NFL 2016-17 playoffs running thread

Is this going to temper some of the breathless Aaron Rodgers narrative?

 

Since he won't be playing, I'm sure the stories will not be as frequent, if that's what you mean.

 

You mean the fumble? I think it was because the guy who picked it up was already falling back into the endzone when he got the ball and then wasn't touched until he was in the endzone. I thought the same thing until I saw the replay from the goalline.

 

Yeah, sorry, meant the fumble. I thought he had possession before he was in the end zone. But I don't really know what exactly the rule says.

 

A bad Green Bay defense combined with Rodgers playing 18 minutes in garbage time is a dream scenario for this game to reach 61 points.

 

Steelers inactives for game at Patriots 

Inactive lists for the AFC Chamionship. I'm a little surprised to see the Steelers leaving DeMarcus Ayers inactive for this one. The rookie had played well. Of course, Ladarius Green is still out with a concussion.

The Patriots supposedly had some banged-up receivers, but Mitchell and Hogan are active, as is Bennett. Malcolm Floyd is inactive.

 

Sure you didn't mean the Falcons have a good chance to reach 61 points?

 

Joe Buck with a reference to the over under line. That's the first time I ever heard it from Joe Buck.

 

Only way anyone is going to stay for this one.

 

Yes and no. He hasn't had a good day, but a lot of the problems on offense have not been his fault (Ripkowski fumble, several drops), and reasons 1-50 the Packers are going to lose entail them trying to cover Julio Jones et al., with a defense held together by Scotch tape and chicken wire. I feel like this video basically sums up the Packers' playoff run.

Consider I'm a Packers fan who picked against them in all three rounds this year, my hopes for this game were mostly based on an Atlanta team with minimal history of playoff success laying another egg. They didn't. Good for them. I'd much rather this happened against the Falcons, about which I do not care, than the Cowboys, who I loathe.

Of course, this is the highlight of the season for the fans of the Vikings and Lions. Frankly, I'd rather read tweets from Trump Train assholes, because at least those guys have won something in the last 30 years.