Wild Card Weekend Gamethread

[shawnrbu]

Yes; now let cue the pants shitting around here all week about how the Chefs are coming here on a roll, since Reid gave up the play calling duties they have turned things around, they came here once and beat the Patriots and can do it again, Kelce is a beast and cant' be stopped, blah, blah, blah ,yada, yada, yada...............

Don't forget the Revis Factor. Could be a difference maker.

 

[johnmd20]

Mariota is just awful

Decker's drop wasn't Mariota's fault. In fact, it was a pretty nifty play by the QB.

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

Corey Davis and Delanie Walker need to be the only targets for Mariota going forward

 

[Sportsbstn]

Decker's drop wasn't Mariota's fault. In fact, it was a pretty nifty play by the QB.

Yep not there, he is just awful overall.

 

[Time to Mo Vaughn]

How did they miss that block in the back?

 

[eustis22]

How does Elandon Roberts not get exposed?

don't play him. 7 dbs will be fine.

 

[Al Zarilla]

The overall numbers are good if we are looking at the AFC East, but the 05 Broncos, 06 Colts, 10 Jets, 11 Giants, 12 Ravens and 15 Broncos beat the Pats in the regular season and the playoffs. Bill did beat the 01 Rams, 04 Steelers and 06 Jets in the playoffs after losing to them in the regular season.

Thanks. Worse than I would have guessed. What super-Google did you use to find that out?

 

[Al Zarilla]

That was a historically bad drop. It hit him in the chest, nobody around him.

Jackie Smith in the super bowl.

 

[johnmd20]

Titans D was pretty stiff there. Knocked them backwards on every play.

 

[johnmd20]

Jackie Smith in the super bowl.

Yes, that is what it looked like.

 

[TFisNEXT]

Titans defense finally up to the task but the ship has likely already taken on too much water. This offense prob can't bail them out of a 14-0 hole.

 

[Sportsbstn]

Don’t screw this up Titans. Like a pick 6

 

[snowmanny]

What’s Bill’s record in rematches in same year games with teams that have beat the Pats?

I get 15-6 overall with the Pats, but 3-6 in the playoffs:

2001 STL W
2004 PIT W
2006 NYJ W (W/L in reg sea)
2005 DEN L
2006 IND L
2010 NYJ L (W/l in reg sea)
2011 NYG L
2012 BAL L
DEN 2015 L

Edit: shawnbru has it. I missed one or two or three

 

[Al Zarilla]

I get 15-6 overall with the Pats, but 3-5 in the playoffs:

2001 STL W
2004 PIT W
2006 NYJ W (W/L in reg sea)
2005 DEN L
2006 IND L
2010 NYJ L (W/l in reg sea)
2011 NYG L
2012 BAL L
DEN 2015 L

Edit: shawnbru has it. I missed one or two or three

Gonna have to get that back to .500 then.

 

[johnmd20]

A brutally bad INT. Jeez Marcus, you cannot make those mistakes.

 

[bigsid05]

Sigh, Mariota...

 

[Bergs]

Don’t screw this up Titans. Like a pick 6

Good job.

 

[Sportsbstn]

There you go. On to the next game

 

[jsinger121]

Horrendous pass

 

[bluefenderstrat]

Bleah

 

[rodderick]

What a bummer that the Titans and Bills made the playoffs. Ruined the AFC wildcard weekend.

 

[Sportsbstn]

Good job.

Nothing can save this shitty team. At least it wasn’t a pick 6. Mariota is a horrible QB

 

[trekfan55]

Don’t screw this up Titans. Like a pick 6

Not quite, but still a scew up. Just when ir looked like it might turn competitve.

 

[soxhop411]

Can you fire a coach at halftime?

 

[McBride11]

What a bummer that the Titans and Bills made the playoffs. Ruined the AFC wildcard weekend.

Chargers or Baltimore would have made this better?

 

[Brand Name]

More James harrison to get physical with some of these skill players

Yes. James Harrison's rip move on their LT, Eric Fisher, is critical. Beats him every time, kind of a gorgeous thing to see on film.

