NFL 2022

[Sparko]

Philly is a lot like the Cardinals with a good coach and a Kelce.

[CrimsonNBlue]

I think Philly wins the Super Bowl.

[Sparko]

Philly is the second best team in football right now. Hoping the Chiefs are healthy enough to get to see them.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Philly is not very impressive today despite their advantage.

While I may agree, my guess is they don't feel they need to play/be more impressive. I'm sure they are just fine with how impressive they are/aren't playing.
Fortunately for them, this game was over when Purdy got injured.

While I would have no problem with the Chiefs blowing out the Bengals, my hope is the next game isn't a snooze fest like this one has been.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Philly is the second best team in football right now. Hoping the Chiefs are healthy enough to get to see them.

I might say the Bengals are the second best team in football right now. My hope is they are the 3rd or 4th best after tonight.

[japhy]

If there was a mercy rule in the NFL it would be invoked about now for the 49ers. The only thing that can happen now is someone could get injured.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

K'Von Wallace threw a punch. He's fucked for the Super Bowl.
* Correction. He MIGHT be fucked for the Super Bowl. We shall see.

[Deleted User 863]

If there was a mercy rule in the NFL it would be invoked about now for the 49ers. The only thing that can happen now is someone could get injured.

Yes. This has been painful to watch.

[Deleted User 863]

Dang. Didn't have Jalen Hurts singing to the stadium on my bingo card.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Did you have Joey Bosa behaving like a complete ass?

[CrimsonNBlue]

Reid vs. Philly.

[Deleted User 863]

Reid vs. Philly.

Storybook.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Difference between a good teammate and a bad teammate?

Good...




Bad.... P.S. Pratt had a shitty game. Maybe he should be yelling at himself?

[Deleted User 863]

He's not wrong. Dude made a dirty play and cost them their season.

I agree with the first player's method of positivity. But this is professional sports not junior football league. So when you do something that dumb, expect the gloves to be off when people hold you accountable.

[pdub]

I wouldn't call it a dirty play ( I don't think he intentionally tried to hurt Mahomes there ) though often shoving someone while they are out of bounds is a dirty play.

I think it was an intense moment and he didn't know where Mahomes was - so more of an amateur play.

[jfish26]

I wouldn't call it a dirty play ( I don't think he intentionally tried to hurt Mahomes there ) though often shoving someone while they are out of bounds is a dirty play.

I think it was an intense moment and he didn't know where Mahomes was - so more of an amateur play.

It was absolutely, 100% the right call. And you can't swallow the whistle there - to not make the call would be just as "decisive" as making it.

That said - Bengals fans are right to think it was awfully soft contact to lose on.

[Sparko]

Fourth consecutive game where a single play or extended series decided the winner between the two teams. Lots of KC injuries too so I am not calling this soft contact. Hoping some players recover in time for SB.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

He's not wrong. Dude made a dirty play and cost them their season.

I agree with the first player's method of positivity. But this is professional sports not junior football league. So when you do something that dumb, expect the gloves to be off when people hold you accountable.

Completely understand and actually respect him being pissed off about losing but if you want to rightfully bring accountability in to it - then he's 100% wrong if/when he takes zero accountability for the fact he whiffed on an easy tackle that led to a Chiefs score and cost his team the win as much if not more than Ossai did.

Also, no one knows for sure if Ossai "hitting" Mahomes out of bounds truly cost the Bengals the game.
A. The Chiefs may have ran another offensive play - and moved the ball closer.
Or
B. Butker may have attempted a 60 yarder - and made it.
Or
C. Butker may have attempted a 60 yarder - and missed it - and the game may have gone to OT - and the Bengals may have lost in OT.

[CrimsonNBlue]

I know most here won't care at all, which is entirely understandable when your team wins, but the NFL did not cover itself in glory yesterday, which is often the best day of the year in the NFL.

You had the 4 best teams playing in a semifinal and the first game was an absolute snoozefest and the second game was filled with bad play and bad officiating. Most of the national headlines I am seeing today are about officiating and blown plays and not the actual games.

NFL needs to tweak for the audience again. So little game action over 4 hours.

[pdub]

I don't think the second game was filled with bad play - I'd argue the opposite - and the general consensus up here, which is a pretty good measuring stick, is that.

The officials didn't do well on either side of the ball, the consensus up here is that as well.