[Elvis]

How 'bout the NFC North power house, all 3 of them 1 and done...

[RedAlice]

How 'bout the NFC North power house, all 3 of them 1 and done...

Yeah, overall the NFCN schedule was weak. (They can't help that, but it showed).

Next year, the NFCW has the (currently) weak schedule.

[max]

Only thing I can add here is that it’s rare that all 4 home teams win in the divisional round.

I’m hoping the Rams are one of the road winners.

Well, Washington is the road winner. I knew there’d be one.

Now we gotta hope we can be the 2nd, but that isn’t the norm, sadly.

[WaddyWasWideOpen]

Well, Washington is the road winner. I knew there’d be one.

Now we gotta hope we can be the 2nd, but that isn’t the norm, sadly.

is always the downside of playing on Sunday because if there is an upset then all other favorites obviously notice

Wash is surging . Their offense looks like Rams/McVay c. 2018, with players being open all over the field just based on playcalling and gameplanning

The NFL has almost become like college where the right QB and HC combo can flip things in a heartbeat.....and thats not a good thing imo

[St. Loser Fan]

Every NFC team has made a Conference Championship game this Century except the Dallas Cowboys.

And yet they’ll get the 6 prime time game max again next season.

[Dare]

The past does not predict the future. That was the lesson I learned working for a casino (gaming commission). Variables are just that, variables. Some human manipulated others by chance.

I had a strong feeling that the Lions were ripe for the picking which is why I was hoping for the #4 seed. But it's clear by the rejuvenated Stafford that McVay made the right choice. I spoke to my friend in MN and he said if the weather follows it's normal pattern it should start tapering off around the 4th quarter if not in the middle of the 3rd quarter.

The Eagles have looked inconsistent the past few weeks. As long as the Rams don't give them gifts like turnovers and dumb penalties they can beat the Eagles. From the talk you wonder if they are taking the Rams lightly and already are crowning themselves in the Super Bowl. I certainly hope so.

It's been a long time since I've wanted to beat a team so badly. Even in 2021 in the divisional game I felt very confident that the Niners would choke. Because I don't know the Eagles that well, I'm not sure of how to take them other than they are a very good team when the play up to their capabilities. One thing is for sure, even Eagle fans don't have faith in Hurts to carry the team in this game if he plays like he has been the last couple of games. He either shouldn't be playing due to residual concussion issues or he's okay just afraid of getting another. Either way the Rams have a clear advantage at QB. The Eagles have a RB advantage with Barkley. I see both defenses as a wash. OL the Eagles can be dominant in the run game but they don't play to that same level in pass protection. Stop Barkley, and the offense gets a solid lead forcing them to pass more than they want. That is how IMO the Rams win.

[ramman2999]

Jayden Daniels is legit.
MVP candidate for the next decade or so.

Mahomes getting the Tom Brady treatment.
I need him to get blasted next week if he tries that little dancing around bullshit cheating for extra yards. If you're going to get 15 yards, might as well get your money's worth.

Oh and Dan Campbell looks like he IS gonna see Kevin O'Connell in 2 weeks. In Cancun!! Lmao

Foh

Best Quote in the thread.

[ramman2999]

Gotta give Dare the Credit. Dare had the Lions getting Waxed.

[FMulder]

I don’t know why I’m taking special pleasure in the Lions losing. No direct reason per se, but something about them being pre-ordained as the second coming, and the Campbell act getting a bit stale. Wash is super scary because you have no idea what you’re going to get from them/which version is going to show up.

This crap with what Mahome’s pulls is getting ridiculous. Not only the flopping but the bs where guys like him (and a LOT of other QBs) do this thing where they are running and wait until the ultimate last sec to start their dive (often when the defensive player has already to committed to the tackle). Same with this crap where they are running right along the sideline and if they go to get hit they manage to get 1-2 feet out of bounds and hope for a roughing penalty, BUT, if a defender backs off they go ahead and try to steal some more yards down the sideline. Sometimes this is another 5–7 yards because the Defender is afraid of getting penalized.

I got the initial need to protect QBs. For some Defenders it was open season on them; lots of cheap and late hits, and some guys trying to make a name for themselves by being that player. However, the intent vs the reality has swung WAY too far the other way IMO. Same with almost every deep pass leading to a WR flopping around and looking for flags even if the play was well defended or there was 50/50 contact. Every time there is a deep pass against the Rams I hold my breath and look for a flag, even if the pass was 1000 yards over the guy’s head. That’s why I think the Rams should run at least 2-3 deep plays a game with someone like Tutu, obviously with the hope of completing it, but also the secondary hope of getting a PI, which is basically the same as a reception.

[PARAM]

They review every targeting call in college football, why not do it in the NFL? There's talk of reviewing facemask calls, why not roughing the QB.

Mahomes is becoming Brady in more ways than one. Can't wait to see somebody really clock him.