andy Reid has no timeouts...

dang

great, two teams I hate in the AFC championship

It is a no win when the only thing standing between NE and another title is the Steelers. Very sad.

no one tell pitt about touchdowns before next weeks game

I admire Rodgers as a player, but being a Bears fan the green and gold make me want to hurl too.

All I got to say is go Dirty Birds!

Packers and Steelers Superbowl would be pretty iconic thou.

could have a rematch of 2011's Super Bowl, or could have a rematch of 1996, or .....could have Atlanta.

wouldn't mind seeing new blood take it tbh

as exciting as the last two minutes of the GB/DAL game was it really was marred by a couple of really bad coaching decisions - McCarthy deciding to run it on 2nd down at the Dallas 34 was incredibly dumb, basically playing for the long FG with a kicker who's historically really shaky in these situations, 1:30 and all 3 timeouts is an eternity and your defense is totally gassed, lo and behold they get it in FG range in two plays. then Garrett outdoes him by spiking the ball despite having :50 left, which is idiotic, that's like the one thing everyone knows about Aaron Rodgers right now DON'T LEAVE HIM ANY TIME ON THE CLOCK

anyway my heart rate is finally back to normal. Crosby's second attempt at the game winner looked like such a shank at first.

thank God he blew the ball to the right

yeah I was watching the game w/ my Packer fan friend who was apoplectic when they tied it and I was like "dude - 35 seconds to go 35-40 yards for Aaron Rodgers?".....

me vs bobby spirals/lag∞n/call all destroya/daria (sometimes)?

i claim djp tho

pretty sure pitts gonna lose and actually big ben rothlesburger will die during the first half

also the patriots will win on a tuck rule call

seems possible, depending on ball inflation

the balls will be inflated to the highest standards of nfl equipment manager bom trady

surely you mean nfl equipment manager godger rodell

yes him too

malcolm butler vs antonio brown is usually fun to watch but otherwise p bored of watching steelers games

turns out crippling food poisoning goes with watching alex smith play qb like a nice sauternes goes with the dessert course.

rewatching that sack on Rodgers in the 4th, I cannot believe he held onto the ball there. like 80% of the QBs in the league fumble when they get hit like that, including Rodgers who has turned it over that way many times (most notably in OT during that Wild Card game vs. Arizona). damn this game had all the elements of the gutpunch loss, except the actual loss.

malcolm butler vs antonio brown is usually fun to watch but otherwise p bored of watching steelers games

weird; neither of these players are dan snyder employees