On the road the Super Bowl XLVII; the next step is the Divisional Round. Many say this is the best weekend for American Football: 2 days of double-headers involving the best 8 teams in the league. First up we have many people’s pick for the title, Peyton Manning’s Broncos hosting the Joe Flacco’s Ravens (2130 – Sky Sports). In the late-night KO, the Packers will pit the experience of Aaron Rodgers and the strength of his passing-game, against the 49ers’ fast-footedness and ball-on-a-rope skills of Colin Kaepernick (0100 Sun am – Sky Sports). First on Sunday a game that some a dubbing ‘the battle of the birds’ as the high-flying Seahawks take on the top-billed Falcons (1800 – Sky Sports). If the Patriots beat the Texans, in the final game of the weekend (2130 – Sky Sports), then Tom Brady will become the sole owner of record for most postseason victories for a QB. My recommendation, watch as many as you can – I can’t even begin to decide which match-up will be the best!
NFL Playoffs - Divisional round
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BAL @ DEN just kicked off. Should be a big game for Fantasy teams...
Wow - DEN TD on punt return!!
First thing I saw when I turned it on. #timing
You go away and come back and we might have another off the KO.
:)
I guess that is the opposite of returning it all the way
Trindon Holliday is 16-0 this season. He spent 5 weeks with the Texans, was cut and has since been 11-0 with the Broncos. #Charm
That return for the TD gives the Broncos D 6pts already.
What. A. Game!!
WHAT!!!
7 all already.
TD Broncos
2 HUGE plays!
Oh my god! Another one!
RAVENS!!!
What is going on in this game?
everything, I think.
Yep, I meant them, d'oh!
I chucked our Rogers to put Peyton in my fantasy team. Not looking good right now
Are they trying to make up for the dirge of the majority of last week? If so they are making up for it!
out not our
Can't blame auto-correct. Just dodgy fingers
For some reason, I expect the Ravens to be in purple, so am automatically seeing white as being their opponents >.
I went with Rodgers. Ray Rice is my only fantasy player in this game.
I've kept Rodgers :) I had Moreno, Thomas, the kicker and D; all from the Broncos.
*have
I thought about keeping Rodgers to get double points this week but my cunning plan was to get double from Peyton next week and triple points in the Superbowl. My tactics are not looking great right now
Flag...
Have a colleague who cheers for Ravens so want them to win, although I think he expects the Broncos to get to the Super Bowl. Was surprised how easily Ravens handled the Colts last week tbh.
Rodgers only has passing, so I'm thinking he'll have to throw for all of their (and also my) points.
I kept my choices from week 1. I needed to find a Kicker, an RB and a QB. I went with teams I wanted to root for - 2 Patriots and a Packer.
2 birds, 1 stone :)
I didn't know how to pick without being up on the lastest injury reports, stats, etc, so I went for the conscience factor and what I would enjoy. :)
There has to be a flag for that
FLAG - I want those points from that guy!
He hooked him with his leg
Ref needs to sort that mic out.
oops. Strangling a guy on tv is a flag.
No catch. Good call.
Yikes, just switched on. How did this happen??
Did Manning throw a pick 6?
Quickly. And it's 15F, so that helps.
And I thought it was cold at the soccer earlier!
Ray Lewis is so close to bionic. He'd not qualify as being human enough if he wanted to carry on next season.
TD Broncos. And it IS Broncos this time...
Wow.
Manning's never won a playoff game in less than 40F
Another TD. 28 points and only 11 minutes played
what an inspiring player.
What discipline to get his foot and knee down and secure the ball. So good.
Must be really annoying for both teams that they have scored 14 points in the first quarter and don't have a lead
Tweet from yesterday - @ChrisLaw: 17 yrs ago Jonathan Ogden & Ray Lewis were both 1st Rd picks of Ravens. Today Ogden was nominated for HOF. Tomorrow Ray suits up
If Baltimore win, New England can host the championship game :-) But I don't think it will happen
Chills.
The thing that surprises me most about that is that the Ravens have been around for 17 years
me too. They're still a new expansion team to me. I must be that old now, where old stuff to younger people is still new to me.
YOU must be
haha!
Age is stupid.
I've become my dad. So weird. I don't feel old at all. I'm sticking with 27. Thanks for that, Steven.
