2024 NFL Divisional Playoff Round

The Kincaid thing is a mystery for sure. Maybe the Chiefs play down to the competition, beloved Footballdad made it seem in a post last night that the Texans were a ragged azz team highlighting their ineptness and still the Chiefs didn't exactly roll over them. If the Bills have anyone that can play Travis Swift effectively I think they have a chance.
 
IMO the Rams should have been a juggernaut with the addition of a power run game, but I guess when half your schedule is guaranteed play on a putt putt green good old fashioned football doesn't pay.
 
I guess Mark Andrews will replace Jackie Smith as having the worst dropped pass in playoff history. I hate it for him. He has been a standout player for the Ravens for several years. Taking criticism comes with the job though.
 
Gator Dad said:
Josh Allen won that game for his team despite his coaches' best efforts to lose it with their hopelessly inept play calling. If the Bills are going to have a shot at KC next week, Allen needs to override any kind of "play not to lose" calls and replace them with "play to win."
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Whenever a team’s coaches opt for the “play not to lose mentality” they will lose. Yesterday was the rare exception.

Never take your foot off the gas is an adage every coach should adopt at all times.
 
Bucky said:
No doubt. It’s impressive Allen has had so much success with his rag tag group of WRs!

Hoping next week is Kincaid’s coming out party. Kincaid and Knox will be vital to the offense next week if they are going to pull off the upset.
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Yeah, Chiefs are vulnerable to middle-of-the-field routes, especially crossers with a pick element. Texans were able to get some nice gains on these throws when Stroud wasn't being crushed by the Chiefs pass rush. Buffalo has a much better offensive line than the Texans.
 
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Don Wassall said:
The Bills have come very close before to defeating KC and the Chiefs almost always are involved in close games. The Chiefs have a stronger roster but I'm hoping it's the Bills' time. Gotta wonder how many more chances Josh Allen will get to play in a Super Bowl as the Bills don't know how to surround him with enough topnotch talent.

Also, pretty devastating loss for the Ravens and Lamar Jackson's legacy. He's now 3-5 in playoff games. Josh Allen is now 7-5.
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I don't understand why the NFL and refs aren't busy fixing the Ravens playoff games. Baltimore is a very large market area and Lamar is the prototypical black QB on a team that is an ideal race makeup.
 
Booth said:
I guess Mark Andrews will replace Jackie Smith as having the worst dropped pass in playoff history. I hate it for him. He has been a standout player for the Ravens for several years. Taking criticism comes with the job though.
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For White players. Non-whites are protected by their unearned rainbow privilege.
 
FootballDad said:
I don't understand why the NFL and refs aren't busy fixing the Ravens playoff games. Baltimore is a very large market area and Lamar is the prototypical black QB on a team that is an ideal race makeup.
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1. Lamar's not dating Taylor Swift
2. He doesn't do commercials for Big Pharma
3. His ghettospeak is so hard to understand that even libtards are like WTF
 
Bucky said:
Should be another interesting match up. What’s weather supposed to be like next weekend in KC @FootballDad ?
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Weather should be really nice. The "polar vortex" leaves mid-week and we have a warming trend through Sunday.
 
Gator Dad said:
1. Lamar's not dating Taylor Swift
2. He doesn't do commercials for Big Pharma
3. His ghettospeak is so hard to understand that even libtards are like WTF
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I understand that last one for sure. Of course the Chiefs games have been completely 100% fixed long before Kelce became a Swifty and started getting two jabs at once.
 
wile said:
The Kincaid thing is a mystery for sure. Maybe the Chiefs play down to the competition, beloved Footballdad made it seem in a post last night that the Texans were a ragged azz team highlighting their ineptness and still the Chiefs didn't exactly roll over them. If the Bills have anyone that can play Travis Swift effectively I think they have a chance.
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Chiefs seem to play up or down to whoever they are playing and don't seem to have a killer instinct to bury an opponent. Josh Allen is playing much better this year than Mahomes, so unless his supporting cast completely lays an egg, I personally regard the Bills as the favorite.
 
Looking over to the NFC game, it would be cool if Hurts could get hurt(s) this week inadvertently and Kenny Pickett was able to take over and lead the Eggles to a win with the exciting whites shutting down Daniels.
 
Booth said:
I guess Mark Andrews will replace Jackie Smith as having the worst dropped pass in playoff history. I hate it for him. He has been a standout player for the Ravens for several years. Taking criticism comes with the job though.
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Smith's drop was much worse in my opinion as he wasn't in an awkward position and on skates due to poor weather conditions. Granted Andrews also fumbled in the same game so he had a poorer overall game but not a worse individual moment IMO.

The best line about Andrews play for the season was "without Mark we would be watching the game on television and not playing in it."
 
Andrews did not fumble he was stripped of the ball. The pass in the end zone was a crap pass but he should of had it...
 
Booth said:
I guess Mark Andrews will replace Jackie Smith as having the worst dropped pass in playoff history. I hate it for him. He has been a standout player for the Ravens for several years. Taking criticism comes with the job though.
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Smith's drop was during the Super Bowl would have given Dallas and Roger Staubach his third SB ring after age 29. Andrews dropped two passes and fumbled once. I would say Smith's is still the worst because it was in The Super Bowl. That one still hurts as a Cowboy fan.
Staubach wasn't a permanent starter until he was 29 years old. Then was injured and won 2 SB's after 30. Second all-time regular season winning percentage behind only Brady! Three SB's in your 30's would've been very impressive!
As I've stated many times, Staubach in my top 5 QB's of all time. What he did in a small amount of time was incredible.
 
