NFL Conference Championships 2025

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:25 am

Tom 1860 wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:17 am
bfj wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 4:45 pm
rass wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2025 7:46 am Anyone else just happy the Ravens lost? So glad I can just enjoy these games without really giving a shit about the outcome. Sorry for you Mahomes haters.

I am slightly torn because the Bills are the team I think I'd lean towards preferring, but Buffalo losing to the Eagles in the SB and completing the quadfecta of loss against the NFC East would be funny.
No you twunt, I’m not.
I also wanted the Ravens to win

At least you wouldn’t call me a twunt.

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:31 am

You have always been more of a cunt in my opinion, I would never move away from that...

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 10:26 am

Tom 1860 wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:31 am You have always been more of a cunt in my opinion, I would never move away from that...

Exactly

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 10:39 am

I like both underdogs tomorrow

Washington +6
Buffalo +2

woof woof

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 11:48 am

I got 6.5 and 1.5 for the dogs tomorrow. So, a bit of a wash I guess.

Post by **brian** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 11:53 am

Unless the refs really are in the tank for the Chiefs which I don’t really believe no way the Bills don’t roll tomorrow.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 2:25 pm

Me watching Hard Knocks: AFC North every week, because I have a memory block about this:

“Wait. Tee Martin is the Ravens’ quarterback coach? How did I not know that?”

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 3:47 pm

I have both favorites. KC until someone proves they can beat them, Philadelphia because Washington has gone too far already. Book it.

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 4:56 pm

As a fan since I was a kid, I hated Commanders at first. Strongly preferred Washington Football Team (love Utah Hockey Club as well). It has started to grow on me though ... a bit. Washington Hogs would be my preference though. A nod to the club's fabled history with a bit of a sneer towards the lobbyists and electeds that work there.

And I think there are worse name in pro sports than Commanders, including my Wizards (ugh). I also don't like Texas Rangers (you're racist thuggish cops?). Braves. Chiefs. Blackhawks. Hornets. Predators. Golden Knights.

In terms of modern teams not changing names, I'm sure there are grizzly bears in Tennessee. But I find it weird they didn't change when the team moved from Vancouver.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 5:21 pm

I still don’t understand how “predators” made it past “someone suggested it and everyone else in the room pointed out it’ll make the team sound like perverts”.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 5:31 pm

garyclark wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2025 4:56 pm As a fan since I was a kid, I hated Commanders at first. Strongly preferred Washington Football Team (love Utah Hockey Club as well). It has started to grow on me though ... a bit. Washington Hogs would be my preference though. A nod to the club's fabled history with a bit of a sneer towards the lobbyists and electeds that work there.

And I think there are worse name in pro sports than Commanders, including my Wizards (ugh). I also don't like Texas Rangers (you're racist thuggish cops?). Braves. Chiefs. Blackhawks. Hornets. Predators. Golden Knights.

In terms of modern teams not changing names, I'm sure there are grizzly bears in Tennessee. But I find it weird they didn't change when the team moved from Vancouver.

99% certain there are no grizzly (brown) bears east of the Mississippi. Black bears over here.

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 5:37 pm

EnochRoot wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2025 5:31 pm
garyclark wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2025 4:56 pm As a fan since I was a kid, I hated Commanders at first. Strongly preferred Washington Football Team (love Utah Hockey Club as well). It has started to grow on me though ... a bit. Washington Hogs would be my preference though. A nod to the club's fabled history with a bit of a sneer towards the lobbyists and electeds that work there.

And I think there are worse name in pro sports than Commanders, including my Wizards (ugh). I also don't like Texas Rangers (you're racist thuggish cops?). Braves. Chiefs. Blackhawks. Hornets. Predators. Golden Knights.

In terms of modern teams not changing names, I'm sure there are grizzly bears in Tennessee. But I find it weird they didn't change when the team moved from Vancouver.
99% certain there are no grizzly (brown) bears east of the Mississippi. Black bears over here.

Even worse then.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 7:18 pm

Montana is probably the closest a wild grizzly has ever been to Memphis

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:06 pm

Huge ass map of grizzlies range, both then and now

[+] spoiler

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 2:58 pm

Brady said cool three times* in his opening statement on the game.

Erin Andrews is wearing a presumably faux fur coat with purple hue and an absolutely HUGE front zipper.

