What was once 12 has been whittled down to 8. There are some surprises, starting with BOTH 6 seeds staying alive.
Looks like we will forever be entertained by these Saints/Vikes January matchups. I, along with most, did not give Captain Dingleberry any scintilla of a chance. Even if Minny were to win, I figured it had to be in spite of Cousins, not because of him.
I wouldn’t say Kirk put the squadron on his back, but he made some plays, or at least put the ball in places where Adam Thielen could make some plays. In this Chernobyl weekend of quartered back play (TheShaun excepted), that would suffice. Dalvin Cook did most of the dirty work between the tackles, and their physical nature seemed to wear down the Saints.
Breesus Christ? Man, that guy looks as done as Dreamboat or Laserface. He was fucking AWFUL. His late Q4 fumble allowed MN to get within one first down of running the clock out at 20-17. Then, with one timeout and 2 minutes to play, he completely mangled the clock, including an attempted spike (with more than enough time to be precise, and timeout still in pocket) with the OL clearly not set. Fuck’s sake, even I could see it.
For some reason, Sean Payton decided NOT to burn his timeout instead of the 10-second runoff, Brees was squirrelly again, just throwing the ball at Kamara’s feet and accepting the 49-yard FG try. It was a knuckler, but went through. Extra Time it is.
The Vikings won the toss, marched down the field, and won the game. Again, Cousins to Thielen was the crucial connection. On 3rd and goal after the Thielen bomb, TE Rudolph pretty clearly pushed off, but no BLEERGH and no replay. 26-20, fin.
Philly had been battling injuries all damned season, except at QB. This Sunday, one could finally scratch that “except” off the MASH-unit list. Dakota Jeebus out with a head owie, and I guess Russell decided to keep all his nanobubble water to himself. I mean, it’s the playoffs. Gotta look out for one’s own!
One would think that Old Man McCown would spell doom, but Pete Carroll loves nothing better (ok, nothing but “Loose Change” better) than hiding his best offensive player and running the ball with his 4th and 5th string tailbacks. Probably would have been 6-3 at the break, but a blatant late hit changed things completely. Beast Mode scored from 5 yards out, and 10-3 seemed like a pretty big lead. In context.
Philly opened Q3 with a FG (despite 1st and goal at the 5), SEA answered with a TD, PHI kicked in another 3. 17-9, Philly finally gets Wilson off the field on 3rd and long. And it’s ALWAYS 3rd and long because Pete Carroll and Brian Schottenheimer. Would McCown Magic supplement the legend of Big Dick Nick?
No. Although he played pretty well, all things considered. But a 4th and 4 pass was just a hair behind Miles Sanders, and he couldn’t bring it in. That was really the Iggles’ last gasp.
Except it wasn’t, especially after Flowers’ 2nd really dumb PI put it inside the ‘Truther 15. But 4th and 7 yielded a sack, another drive fizzles as NBC played “Spoonman.” That is officially my least favourite Soundgarden song. #HippoTrivia
17-9, every game within one score, and VERY competitive at the 2-minute warning. Pretty impressive that PHI made the playoffs at all, and continued to compete as well as they did. But the vaguely prophecied Tomsulas/SeaTruthers III is still very much in play. And thanks to Minny’s win, would be for the NFC championship. Fun times.
See y’all next weekend. In closing, Liverpool Football Club can eat shit.
Baltimore is a thing. Prepare your anuses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oSz8Xip_ho
Just read on tWWL that Ol’DubbleJ’s top choices were Marvin Lewis and Mike McCarthy.
I can see a bidding war between Dallas and Cleveland to land the worst coach possible. They gotta stay true to their brand.
Marvin Lewis is not a bad coach! He’s literally the definition of “pretty good, and not one iota better”.
He’s literally the Andy Dalton of head coaches? Okay. I’ll buy that.
This is why I want Red Rocket to go play for Grumblelord. If they have any success with him, it makes fewer people think GOAT with Brady, and MOAR think GOAT FUCKER.
In a deposition and the other attorney just slid his phone over to show me that the Cowboys have hired Mike McCarthy as the new head coach so if anyone needs me I’ll be over here trying to slam my head through the fucking wall.
POINT OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE! MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE IS INTRODUCING EVIDENCE THAT OL’DUBBLE J IS FUCKING CRAZY!
Judicial notice
“Bob, can we take a few minutes to get ourselves back together?”
“Your client doesn’t seem to be upset. All I asked him was his full name.”
“No, it’s for me. The Cowboys hired Mike McCarthy”
“Oh no. I’m so sorry- let’s break for lunch.”
He’s a Browns fan, so “lunch” will probably be 15 beers at the worst strip bar we can find.
Treat him to a lap dance, and educate him on the gospel of #ThePauls
To be fair, sometimes a mundane question can elicit a pretty unsettling response.
That might be my favorite thing ever.
Agreed, it’s “Sir, this is an Arby’s” except actually funny.
Personally, I don’t see the problem here.
And that’s how Clinton got impeached!
My aunt in Dallas texted me yesterday to celebrate the c-hox beating the cowpersons’ rival eagles, and then rooted them on since she doesn’t like the Packers either.
Welp.
That’s psychological warfare of such destructive power that it’s prohibited by the Geneva Conventions.
It’s amazing how no one considers Brees as a true peer of Peyton Manning’s playoff choking.
Fair point. Saints fans can, and will, argue about the offensive PI that should have been called until the Arch of Time collapses, but the fact is that Brees was the 3rd best QB on the field yesterday. He stunk the Dome out.
That’s also true. All of the Saints big plays came from Hill.
He looked absolutely rattled yesterday. The tactic of moving Griffin and Hunter inside to DT positions was brilliant.
AHAHAHA MIKE MCCARTHY
Lot of dead hooker bodies buried in the north 40 to back this up.
Word is that Craig James practically lives in one of the guest rooms.
The internet provideth
Everyone knew McCown’s dick was no match for Nick’s.
Who should I bet to win the Halas and Hunt trophies?
Baltimore for sure
The Hunt trophy isn’t awarded to the best hunters of men.
I am sad to say it, but the Packers are just whelming enough to win the NFC. The remaining three teams seem to be capable of bed-shitting, especially Kyle “28-3” Shanahan. I still hold out hope that Rodgers plays like Brees and that bendy defense finally snaps, but I am not holding my breath. Go NFC West!