NFL Thread

[TRF_Cymro]

Cowboys managed to scrape it with a win.

 

[smartcooky]

I see that Candlestick Park, the site of one of the greatest scoring drives in NFL history, has been used for the last time and has now been retired.

The famous 89 yard scoring drive that ran for the last few minutes of the fourth quarter in the 1982 NFC Championship Game between the 49ers and the Cowboys, ended in a play that has come to be known simply as "The Catch"

If you have never seen it before... enjoy

 

[LittleGuy]

I see that Candlestick Park, the site of one of the greatest scoring drives in NFL history, has been used for the last time and has now been retired.

The famous 89 yard scoring drive that ran for the last few minutes of the fourth quarter in the 1982 NFC Championship Game between the 49ers and the Cowboys, ended in a play that has come to be known simply as "The Catch"

If you have never seen it before... enjoy

The new stadium is ridiculously located it's more in San Jose than San Francisco, it's quite a drive away, even funnier is that the Oakland Raiders are now physically closer to San Francisco than the 49ers are.

 

[Rich Taff]

That's nothing, when you consider Jacksonville won their first 'home' game of the season in London

 

[Amobokoboko]

Will be cheering for the Saints and Bengals as of now. Love play off footie

 

[Rich Taff]

Well, as those dastardly Bills (I refuse to admit we lost to the Jets)stopped the Phins from reaching the playoffs, I'll be happily cheering the Cheeseheads, Colts and 18's Broncos.
Going to be interesting to see if Rogers can pull off a 'comeback of comebacks'. and I just want 18 to get another ring. Pretty much going to be cheering anyone except the Pat's.

 

[LittleGuy]

That was a weird final weekend it was almost like teams didn't WANT to make the playoffs.

 

[SelimNiai]

Of all the playoff scenarios this was the one I feared. Going to Philly with that attack plus the likeleyhood of bad weather divided by our record out of the Dome lately equals a bloody hard game.

 

[LittleGuy]

Of all the playoff scenarios this was the one I feared. Going to Philly with that attack plus the likeleyhood of bad weather divided by our record out of the Dome lately equals a bloody hard game.

I went by Philly by two in that one. The 49ers are in a similar boat but Green Bay are nowhere near as good a team as the Eagles have become.

 

[Rich Taff]

I went by Philly by two in that one. The 49ers are in a similar boat but Green Bay are nowhere near as good a team as the Eagles have become.

Hard to say how good the Cheeseheads are, when they made the playoffs after playing almost the entire season with a 12yr old playing QB, who happened to be passing Lambeua when the 2nd and 3rd string QB's got injured

Serious Dark Horse potential here.

 

[Rich Taff]

Damn, Luck has got an arm on him. He's firing bullets here. 38-24, Could there be a comeback?

 

[Rich Taff]

What a play by Luck! Fumble? I don't think so! I'll finish this one off!

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Looking at the defense today, neither of these teams will get far in the play offs. I hardly feel the winner will make the conference finals. If the Colts win, they can thank Luck, if they lose, they can blame him because of the 4 turn overs.

 

[smartcooky]

45-44 Colts 4:20 to go, and there goes the Air Raid siren

But you're right. No defence

 

[Feicarsinn]

What a game.

 

[Rich Taff]

Oh. My. God.

What a game!

I wondered how the Chiefs would do with Charles (as he usually gets injured in the first 3 games), but what a time to lose him!

Best wildcard game I've seen for years. Now I'm going to sleep, and watch the Eagles@Saints game tomorrow.

 

[smartcooky]

What a game indeed!

However, even though that will give them some momentum going into their AFC Divisional game, their defence down the middle was sorely lacking, and they made a lot of their gains exploiting the same frailties down the middle of the KC defence.

Neither Denver or New England will give them that freedom down centre-field, and will murder them there if they don't shore it up before next weekend.


EDIT: Someone please check me on this.

If San Diego win tomorrow then they play Denver and Indianapolis plays New England, but if Cincinnati win, then they play New England and Indianapolis plays Denver?

 

[LittleGuy]

Looking at the defense today, neither of these teams will get far in the play offs. I hardly feel the winner will make the conference finals. If the Colts win, they can thank Luck, if they lose, they can blame him because of the 4 turn overs.

Completely agreed with you Zeq and Cooky as well.

Both teams are realtively poor sides, with inflated regular season records, both had easy schedules in terms of strenght of opponents, Kansas City floated into the playoffs on a good start while Indianapolis record outside of their own awful division was under .500. They were even further exposed as mediocre teams today, this was an exciting as heck game but also terrible at the same time, sloppy play, awful coaching, turnovers, dreadful executuon, injury prone players. It could get ugly for the Colts next week particularly if they have to go down to Denver as cooky said Manning/Brady could shred that central defence.

A total contrast in the 2nd game today so far, while there have still been a pile of mistakes, neither side has looked comically inept and both are playing playoff football, both the Eagles and Saints are darkhorses and it shows.

 

[munstermuffin]

Really think Chip Kelly's offence is off a Madden franchise game as it's effective but just so messy

 

[SelimNiai]

YesYesYesYes

I was sick with nerves in that 4th quarter and so relieved with that. Great team performance, bring it on Seattle, we owe some revenge from last time.

Who dat!