NFL wild card thread: The Bills are back!

[QYFW]

Pretty cool for the Bills to break the NFL's longest playoff drought on a last-minute monster TD by the Bengals of all teams against the Ravens. LOL, Baltimore.

Bills draw the Jaguars and the immortal Blake Bortles

Weekend schedule:
Saturday
Titans at Chiefs
Falcons at Rams
Sunday
Bills at Jaguars
Panthers at Saints

 

[LongTimeListener]

Al Michaels, Los Angeles resident, calls an NFL game in Los Angeles for the first time ever. He started with MNF in 1986, and by then the Raiders were at constant risk of blackout and thus were never on at home.

Al Michaels, who has never called a game in Los Angeles, gets his chance Saturday with Rams

“I’m going to have to call my boss tomorrow,” he said, “and find out what I get for mileage.”

 

[heyabbott]

Curse of the Ray Lewis Statue.
Looking at homicides per capita in 2017, Baltimore is clearly the most dangerous large city in the U.S. with a murder rate that is more than 4x the average of other large cities and some 40% higher than the second most dangerous city of Detroit. To put things in perspective, the murder rate in Baltimore is now exactly tied with Venezuela at 57.2 murders per 100,000 residents.

And they put up a statue to a murder accomplice, to a snitch and to someone who obstructed justice. **** you Ray Ray

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Nothing says playoffs more than a quarterback matchup of Tyrod Taylor vs, Blake Bortles.

 

[Batman]

Al Michaels, Los Angeles resident, calls an NFL game in Los Angeles for the first time ever. He started with MNF in 1986, and by then the Raiders were at constant risk of blackout and thus were never on at home.

Al Michaels, who has never called a game in Los Angeles, gets his chance Saturday with Rams

“I’m going to have to call my boss tomorrow,” he said, “and find out what I get for mileage.”

He never called a MNF game with the Rams in the last decade they were there? I know they had a few before things turned south for the franchise. There was one against the 49ers where John Taylor had two 90-plus-yard touchdowns.
Or does that not count since it was in Anaheim?

 

[QYFW]

I'm gonna say the NFC champion is playing this weekend.

 

[heyabbott]

Nothing says playoffs more than a quarterback matchup of Tyrod Taylor vs, Blake Bortles.

I think Taylor gets a bad rap, he is not bad, in his 3years in Buffalo he has a 62.6% completion , 51:16 TD:INT good runner, takes sacks. He’s not ProBowl but he’s a solid middle of the pack QB.

To say

 

[poindexter]

He never called a MNF game with the Rams in the last decade they were there? I know they had a few before things turned south for the franchise. There was one against the 49ers where John Taylor had two 90-plus-yard touchdowns.
Or does that not count since it was in Anaheim?

I assume it means the Coliseum. fwiw, he went to high school, Hamilton High, which is about 5 miles from the Coliseum.

 

[poindexter]

I'm gonna say the NFC champion is playing this weekend.

I think its all for the Vikings to lose.

Anybody remember a less imposing #1 seed than the Eagles?

 

[cyclingwriter2]

Odds that Rob Johnson gets the start for the Bills just for old times sake?

 

[LongTimeListener]

I think its all for the Vikings to lose.

Anybody remember a less imposing #1 seed than the Eagles?

The Kerry Collins-led and Jeff Fisher-coached 2008 Titans. Somehow finished 13-3. Lost to the Ravens in their first playoff game.

 

[heyabbott]

The Kerry Collins-led and Jeff Fisher-coached 2008 Titans. Somehow finished 13-3. Lost to the Ravens in their first playoff game.

The Kerry Collins-led and Jim Fassel-coached 2000 Giants. Who then steam rolled the Daunte CulpepperRandy Moss tanking and quitting Vikes 41-0 in the NFC championship game.

 

[ChrisLong]

I assume it means the Coliseum. fwiw, he went to high school, Hamilton High, which is about 5 miles from the Coliseum.

Yeah, the story mentions the Rams at Anaheim. Batman probably commented without reading it.
From West L.A., Anaheim is a road trip.
And, the 9.2 miles from Hami to the Coliseum can seem like a road trip on the 10 freeway.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

I think its all for the Vikings to lose.

Anybody remember a less imposing #1 seed than the Eagles?

Without Wentz, I agree. They're gonna need like four takeaways to win their divisional game. no matter who they play.

 

[QYFW]

I think its all for the Vikings to lose.

Anybody remember a less imposing #1 seed than the Eagles?

I think the Saints and Panthers can beat them if they match up. I like the Saints to make it back to SB. Love the Ingram-Kamara backfield and the defense is pretty good with Jordan and Lattimore anchoring things. Then there's their quarterback.

 

[outofplace]

Without Wentz, I agree. They're gonna need like four takeaways to win their divisional game. no matter who they play.

Losing Wentz certainly seems to put a Super Bowl run out of reach for the Eagles, but at the same time, their defense has faltered badly of late. I don't know of any injury there. Part of that was playing the Rams, but the Giants lit them up, too.

 

[outofplace]

I'm gonna say the NFC champion is playing this weekend.

It is certainly possible, especially with the Eagles' recent problems. I wouldn't dismiss the Vikings.

All four NFC teams playing this weekend could go on a run. That isn't true of the AFC. I think the Jaguars and Chiefs will advance easily. I don't think the Bills or Titans can play with the big boys, though the Titans did seem to give the Jaguars matchup fits.

 

[QYFW]

If the Titans played the Jags, I'd give them a decent chance because of the familiarity. I don't think they can keep up with the Chiefs, assuming Andy Reid doesn't Andy Reid.

 

[cjericho]

I'm gonna say the NFC champion is playing this weekend.

Who dat

 

[Bronco77]

I'm happy for the Bills and their fans, but I'd be remiss if I didn't comment on their final regular-season opponent. Not sure I've ever seen a more undisciplined team in recent memory than the Dolphins, whose coach seems either unable or (worse) unwilling to rein in his team's constant penalties and temper tantrums. If they keep Jarvis Landry, it ought to be with the provision that he gets anger-management help.