NFL 2016-17 playoffs running thread

The game was always scheduled to air on NBC, even before the the time change.

 

Rodgers, Cook and Crosby bailed out McCarthy, Capers and a tired ass defense.

Good thing that didn't go to OT. Green Bay would not have gotten a stop on Dallas. They had nothing left.

 

Really? Huh. I didn't know they put those games out for bid like that, thought Sunday afternoons were always CBS and Fox.

 

NBC had the Seattle-Minnesota game last year.

 

Is the Steelers left guard calling the snap count? Looks like it.

 

Nice drive to start for the Steelers, but Eli Rogers makes a big mistake, running the third-and-two route short of the sticks to force Pittsburgh to settle for three. I also don't understand why they were throwing on third and two. Bell was ripping off huge chunks of yards, but didn't touch it on second or third down.

 

Right, but that was first round.

Obviously I was just wrong about this one, but to clarify: As long as I can remember, NBC has exited after wild card weekend and the divisional round has been CBS/Fox. This is different from that.

Not a big deal, though. It does, however, negate a question I've had about how CBS planned to fit in the Obama 60 Minutes interview around the football game.

 

I forget the explanation for what Foster does. He's been doing it that way for a couple of years now.

 

Nobody cares about those idiots

 

OK, I hadn't ever noticed it before. Thought maybe because Arrowhead can be so loud they had him calling the snap count.

 

Wow. Terrible job on the kickoff and the Chiefs are making it look easy on this first drive. Ugly start by the Pittsburgh defense.

 

Looks like bad Roethlisberger, at least so far. He missed three throws on that second possession and under threw the ball on the 52-yard gain to Brown. If he makes a good throw, that would have been a touchdown.