*ok one of those was part of the word “school”

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 3:20 pm

So… Saquon is pretty good, youse.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 3:21 pm

There’s definitely more kelly green in the stands than current Eagles green, right?

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 3:23 pm

It would certainly appear so. We like rocking the 80s style between that and powder blue and burgundy.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 3:27 pm

This ad for the book I recommended in the book thread... Mickey 7... Movie looks like it might be a lot better than the book, and I loved the book.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 3:38 pm

Welp, only 3 hours until the next game

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 3:39 pm

Daniels needs to learn to take off sooner rather than later.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 3:40 pm

That's his thing, though. It's not that he's trying to prove anything, he would just much rather hang in there and find the play in the air.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 4:05 pm

I guess the not chasing after 2 point conversions early in a game that is going to have many more scores is a thing of the past.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 4:24 pm

Which team is Lattimore playing for today?

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 4:26 pm

AJ Brown rips a helmet off Lattimore and the penalty is just on Lattimore? Can replay review check that, or is Troy Vincent still there calling the shots?

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 4:29 pm

EdRomero wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2025 4:26 pm AJ Brown rips a helmet off Lattimore and the penalty is just on Lattimore? Can replay review check that, or is Troy Vincent still there calling the shots?

Yeah I don't see how or why it was only on Lattimore. Unsportsmanlike on both players, cuz that's really what that was. Still, Marshon Lattimore is a fucking prick who has spent his career instigating and getting under the opposing WR1's skin. So if that's payback for a career's worth of dirty play? I'm fine with it.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 4:32 pm

And then a late hit because his foot touched out of bounds a millisecond before getting hit, so everyone agrees with the call. Better hold off on that hit against the best running back in the world as he heads to the sideline.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 4:39 pm

EdRomero wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2025 4:32 pm And then a late hit because his foot touched out of bounds a millisecond before getting hit, so everyone agrees with the call. Better hold off on that hit against the best running back in the world as he heads to the sideline.

Yeah time was a factor which means Barkley definitely wouldn't have turned and trucked the miniaturized DB once he obviously let up on the play.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 4:41 pm

EnochRoot wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2025 4:29 pm
EdRomero wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2025 4:26 pm AJ Brown rips a helmet off Lattimore and the penalty is just on Lattimore? Can replay review check that, or is Troy Vincent still there calling the shots?
Yeah I don't see how or why it was only on Lattimore. Unsportsmanlike on both players, cuz that's really what that was. Still, Marshon Lattimore is a fucking prick who has spent his career instigating and getting under the opposing WR1's skin. So if that's payback for a career's worth of dirty play? I'm fine with it.

I could see offsetting flags but at the same time fuck Lattimore.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 4:45 pm

At least they didn’t throw two flags on the Commanders.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 5:00 pm

Tom Brady sounds the person at the airport announcing that Delta flight 83 to Charlotte is in final boarding before departure…

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 5:39 pm

It’s the subway but the point stands:

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 5:41 pm

Feel like there was some debate to be had on that fumble recovery, at least more than Fox allowed for

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 5:46 pm

LOLuvu

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 5:46 pm

Frankie Luvu is becoming one of my favorite players, especially if he’s not playing against my team.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 5:47 pm

Wow, dropping the palpably unfair act threat.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 5:51 pm

At this point I would just walk off the field before the snap and give the refs the finger. The guy jumping over the line twice in a row deserved a warning, but on the next play the Eagles were trying to draw DC offsides and it was a completely different defensive action.

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 7:35 pm

Commanders got zero calls, including a CLEAR hold early that resulted in 7 for Philly when the game was close. The booth even called in the in-house rules expert on that one, who confirmed it as a bad call.

But ultimately, Washington lost because three of their RBs fumbled. Self-inflicted wounds cost them the game.

It was a heluva run. And for the first time in decades, it feels like the team clearly has something great to build on.

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 7:36 pm

Also, this just makes me happy in so many different ways.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Jan 26, 2025 7:49 pm

So they called a very late formation flag on the Bills. Nantz mentions that and throws it to Gene for an explanation, and Gene either misunderstands or pretends to and just explains what the penalty means rather than the process that led to it being called. Is that what just happened?

I don’t think Gene likes replay assist.