NFL Thread

[Matt]

You have the 3 OLmen we are looking at in quick succession - Mims, Powers-Johnson and Guyton.

Latu could really shake up the draft if his medical fails

[Botman]

Time to get some Super Bowl predictions up

For me I think the worst unit in the game is the niners defence, I think they’ve been incredibly lucky to get this far in the play offs, I think the Lions and Packers out played them and should have won those games

I think it will be a close game and niners winning won’t shock me, but I’m going:

Chiefs 24
Niners 21

Think the game winning fg comes with less than 60 second to play and the chiefs defence get the stop

The easy MVP pick is Mahomes but I was betting I’d go with Kelce and Pacheco and maybe chuck in a Chris Jones/La’Jarius Sneed bet to get a little spice on that side of the ball

I think the SF kicker Moody is going to feature in this game, I think he’ll miss a critical kick and I think Purdy might have a very consequential turn over

Maybe it’s late in the game that crushes a potential drive to take the lead or it’s early in the game in the low red zone.

If the niners win, I think it will be on the back of McCaffrey and I think it’ll be because the niners d bucks their recent trend of being pretty average and has a lights out day. Bosa wrecking shop on the Chiefs RT and interior pressure from Hargraves could shift the result

[gerg]

I think the game will be all but over by half time, with the Chiefs dominating. 9ers to get a few garbage time TDs to make the score respectable. 28 - 20.

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[Matt]

Both Cheifs and 9ers aren't great vs the Run, 9ers are good runners, Cheifs don't like to run... even if they have 3 decent runners.

Cheifs pass D is AMAZING.... but 9ers have 3 very good options in Deebo, Aiuyk and Kittle, not to mention CMC outta the backfield.

9ers have 2 ridiculous LBs, so Kelse might have his hands full. That said, their backend can be got... but can the Cheifs WRs catch it to capitalise??

I feel like this game is really well balanced. But tipping the scales is Mahomes, coz well.... TBC GOAT.

I too am backing the Chiefs between 3-7. I'll go 31-27, Chiefs.

[Northern Raider]

Quite shocked the Chiefs are underdogs in betting. Thought the market would be reverse.

[President Clinton]

Quite shocked the Chiefs are underdogs in betting. Thought the market would be reverse.

Really?

KC were pretty ordinary this year. SF have had one less game which is huge in contact sports and I believe this is the third game in a row KC are underdogs. Difficult to win three on the bounce like that.

Nothing shocking about it IMO.

[Northern Raider]

Quite shocked the Chiefs are underdogs in betting. Thought the market would be reverse.

Really?

KC were pretty ordinary this year. SF have had one less game which is huge in contact sports and I believe this is the third game in a row KC are underdogs. Difficult to win three on the bounce like that.

Nothing shocking about it IMO.

49ers are a bit lucky to be there. Scraped past Packers. Lions had the game in the bag till they fell in a hole. Fluke play was a turning point.

By contrast Chiefs are in hot form after beating Dolphins are home then Bills and Ravens on the road. Much higher quality of opposition IMO.
Chiefs also take a ton of SB winning experience into the game.

[Northern Raider]

Scoreless 1st QTR, although 49ers look the better team. Costly fumble on their first drive. Chiefs struggling to move the chains.

[gerg]

I think the game will be all but over by half time, with the Chiefs dominating. 9ers to get a few garbage time TDs to make the score respectable. 28 - 20.

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Haha. Nailed it.

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[Northern Raider]

I think the game will be all but over by half time, with the Chiefs dominating. 9ers to get a few garbage time TDs to make the score respectable. 28 - 20.

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Haha. Nailed it.

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Uncannily accurate prediction

[Northern Raider]

10-3 to 49ers at the half. Going to be a whole new game to start the 2nd half. Feels like it's about to open up.

[Matt]

I see Botmans "Moody missed kick" has come through. Missed Xpt

[Northern Raider]

Going to OT.

[greeneyed]

What a shame.