What’s Bill’s record in rematches in same year games with teams that have beat the Pats?

Assuming postseason years only, as to avoid intradivisional games:

XXXVI, 1-0. 2004 Steelers, 2-0. 2005 Broncos, 2-1. 2006 Jets (1-1 that season), 2006 Colts, 3-2, 2010 Jets (1-1), 3-3, SB 46, 3-4. 2012 Ravens, 3-5. 2015 Broncos, 3-6 overall.

Haven't done it since this guy wore Pat Patriot on his sleeves:

Flex me please, this game is making me want to do research instead of watching it.

 

[eustis22]

Mariota is a horrible QB

He might just have bad coaching

 

[McBride11]

Ryan was getting held pretty bad and still made a play to contain that.

 

[trekfan55]

What a bummer that the Titans and Bills made the playoffs. Ruined the AFC wildcard weekend.

The Ravens lost to the Bengals in a 4th and long by Andy Dalton, Bills beat Miami on the road, The Titans beat a Jax team that played its statrters despite being locked in their playoff position. Nothing to be done.

Maybe, like someone said upthread, if the Chargers had a real kicker them both LA teams make it.

 

[rodderick]

Chargers or Baltimore would have made this better?

You really don't think so?

 

[johnmd20]

Let's see what Mariota can screw up now.

 

[johnmd20]

Chargers or Baltimore would have made this better?

The Chargers would have definitely made this better. They had a pretty good season, certainly one better than Tennessee's.

 

[Ale Xander]

That looked Flacco-esque

 

[Al Zarilla]

So KC double or triple teams Delanie Walker now. Walker was second string TE when he left SF after the 2012 season.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Delanie wide open there.

 

[johnmd20]

Hurry up crushing the Chiefs.

Tennesse needs to keep this up.

 

[Ale Xander]

So KC double or triple teams Delanie Walker now. Walker was second string TE when he left SF after the 2012 season.

zone cover

 

[jsinger121]

Hurry up crushing the Chiefs.

Tennesse needs to keep this up.

I'd expect New England to do the same thing

 

[johnmd20]

Huge penalty.

 

[pokey_reese]

God, that pick really prevented this from feeling like a close game.

 

[Sportsbstn]

lol could there be a worse playoff team in recent memory?

 

[ifmanis5]

Love the run away from the play while the ball is on the ground to celebrate dance.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Flex me please, this game is making me want to do research instead of watching it.

With your skill you can do both.

 

[pokey_reese]

Holy shit, that blitz almost killed him

 

[54thMA]

Don't forget the Revis Factor. Could be a difference maker.

Right, the corpse of Revis will come back to haunt the Patriots, I forgot about that one...............

 

[Harry Hooper]

Love the run away from the play while the ball is on the ground to celebrate dance.

The Chris Canty special

 

[Deathofthebambino]

I get 15-6 overall with the Pats, but 3-6 in the playoffs:

2001 STL W
2004 PIT W
2006 NYJ W (W/L in reg sea)
2005 DEN L
2006 IND L
2010 NYJ L (W/l in reg sea)
2011 NYG L
2012 BAL L
DEN 2015 L

Edit: shawnbru has it. I missed one or two or three

Of those 6 losses, only 2 happened in Foxboro. The 2010 game against the Jets (which to this day, I still can't conceive how it happened) and the 2012 loss to Baltimore.

Obviously, I'd love to avoid this Chiefs team if possible, but unlike the opener this year, them not having Eric Berry is a massive downgrade for their defense, and of course, with the weapons Brady should have at his disposal, I can't see the Pats getting shut down. Couple that with the improvements we've made defensively throughout the season, I'll take my chances with the Pats at home.

 

[McBride11]

HAHA. That was a clear fumble, refs want to keep the game close-ish

 

[DJnVa]

Forward progress? WTH?

 

[rodderick]

What, they ruled his forward progress was stopped?? That's simply ludicrous. Dude was crushed, what are they talking about?