42 is not the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything. 27 is
I agree.
what time did they kick off?
2130
me too
long first quarter with the scoring then!
1st play, wasn't it? Check the first comments. I wasn't here yet.
Ref really needs to fix his microphone...
Hopefully they have a spare for him between quarters
Ravens had v short series, then TD off the punt.
The Broncos' secondary is looking a bit open at the moment
hehe
@pourmecoffee
Pre-snap, Peyton Manning considers every play that is or ever was, needs and wants of every player and fan, and teachings of all religions.
You can tell how interesting the game is when you get nearly 70 comments in the first quarter
That must be why he is always changing the play
It would be funny if he shouted "Mormon, Mormon" at the snap
Sounds like a ND-Turing Machine.
Wide open again
Slightly regretting the Denver D with the separation that the WRs are getting from the CBs.
Oh dear, Beyonce's the half time show this year? :(
The ref now has a working mic
and Destiny's Child just put out a new single yesterday. I guess they'll join her.
Yay!
Ugh... bring back The Boss!
DEN working the run, trying to set up playaction
I love those big grills some of those guys have as their masks.
Are the Ravens TRYING to take their own players out? O.o
So you can't get fingers into them as easily.
Yes, I know. The patterns are so cool.
But if anyone tries that; "Face mask. 15 yard penalty, automatic first down..."
Saves heads and necks being ripped around in the process.
Justin Tuck (Giants) with his: http://styleengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/shredder-tuck.jpeg
Denver secondary has to get closer to those receivers
Equally Flacco needs to hit his guys
Could still look more like Darth Vader...
He has had a few good opportunities and not take advantage of them.
They suggest Shredder from TMNT.
I can sorta see that...
Awesome. The growling/teeth look is cool.
No, I am your father: http://i.imgur.com/lyHC9.jpg
Some of the Ravens helmets remind me of Vader. For some reason, that one makes me think of Venom from Spiderman though not sure why...
Also, aren't we overdue another touchdown yet? :p
Did Manning just shot hurry hurry? That's no Omaha!
He has done it several times in this game. Never heard it before. Omaha is only supposed to be a Giants thing although others are using it now
I heard him say that earlier. I couldn't quite make it out and was wondering why he hadn't said Omaha.
Not sure that it's hurry hurry, but it's hurry something...
Shouting Omaha is Eli's job
hurry curry
curry curry
Can't steal it.
TD Broncos.
Ok, that time it was hurry hurry.
TD Broncos BUT flag.
He's hunger. An order for after the game.
*hungry
All that conffab and no penalty.
Seen some big pens for less than that previously in the season...
Woohoo! Moreno with the TD
Feeling much better now about putting 4 Broncos in my fantasy team. 27 points so far
I put him in as well and completely forgot about him
I'm on 25 for the week so far, which is all doubled. (Feeling smug)
Are we feeling onside?
My 27 doesn't look quite as good now
I was playing last week safe in the hope of collecting a full string of doubles today :)
So you're allowed to do a group celebration, as long as the group were on the bench for the actual play.
That's up there with the penalty flag throw preventing a touchdown review as one of this seasons most silly rules...
Weird rule. A player on the field taking off his helmet and joining a celebration gets penalised but a player who is not meant to be on the field doing it is OK??
I have 49 points
Today?
Yes
OUCH
And they'll all be on the winning side today, and play at home next week, with triple points on offer :-)
Ouch, that was a bad landing.
Was Peyton shouting Sally there just before hurry hurry?
Does he have girls names as audibles?
Not that I know of. The effects mics have been so much better this year. Great to here the QB's
Wisconsin !!
I'd challenge that... Not convinced that made 1st down.
I'd agree. He's until the next snap (yes?) so has the 2minute warning to think?
I was completely convinced live but not so much on the replay
I was doubtful, replay made it worse, but Mike Periera thinks it's a good spot. I was paying less attention.
Looks like a bad spot to me
Challenged.
Shame the camera wasn't fully aligned with the 1st-down marker.
Ruling stands
Ruling on field upheld... but you couldn't see the ball anyway to be sure either way.
Wasn't expecting that, mind you no evidence to overturn.
You have to wonder what they were seeing in the Ravens booth to challenge that
That it's the 2 min warning, 4th & 1 defending in their own half, and it didn't look conclusive... Not losing much.