[-TW-]

I think the broadcast spent more time watching Taylor Swift than the actual game

[the bone]

First 3 quarters were pretty boring, but the game came alive in the 4th, and OT was great. How can anyone not like Mahomes? Such a talent and good dude as well

[Northern Raider]

I think the broadcast spent more time watching Taylor Swift than the actual game

Anybody playing the T Swift drinking game will have no recollection of that Over Time period.

[Northern Raider]

First 3 quarters were pretty boring, but the game came alive in the 4th, and OT was great. How can anyone not like Mahomes? Such a talent and good dude as well

Yeah it was a bludger a game up till 4th Quarter. Came alive after that. Mahomes was quite poor for most of the game then stepped up when it counted.

[gangrenous]

Well, this should further fan the flames of alleged TS conspiracy nutters if they do actually exist and aren’t just bots.

[BJ]

Well, this should further fan the flames of alleged TS conspiracy nutters if they do actually exist and aren’t just bots.

I noticed Hilary Clinton in the referee booth making and directing the official’s calls and decisions.

[-TW-]

Well, this should further fan the flames of alleged TS conspiracy nutters if they do actually exist and aren’t just bots.

Biden's already taken the piss out of them

[Matt]

Just give him the GOAT, add the required yds, TDs, etc etc to take him past Brady. Skip the 2 decades of him winning.

Let someone else have a turn

[Northern Raider]

One thing about the refs. I was damn hard to get a holding call. At least they were consistently ignoring it.

[Matt]

One thing about the refs. I was damn hard to get a holding call. At least they were consistently ignoring it.

Let the players settle it in the SB I guess

[Botman]

First 3 quarters were pretty boring, but the game came alive in the 4th, and OT was great. How can anyone not like Mahomes? Such a talent and good dude as well

Yeah it was a bludger a game up till 4th Quarter. Came alive after that. Mahomes was quite poor for most of the game then stepped up when it counted.

Yep, agree with this
Terrible game, very sloppy through 3 qtrs but the final qtr and overtime was amazing

Incredible that the cheifs won, with everything that happened this year, in a down year and it just didn’t matter because they’ve got Mahomes and that’s all that matters

Hands down the best player I’ve ever seen play the sport. Don’t care if he never wins another sb again, no one has played this sport at a higher level than he has through 6 years. Outrageous

Some tweets that encapsulate my take aways from this game

[Botman]

One thing about the refs. I was damn hard to get a holding call. At least they were consistently ignoring it.

VERY physical game and they let a lot go and then in a key spot, in OT on 3rd and 4, the officials AGAIN, for the 3rd straight year interject with a flag that flies in the face of the standard they set throughout the game

Bengals, Eagles and this year Chiefs. These mfers just cant help themselves in a big moment.
I said it in the Bengals game, reiterated it last year with the eagles and now again this year... you can not call a game one way for 58 (or in this case, 60!) minutes and let them be physical and then decide randomly to throw the flag for what you've been letting go at the end of the game

At least this year, the call didnt basically end the game

[President Clinton]

Pretty anticlimactic way to end the season if you ask me.

Having Baltimore or Lions in there would have made it much more fun.

Anyway, when one door closes (NFL), another one opens (NRL).

[Botman]

Pretty anticlimactic way to end the season if you ask me.

Having Baltimore or Lions in there would have made it much more fun.

Anyway, when one door closes (NFL), another one opens (NRL).

Yeah i was all in on the Lions once Philly departed, would have been SOOOOOOO fun to have them there.
And they have to be sick to their stomach
They had the niners, dead to **** rights, had em... horiffic 3rd qtr where absolutely everything went wrong flips that game

and you know what? Given how that game played out today, the Lions might be god damn SB champs right now if they close that game out.

[Matt]

First 3 quarters were pretty boring, but the game came alive in the 4th, and OT was great. How can anyone not like Mahomes? Such a talent and good dude as well

Yeah it was a bludger a game up till 4th Quarter. Came alive after that. Mahomes was quite poor for most of the game then stepped up when it counted.

