# NFL playoffs **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 25, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176 "2007-12-25T03:01:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/161 "2008-01-21T00:44:47Z")
Well, the Giants were hanging in there pretty good for a while, but the officials have taken over the game now , like they always do when the Packers get behind. It’s really too bad. I’d like to see the Packers play a game that isn’t fixed. Is there a bigger POS in the NFL than Al Harris? ---
**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 21, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/162 "2008-01-21T01:50:32Z")
[QUOTE=Hampshire] Of all the thing the Pats are credited for this year I think their biggest achievement is sucking all the excitement out of any game they’re in. Good god that was boring game. If I didn’t see the fans there with my own eyes I would have sworn there weren’t any cause I sure didn’t hear them. Brady looked bored. I was too. zzzzzz… [/QUOTE] Absolutely. The Pats defense had 4 red zone stops leading to field goals! What were they thinking? We all know there need to be touchdowns to keep it exciting! And the offense - driving down the field at the end of the game, cranking out first downs and running the clock out. How the heck are we supposed to have 4th quarter comebacks if the Pats don’t let the other team have the ball? BORING! But really I blame Belichick. I mean, what’s with running the ball so much in the 2nd half and dominating the line? Running is boring! You’re supposed to keep passing, not change the game plan at the half and make adjustments like that. And who the hell is Kevin Faulk, anyway? If only it had been a close, hard-fought game. Oh well, there’s always the Super Bowl. ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/163 "2008-01-21T01:52:46Z")
Oh, that call was some BULLSHIT. ---
**Author:** ![hekk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@hekk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hekk)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/164 "2008-01-21T01:56:21Z")
[QUOTE=Hampshire] Of all the thing the Pats are credited for this year I think their biggest achievement is sucking all the excitement out of any game they’re in. Good god that was boring game. If I didn’t see the fans there with my own eyes I would have sworn there weren’t any cause I sure didn’t hear them. Brady looked bored. I was too. zzzzzz… [/QUOTE] I agree, what a boring, predictable game. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/165 "2008-01-21T01:56:31Z")
That’s exactly what I mean about the officials bailing out the Packers with totally fraudulent calls. It’s a shame that the NFL won’t allow Packers games to be played on the level. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/166 "2008-01-21T02:02:17Z")
[QUOTE=SenorBeef] It annoys me that they cram both conference championship games into one day. I like to go out to watch those games, and without TiVo, having a 7 hour marathon watching session of football games can be tiring. I do it in the regular season all the time, but at a bar with all the games - I don’t have to sit and watch the 8000 commercials the NFL manages to cram into every game, cause I can just shift my attention around. Not a big deal, but it’d be more enjoyable to have one game on saturday like they’ve been running the rest of the playoffs. [/QUOTE] Wind chill of about -10. Ill sit in and watch Football all day. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/167 "2008-01-21T02:03:11Z")
So now they’re changing the rules to allow the Packers to challenge a play after the next play has already been run. It was a good catch but I have no doubt the refs will take it away anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/168 "2008-01-21T02:08:50Z")
I have to say, I haven’t been much of a believer in Eli Manning in the past, but he’s really showing me something today. I never would have expected to see him come into Lambeau and outperform Favre like this. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/169 "2008-01-21T02:14:54Z")
Considering the weather ,the Green Bay game is pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/170 "2008-01-21T02:15:43Z")
Farve scrambles, almost gets sacked, he throws up a prayer…it’s intercepted and fumbled back to Green Bay. Wow, what a play! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/171 "2008-01-21T02:52:20Z")
Wowee wow wow. As soon as McQuarters started running that ball back, I sensed a fumble was coming, and it just seemed to squirt around on the ground for a long time. Can Manning lead the Giants to a win? This Bradshaw TD isn’t going to count… ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/172 "2008-01-21T02:59:15Z")
All I can say right now is that I dragged myself out of bed at 4:30 am (local time) to watch the Pack. They better pull it together. I’d love to see a win! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![hekk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@hekk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hekk)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/173 "2008-01-21T03:03:34Z")
Thank you Mr. Tynes! ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/174 "2008-01-21T03:06:04Z")
Well, at least there’s the consolation of knowing that Lawrence Tynes will be unemployed by tomorrow morning at 10:00AM. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/175 "2008-01-21T03:09:33Z")
[QUOTE=storyteller0910] Well, at least there’s the consolation of knowing that Lawrence Tynes will be unemployed by tomorrow morning at 10:00AM. [/QUOTE] The last miss was a bad snap and hold. No kicker would have made that. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/176 "2008-01-21T03:10:34Z")
Thank you Mr. Favre. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/177 "2008-01-21T03:11:38Z")
I hope that is Favre’s last play ever!!! ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/178 "2008-01-21T03:12:34Z")
Man, I feel bad for Tynes. When he kicked for the CFL’s Ottawa Renegades he was basically automatic from inside of 45. ETA: He was pretty good from 47 during his time here, too. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/179 "2008-01-21T03:12:51Z")
It"s Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood!!!1 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176/180 "2008-01-21T03:14:03Z")
Brett, Brett…that’s not the way to get to the Superbowl, man. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoffs/431176.md?page=10)