# 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:** 40
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/782 "2012-01-23T02:41:56Z")
Tied at 17, 5 minutes to go. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/783 "2012-01-23T02:44:34Z")
I was kinda hoping for some more imaginative playcalling by the Niners in the red zone there. Their red zone problems continue. Should be a great ending to this game coming up. ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/784 "2012-01-23T02:49:45Z")
OK, Eli. Do this, against this defense, and no one will ever question “elite” again. ETA: Or take a stupid sack. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/785 "2012-01-23T02:50:44Z")
3 minutes left and both teams have 17 points and 288 yards… ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/786 "2012-01-23T02:51:34Z")
Nice to see an aggressive defensive playcall in crunch time. ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/787 "2012-01-23T02:52:03Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Nice to see an aggressive defensive playcall in crunch time. I wonder if Gregg Easterbrook’s head exploded. Hey, I can dream. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/788 "2012-01-23T02:55:21Z")
Tie game, 2:00 to go. Gotta love playoff football… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/789 "2012-01-23T02:59:29Z")
Alex Smith isn’t doing much to improve his rep this quarter. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/790 "2012-01-23T03:00:56Z")
What a throw. ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/791 "2012-01-23T03:05:29Z")
Giants special teams embarrassing themselves collectively here. But boy, Eli is a tough player. ---
**Author:** ![Redwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@Redwing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redwing)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/792 "2012-01-23T03:05:42Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Alex Smith isn’t doing much to improve his rep this quarter. If he can do something with the next 19 seconds, no one will remember the previous 14:41. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/793 "2012-01-23T03:08:14Z")
So, nobody wants to win in regular time? ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/794 "2012-01-23T03:08:40Z")
OT ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/795 "2012-01-23T03:08:55Z")
Shoulda been two OTs today. If both teams get a possession is it not better to lose the toss and get to choose direction with the wind? ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/796 "2012-01-23T03:09:00Z")
Overtime! ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/797 "2012-01-23T03:09:12Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Alex Smith isn’t doing much to improve his rep this quarter. No. He’s not. One completion to a wide receiver all game, and a 0 for 13 on 3rd down conversions. His O line isn’t helping a whole lot, but he’s also not lloking like he did against the Saints. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/798 "2012-01-23T03:11:01Z")
Giants get it first. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/799 "2012-01-23T03:11:05Z")
Awesome game. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/800 "2012-01-23T03:11:08Z")
tails never fails ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-nfl-playoffs-discussion-thread/608401/801 "2012-01-23T03:12:18Z")
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