I'm expecting him to at some point change the snap-count of hurryhurry, to either trigger them offside or catch them sleeping.
But they must have known that there was nothing the ref could see to change the ruling
Kicked the ground before the ball
Tbh, I thought the aerial shot was fairly conclusive, but alas...
Ravens pulling it out under pressure.
TD Ravens
...and quite how he caught that with Bailey there, I'm not sure.
How did the Ravens manage to look so bad before the playoffs?
Quite amazing how quickly the Ravens gain offensive yards. The Ravens D is spending a lot of time on the field and that could be the deciding factor late in the game
Flacco and Smith looking pretty good for points so far.
Great first half. The score could have been anything but it is set up for a competitive second half
And there was me thinking that this might be a one-sided game.
TD Broncos, Kickoff return.
WooHoo. Another 6 for the Denver D!!!
Methinks the late game will struggle to match this!
This kid is on fire!
*Special teams ;-)
Counts as D for Fantasy :D
Really? Bingo.
@nflukhank: Now Trindon on Twitter
I miss 13 seconds and there is another TD. Unbelievable
Oh, my Fantasy score just went up by 13 points :-)
Mine went up by 2. Not quite as impressive
You expected anything else after the first half?
Mine jumped by ~14 I think
Altough this kid is keeping Peyton Manning off the field, and stopping him from putting up the points.
Doesn't matter, they'll both qualify for triple points next week :-)
Just a 'shame' for those who've Peyton now.
BTW, since we're on Denver vs Baltimore, anyone remember the 107 FG TD return at the end of the first half on Monday Night Football in about 2003?
it included a brutal block from Ray Lewis :-)
Peyton + Broncos D = 50 points.
Fumble
Do the Ravens really want this?
It's amazing how much time Manning has considering he is standing still
Really obvious penalty. Liked the call by the ref: "First down. Automatic first down". Lost track of himself.
But the flag was for?
Hands to face.
Hands in the face against the Ravens
Fumble negated.
They'd be much better keeping the same crews as the regular season.
In the same way that a ProBowl team wouldn't beat a playoff team.
Refs don't seem sure... 2nd foul; hands to face twice.
Same outcome.
That's quite ridiculous
This will be lucky to finish by 1am at this rate
Definite LINDA there
Unbelievable. First down
Moreno (knee) return questionable. Choice of him tonight is looking a bust.
(Ohh wait he has 11 pts so far - not so bad)
Has to be confirmed.
The turnover? It has been.
I think that's the correct call. He fakes it. It's not a pass.
Or do you mean his knee?
The Denver defence has been terrible tonight at times
Fumble had to be confirmed after review.
TD Ray Rice
Holliday has given the Broncos the same points that Manning has gifted to the Ravens.
I would not have picked this to be a tie game in the fourth quater.
Or quarter, even.
Ravens have the momentum now.
Yay. Fantasy points.
On 14 to now.
I have 2 points for the whole second half
I'm torn. I'd like New England to have homefield advantage, but I like the Broncos too.
I'd rather the Patriots, if they win, played Denver, even if it's a harder game.
Brady-Manning. Matchup for the ages.
I just think it is wrong that Eli has more Superbowl rings than Peyton
Good call on the penalty there.
It's wrong that he has any at all. He's a Superbowl thief.
I'm bored of hurryhurry before every snap.
Shouldn't they both be Brady's?
I think Harbaugh has been taking acting classes
Well, technically, Manningham stole one of them
OMAHA
Maybe Eli was on the phone at the half, lending him some calls.
TD Broncos
Okay Ravens, your turn.
TD Thomas - on the bubble screen.
That dream helped you :-)
wonder if they will go up the field in 2 minutes again
It did (he's in my lineup - woot)
Feels a tad odd, half waqy through 4th and no FG's so far...
We've had one missed
All of a sudden I gained a load of fantasy points. 43 for this game now
Which page are you viewing on, some are slow updating? The My Picks page is real-time for me.
I havemy picks page permanently open
I'm switching between that and the Game Centre play-tracker :)
I have 78
Same.
I've never liked Peyton Manning so much :-)
I'm not having to like him directly :)
Tell you what, although I need to be up early in the morning. I'd love a bit of OT in this game.
I wonder if the Mile High crowd tire on account of the altitude?
only visitors, I suppose.
