# NFL Conference Championships **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 13, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677 "2014-01-13T17:35:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/101 "2014-01-20T00:08:13Z")
Awful call. ---
**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 20, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/102 "2014-01-20T00:18:51Z")
Decker would have caught that ball. ---
**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 20, 2014, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/103 "2014-01-20T00:20:16Z")
Dang, this is a violent game. ---
**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 20, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/104 "2014-01-20T00:24:23Z")
Looks like Kaepernick’s legs made the trip to Seattle ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/105 "2014-01-20T00:24:31Z")
That dude on the SF sidelines is going to be fined, for delivering what looked like an intentional blow to the Seattle player that got knocked out of bounds on the punt at the 14:49 mark of the 2nd quarter. It looked like he stepped forward to make contact with a forearm. ---
**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 20, 2014, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/106 "2014-01-20T00:27:00Z")
> [@leftfield6](#): > > That dude on the SF sidelines is going to be fined, for delivering what looked like an intentional blow to the Seattle player that got knocked out of bounds on the punt at the 14:49 mark of the 2nd quarter. It looked like he stepped forward to make contact with a forearm. It did look like that. The team may get fined. That guy wasn’t a player. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/107 "2014-01-20T00:27:44Z")
Will this be another bad call against the Seahawks? ETA: Nope!! ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/108 "2014-01-20T00:28:48Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > It did look like that. The team may get fined. That guy wasn’t a player. Yeah I noticed he was in street clothes. Wasn’t sure if member of the staff, or an injured player. Nonetheless, cheap shot. ---
**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 20, 2014, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/109 "2014-01-20T00:34:22Z")
John Fox is pretty comfortable in the Meadowlands. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/110 "2014-01-20T00:35:45Z")
> [@leftfield6](#): > > That dude on the SF sidelines is going to be fined, for delivering what looked like an intentional blow to the Seattle player that got knocked out of bounds on the punt at the 14:49 mark of the 2nd quarter. It looked like he stepped forward to make contact with a forearm. I definitely hope something comes of that. Another dick move in an NFL game. Hits are to be expected, part of the game. Cheap shots and cheating need to be really dealt with severely. ---
**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 20, 2014, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/111 "2014-01-20T00:36:20Z")
I don’t feel so bad right now about the Packers inability to stop Kaepernik’s running ability. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/112 "2014-01-20T00:38:14Z")
What was up with how they handled the Iupati injury? He clearly couldn’t put hardly any weight on the leg, so they had two (little) guys almost carry him off the field, achingly slowly, for 80 yards … until they reached the cart. Why make (or let) the injured player walk off the field? Just bring out the cart. ---
**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 20, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/113 "2014-01-20T00:39:50Z")
Great play by Wilson there. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/114 "2014-01-20T00:40:47Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > Great play by Wilson there. I thought it was gonna be a mistake. Way to keep a play alive. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/115 "2014-01-20T00:41:21Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > I know it’s hard to compare eras, and different rules they play with, but I wouldn’t have much of an argument for people who want to say Peyton is the best NFL QB ever. I’m not saying it’s clear cut, but I’m saying it’s not out of the question. One thing that makes it difficult to compare is that Peyton doesn’t have the greatest raw physical talent, but he gets a lot done with his head, calling his own plays to a greater extent than most current QBs. But in the good old days, all the QBs called their own plays the vast majority of the time, so it would be very difficult to make a case that Peyton has a better football mind than, say, Johnny Unitas. I realize that defenses are much more complex today, and I would probably rank Peyton at or near the top myself; I’m just agreeing with you that it’s hard to compare eras. ---
**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 20, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/116 "2014-01-20T00:49:10Z")
> [@TonySinclair](#): > > One thing that makes it difficult to compare is that Peyton doesn’t have the greatest raw physical talent, but he gets a lot done with his head, calling his own plays to a greater extent than most current QBs. But in the good old days, all the QBs called their own plays the vast majority of the time, so it would be very difficult to make a case that Peyton has a better football mind than, say, Johnny Unitas. > > I realize that defenses are much more complex today, and I would probably rank Peyton at or near the top myself; I’m just agreeing with you that it’s hard to compare eras. I think Peyton’s advantage is the ability to have studied Unitas. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/117 "2014-01-20T01:08:18Z")
I do enjoy watching John Harbaugh hop up and down like an asshole every time a call goes against him. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/118 "2014-01-20T01:09:57Z")
I don’t think anyone has said it yet, so I will. Damn, I hate Joe Buck. I start hating him during the baseball season, and I stay consistent during the football season. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/119 "2014-01-20T01:11:37Z")
> [@VarlosZ](#): > > I do enjoy watching John Harbaugh hop up and down like an asshole every time a call goes against him. Why do you say _like_ an asshole? On the other hand, Pete Carroll is a douchebag as well, so the coaches pretty much cancel each other out on the asshole scale. ---
**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 20, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677/120 "2014-01-20T01:12:56Z")
I do love to see Harbaugh having a conniption. Interesting first half, if you like defensive battles. Not so much if you like offensive highlights. Two breakdowns (Whitner letting Baldwin behind him and not stopping Kaepernick’s huge scramble) are about all the offense we’ve seen. Great game to watch the trenches though. 17 yards passing by Kaepernick in the first half. He’s aiming to break Russell Wilson’s 103 yards passing as the most futile passing game stats in a playoff win. While I love to see the “you need an elite QB to win in the NFL” canard challenged, and I enjoy the fat guys beating each other in the trenches, I do want a modicum of greatness on offense. There’s always the second half, I guess. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/678677.md?page=7)