Saw this today from probably one of my very least favorite sports commentators, Colin Cowterd. However he is dead-on right in his assessment of this:

 
FootballDad said:
Saw this today from probably one of my very least favorite sports commentators, Colin Cowterd. However he is dead-on right in his assessment of this:

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All I can say is I am glad normie sports fans are waking up to the sheer number of favorable calls Mahomes receives. Much of the public sentiment is against Mahomes as well. People are sick of the Chiefs and their flop master QB.
 
Carolina Speed said:
Smith's drop was during the Super Bowl would have given Dallas and Roger Staubach his third SB ring after age 29. Andrews dropped two passes and fumbled once. I would say Smith's is still the worst because it was in The Super Bowl. That one still hurts as a Cowboy fan.
Staubach wasn't a permanent starter until he was 29 years old. Then was injured and won 2 SB's after 30. Second all-time regular season winning percentage behind only Brady! Three SB's in your 30's would've been very impressive!
As I've stated many times, Staubach in my top 5 QB's of all time. What he did in a small amount of time was incredible.
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CS, you are 100% correct about Staubach and the Super Bowl. Jackie Smith was one of my favorite players of all time. He's possibly the best tight end of his generation. He came out of retirement to play for the Cowboys. I might be the only person who feels like this, but I don't think it caused the Cowboys to lose that game. It happened in the third quarter with several minutes left in the quarter and the whole 4th quarter left. The Cowboys kicked a field goal so they at least got 3 points. The final score was 35 to 31, so even if he caught the pass it would have been a tied game. This is my take on the game and I am biased for Smith. It caused him a great deal of stress and depression over the years. CS, I hope it is warmer where you are at than here in Eastern N.C. stay warm.
 
Booth said:
CS, you are 100% correct about Staubach and the Super Bowl. Jackie Smith was one of my favorite players of all time. He's possibly the best tight end of his generation. He came out of retirement to play for the Cowboys. I might be the only person who feels like this, but I don't think it caused the Cowboys to lose that game. It happened in the third quarter with several minutes left in the quarter and the whole 4th quarter left. The Cowboys kicked a field goal so they at least got 3 points. The final score was 35 to 31, so even if he caught the pass it would have been a tied game. This is my take on the game and I am biased for Smith. It caused him a great deal of stress and depression over the years. CS, I hope it is warmer where you are at than here in Eastern N.C. stay warm.
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I agree completely and was just about to post the same thing. The Cowboys were down 35-17 late in the fourth quarter and the game only ended up 35-31 because the Steelers went into a totally ineffective "prevent defense" that allowed Dallas to go up and down the field with ease and score two quick TDs at the end of the game. If Smith had caught the ball it would have resulted in a 21-21 tie at the time but would have not put the Cowboys in the lead, and if he had caught it the Steelers also would not have gone into a useless prevent defense later as the game would have been closer. But even assuming a 21-21 tie the Steelers went on to put the game away with two more touchdowns.

From the time Dallas had a 14-10 lead early in the second quarter they were outscored 28-3 by Pittsburgh before the two very late Dallas scores to make the final result look more respectable. The Steelers were the better team and deserved the win, though Smith's drop was crucial in thwarting any possible Dallas comeback.

I watched that game while attending Penn State on a 16 foot screen in a large bar. It was a pretty cool innovation for its time. My junior and senior years the Steelers won the Super Bowl, followed by the Pirates winning the World Series, followed by the Steelers winning the Super Bowl again. Each time we marched all over campus celebrating. Came very close to getting caught up in a sweep of fans by the State College police one time as the celebrations were quite rowdy. Penn State's in the middle of Pennsylvania with large contingents of students from both the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia areas. It was great fun rubbing it in the faces of the Philly fans. Good times.

To show how much the NFL has become a passing league since then, the previous year's Super Bowl game was the first time in Terry Bradshaw's career that he exceeded 300 yards passing in a game. At the time he was in his ninth NFL season. He also went over 300 yards against Dallas in the 35-31 game.
 
Leonardfan said:
All I can say is I am glad normie sports fans are waking up to the sheer number of favorable calls Mahomes receives. Much of the public sentiment is against Mahomes as well. People are sick of the Chiefs and their flop master QB.
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"Much of the public sentiment". It depends on what the algorithms on X send your way. If you are regularly clicking on anti-Chiefs anti-Mahomes posts you will be inundated with them. I made this same mistake once with flat earth. Never again! :D
 
Leonardfan said:
All I can say is I am glad normie sports fans are waking up to the sheer number of favorable calls Mahomes receives. Much of the public sentiment is against Mahomes as well. People are sick of the Chiefs and their flop master QB.
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Oh, google "Josh Allen flops". You will find that Mahomes is a piker in this regards as compared to The Master.
 
I'm going to state for the record right now that no matter if it's one Black QB or two in the Super Bowl, Caste Football is not going to be held prisoner to BQDS about it. I didn't start this site to cater to an illogical and ridiculous obsession with Black QBs. Just sayin' and I mean it.
 
Carolina Speed said:
Smith's drop was during the Super Bowl would have given Dallas and Roger Staubach his third SB ring
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Booth said:
I might be the only person who feels like this, but I don't think it caused the Cowboys to lose that game.
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What I should've said, was the catch could've have given Dallas and Staubach their third Super Bowl. We'll never know as Smith dropped it. You could say it was a bit of a momentum killer. Correct, that drop didn't necessarily cost the Cowboys the game. However, as you said Don, the Steelers were the better team, and you can't afford any mistakes when playing a superior team. As I recall the Steelers overcame some turnovers of their own in the first half.
Also, my opinion is that Smith's drop was a bigger/worse moment than Andrews as it was in the Super Bowl and not a divisional playoff game.
 
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