Good save with the Time Out by the Ravens coach.
Flacco needs to get his head (even more) in the game!!
ugh
Turnover on downs
The drop on 3rd down was a big one. Although it wasn't a great pass.
Only two timeouts, but there is the two minute warning.
Denver's to lose now surely...
Broncos need 3 downs after the 2-minute warning.
Ohh how I'd love Denver to fake this punt.
O.o
TD Ravens.
Holy crap.
WOWOW
Why why why do you scramble there?
Exclamation point on it.
WOAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
GOING FOR 2?!
NO!!!!!!
Safe and OT :) kk
Have the Broncos never heard of prevent?
For 1.
Don't forget the overtime rules. Never go for two with the overtime rules as they are.
Tied up.
Nobody was typing, everyone was watching...
Even Peyton can't go the length of the field in 30 seconds with 2 time outs
Just wait for Holliday... on the KO-return.
Grubber kick
They have to put that in the end zone
wow. just wow.
they didn't grubber it, obvs, cos it's a Mile High and you kick it to the moon instead.
Kneel.
Overtime.
Surely he should've taken a shot or 2 - like bonus OT.
Don't like that at all. Horrible decision
If the Ravens win this, can I get away with calling them the weakest team in the playoffs for the third time?
Absolutely the right decision.
It has to be worth running a couple of plays to see if someone gets free downfield.
No. More likely to lose it than win it. If you turn the ball over, it's all over.
And unlikely to score yourselves.
Same in OT. Peyton has made a career of finding ways to win games with no time on the clock. If no-one was free he could throw the ball away or just go down.
Peyton looks like his bones are starting to seize in all that cold.
Yes, but the difference is that in OT, you can complete your drive. That's not realistic in 30 seconds .
If the Broncos lose, my playoff fantasy challenge is decimated.
Likewise.
You can complete your drive if the Ravens don't get the ball first and complete their drive. In which case you have thrown away an opportunity to try and score. Given how bad the Denver secondary has been I thnk that is an unreasonable gamble to take
urg - lost video.
http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/163007/2/watch-baltimore-ravens-vs-denver-broncos.html
Every coach needs to be able to trust his defense though.
I thought the Broncos were offside there.
Replacement refs would give that as an interception
Cheers :) My SS-mobile is back though.
looks incomplete on replay
Agreed
O.o Ruling on field STANDS.
I thought it was incomplete too.
Knee did look to hit the ground just before the ball maybe, but I'm not convinced he had full control
It was coming out of his hands until he trapped it under his chest. But that is past now.
flag happy, that one
didn't turn the receiver
Going to get the 1st one way or another. Not in agreement with that choice.
Sacked. How long did he want?
Flatco
Sacco
Next (field) goal [or other score] wins.
Great catch
Those plays win games
Thought that'd get reviewed.
That review will be quick.
Different angle please...
Looked good from my sofa.
Almost a four-hour game now.
Looks fine from my sofa too.
I don't have a sofa.
heehehe!! awww.
good game y'all?
9ers and Packers game has started. GB just picked off a pass.
OMAHA again
TD GB
they didn't wait?
nope
NOT ALLOWED YET!
Very.
Stopped!
Quite incredible. 35-35 in overtime and the fifth time the score has been tied
Really good.
crikey!
It's been fantastic.
TeeHee. Kaep is on -2 already.
Wow.
Great punt/coverage.
It was 14-14 after ten minutes
In my preview, I said the Packers game would be decided by poor rookie QB mistakes and Green Bay's defense forcing turnovers :-)
Stop giving it to Ray Rice on first down!
There was me thinking Kaep would bring his laser-guided arm.
Or at least make him run round the line!
OoB.
He did - to the wrong man
He coulda used an Omaha.
Baltimore are falling apart now.
:)
Less laser-guided, more torch-kinda-pointed-in-a-vague-direction.
Denver should blitz
Great catch.
Surprised he didn't throw a TD pass at 3rd and 10 from his own 6
Great catch.
no kidding. The pocket was almost in the parking lot.
Tebow would've
Almost picked off
So close
Could we be heading for double OT?
Ravens return the favour :-)
What was that, -8 yards on the return?
-7
Wrong choice by Holliday
Wasn't he down?
No knee, brilliant
Hand down only
No. No defender in contact with him when he was on the ground
Is Decker thinking OT ends at the end of 15 minutes?
