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Man, how do you do a fake punt, get the first down, and then settle for a field goal a minute and a half later. 

Cowboys in a sh#tload of trouble.  

27 minutes ago, rico said:

If Dallas loses does McCarthy get fired?

Yes.  

If this game was a racehorse, it would be euthanized.  

24 minutes ago, rico said:

Why is it when I hear the name "Jason Pierre-Paul" I think "Peter Tom Willis?"

Better than John Boy or Jim Bob Walton, I guess.  

55 minutes ago, jv1972iu said:

I saw a clip after the game of Bisaccia talking about the officiating.  He basically said that there were calls that favored both teams and he left it at that.  Sure, he was being gracious, I think, but also honest in his comments.

Bisaccia seems like a really cool dude.  Hope he gets that job full time.

Rant time. 

I'm already tired of hearing about the inadvertent whistle in the Bengals / Raiders game.  Let's set aside for a minute that it had no bearing whatsoever on the result of the play.  But, the idea that it cost the Raiders the game is just sour grapes.  Charles Woodson (a former Raider, I get it) said on TV this morning that, in his mind, the game is ties right now.   Really?  Let's look at why that is an absurd statement.   

For starters, the rule, if enforced, says the play does not happen and the down is replayed.  Who is to say that the Bengals don't still score a touchdown?  And, here's the kicker.  They may have taken enough time off the clock in doing so that the Raiders would not have had time to come down and score their own touchdown at the end of the half.  The Bengals scored with 1:51 left in the half on the controversial play. The Raiders scored with 13 seconds left in the half.  If the Bengals run even one more play, let alone 3 or 4, the Raiders do not have those 13 seconds.  Their touchdown does not happen in that scenario.  And, even if the Bengals had to settle for a field goal,

If you take the Raiders TD at the end of the half off the board as well, and give the Bengals a FG, the Raiders are down 10 on the last drive of the game, not 7.

Farm Bureau had a series called 'Indiana Legends' back in the 70's & 80's.  This was my favorite.

23 minutes ago, Seeking6 said:

Maybe it's just because I like it and want it to be true but this is why the NFL is so awesome. You have small market teams in KC, Green Bay, Buffalo, Cincy, Tennessee, and to some extent Tampa either winning this year or dominating the league for past few years.

Unlike some of the other leagues (historically speaking...I know there are instances) in the NFL you hire smart people, draft/develop and you have the same shot as anyone.

Good luck to anyone in daily contests today. Winds are up in Tampa but the heavy rain they predicted has moved out. Dallas/San Fran should be a really good game. Not sure Ben has much of a shot tonight for his likely last game. At least he's going out on the big stage in the playoffs. 

Regarding the small market thing.  My son asked me last night what time slot he thought the Bengals would get next weekend.  I told him Saturday afternoon again because Cincy and Tennessee (assuming KC beats Pittsburgh) are both small markets.  I went on to try to show him how the teams from the bigger markets would get the prime-time slots and found myself realizing there were a lot more small market teams in the playoffs than big market teams.  The entire final four in the AFC will be small market regardless of who wins tonight.

That said, the Bengals will almost assuredly get the Saturday afternoon slot again.  The NFC rep that wins Monday will most definitely play next Sunday.  If seeding holds otherwise, that will be against Green Bay.  That leaves probable matchups of KC / Buffalo and Tampa Bay against Dallas (again, assuming seeding holds).  KC & Buffalo will be prime time because of the star power.  The seeded NFC matchups have both a big market and star power in both games.  Bengals v Titans has the least to offer from a viewership standpoint. 

Allen may have been trying to throw that away.

2 minutes ago, jv1972iu said:

Well, it's possible they'll be missing three of their best D-linemen, so I'm going to enjoy this win.  If they lose to Tennessee, so be it.  But the Bengal offense should still make some noise.  It's fun to have a quarterback like Burrow.  So confident.   😊

Yeah.  The defensive line got decimated in this game.  They were able to hold on tonight, in part because they went out in the 3rd & 4th quarter. Derrick Henry is back and may go for 200+ next week if a couple of those guys don't play.   

Bengals play that way next week and Ten beats them by 3TDs.

8 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

What a horrible call by the refs

No worse than the timeout they gave the Raiders after the Bengals had already snapped the ball.  Video evidence supports the ball had been snapped.  Bengals had a big play and a roughing the passer wiped out.  

7 minutes ago, btownqb said:

Omg.. how's that a penalty on the Raiders? That not ineligible WR down field. 

It wasn't a WR, it was a OL.

If the Bengals don't score on this possession, they will lose.

Bengals on their heels, but Raiders O-Line keeps holding.  

A lot of controversial officiating calls in the Bengals/Raiders game.  

Awful defensive possession by the Bengals at the end of the half.  

Bengals should have 21.  Some silly play calling the last two possessions.  

Let's go!

Who Dey!

17 minutes ago, FritzIam4IU said:

How about if the NFL scheduled a 4AM Tuesday morning game?

Who is playing?  If its Jets v Jags, I would probably pass.  Chiefs v Packers?  I would fit it in.

On 1/12/2022 at 6:36 PM, btownqb said:

 There is still one other team that I pray they leave the conference, so we can pick up another big school on our schedule. 8 of the 9 schools we play now are larger than us, if we are able to make that move it'll be 9/9. 

They have had a viable alternate conference sitting there waiting for them for several years.  If they didn't drop when the other school did, not sure they ever will.

It seems to me they are content in other sports since they play in the 2A sectional.  They arent competing against the other conference schools in the postseason.

26 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

Why are they playing a game on Monday?. Should be 3 today and 3 on Sunday

As a fan, I am thrilled to have a 3rd day/night of football.  I'm never, ever going to complain about a schedule that gives me more days of games.