Yep, agree with this
Terrible game, very sloppy through 3 qtrs but the final qtr and overtime was amazing

Incredible that the cheifs won, with everything that happened this year, in a down year and it just didn’t matter because they’ve got Mahomes and that’s all that matters

Hands down the best player I’ve ever seen play the sport. Don’t care if he never wins another sb again, no one has played this sport at a higher level than he has through 6 years. Outrageous

Some tweets that encapsulate my take aways from this game

Very interesting takes.... I like it

[Matt]

I've seen the winning play, plus about 3 others.

I see Greenlaw blew his achillies. I'm guessing this made a difference. Poor SOB gets a SB loss AND a horrible injury

[President Clinton]

Pretty anticlimactic way to end the season if you ask me.

Having Baltimore or Lions in there would have made it much more fun.

Anyway, when one door closes (NFL), another one opens (NRL).

Yeah i was all in on the Lions once Philly departed, would have been SOOOOOOO fun to have them there.
And they have to be sick to their stomach
They had the niners, dead to **** rights, had em... horiffic 3rd qtr where absolutely everything went wrong flips that game

and you know what? Given how that game played out today, the Lions might be god damn SB champs right now if they close that game out.

I think so too. It would have been a fairytale. Goff and Fightin’ Dan Campbell crowned Super Bowl champions with the world behind them.

But no, we get stuck with Swift / Kelce

[Matt]

Pretty anticlimactic way to end the season if you ask me.

Having Baltimore or Lions in there would have made it much more fun.

Anyway, when one door closes (NFL), another one opens (NRL).

Yeah i was all in on the Lions once Philly departed, would have been SOOOOOOO fun to have them there.
And they have to be sick to their stomach
They had the niners, dead to **** rights, had em... horiffic 3rd qtr where absolutely everything went wrong flips that game

and you know what? Given how that game played out today, the Lions might be god damn SB champs right now if they close that game out.

I think so too. It would have been a fairytale. Goff and Fightin’ Dan Campbell crowned Super Bowl champions with the world behind them.

But no, we get stuck with Swift / Kelce

As much as I hate Philly, it's the wrong Kelse wearing a ring

[Botman]

This might only be interesting to me, and it's painful... but the Chiefs game winning touchdown, same concept and pre snap motion that essentially won them the SB last year
The chiefs call it corndog... WR motions pre snap into the formation and then comes back out, forces the DB's to pass off the motion and then pick it up back up... stresses rules and discipline from DBs.

Eagles and Niners both got caught passing off the motion but didnt execute in picking it back up with proper assignments. Eagles admittedly didnt pick it up at all, Niners did pick it up, but too late... this is why i am excited to hopefully get more motion in the Eagles offence, if used correctly and with purpose it can put a great deal of stress on a defence.

[Matt]

This might only be interesting to me, and it's painful... but the Chiefs game winning touchdown, same concept and pre snap motion that essentially won them the SB last year
The chiefs call it corndog... WR motions pre snap into the formation and then comes back out, forces the DB's to pass off the motion and then pick it up back up... stresses rules and discipline from DBs.

Eagles and Niners both got caught passing off the motion but didnt execute in picking it back up with proper assignments. Eagles admittedly didnt pick it up at all, Niners did pick it up, but too late... this is why i am excited to hopefully get more motion in the Eagles offence, if used correctly and with purpose it can put a great deal of stress on a defence.

There's a reason why more teams are using it.

Let's face it, we all know, if your opponent has a running start, it makes it harder to catch up.

[Botman]

I've seen the winning play, plus about 3 others.

I see Greenlaw blew his achillies. I'm guessing this made a difference. Poor SOB gets a SB loss AND a horrible injury

Greenlaw injury absolutely CRITICAL to the game.
1. He was playing LIGHTS out. Man he was moving. He and Warner were just absolutely everywhere. Big part of the chiefs being held to 3 at the half

2. the guy who came in for Greenlaw... not great! didnt fit the run very well and im FAIRLY sure on the MVS touchdown he **** up. That was WIDE ASS open. Eager to hear some pods to know if anyone who knows more about x's and o's than me can explain it but my reading of that Coverage bust and i think he was supposed to carry the seam. Greenlaw is a very buttoned up player. He'd have not blown that assignment.

They also got Kelce going once Greenlaw left the game.