Benefit of all this OT, more Fantasy points :D
Well, if his knee had gone down, he would have been down by contact ;-)
And thinking both go through to the next round
Or in my case point
They would have had an AFC Bowl vote :-)
Nahh, they have to build a 3-way field in time.
PICK!
INT
INT
What was Peyton thinking?
only 1 second difference. :)
As soon as he was chased, it looked a bit ropey
Not too far from FG-range.
Briliant driving there
In the regular season, this would be a tie.
And there was me thinking I might be in bed ~0000.
Tie game in SF
7-7 in the Packers - 49ers game.
Colin ran for a TD
Kaep with 20y run for the score.
Jay Feely pointed out the Ravens kicker is a rookie. Worth bearing in mind.
30 for 33, has kicked 56 yards.
Kick it to win it. Ravens have a good record of missing winning field goals :-)
Ravens didn't have much luck with last year's non-rook kicker in the playoffs.
KICK IS GOOD. RAVENS WIN
Tikes
Yikes, even!
YES! Ravens!
WOW. What a gaaaame!
WOW!! Upset by most peoples' books
My playoff team is ruined.
Can't believe the Broncos lost that.
Who said 1am earlier? It's quarter to 2 now!
Decimated. I was picking for a DEN SuperBowl.
Mine too
Me too. But as a Pats fan, it has its upsides :-)
Right, Fox sports it is :-)
8:06 in the 1st
Have to get past us tomorrow night first...
Broncos scores included: 2x kick return, 1x INT return.
Ravens scores included Broncos secondary asleep X several
I'd be amazed if Houston win tomorrow. But I was amazed tonight.
We're underdogs this time, less pressure than last time we played each other...
There won't be a more entertaining game this season
Last time, Houston weren't favourites either. Everyone was asking, "how good are they? They've not played any really good teams yet"
...and we were leading the conference at the time.
Ie Manning wasn't as much of a factor as he could've been = the problem.
I don't think Houston can contain New England's offense. JJ Watt is their main threat, and he couldn't do much the first time round.
That too
We'll see. It'll either be a good game or you'll tonk us again. Hoping the former :)
Manning is now 0-5 in < 20F conditions in the playoffs
He needs to fix that if he's going to stay in Denver.
Or, he needs to secure the #6 seed :-) But then he might need to go to New England...
He shouldn't've played so well in the season, so as not to have HomeField.
Or just scrape into the playoffs on a wildcard and play all the games away from Mile High
My calcs make him 10-10 in the playoffs all time.
We should let Manning know we've got his strategy all set for next year.
...or they could put a roof over the place...
"4th longest game in NFL History"
Here's a thought: if you kick an onside kick and recover it to start OT, it's next score wins. Do you think anyone would dare gamble with that option?
Yes.
No one would ever expect that at the start of OT.
I suppose eventually someone will but if they do it, the opposition recover the ball and go straight up the field and score the head coach could be job hunting on Monday
But on the other side, if you kick it to the other team and they score a TD, you go home anyway. You could only do it once, but if you really didn't trust your defense, could be worth a gamble.
Pleasure sharing it here. I'm catching GB-SD on the radio in bed, and dip in and out of the comments from there. Knackered.
Looked like a facemask to me
@jayfeely: I'm telling you what Tucker did, sneaking a practice kick in between periods in OT, is against NFL rules.
Yes! Catch by Jones, GB.
Yikes, James Jones caught a monster of a pass just now.
TD GB
13-7 GB
There's no penalty for it
Re-match!!!!!
It seemed odd at the time and I thought it was unlikely that it was legal but no-one there seemed bothered about it
I am going to get some sleep now. I will be around for one of the unday night games.
Good night all
I'll be around for the late game tomorrow - which one is that?
The six games to go to a 2nd overtime:
Dec. 25, 1971 - AFC Divisional Playoff
Time of Game: 82:40
Miami Dolphins 27, Kansas City Chiefs 24
December 23, 1962 AFL Championship
Time of Game 77:54
Dallas Texans 20, Houston Oilers 17
January 3, 1987 - AFC Divisional Playoff
Time of Game: 77:02
Cleveland Browns 23, New York Jets 20
January 13, 2013 - AFC Divisional Playoff
Time of Game: 76:42
Baltimore Ravens 38, Denver Broncos 35
Dec. 24, 1977 - AFC Divisional Playoff
Time of Game 75:43
Oakland Raiders 37, Baltimore Colts 31
January 10, 2004 - NFC Divisional Playoff
Time of Game: 75:10
Carolina Panthers 29, St. Louis Rams 23
*Jan 12th. I'm going off my PC clock, when of course it's still Sat night in the USA. Sun morning here.
