NFL playoff thread

Shoot, I was more impressed than anything. It took commitment.

 

And Manning's TEAM has a 6-5 career playoff record at home. Those carry a lot of weight because that typically means they're the better team. In Manning's case those losses have come mostly because the offense has been slowed to well below the historic force it had been -- 18 points in scramble mode against Pittsburgh, 16 points against the Jets, and even yesterday the Broncos scored 21 on offense and the Ravens got 17 off Manning turnovers.

 

Third-and-1, Marshawn Lynch is not in the game. Fourth-and-1 he is, but the FB gets the ball.

Atlanta ball.

 

Come on, LTL, you know the interception in OT yesterday was a TEAM effort.

 

I've always disliked the "points off of turnovers" stat. A pick six is one thing, but if a team recovers a fumble in midfield, are the subsequent points the offense's fault?
Manning's final interception was a terrible throw. But the TD pass was obvious the TEAM's worst play of the day.

 

Love it that the first thing White does after catching the TD is get in Sherman's face.

 

I need to go back and delete the post from yesterday where I predicted the outcomes of the weekend's games. Sorry, Patriots, looks like you're fucked.

 

In the case of yesterday, Manning threw the pick-six, fumbled at the Denver 37 and threw the interception that left the Ravens 10 yards out of field-goal territory. Field position is a huge driver of scoring opportunities.

 

Agreed. It was a very pertinent stat in that game.

 

You're just saying that because you don't like Peyton Manning.

 

Stop hating.

 

Three costly turnovers is a great case for Manning playing poorly.

If the Ravens' winning field goal had been blocked and returned for a touchdown, does that mean that those turnovers didn't matter and Manning led his team to a win?