COVID Bowl Round 1 - 2022 Wild Card Thread

what's really striking to me about all this is remembering when Rodgers came into the league; here was this guy who was supposed to be the first overall pick, and instead he just kept sliding and sliding until he finally got picked by the Packers, who made him sit for 3 years behind a guy who didn't really seem interested in training him for the starting role. there was this sense that he'd gotten screwed and he was asked about it in interviews all the time. and he actually handled them really well, basically saying "look, I'm going to be the starter, nobody on this planet is going to feel sorry for me so I won't feel sorry for myself". dude would not entertain any of the drama. I know that was a while ago but going from that to "Help! I'm being cancelled! Nobody likes me because they can't handle my opinions!!!" is pretty nuts. I can only imagine the shit that's gone on behind the scenes.

seems like he's been drama for a long time, throwing stuff on the sideline, pissed at his teammates and coaches for letting HIM down. this is not a reveal.

nah in fact there's a good argument to be made for Mercedes Lewis' fumble losing GB the game because it guaranteed that Rodgers was never gonna throw to him again. I remember a few years back some receiver running the wrong route leading to an ugly looking pick and Rodgers like, wouldn't throw it to him again until 5 weeks later. I think it was Valdez-Scantling actually. Who by the way was also open on like 20 different pass plays

funny thing is Favre was the exact opposite, if a player fumbled he would pretty much always throw it back to him right away the next series

His family fumbled the pronunciation of its own name

I'm sure Favre is a trump goon but I at least get him, he's just a dumb hick with a drinking problem, Rodger's whole "I'm the only one who sees through the Matrix" schtick is more annoying to me

Yeah he absolutely had that “one of us” factor among rural Wisconsinites which endeared him to Packer fans more than Rodgers ever could. There was so much Favre shit everywhere you went. When he retired (lol) the overall
mood was as if someone died. Somehow I don’t think Rodgers is gonna be missed that much, despite being way better

Lmao

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Joe Burrow making the Super Bowl would be really cool

Yea I want Bengs-49ers

Bengals would probably be the worst team to make an SB in years though. Offense is legit, o line is terrible, defense shaky

Chiefs with back to back holds in the end zone, no call

This Bengals offensive line is criminally awful

Bengals must’ve figured something out at halftime

That end of play by the Chiefs looming pretty large now. Wonder if McCarthy is sitting at home like “yeah nothing you can do about that”

Holy fuck how did Burrow avoid that

Incredible game

Still can’t see the Bungles making it to the Super Bowl but uhh this might be Mahomes last possession

Wonder if they should let them score

WOW

Missed FG here c'mon

andy reid really andy reid’d that clock management there

Man if they had not recovered that fumble

Well GG Bengals

Should have been

And now it was

These playoffs have been total pandemonium

Good

holy shit

congrats to the Bengals, what a great story

That was amazing

salute afc champions cincinnati bengals

happy for the bengals and the people of cinci!

Wonder how many people took a nap when it looked like the Chiefs were gonna win 52-10

Besides Andy Reid

me, apparently

go Bengals, what a great story

Report from Kansas City on local news

"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened."

Hell of a game and KC winning the toss again but losing anyway feels like some kind of justice

Bengals so much resemble one of those fun & long suffering teams that usually loses in the Wild Card round due to the obvious holes in their lineup but welp here we are. Hope they got one more in em

Love the Bengals finding the rushing game just when they need it to get to FG range without risking the pick

Burrow was not throwing a pick come on

Go Rams

Haven't actively followed pro ball for a few years now, though I kinda wish I'd watched last week's games. We're 50% of the way to the Burrow/Stafford super bowl I'd tune in for, though, so go Rams.

no discredit to cincy, kc gave me a real playing w their food vibe that game… from not getting pts at the end of the first half to mahomes holding the ball soo loong several times idk im sure the coverage was good but he needed to not try to make the perfect play and just let his best playmakers make a play… the coaching is def to blame as well

Yeah Chiefs final play of the 1st half was some galaxy brain Mike McCarthy shit

Burrow was not throwing a pick come on

you're probably right but he sure looked wild and wobbly towards the end of regulation

Stephen A is on one right now

See what I’m saying, @danorlovsky7. This dude Stafford is very difficult to trust man. Why in the hell would he throw that pass. This is what I’m talking about man. He’d better not lose to know damn Porn Star Jimmy!

— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) January 31, 2022

you're probably right but he sure looked wild and wobbly towards the end of regulation

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Burrow is a vibes QB and vibes QBs don’t throw picks in that situation

So happy for Cincinnati. I have no real horse in this second race, but SF have my thanks for keeping Green Bay out of this, so let’s go Niners.

Deebo god damn

Sheesh Stafford had two TDs dropped and had to settle for a missed FG