Stoney's He-Man Steeler Haters NFL Playoff Thread ... No Yinzers allowed

I think it was the same deal in the Eagles game. McCoy wound up with OK numbers, but did nothing of substance when the game was on the line.

I think they were rated 21st against the run as far as rushing yards given up were concerned. The only team they've faced this season that likes to pound the ball is Seattle.

 

Should the Packers get past the Cowboys, they face the chance to end the 2014 season the same way they ended the 2013 season: Getting bounced from the playoffs by the same team that trounced them in the season opener.

 

Just like 2012 as well.

 

Yep. Forte was gashing that defense for the first half, then Trestman stopped running the ball.

 

I caught part of Inside the NFL on NFL Network tonight. They had video of Stafford talking with officials on the sideline after the pass interference flag was picked up. One of them told him that it was because there was no contact before the ball arrived. Aside from the fact that we know that is incorrect from the video, it is also not the story that Morelli told later, which was not enough contact. Of course, it could just be part of the communication issues among the crew, but it could also be that the story changed to cover their asses.

The next highlight after that clip? The fourth down conversion by the Cowboys, complete with the holding call the NFL admits was missed.

 

Dez Bryant staged a bigger protest than Caldwell who seemed to just let things slide. A lot of
coaches would have gone ballistic.

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...d-to-the-non-pass-interference-175126302.html

Here is a link to the video. Definitely not the same story that Morelli told after the game.

 

Bears ran for 105 yards in the second half.

 

By my very intricate calculations, that would mean they ran for 130 in the first half.

That's quite a lot.

It's really not that difficult or worth arguing about, but the Bears' only two drives of the third quarter ended with interceptions on first-down throws. And even on those drives they were running well, which made the throws all the more Cutlery.

Anyhoo, point being, the Packers are definitely vulnerable against the run.

 

Not arguing with you. Cutler definitely cost them that game. But they did run for over 100 yards in the second half, including 43 when they ran the last eight plays of their last possession while down 21 points.

da man's numbers regarding the Packers' last eight games tell a pretty compelling story. I'll put more stock in those than a single game back in September. But I do remember watching that game and thinking to myself that the Bears were padding rushing numbers and not trying at all to win the game.

 

This is what I meant about Trestman earlier. After a competitive first half in which they rushed for 130 yards, almost half the yards they gained in the second half came really late.

The Packers couldn't stop the run, but Trestman did.

Saw a stat today that Murray was 5-for-5 in 100-yard games against bottom 10 defenses. Packers are 10th-worst.

 

Not since they moved Clay Matthews inside and went run-heavy up front in November.

Here's a great stat for you: Green Bay allowed six runs of 20 or more yards in its first eight games. Since then? Zero. The Packers have allowed six runs of 20 or more yards all season. The only team with fewer is New England with two.