# NFL Playoffs Wildcard weekend **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 4, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910 "2014-01-04T23:29:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/61 "2014-01-05T20:38:36Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Andy Dalton’s hands just want to turn over the ball. They can’t help themselves. .. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/62 "2014-01-05T20:40:36Z")
That might well have been the worst interception I have ever seen an NFL quarterback throw. He aimed for the linebacker’s hands and hit them. ---
**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 5, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/63 "2014-01-05T20:45:53Z")
I’m pretty sure I’m going for it on that 4th and 1. The extra 40 yards you gain by punting is easily outweighed by the increase in your chance to win if you get the first. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/64 "2014-01-05T20:49:20Z")
They blew it with the penalty. Here’s one for you. Andy Dalton is playing football about as badly as a human being can play it and is the reason his team is losing. While I do not recall it being done before, is this a situation where a team should send in the backup QB? I mean, why not? As I typed this whatshisname #18 dropped a TD or near-TD so I guess Dalton’s getting some help losing this game. ---
**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 5, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/65 "2014-01-05T20:49:21Z")
Green has to catch that ball. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/66 "2014-01-05T20:51:00Z")
That ball was knocked out of Green’s hands on a good defensive play. ---
**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 5, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/67 "2014-01-05T20:55:51Z")
Andy Dalton may want to take a vacation far, far away from Cincinnati starting right after the game. He might want to dye that hair too. ---
**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 5, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/68 "2014-01-05T20:58:53Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > That ball was knocked out of Green’s hands on a good defensive play. If he caught it properly the defender would not have knocked it loose. Went right through his hands. ---
**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 5, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/69 "2014-01-05T21:02:24Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Andy Dalton may want to take a vacation far, far away from Cincinnati starting right after the game. He might want to dye that hair too. He didn’t really look any better against the Ravens last week. Cincinnati’s good defense, and Baltimore’s inept offense, were the main reason his turnovers didn’t cost the Bengals a win. Edit: Game over! ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/70 "2014-01-05T21:06:00Z")
There goes the North. Same old Bungles. ---
**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 5, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/71 "2014-01-05T21:15:03Z")
Headline: Attacks against tall, red headed men have increased 300% in Cincinnati following today’s game. All tall, red headed men are instructed to stay inside, don’t wear Bengals gear, and if they must leave the house, dye their hair first. ---
**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 5, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/72 "2014-01-05T21:39:55Z")
As much as my personal level of anger and alcohol over the outcome of the game wants to influence what I type here, I will just say good game Chargers. I am so, so disappointed. The Bengals had everything in front of them and laid an egg. Sigh. Fuck. The worst feeling in the world is knowing how long it is until next season. It’s a yawning eternity away. Goddammit! Alright, time to stop before I get banned. ---
**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 5, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/73 "2014-01-05T21:48:12Z")
Of course the Packers lose a starting CB in the first 3 minutes of the game. Why would I expect anything else? ---
**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 5, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/74 "2014-01-05T21:56:44Z")
As a Panthers fan, I’m rooting for the Packers. Not that I think they’ll be easy, I just think they provide a better matchup. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/75 "2014-01-05T22:14:46Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > As much as my personal level of anger and alcohol over the outcome of the game wants to influence what I type here, I will just say good game Chargers. > > I am so, so disappointed. The Bengals had everything in front of them and laid an egg. > > Sigh. Fuck. The worst feeling in the world is knowing how long it is until next season. It’s a yawning eternity away. Goddammit! > > Alright, time to stop before I get banned. ☹ ---
**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 5, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/76 "2014-01-05T22:18:19Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Of course the Packers lose a starting CB in the first 3 minutes of the game. Why would I expect anything else? And now Mike Neal. _Sigh_. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/77 "2014-01-05T22:21:16Z")
The events closing out the game lend a lot of credence to my idea that, like a struggling goalie or a shell-shocked pitcher, sometimes you should pull the QB. ---
**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 5, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/78 "2014-01-05T22:23:08Z")
Kudos to Fangio and the Niners defense. They’re making Aaron Rodgers look scared and pedestrian. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/79 "2014-01-05T22:28:50Z")
I knew it would be hard for GB, but I expected a few 1st downs… But I’m happy they made it this far Brian ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2014, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910/80 "2014-01-05T22:29:35Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Kudos to Fangio and the Niners defense. They’re making Aaron Rodgers look scared and pedestrian. The packers o-line look like they are mad at their qb. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs-wildcard-weekend/677910.md?page=5)