# NFL Wild-Card Weekend **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 6, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904 "2010-01-06T15:15:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/201 "2010-01-11T01:02:42Z")
Wow, that was perilously close to another “Tuck Rule,” looking at the replay. ---
**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 11, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/202 "2010-01-11T01:03:05Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Ah yes. Feels so nice to get what you want. What the Bears won? Oh, that’s right. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/203 "2010-01-11T01:03:26Z")
What happened to the tuck rule??? 😃 \ Game ended exactly like it started. Oh well. At least we got it to overtime. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/204 "2010-01-11T01:03:48Z")
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. :sighs: ---
**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 11, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/205 "2010-01-11T01:04:08Z")
Well shit. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/206 "2010-01-11T01:04:09Z")
Wow – helluva no-call for that face mask during fumble… ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/207 "2010-01-11T01:04:47Z")
You just knew the pass protection and Rodgers hanging onto the ball would eventually be their downfall. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/208 "2010-01-11T01:04:50Z")
Wow. What an exciting game. And that takes my streak to 0-4. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/209 "2010-01-11T01:08:41Z")
It was a good game. We waited all weekend for it, and the ending was spectacular. One for the ages. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/210 "2010-01-11T01:09:42Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Wow – helluva no-call for that face mask during fumble… Oh, I tried that two weeks ago. Apparently if you ever think officiating affects games, you have no testicles. I don’t see the connection, either, but that’s what I was told. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/211 "2010-01-11T01:09:42Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > You just knew the pass protection and Rodgers hanging onto the ball would eventually be their downfall. This. The kid does have one Favresque trait: he thinks that he has to win the game. Although they almost hit the home run on first down, I hate those types of plays from that location on the field on first down because it puts too much pressure on your offense to make 10 yards in two downs. Personally, I’d have preferred seeing them go back to a normal set and start putting Ahman Green back into the game in overtime. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/212 "2010-01-11T01:10:37Z")
Tuck rule doesn’t matter , ball never hit the ground. It’s either a fumble or an interception. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/213 "2010-01-11T01:12:23Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Wow, that was perilously close to another “Tuck Rule,” looking at the replay. The ball never hit the ground, you tit. ---
**Author:** ![Heller\_Highwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@Heller\_Highwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heller_Highwater)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/214 "2010-01-11T01:13:53Z")
First, I gotta’ agree about the face mask non-call. Second, **Bijou Drains** is right. On the replay, it looked like the ball came out of Rodgers’ hand, bounced off someone’s foot (which was flailing up around knee height at the time), and into the hands of the defensive player. The ball never hit the ground. ---
**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 11, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/215 "2010-01-11T01:14:07Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Tuck rule doesn’t matter , ball never hit the ground. It’s either a fumble or an interception. …or a punt return. 😃 ---
**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 11, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/216 "2010-01-11T01:14:41Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > What happened to the tuck rule??? 😃 > > \ Game ended exactly like it started. Oh well. > > At least we got it to overtime. I only wish there was something to take away from the game. We learned nothing. While it’s nice to have playoff experience with our young team, we already knew all the things that cost us the game (iffy pass protection, weak secondary depth, some over-aggression, Rodgers holding the ball too long and DON’T FUCKING TURN THE BALL OVER). On the upside, I was impressed with the resilience of this team, especially the offense, however. They never quit, never gave up, and played to the end. But next year, Al Harris will be older, as will Charles Woodson. And Clifton and Tauscher need to be replaced. But I like our team, and I think they’ll have a good year next year. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/217 "2010-01-11T01:17:14Z")
It did looked like they missed a face mask call. But I think Arizona would have had the ball anyway, that was after the fumble recovery. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/218 "2010-01-11T01:19:32Z")
Warner=HOF ---
**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 11, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/219 "2010-01-11T01:19:44Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. This. I knew Rodgers would choke like a dog in the end. It’s just too bad we won’t get to see Favre road grade the Packers three times in one season, but that’s ok. I’ll still get to see the Cheeseheads eat their hearts out when #4 hoists the Lomardi Trophy in Purple McCarthy will be out. It’s clear he was wrong on Favre. Th Packers might want to take a look at shopping Rodgers too. I’m not sure they’re going to want to hang on to a proven loser at the most important position. [Nelson laugh] HA ha [/Nelson] ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904/220 "2010-01-11T01:20:30Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > This. > > I knew Rodgers would choke like a dog in the end. It’s just too bad we won’t get to see Favre road grade the Packers three times in one season, but that’s ok. I’ll still get to see the Cheeseheads eat their hearts out when #4 hoists the Lomardi Trophy in Purple > > McCarthy will be out. It’s clear he was wrong on Favre. Th Packers might want to take a look at shopping Rodgers too. I’m not sure they’re going to want to hang on to a proven loser at the most important position. > > [Nelson laugh] HA ha [/Nelson] It must be weird, knowing nothing about football but watching it so often. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wild-card-weekend/523904.md?page=12)