NFL Divisional Round weekend thread

[Cosmo]

Saturday
Houston at Baltimore (-9/45.5), 430, ESPN/ABC
Green Bay at San Francisco (-10/49.5), 815, FOX

Sunday
Tampa Bay at Detroit (-6/48.5), 3, NBC
Kansas City at Buffalo (-2.5/45.5), 630, CBS

Fun stat from the Athletic's newsletter this morning: Patrick Mahomes has never played a road playoff game. All games either at Arrowhead or in the Super Bowl.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

I'm sure one or more of the first three favorites will cover, but those spreads look too big to me.

 

[da man]

Fun stat: Baker Mayfield is the first Bucs player to throw for 300 or more yards and three or more touchdowns in a postseason game.

 

[MileHigh]

Divisional white hats. One of them will work the Super Bowl.

John Hussey with Texans at Ravens (has worked one SB, but not as the referee)
Alex Kemp with Packers at 49ers (never worked above divisional round)
Bill Vinovich with Bucs at Lions (has worked two Super Bowls)
Shawn Hochuli with Chiefs at Bills (has never worked above divisional round)

 

[swingline]

Who’s your pick for Supe, @MileHigh? And who would be the best?

Mostly, I just want a crew that doesn’t throw a flag every other play.

 

[CD Boogie]

Who’s your pick for Supe, @MileHigh? And who would be the best?

Mostly, I just want a crew that doesn’t throw a flag every other play.

Youd want the crew that did the Buffalo-Pitt game, very few penalties

 

[Scout]

Youd want the crew that did the Buffalo-Pitt game, very few penalties

After that cheap shot on Jr., I told my friends if Joey Porter shows up unexpectedly on the field, ****s going to get real interesting.

“I got shot in Denver.”

 

[MileHigh]

Who’s your pick for Supe, @MileHigh? And who would be the best?

Mostly, I just want a crew that doesn’t throw a flag every other play.

All Super Bowl officials will work this weekend, but not necessarily together. I could be wrong, but the fact Hochuli and Kemp haven't worked a conference championship game probably takes them out. Vinovich is top three in the league for me. Hussey has four conference championship games (don't know how many as the referee) so I'd lean toward him.

 

[MileHigh]

Youd want the crew that did the Buffalo-Pitt game, very few penalties

Carl Cheffers was the white hat and is outstanding. Two of the last three Super Bowls and three overall.

 

[Batman]

After that cheap shot on Jr., I told my friends if Joey Porter shows up unexpectedly on the field, ****s going to get real interesting.

“I got shot in Denver.”

"YO HOO NIIII!!! Who ride!? We ride!"

 

[outofplace]

After that cheap shot on Jr., I told my friends if Joey Porter shows up unexpectedly on the field, ****s going to get real interesting.

“I got shot in Denver.”

Careful Someone will whine about Steelers fans again.

For those who didn't notice, below is a video of the hit. The lineman hit Porter from behind with his forearms to the body and helmet to Porter's helmet, giving him a concussion.

 

[DanOregon]

The fact that I'd never heard of two of the refs working this weekend speaks highly of them. I know Hochuli from the Pac-12 and Vinovich from the SBs.

 

[mpcincal]

Gotta love having a well-prepared reporter at the Bucs' press conference:

 

[DanOregon]

What's hilarious is the long lead-in to the question...obviously put a lot of thought into it.

 

[DanOregon]

I don't know how the NFL Honors show works, whether it only takes the regular season into account, but you'd have to give Comeback Player of the Year to Baker Mayfield right? Talk about a journey - from no. 1 pick to the Panthers, to the Rams to now leading the Bucs to a playoff win? Flacco may be a strong contender if they don't count the playoffs. Saw Damar Hamlin is the sentimental favorite (actual favorite too) though he only registered two tackles all year. Not sure if he is generally a "fringe" player (or was prior to the heart attack) or the Bills are just worried about something else happening.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Saturday
Houston at Baltimore (-9/45.5), 430, ESPN/ABC
Green Bay at San Francisco (-10/49.5), 815, FOX

Sunday
Tampa Bay at Detroit (-6/48.5), 3, NBC
Kansas City at Buffalo (-2.5/45.5), 630, CBS

Fun stat from the Athletic's newsletter this morning: Patrick Mahomes has never played a road playoff game. All games either at Arrowhead or in the Super Bowl.

Balmer, Green Bay, Detroit, Buffalo.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

I'm sticking with at least two of the big underdogs winning outright and Buffalo, a Kadarius Toney not being a complete idiot play away from being knocked out of the playoff race in early December, being the Super Bowl favorite going into the final four. Been that kind of season.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Gotta love having a well-prepared reporter at the Bucs' press conference:

Sounded like a fair question. Doesn’t Briggs Stadium get cold this time of year?

 

[Cosmo]

Apparently the Detroit question came from a news reporter filling in as a sports person at a TV station that had eliminated its entire sports department.

 

[TigerVols]

Apparently the Detroit question came from a news reporter filling in as a sports guy at a TV station that had eliminated its entire sports department.

Not that it matters but it was a news side female reporter.