2016-17 divisional rd

Simms was talkin about how the Patriots never turn the ball over while a stat showed they lead the league in fumbles on kick returns and punt returns

like ok sure their core offense doesn't, but that dude loves forcing narratives regardless of what the facts actually say

right that was how cyrus jones lost his job as returner after messing up a couple.. and the next guy up also fumbled one (was that amendola? don't recall)

of all the games I didn't expect to get exciting

problem w/ Miller is he isn't an explosive back, he's just a dude that will get you consistent yardage which is good if you're a ball control offense that can move the chains consistently, but not when your linemen or receivers get penalized all the time and your QB can't convert third downs like ever.

Still doubt Houston is winding up with 20 at the end of this

#boom

xpost considering they've had three drives begin in Patriot territory and two that started in FG range and they scored a whopping ten points on those drives, I would agree

Houston's d could win this game tho if they keep playing lights out like this.

Yea reminding me a bit of the AFC championship but Houston still needs to score like 10 more points at least and their offense looks like a 3-and-out machine

Thats like the 3rd dropped pick by the Pats today

Osweiler bro there are some QBs good enough to thread a ball between four defenders but you ain't it. know your role, foo.

xpost I am thinking the defense will actually need to score

they reminds me of the 2000 MIami Dolphins w/ Jay Fiedler and Lamar Smith in that the offense needs like special accommodations to do anything

wow Clowney, damn

Holy shit Clowney

foreeeeever to throw just now. nice

pushoff by Edelman, so shocked

still a good result for the Texans going into halftime. few people thought this one would be close.

but seriously they're only scoring on a double reverse flea flicker lateral if they score again at all. their offense is so vanilla New England could shut it down in their sleep.

gonna have to win with field position and giving up passes like that won't do it

outside of their tendency to give up 40 yard pass plays, this Houston defense is playing excellently

I felt like the decision to drop back into coverage was the right one there tho

Houston's gotta be really reeling from that kick return tho.

td saving tackle by Clowney

woooooow

is New England averse to running or somethin

holyyyyyyyy shit

man that's a huge stand

unreal that the Pats didnt score a TD there

don't get why they threw on second down, that woulda been the down to run, as the defense had to sell out a little bit to account for a pass.

kick return TD would be nice here

Simms all "Osweiler has to be happy with the way he played", is he fucking high? he was mediocre as hell. 10 points scored on drives that started in field goal range, and took a clever reverse fake to get the TD.

lol Brock 13 of 20 for 83 yards. 4.2 yards/attempt. basically using their passing game as a secondary run game, not gonna cut it.

lol the spread on this game was Patriots by 16.5? wish I'd come out of gambling retirement to have taken that one.

I got in at texans +16. Considering they hadnt scored a td in the last 3 games vs the Pats that seems about right

yeah I mean Patriots could cover that easily in most iterations of this matchup but in the playoffs against the #1 defense, only takes one or two one-off mistakes not to cover even if you otherwise dominate the game.

Miller's been like the only bright spot for the offense.

ladies and gentleman, Brock Osweiler

Osweiler dropping back for 5 seconds then hitting his own guy in the knees at the line of scrimmage is pretty much Houston's offense in a nutshell

his slow reaction is a killer. the ball has to come out quick on that play, if there's nothing available, you gotta anticipate the pressure, move around, try to extend the play. i know he ain't the most mobile dude in the world but as soon as 3 seconds passed it was p obvious he was gonna fuck it up

Meanwhile Brady has 171 yards on 9 completions

https://twitter.com/BenVolin/status/820465940525682688

man killer of a missed tackle there

Yeah watching Brock its nuts this guy got a big offseason contract, dude plays so much like a backup and I'd be shocked if hes still a starter in 2 years

welllllllllll there it is

i am just getting up to speed with this game but brady has dropped some goddamn dimes in the past few minutes

love the halftime adjustments baby!

are "halftime adjustments" basically belichick yelling DO YOUR JOB at guys?

sometimes he forgets to yell it before the game

yeah it was inevitable really. if Houston thought it was gonna be able to shut out NE the rest of the game and eventually squeeze out a TD, well, they strategized poorly

Yeah houston offense gonna have to figure something out quick or theyre gonna lose by 25

I admire Rodgers as a player, but being a Bears fan the green and gold make me want to hurl too.

All I got to say is go Dirty Birds!

Packers and Steelers Superbowl would be pretty iconic thou.

could have a rematch of 2011's Super Bowl, or could have a rematch of 1996, or .....could have Atlanta.

wouldn't mind seeing new blood take it tbh

as exciting as the last two minutes of the GB/DAL game was it really was marred by a couple of really bad coaching decisions - McCarthy deciding to run it on 2nd down at the Dallas 34 was incredibly dumb, basically playing for the long FG with a kicker who's historically really shaky in these situations, 1:30 and all 3 timeouts is an eternity and your defense is totally gassed, lo and behold they get it in FG range in two plays. then Garrett outdoes him by spiking the ball despite having :50 left, which is idiotic, that's like the one thing everyone knows about Aaron Rodgers right now DON'T LEAVE HIM ANY TIME ON THE CLOCK

anyway my heart rate is finally back to normal. Crosby's second attempt at the game winner looked like such a shank at first.

thank God he blew the ball to the right

yeah I was watching the game w/ my Packer fan friend who was apoplectic when they tied it and I was like "dude - 35 seconds to go 35-40 yards for Aaron Rodgers?".....

me vs bobby spirals/lag∞n/call all destroya/daria (sometimes)?

i claim djp tho

pretty sure pitts gonna lose and actually big ben rothlesburger will die during the first half

also the patriots will win on a tuck rule call

seems possible, depending on ball inflation

the balls will be inflated to the highest standards of nfl equipment manager bom trady

surely you mean nfl equipment manager godger rodell

yes him too

malcolm butler vs antonio brown is usually fun to watch but otherwise p bored of watching steelers games

turns out crippling food poisoning goes with watching alex smith play qb like a nice sauternes goes with the dessert course.

rewatching that sack on Rodgers in the 4th, I cannot believe he held onto the ball there. like 80% of the QBs in the league fumble when they get hit like that, including Rodgers who has turned it over that way many times (most notably in OT during that Wild Card game vs. Arizona). damn this game had all the elements of the gutpunch loss, except the actual loss.

malcolm butler vs antonio brown is usually fun to watch but otherwise p bored of watching steelers games

weird; neither of these players are dan snyder employees