2007 NFL Playoffs thread

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:56 pm

RobVarak wrote:
I still can't f***in believe it!!!

The running drive or the win?...I believe both. Bears commit to the run and Grossman this or that doesnt matter.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:58 pm

I hope Reggie learned an important lesson today, don't taunt Urlacher on your way into the end zone, you don't want to give the Bears defense a reason to be angry.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:04 pm

XXXIV wrote:
RobVarak wrote:
I still can't f***in believe it!!!
The running drive or the win?...I believe both. Bears commit to the run and Grossman this or that doesnt matter.

I meant the win, but several beers later my grammar has become...muddled

The second half showed why Grossman does matter. No team in the NFL can be run on if they want to sell out to stop it, which is wat NO did. I told my wife that it was going to take on good drive from Grossman to sink the dagger, and if they got that it would open up the run down the stretch. 4-4 for 60 yards and a TD later, and it was a field day down the stretch for the Bears RB's.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:05 pm

OMG! Crazy first TD in the AFC game!

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:08 pm

RobVarak wrote:OMG! Crazy first TD in the AFC game!

Rams got burned on a 4th and one just like that in 2003 playoffs.

Damn flashbacks

Sully · Post by **Sully** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:44 pm

Poor Peyton...

Still a lot of game left though.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:15 pm

That ref that threw that PI flag should be fired...

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:31 pm

Awesome, awesome win by the Bears today. No other defense in the league produces turnovers like they do, and they absolutely stuffed the ball down the Saints throats with the run game. It was nice to see the team keep it together after the Saints made a nice rally to pull within two. Hopefully they can bottle up that intensity and release it again in two weeks.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:47 pm

Sully wrote:Poor Peyton...

Still a lot of game left though.

Two pretty sweet drives back to back...Colts looking good right now.

Edit: and the ball back...Lets go Peyton!

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:19 pm

GO COLTS! Hot damn, what a game...

Templehorn · Post by **Templehorn** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:20 pm

GREAT GAME! WAY TO GO MANNING, FINALLY! f***in FINALLY SHUT UP THAT TOM BRADY AND HIS ASS-COACH. AND THOSE New England fans that are just fans when the pats win, well they can go back to their holes.

This is perfect for the bears. This is like INdy's superbowl, how they gonna get up for the Bears, they will, but still, it's their superbowl if you know what i mean.

Coming into the playoffs, I thought the only AFC team the bears had a chance agains was the colts. It's working out. It'll be a great superbowl.

2 black coaches in the superbowl, Don't you 'LOVIE' IT!

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:22 pm

Templehorn wrote:
Coming into the playoffs, I thought the only AFC team the bears had a chance agains was the colts. It's working out. It'll be a great superbowl.

After watching New England collapse like that...I think you got the wrong team

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:22 pm

Great game.

I thought Brady wouldn't have enough time with 54 secs and 2 timeouts.

He probably rushed it more than he would have if he had about 30 more seconds.

This would have been a great achievement with no reliable WRs. That drop by Caldwell made them settle for a FG, IIRC. But beyond that, they don't have an explosive playmaker on the outside, one that might turn a good gain into a great gain.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:26 pm

Colts are the easiest defense the Bears would face. Can you imagine Grossman against the Chargers or Ravens?

Pats defense collapsed and I think the crosscountry trip and a brutal game in SD took it out of them.

Colts are hard to stop but there were stretches in the second half when Pats couldn't put up any kind of resistance.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:29 pm

Woohoo! Go Colts! Gonna root this team on like it's my home team. Manning and Harrison deserve a Super Bowl ring!

Sully · Post by **Sully** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:31 pm

What a great AFC Championship...Incredible. I really want to see Peyton get that ring, but the Colts are probably the best matchup for the Bears and Rex Grossman. If Jones and Benson can pound it like they did today, you have to like the Bears chances.

Templehorn · Post by **Templehorn** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:32 pm

wco81 wrote:
I thought Brady wouldn't have enough time with 54 secs and 2 timeouts.

You're just happy that Montana is untouchable again

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:33 pm

Templehorn wrote:
wco81 wrote:
I thought Brady wouldn't have enough time with 54 secs and 2 timeouts.

You're just happy that Montana is untouchable again

They remained tied at 3... and they both still suck my balls

EDIT: I forgot Troy Aikman has 3 too....He also sux My balls.

Templehorn · Post by **Templehorn** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:36 pm

XXXIV wrote:
Templehorn wrote:
Coming into the playoffs, I thought the only AFC team the bears had a chance agains was the colts. It's working out. It'll be a great superbowl.

After watching New England collapse like that...I think you got the wrong team

Still hard to believe that THE GREAT PATRIOTS and genus Bill BellyF*ck blew a 21-3 lead.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:37 pm

Templehorn wrote:
XXXIV wrote:
Templehorn wrote:
Coming into the playoffs, I thought the only AFC team the bears had a chance agains was the colts. It's working out. It'll be a great superbowl.

After watching New England collapse like that...I think you got the wrong team
Still hard to believe that THE GREAT PATRIOTS and genus Bill BellyF*ck blew a 21-3 lead.

What goes around comes around!!!

About f***in time!

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:50 pm

Incredible comeback by the Colts. Really showed a lot of mental toughness to not give up. Aside from the pick, Peyton played a good game. Should be a fun matchup with the Bears.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:07 am

BEAR DOWN BITCHES!!!!!!!!

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:09 am

Hell of a game. Ironic that the explosive Peyton Manning show really won the game and set the tone with that opening, grinding, ball-control drive of the second half.

I'm not a stat guy, but it was pretty amazing at that one point in the second half where the Colts had run 39 of the last 40 offensive plays of the game.

Give the Colts' offensive line a TON of credit. Manning wasn't touched very often in the game, and they were superb on that long drive to open the third quarter. I really thought that was the crucial drive of the game other than the game-winner.

What the hell happened to the Pats' defense where Clark was so damn open on that big play on the final drive? Had to be a breakdown somewhere.

Very interesting Super Bowl. I think the Bears' physical secondary will give the Colts' WR's trouble. You wonder if the Colts can grind it out against the Bears' defense the way it did today in the third quarter. I have my doubts.

But will Grossman continue to be Mr. Reliable, making the plays when he has to and otherwise just keeping a steady hand on the tiller? With the way Grossman has played the last two games, the Bears are eerily similar to the 2000 Ravens. A QB who isn't hurting the team, is helping them from time to time, a running game that is grinding out some yards -- props to the Bears' O line, too -- and a superb defense.

What's the opening line for the Super Bowl? Anyone check?

Take care,
PK

Templehorn · Post by **Templehorn** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:14 am

da-da-dum, da-da-dum..............

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:16 am

pk500 wrote:
What's the opening line for the Super Bowl? Anyone check?

Take care,
PK

None were posted yet last time I looked. I'm guessing that it'll be Colts favored by 6.5.