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True, but horrible play calls

Looks like three passes in a row again.

Let’s see if they learned anything.

The horror!

Shoulda been a safety

I don’t understand why teams throw three passes in a row from the 3-yard line, especially if they intend to go for it on 4th down. Just dumb.

Bucs are a pretty good team. They had a bad streak in the middle of the season when all their receivers were hurt, but they beat the Lions and Eagles. They could easily win a couple playoff games.

Glad we don’t have to count on the Dolphins to win…

Sorry, I just can’t get behind that.

Is Gore Jr active today?

Can we get Cook out of there now?

I watched the game last night. The Bengals’ defense played very well on the road against a playoff team. They also plated well against Denver last week. I understand that they had some bad games early in the season. They appear to be playing much better now. Not sure why you want to argue that point. How would that constitute “screwing over” the Bills? Edit: now I see what you were talking about.

And that’s exactly who we were talking about.

Ross Tucker wrote a story about this, using as an example one of the Bills teams he played on. He said there were multiple players who had no interest in playing another game after the end of the regular season. I suspect that’s even more true now, when the playoff checks are pretty inconsequential for a lot of guys. Fans are obsessed with their team making the post season, but players sometimes don’t feel the same way.

Ken Dorsey is now available.

I think it’s entirely possible that Miami doesn’t care…it’s also entirely possible that McDaniel is fired if they lose and don’t make it.

Didn’t look like one last night, or during the last five games in a row that they’ve won.

Agreed. The Bengals’ defense is not nearly as bad as it’s made out to be. People said the same thing about the Ravens’ D…

Because the idea that the Browns are trading Garrett is absurd… Like asking what Josh Allen would be worth in trade. These threads pop up all the time and are just silly.

Stop. Please

I understand the point, but I also think the Chargers have a better chance of beating the Ravens than the Steelers do.

This is exactly the point I was trying to make...anyone can knock a guy down by hitting him from the blindside while he's engaged with two other blockers. It's not particularly dangerous or even against the rules, but it's certainly not a play worthy of praise from a guy like Baldinger, whom I like a lot. Despite the recent rule changes, pro football remains an extremely hazardous sport (check out the injury reports around the league if you think otherwise) and, IMO, plays like this are wholly "unnecessary".

No. Lose, and they play in Baltimore next week. Win, and they go to Houston.

Wrong.

Again, I never said it was illegal, although you could convince me that it was, under modern NFL rules. Dawkins blindsided a guy who was already engaged with not one, but two, other blockers, away from the ball. In any event, it was hardly a play to be celebrated.