# NFL Conference Championships **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 20, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074 "2018-01-20T21:25:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/61 "2018-01-22T01:37:14Z")
Heh, I was gonna ask if Patriots fans still care about winning, or if it’s just ho hum to them by now. I guess the ones who post here are still thrilled. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/62 "2018-01-22T01:58:23Z")
I did not expect this of the Eagles-Vikings game… ---
**Author:** ![toast\_pakora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@toast\_pakora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toast_pakora)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/63 "2018-01-22T01:59:43Z")
No, it’s not ho-hum for anyone who lived through the Drew Bledsoe era. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/64 "2018-01-22T02:07:27Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > I get why nobody wants the Patriots to win. If I were a fan of any other team, I would be rooting against them, too. But I’m not, so… > > **WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!** > > That was a good, competitive game against a really solid Jaguars team. The Pats are now headed for a 10th Super Bowl, most of any franchise. Brady continues to add to his GOAT resume. Sorry haters! (Not really). And that gift of a TD at the end of the second half on an egregious PI call against Bouye is still there, but no longer matters. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/65 "2018-01-22T02:13:41Z")
I’m going skiing in two weeks. I have zero interest in the next game. I don’t care if it is “exciting” The Browns could play the Giants in a triple overtime game and win on a fourth and 95 play and I wouldn’t care one damn bit. That’s how I feel about this Super Bowl. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/66 "2018-01-22T02:46:04Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > I have zero interest in the next game. Out of curiosity, why is a Super Bowl between the two #1 seeded teams creating disgust / outrage among fans? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/67 "2018-01-22T02:50:40Z")
> [@toast\_pakora](#): > > No, it’s not ho-hum for anyone who lived through the Drew Bledsoe era. Um, how about the Steve Grogan and Tony Eason eras? ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/68 "2018-01-22T02:57:17Z")
> [@Xema](#): > > Out of curiosity, why is a Super Bowl between the two #1 seeded teams creating disgust / outrage among fans? What disgust / outrage are you seeing? I perceive apathy, indifference, other stuff to do that day. And maybe some more of the slow decline of the NFL. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/69 "2018-01-22T03:01:38Z")
Are you saying the Patriots are contributing to the slow decline of the NFL? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/70 "2018-01-22T03:15:06Z")
Well, no, not really. But they may be symptomatic of it. Rumor has it the zebras collected their bradybonus this evening. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/71 "2018-01-22T03:20:43Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > What disgust / outrage are you seeing? I perceive apathy, indifference, other stuff to do that day. And maybe some more of the slow decline of the NFL. Yes, no outrage or disgust, just boredom. Complete lack of interest. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/72 "2018-01-22T03:44:55Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > And that gift of a TD at the end of the second half on an egregious PI call against Bouye is still there, but no longer matters. Looked like obvious PI to me, but I’m biased 😉 I’d be interested to hear from someone who doesn’t hate the Patriots (is there anyone left?) if they thought that was/was not PI. It was a pretty clean game all around, I thought. Very few flags, nothing that seemed outrageous either way (to me). The big flag was not that PI call, but the egregious - if I can borrow your term - helmet to helmet hit on Gronk that knocked him out of the game. ETA: Here’s a link to the play in question: [LOOK: Twitter irate after Patriots benefit from controversial interference call - CBSSports.com](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/look-twitter-irate-after-patriots-benefit-from-controversial-interference-call/) ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/73 "2018-01-22T03:46:52Z")
[Ref celebrating Pats TD](https://twitter.com/jbedII/status/955189043381374976/video/1) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/74 "2018-01-22T03:48:58Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > [Ref celebrating Pats TD](https://twitter.com/jbedII/status/955189043381374976/video/1) I can’t tell if I’m being whooshed or not (and I’m definitely of the anti-Pats rooting variety.) ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/75 "2018-01-22T03:51:27Z")
No whoosh, I’m not dead serious saying it’s proof of anything, but it is kind of funny given the narrative. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/76 "2018-01-22T03:59:43Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > No whoosh, I’m not dead serious saying it’s proof of anything, but it is kind of funny given the narrative. OK. All I see is a ref smiling while he’s pushing a player away. I don’t see anything like celebration at all, and I thought today’s game was fairly reffed, despite my desire to see a different outcome. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/77 "2018-01-22T04:01:30Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > Looked like obvious PI to me, but I’m biased 😉 I’d be interested to hear from someone who doesn’t hate the Patriots (is there anyone left?) if they thought that was/was not PI. > > It was a pretty clean game all around, I thought. Very few flags, nothing that seemed outrageous either way (to me). The big flag was not that PI call, but the egregious - if I can borrow your term - helmet to helmet hit on Gronk that knocked him out of the game. > > ETA: Here’s a link to the play in question: [LOOK: Twitter irate after Patriots benefit from controversial interference call - CBSSports.com](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/look-twitter-irate-after-patriots-benefit-from-controversial-interference-call/) Yes, nothing egregious, Jaguars had 25 penalties and the Patriots 1. Nothing to see here. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/78 "2018-01-22T04:07:29Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Yes, nothing egregious, Jaguars had 25 penalties and the Patriots 1. Nothing to see here. Actually, the Jags had 6 penalties for 98 yards, the Pats had 1 penalty for 10 yards. ---
**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 22, 2018, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/79 "2018-01-22T04:45:44Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > i will say this (perhaps prematurely): The eagles are well-coached. Assuming things continue on their current trajectory, i think the eagles (even with nick foles) could be a formidable opponent for new england. and we are winning! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074/80 "2018-01-22T05:09:37Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Actually, the Jags had 6 penalties for 98 yards, the Pats had 1 penalty for 10 yards. Two of them, back to back, added up to almost half that yardage on just the one drive. The Patriots scored a TD from their own 15 by advancing the ball 38 yards. I kind of lean toward the NCAA rule that caps DPI at 15 yards. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championships/807074.md?page=5)