# NFL 2022: Conference Championship Week **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [January 25, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794 "2023-01-25T17:08:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/41 "2023-01-29T21:38:07Z")
Wow. Terrible turnover, followed by yet another big defensive penalty. Now it’s a two-TD deficit with the #4 quarterback for the Niners. > [@EllisDee](#): > > Was he ruled out or might we still see him again? His return is questionable. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/42 "2023-01-29T21:42:32Z")
Damn, this sucks! Feel bad for Purdy. Heck, I wanted my team to beat him! Still, who is this Johnson guy? He might pull off some surprises too. And I’m really peeved at Eagles D. What the hell? Can’t tackle a RB? I realize that CMC is one of the best, but come on, guys. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/43 "2023-01-29T21:42:42Z")
All they need the quarterback to do is dump it off to Deebo or McCaffrey in the backfield. Maybe Kittle on a crossing route. Their defense looks solid if they can get a handle on the penalties. I think they can come back even with Johnson if they have to. Like that final play that ended the half. Dump it off to Deebo, he runs for 12 YAC. Unfortunately it does kind of feel like the Eagles are the team of destiny here. ---
**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 29, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/44 "2023-01-29T21:43:39Z")
“This sucks.” Only thing I can think. I’m visiting Eagles fans to watch this game, too. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/45 "2023-01-29T21:49:12Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Still, who is this Johnson guy? He might pull off some surprises too. The definition of a journeyman NFL quarterback. He’s been in the league since 2008 (drafted in the fifth round by the Bucs), and has nine career NFL starts. He’s been under contract with 14 different NFL teams over the course of his career, though he has only actually played in a regular-season game for seven of them. He also played in the UFL (2012) and the XFL (2020). He was signed by the 49ers in December, when Jimmy Garoppolo got hurt; it’s his fourth stint with the Niners. > **[Josh Johnson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |...](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnJo05.htm)** > > Checkout the latest stats for Josh Johnson. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, college, draft, and more on Pro-football-reference.com. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/46 "2023-01-29T21:55:01Z")
Perfect. I almost have more confidence in that resume than a healthy Purdy. Go 49ers, you can do it! I hope Purdy is okay, but I have to admit I would find it kind of funny if the 49ers won this game and then Johnson had to start the Superbowl, meaning they’d have to frantically practice like the start of the season when historically you’d probably just be doing walkthroughs without even dressing. Second half is starting, will check out the rest in an hour. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/47 "2023-01-29T22:02:27Z")
Johnson is now out, having had his head hit the ground hard after he was knocked down by Suh. Purdy’s back in for the moment, though the announcers pointed out that (a) it’s not clear if he can really pass right now, and (b) McCaffrey is their emergency QB. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/48 "2023-01-29T22:04:27Z")
Thanks! Wow. Quite the résumé. Still, my team does not look so great. And Purdy’s gotta come back in now. Gah! Hope the elbow’s okay. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/49 "2023-01-29T22:05:38Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > having had his head hit the ground hard after he was knocked down by Suh. That didn’t look like a terrible hit by Suh, in that he didn’t really drive him into the ground or land with his full weight on the QB. Still, I wonder if a flag would have been thrown had it been Brady or Rodgers. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/50 "2023-01-29T22:19:18Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > That didn’t look like a terrible hit by Suh, in that he didn’t really drive him into the ground or land with his full weight on the QB. Agreed; it wasn’t anything like an illegal hit – it was just a matter of Johnson falling backwards after the hit in such a way that the back of his helmet struck the turf. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/51 "2023-01-29T22:20:33Z")
Is it just me is this color commentator the most irritating thing I’ve heard since I dropped a fork in my garbage disposal? Nasally, hyperactive, won’t shut up – take a friggin’ breath, get a glass of water. You don’t have to fill every silence with inane observations. I might have to try to find an alternate audio. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/52 "2023-01-29T22:22:32Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Is it just me is this color commentator the most irritating thing I’ve heard I thought I might be the only one who wondered this. This is a conference championship game, fer crissakes…surely Fox has somebody better? ---
**Author:** ![LoneRhino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lonerhino/32/1311_2.png) [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/53 "2023-01-29T22:28:27Z")
For some reason he’s their #1 guy. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/54 "2023-01-29T22:44:11Z")
Fox lost Joe Buck and Troy Aikman to ESPN this year, so this is the best they had left. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/55 "2023-01-29T22:50:22Z")
What a tremendous disappointment this game has been. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/56 "2023-01-29T22:56:34Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Fox lost Joe Buck and Troy Aikman to ESPN this year, so this is the best they had left. Yup; Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olson (the former Panthers tight end) are now their #1 announcing team. Looking at their list of announcers for this season, none of them (with the possible exception of Kenny Albert) stand out to me. > **[Fox officially announces broadcaster lineup for 2022 NFL season](https://awfulannouncing.com/fox/fox-officially-announces-broadcaster-lineup-for-2022-nfl-season.html)** > > A month ahead of the start of the 2022 NFL regular season, Fox Sports has announced their broadcaster lineup for the year. FOX Sports unveils its complete lineup of dynamic @NFLonFOX game announcers for the 2022-23 @NFL season, paving the road to... ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/57 "2023-01-29T22:58:15Z")
Ugly finish to the game. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/58 "2023-01-29T23:00:34Z")
How often do fights like that happen? ---
**Author:** ![LoneRhino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lonerhino/32/1311_2.png) [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/59 "2023-01-29T23:11:17Z")
I’ll definitely be rooting for the AFC team in the super bowl. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2022-conference-championship-week/978794/60 "2023-01-29T23:26:24Z")
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