Divisional Playoffs thread

[Ghost]

If Josh Allen is not playing, elite, out of this world football; I don't think the Bills are all that impressive. The Bengals started 3 back-ups on the o line yesterday. The bills got handled on both sides of the ball.

[T.Ferguson]

I don’t think 49ers are going to win. I don’t see their defense being able to stop eagles offense the way they did Dallas.

But I see Eagles defense making Purdy look the way he looked in the first half of the Dallas game.

It will be close enough but I think eagles get it done. Gonna be a good one.

I think the QB situation will likely catch up with the Niners and it definitely could happen against the Eagles, if not then it'll be the SB again. Hurts though makes me think Niners could still pull out a W, we'll see.

[feltdizz]

Ask any coach if they would like to dictate the tempo or play from behind all game long. You also left out the 24-10 early second half lead that virtually sealed things.

what are you talking about? Bengals scored with 1 minute left in the 3rd quarter to make it 24 to 10.

Buffalo got the ball first after the half down 17-7. They needed 14 plays to get a FG. The score didn’t dictate the game, the Bengals defense was the difference.

Buffalo scoring drives:
15 plays
14 plays

This had nothing to do with the score at the time. They simply struggled to
move the ball. Without big plays the Buffalo offense is stanky.

[feltdizz]

The Bengals did exactly what every team is trying to do, which is beat you 10 yards at a time. They sustained drives and Buffalo didnt, it is that simple.

exactly.. check out time of possession.

Bengals: 34 minutes
Buff: 26 minutes

it wasn’t quick strike offense. It was AFCN football.

Bengals: 9 possessions
Bills: 8 possessions.

Bengals: 172 yards rushing
Bills: 63 yards rushing.

[Mr.wizard]

Bro.. the game was in Buffalo. They had the advantage and failed because they are a one dimensional team and Josh Allen has been shaky this year.

You talk like the Bengals ran out to a 20 point lead. It scoring: 14-0, 14-7, 17-7, 17-10.

They didn’t force the Bills to do anything besides play disciplined football.

The Bengals did exactly what every team is trying to do, which is beat you 10 yards at a time. They sustained drives and Buffalo didnt, it is that simple.

[crushedspirit]

Bro.. the game was in Buffalo. They had the advantage and failed because they are a one dimensional team and Josh Allen has been shaky this year.

You talk like the Bengals ran out to a 20 point lead. It scoring: 14-0, 14-7, 17-7, 17-10.

They didn’t force the Bills to do anything besides play disciplined football.

Ask any coach if they would like to dictate the tempo or play from behind all game long. You also left out the 24-10 early second half lead that virtually sealed things.

[feltdizz]

Did you not watch Burrow drive the Bengals early and often in inclement weather? Their offense dicated the tempo of the game vs the Bills. Steeler offense has not shown that tenacity and ability to dictate anything. They would not stroll into Buffalo and win 13-10.

Bro.. the game was in Buffalo. They had the advantage and failed because they are a one dimensional team and Josh Allen has been shaky this year.

You talk like the Bengals ran out to a 20 point lead. It scoring: 14-0, 14-7, 17-7, 17-10.

They didn’t force the Bills to do anything besides play disciplined football.

[Steel Maniac]

Did you not watch Burrow drive the Bengals early and often in inclement weather? Their offense dicated the tempo of the game vs the Bills. Steeler offense has not shown that tenacity and ability to dictate anything. They would not stroll into Buffalo and win 13-10.

You’re wasting your time talking to him. He’s still waiting on Leveon Bell to show he’s the best running back in football in New York. Just saying……

[crushedspirit]

yes.. we could hold them to a lower score than 30+ points which is what you and others claimed was needed to beat them.

Point is you and a few others kept insisting you have to win shootouts.

My point has always been keeping the score low is the best way to win games. Cincinnati showed it in 2 playoff games. It wasn’t because they scored a ton. Its because they held opponents to low scores and the defense basically won the Rats game with a 14 point swing.

Joe Burrow threw for 209 yards and 1 TD
vs the Rats.

This wasn’t about scoring a ton of points. Maybe KC and Cincinnati is the shoot out you all predicted but I think Cincy’s D will keep the score low again.

Did you not watch Burrow drive the Bengals early and often in inclement weather? Their offense dicated the tempo of the game vs the Bills. Steeler offense has not shown that tenacity and ability to dictate anything. They would not stroll into Buffalo and win 13-10.

[feltdizz]

Sometimes it comes down to a single AWFUL/GREAT play on whether a team advances in single elimination games;

Huntley did Lamar a solid in that game.

[feltdizz]

I think it's going to be a Niners-Bengals SB. This time I think the Bengals actually win, once again QB position burns the Niners. The Niners-Eagles game is going to be a real slugfest, Eagles could definitely win it but I don't trust Hurts at all tbh, at the same time the Niners have a rookie QB who has looked shaky at times and is being insulated by probably the best offensive system in the NFL currently. So who knows. I just want the Niners not to win a SB and for the Chiefs to lose as well, that is all.

I don’t see the 49ers getting past the Eagles. For some reason I think people wrote them off because they had a quiet December but they look healthy and primed for a W.

Not saying the 49ers can’t get them because they play great defense but if Dak was decent they win that game yesterday. Dak was shook.

[NorthCoast]

Sometimes it comes down to a single AWFUL/GREAT play on whether a team advances in single elimination games;

[feltdizz]

Exactly….. feltdizz cherry picking games to prove wrong scenarios again. Sad.

cherry picks like using the 2 worst Steeler losses as proof they are awful instead of including the other 15 games they played?

[Steel Maniac]

I think it's going to be a Niners-Bengals SB. This time I think the Bengals actually win, once again QB position burns the Niners. The Niners-Eagles game is going to be a real slugfest, Eagles could definitely win it but I don't trust Hurts at all tbh, at the same time the Niners have a rookie QB who has looked shaky at times and is being insulated by probably the best offensive system in the NFL currently. So who knows. I just want the Niners not to win a SB and for the Chiefs to lose as well, that is all.

I don’t think 49ers are going to win. I don’t see their defense being able to stop eagles offense the way they did Dallas.

But I see Eagles defense making Purdy look the way he looked in the first half of the Dallas game.

It will be close enough but I think eagles get it done. Gonna be a good one.

[feltdizz]

And you're hypothesis seems to be if Cincy can hold them to 10, so can the mighty Steeler D.

And again, you fail to realize that Joe Burrow driving his team up and down scoring points was the main reason why Josh and the Bills went one dimensional.

yes.. we could hold them to a lower score than 30+ points which is what you and others claimed was needed to beat them.

Point is you and a few others kept insisting you have to win shootouts.

My point has always been keeping the score low is the best way to win games. Cincinnati showed it in 2 playoff games. It wasn’t because they scored a ton. Its because they held opponents to low scores and the defense basically won the Rats game with a 14 point swing.

Joe Burrow threw for 209 yards and 1 TD
vs the Rats.

This wasn’t about scoring a ton of points. Maybe KC and Cincinnati is the shoot out you all predicted but I think Cincy’s D will keep the score low again.