# 2012 NFL Playoffs Discussion Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 4, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401 "2012-01-04T18:13:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/422 "2012-01-15T01:10:59Z")
Wow! ---
**Author:** ![brittekland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/423 "2012-01-15T01:11:25Z")
Dang. I was wrong… Hail mary time for Saints. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/424 "2012-01-15T01:11:27Z")
YES!!! Unbelievable final for minutes!!! ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/425 "2012-01-15T01:11:32Z")
IT OVER! Oh, baby, it’s over. 49ers! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/426 "2012-01-15T01:11:39Z")
Even for those with no dog, unbelievable! ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/427 "2012-01-15T01:11:47Z")
☹ ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/428 "2012-01-15T01:13:53Z")
Vernon Davis stat line: 7 receptions, 180 yards, 2 touchdowns. I might just have to get a #85 jersey now. Thanks for playing, New Orleans. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/429 "2012-01-15T01:14:19Z")
Yep, I am just a \*\*Giants \*\*fan rooting for SF as I think/thought that should the \*\*Giants \*\*be so lucky to get past Green Bay we had no chance in New Orleans. Now I wonder at the theory that SF is a better match. ---
**Author:** ![Mince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/430 "2012-01-15T01:14:21Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > IT OVER! > Oh, baby, it’s over. No, the Niners scored too quickly there. They should have milked the clock. Leaving 9 seconds to Drew Brees is a bad move. j/k ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/431 "2012-01-15T01:14:21Z")
OK, so nobody can give Alex Smith shit again ever. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/432 "2012-01-15T01:14:30Z")
3 seconds left. This could still go either way. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/433 "2012-01-15T01:16:04Z")
Congrats to the 49’ers, I hope the \*\*Giants \*\*have the chance to play you. ---
**Author:** ![HookerChemical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@HookerChemical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HookerChemical)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/434 "2012-01-15T01:16:39Z")
Holy Crap. I’m a 49ers fan. At the beginning of this year, I was predicting Keapernick would be starting by mid season and they’d be playing to win the division at 8-8. By the end of the regular season, I was a believer that this team could beat anybody. This has been a hell of a game, and I’m looking forward to another great game next week. MVP of the game is Davis, though Justin Smith had some ridiculous plays as well. Go team. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/435 "2012-01-15T01:17:05Z")
That was a wierd play. And two seconds later, the Broncos kick off to New England. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/436 "2012-01-15T01:17:15Z")
No time left, this could still go either way. ---
**Author:** ![brittekland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/437 "2012-01-15T01:17:25Z")
Jim Schwartz can’t like this either. It’s a good football day. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/438 "2012-01-15T01:18:21Z")
Awesome! Giants @ Niners for the NFC Championship! Time for some revenge for that 2002 playoff debacle! ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/439 "2012-01-15T01:18:48Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > OK, so nobody can give Alex Smith shit again ever. He’s a really good guy. This is so good for him. I feel like giving him a hug. 🆒 24/42, 299 yards, 3TDs. Couldn’t they give him an extra yard for his first 300 game of the season? Saints made that a truly awesome game. Never giving up after a bad start. May we meet in the playoffs again soon. My heart can slow down now, please. (Now I want the Pats/Broncs game to be just as awesome.) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/440 "2012-01-15T01:19:31Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > 3 seconds left. This could still go either way. See, Brees should have Tebowed right there. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/441 "2012-01-15T01:19:33Z")
Wow, that was fast. TD for Brady already. 49’ers fans, who would you rather won tomorrow? Giants or Green Bay? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401.md?page=23)