NFL 2024: The playoffs thread

KC wins because the Texans are inconsistent and boring, Eagles win because the Rams have to play in a snowstorm and Saquon/Jalen Hurts' running should make it a cakewalk, the Lions are just plain better than the Commanders who barely scraped by Tampa and needed two serious 4th quarter mistakes to even do that, and the Ravens probably win, but, well, I wouldn't be shocked if the Bills manage to squeak one away. I'm just hoping for some 50-49 insane shootout one way or another.

I'm hoping for snow for both games on Sunday!

Player safety is important but we need to go to 18 games for the money. Wow. We had a whole mess of teams play 3 games in 11 days in December including a few in the leg-mulching turf of MetLife. But player safety matters.

Paleocon wrote:

Player safety is important but we need to go to 18 games for the money. Wow. We had a whole mess of teams play 3 games in 11 days in December including a few in the leg-mulching turf of MetLife. But player safety matters.

What needs to happen:

1. Two bye weeks
2. After September, all Thursday games are played by teams coming off bye weeks
3. Complete removal of artificial playing surfaces (World Cup rules)
4. No more "10am body clock" games (non-primetime games for west coast teams traveling east must be scheduled in the late window)

*Legion* wrote:
Paleocon wrote:

Player safety is important but we need to go to 18 games for the money. Wow. We had a whole mess of teams play 3 games in 11 days in December including a few in the leg-mulching turf of MetLife. But player safety matters.

What needs to happen:

1. Two bye weeks
2. After September, all Thursday games are played by teams coming off bye weeks
3. Complete removal of artificial playing surfaces (World Cup rules)
4. No more "10am body clock" games (non-primetime games for west coast teams traveling east must be scheduled in the late window)

5. No more games in foreign countries.

Paleocon wrote:

5. No more games in foreign countries.

That will make things difficult for the London Jaguars.

Though it will soon be fine for the Nuuk Whalers and the Panama McCains.

Paleocon wrote:

5. No more games in foreign countries.

I don't think there's any putting that genie back into the bottle. That international push is one of the things the NFL thinks is most important for the league's future.

But at minimum, I'd say:

5. Teams who play an international game cannot be scheduled for a Thursday game in the same season
6. ALL teams who play an international game roll into a bye week on their return, with the only possible exception being a week 1 international game that must be played no later than a Thursday

Good thing to see the refs are bailing Mahomes early in the game.

Pink Stripes wrote:

Good thing to see the refs are bailing Mahomes early in the game.


Clay Martin has a 6-0 record.

Chiefs got their hands on a hoodoo doll of the Texans kicker and are poking that thing full of holes.

Second touch Mahomes penalty of the game.

We know the Mahomes gets calls but it's not like the Texans are doing themselves favors.

Leading with your head just makes it easier for the refs. This is the team that almost murdered Trevor Lawrence so not really surprised.

Clay Martin is 7-0!

OMG. It's f*cking Brady.

MUTE.

Well I thought it would be a one score game like most of KC wins this year. If they had made that last FG, would have been 8, instead of 9.

Gibbs looking great in the late game. But Wash just did the 4th and 3 thing and have the lead now

Catch of the year by LaPorta. Unbelievable.

Somebody do a wellness check on Bomani?

Top_Shelf wrote:

Somebody do a wellness check on Bomani?

Based on his Twitter feed, he's hanging by a thread.

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Why? Why did I make "surgical" my drinking word?

I was not counting on a shootout. And Goff looks like he is having another Bills game meltdown.

Teddy!
Teddy!
Teddy!

52 points in the first half. Most in a playoff game is 96 and that included a TD in OT.

Over/Under was 55.

Lol Lions with maybe one too many trick plays.

These shots of Lions fans are brutal. I feel so bad for them.

To have it all crashing down like this. Yeesh.

Same old Lions.

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Welp. Not wrong.

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