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The Jags now have to rely on the run game to keep pounding and the plan B is Bortles. Better continue the game of your life Fournette!!

another superb throw by Big Ben wow

wow the Jags get hosed by bogus Unsportsmanlike pen

They were down 14 pts they had to get back in the game quick before the half. They started passing more and running less. With each series their playcalling became more desperate and more poorly thought out. The last Jags series of the half was indicative of this. Hurried poor decisions by coaches and players. The last thing that the Titans wanted to do was to have Mariota win the game for them by passing because of his penchant for taking sacks. This is exactly what transpired. There's no way this was their original game plan.

It wasn't a blowout when the PI call on the Titans happened or the when the offside happened. However it was game changing because as I clearly pointed out the Titans abandoned the game plan after the resulting Pats TD and momentum swing. I don't think the Titans win this game anyway but whatever chance they had starts to evaporate quickly right at that point due to the refs feeling the need to get overly involved in the game. I'd much rather the refs call less and put the flags away than have them influence the outcome with marginal, bad or phantom calls.

I get what the OP is saying. The commentators constant love in with all things Patriots like Kraft (the greatest owner and philanthropist, possibly greatest human ever), BB (the greatest coach and most misunderstood genius) and Brady (GOAT QB etc etc etc) is now beyond nauseating. Even the fact that Romo has started to call Brady "Tom" just like the fawning of Dan Dierdorf for all those years is disturbing. We've also had to endure this crap for 17 years now. Way more than any fan can stand. Add to this the obvious bias towards the Pats by the officials . Yes I can understand wanting not to watch. But for me its the opposite. I will still keep watching all the games even the Pats ones not because of all the nauseating things but for the possibility of those golden moments when some cosmic justice prevails: the Ravens 2009 crushing of the Pats, the 2 Giants SB victories, the Broncos smothering of the Pats 2 years ago. Just the possibility of seeing Brady's comeuppance or a humiliating loss is enough for me to tune in. The bottom line is this, we are so far into this Pats dynasty that it has to be close to the end. One devastating hit on Brady and it will be over. He is on borrowed time right now and he cannot maintain this forever. I sure as hell want to tune in to see this juggernaut derailed when it happens.

No My point was that the Titans are so crap that all it took was 2 bad calls (and yes they were blatantly bad) to swing this game. The simple fact is the Titans were losing 14-7 and just had a big play into Pats territory. The play was robbed from them by the bogus PI call. They punt and the Pats are held and then the bogus offsides vs the Titans D. Pats swung the momentum on the gut punch penalty to drive down the field and get a 3rd TD (after another very soft PI penalty call vs Gronk) and are up 21-7. The game is effectively over at that point. You think the low scoring Titans offense is going to come back from 14 pts down? are they going to continue to use their offensive game plan or throw that out the window and play catch up? which is EXACTLY what they did. They panicked and the whole game plan fell apart. What game were you watching if you actually think that those penalties weren't crucial to the outcome of the game? I hate the Pats too but that observation is neither bias or wrong.

I wanted the Falcons to redeem themselves but they were a huge disappointment almost all year. Didn't deserve to get back there and their coach is an idiot. Still amazing that the Bills made it to 4 straight SBs and even more amazing somehow choked in them all.

Very sad that 2 bogus penalties decided this game. The soft Offensive PI on the Titans and the false start (where they Pats centre moved). In the end though the Titans are crap and seemed to fold prematurely after their big O linemen went down. Had the Titans scored on the drive they got PI on it might have been a game but since then it has been a disaster for the them. Very poor play calling by the Titans as well. Even the mighty Lebeau looks demoralized and beaten on the D side. wow Gronk is a full 2ft taller than that chick interviewing him.

The Pats should have snuck Gronk into the end zone before the kick and had him alley oop it through!! The refs would be too distracted like WWE refs to notice!!

SNEAK THE DAMN BALL. Is that a gadget play or something or just too a little to smart for coaches?

Now that was PI!!

What kills me is that this must be a premium officials crew or the "best of the best" to get a playoff game. And yet they look completely inept at what they are doing. They cant seem to understand what a penalty is and what isn't. holy crap this is embarassing

Was that a legit penalty on the Titans D?? possibly but very soft call

So we are at 3 bogus penalties for the Pats and one non call on an illegal block by Hogan.

I would much rather have the refs put away the whistles and the flags like the old NHL refs used to do in the playoff overtimes than have these constant ticky tak calls that are bogus. Like the Pats need any help to win.

Here we go !! BS PI on the Titans negate a 1st D

2009 season one of the most satisfying games I have ever watched!!

a Fake reverse results in huge yardage. The Champs do it but we weren't capable of that complex play last week or ever with TT and Rico?

This just reminds me of why the Falcons lost the SB . Bad coaching, bad play calling, dumb play calling. That last series of downs 1st and goal was abysmal. Did they even disguise the last play was a pass?? and then the play gets blown up within the first 2 seconds and it resembles a touch football game after a few beers and your QB has run out of steamboats. I just cannot believe that was the play call. Your season is on the line and you call that low % pass?? Should have called something like the 2nd Georgia TD run play from the national championship game and kept the defense guessing but noooooo.

When I watched the Falcons meltdown last year in the SB I thought a bit of the psychology of losing like that and thought about the Bills and wide right. Arguably the Falcons collapse was much worse but it could be said that the Bills losing to the the Giants was ultimately a bigger upset overall. Its an interesting question to whether teams that experience such a devastating loss can ever truly recover. Part of me is pulling for the Falcons to show that you can overcome your failings. The Bills never could in those 4 SBs and it still haunts' me that but for one missed FG it might have been so different.

Not that one, it was like Foles threw up a beach ball!!

Possibly the worst attempted INT I have ever seen, I could have caught that, my 8 year old could have caught that, my dog could have caught that.

I think that Manziel has a chance in the CFL to find a Flutie like redemption but the big IF here is whether his attitude has changed. Has that huge ego been taken down a notch after not playing for 2 years and nobody in the NFL showing the slightest interest? Unlike Flutie, Manziel is his own worst enemy and his complete lack of self discipline/ dbaggery is just a few drinks away. If he hasn't grown out of this tendency then sooner or later the bad Manziel will return. If this happens he will find the CFL beneath him and too "minor league" for his lofty talent and the resulting implosion/explosion will be spectacular. Now if by some miracle the last 2 years have chastened Johnny Football and he now sees the error of his ways, he could do really well in the CFL. The big field, pass happy offenses and defensive linemen that are more normal sized humans will all do wonders for his style of QB. Should be interesting to watch either way.

I agree, but the next few moves, TT's future, draft and OC hire are absolutely crucial. It was a great year but lets keep making good decisions and not slip up!!