SageAgainstTheMachine

For the record, I think the opposite holds true if it’s the exact same decision next week. Mahomes in KC, that’s a dragon you slay.

I’d say part of the decision is that you make your opponent play mistake free in slippery conditions. Andrews paid off the strategy, just like any other Raven might have during that drive.

Brady was awful today. Don’t understand a lot of what happened.

Was the best and most important call of his career. Everybody loves this unrelenting aggression on 4th down and McD shows a ton of it, arguably the second most after Dan Campbell. There’s also the common sense inclination that you let your best player win the game. But the strategy of this game comes down to probability even when it’s boring. Make your opponent be perfect. You go up by 8 points, make them score the TD AND the 2 point conversion AND stop your final drive afterward. Worst case scenario you take it to OT and accept your 50/50 odds there. It’s like making a big fold at a poker tournament with your two pair on a board with straights and flushes possible. Not fun, but right. He made that decision with an entire city, many of whom hate him, watching over his shoulder. Well done, coach.

Revenge of the whipping boys. Sean McDermott made the right decision in kicking that FG. In the face of an NFL that wants unrelenting aggression he went with probability. He gets my game ball. Also, Terrel Bernard has had a difficult season and then made the most important play so far. How about Tyler Bass 11/11 in the playoffs including a 51 yarder in the snow in a game decided by 2 points?

There’s absolutely no use fretting over this game. Expect the KC win and be pleasantly surprised if it goes the other way.

I’s just being sarcastic anyway.

Weird timing indeed on the content, but on my browser it does show that yours was posted first.

The effort is laudable but this is simply too arbitrary to mean anything. The very premise of the equal three way split between HC, QB and everything else is too flawed a foundation.

Win: “I can’t believe that giant kaiju sand crab came out of Lake Erie and devoured Highmark Stadium after the Bills won.” Lose: “I can’t believe that giant kaiju sand crab came out of Lake Erie and devoured Highmark Stadium after the Bills lost.”

Whatever. The only celebrities *I* care about are firefighters and teachers or something.

Bills 33 Ravens 30

"When it's too tough for them, it's also tough for us but in a marginally less substantial way."

I would have said “Wait, isn’t the plural of bison, ‘bison’?” and then died of polio.

Being an NFL HC probably doesn’t combine well with being an attentive parent. Not a great bundle-rooskie.

Dick Jauron made their jobs nice and fun. McDermott installed both a family culture and excellence.

You just know Dan Campbell is watching this game knowing he knocked out their desire to compete.

All game Darnold’s body language has reminded me of something specific and I just realized it’s the guy from pickup basketball who keeps throwing up bricks from 3 and going “What is WRONG with me today?”

This is actually making me angry. I’d fire O’Connell over this game if I was a GM and I’m not particularly reactionary.

I’m shocked at how many play callers don’t seem to understand the fundamental parameters of outscoring your opponent *within 60 minutes*.

I think they sign Kirk Cousins in that role.

They punt and the Rams take two plays to get to the 50 anyway. Cowardly ass move.

The Vikings, down by three scores and deep in their own territory, chooses to try getting 5 yards on an offside rather than run a play. Peak idiocy.

Had him in fantasy huh?

It’s like the Vikings are playing without kneecaps. Is it crazy to think that someone might have, like, ripped out or even bitten off their kneecaps?