Good night, Steven.
Late game tomorrow is the Texans @ Patriots I believe.
Night Steven :)
is it not on c4 anymore?
Yep, that's right.
C4 usually pick up the Sunday game in this timeslot. All will be done and dusted by this time tomorrow.
ahh, didn't realise. ta.
Usually 3 games one after the other viewable on a Sunday during the season, games 1 & 2 on Sky, game 3 on C4. Tomorrow is only using timeslots 1 & 2; 6pm and 9:30pm UK.
WOW!
Oops
Oops indeed!
Playoff games are all Sky. BBC get the Superbowl too though. It's a separate TV package
TD 49ers
Crabtree.
x2
Great catch by Davis. 9ers are playing well. They're leading 31-24.
Make that 38-24 San Francisco with 14:57 left in the 4th.
Whoever picked Crabtree for their fantasy player is very lucky.
And 9ers just got Packers to jump on a 4th and 1 with hard count for a 1st down.
45-31 49ers win
I don't feel so bad about dumping a few Packers from my fantasy team now
I'd hitched my Fantasy to a DEN-GB SuperBowl-wagon. Now hardly any of my team will carry over. Slightly gutted.
Let's see if this game starts as fast as yesterdays
Hmm, Seahawks v Falcons... Come on Seattle!
Exactly, I'm rooting for Russell Wilson in this one!
I've enjoyed what I've seen of the Seahawks in the latter half of this year, fun to watch. Ergo, backing them.
And wow, I'm not cheering against everyone else! :o
Slow start from the Seahawks, didn't hurt them last week.
Not sure the Mattural wanted to do that: INT
Nooo. Lynch Fumble
Falcons TD - Tony Gonzalez
That was pretty much perfect footwork in order to make sure he was in bounds.
Seattle close to an important stand.
Held to a FG. 0-13 ATL
All I have left in my fantasy selection after last night is Marshawn Lynch and the Seahawks defence. I need a whole new selection next week.
**head desk** Come on Seattle, at least get some points on the board... No whitewash please?
TD Falcons btw.
Missed it, eating fried-egg sarnies :D
That was a bit of a disaster of a way to end a half.
Seattle 0 - Atlanta 20
The Seahawks have a sizeable task on their hands in the 2nd
And for those with Lynch, he's currently on 0pts, and the Hawks will likely have abandon the run somewhat if they want to try to get back in the game.
I have 6 points from the Seahawks defence but they can lose those before the game is finished
TD Hawks. Off the mark.
YAY!
Falcons get another TD. Has to be game over now
They ran so much time off the clock on that drive. I'd agree, result seems a formality now.
TD Seahawks. QB took it in himself on what looked like an unplanned run option
TD Wilson on the scramble from the 1
Seahawks' pick off Ryan.
TD off this and it's not all over...
A TD on this drive would liven things up
Big play with all those YAC
TD HAWKS!!
Turned away for a second and missed it
This game just got interesting!
9 mins left... surely they can't?
Especially now that they made the kick. TD and PAT and they win the game
A tough D-series, then anything is possible
Wouldn't quite match The Comeback but... would still be astounding given the deficit at the start of the 3rd.
3rd and 14 already.
Didn't make it
Falcons forced to punt. Somebody say something about a defensive stand?
That was some good escape-ability.
Hawks going for it on 4th.
Have to really.
Flag...
Maybe I was a down out.
I'm still on 3rd & 10. Might move to the TV. Drive Chart is a play ahead of Sky Go...
You had me really confused. Thought I was way behind. I think you were reading the 4 for the quarter rather than the down
I was reading the GameCentre, but was miscounting the lines on the screen. I got too excited.
Hawks have the ball back with 3 mins on the clock...
3 Timeouts, and the 2-Minute Warning on their side.
And only 50 yards to go
1st & 10 on the 50, surely...
Two Minute Warning.
Gotten to the ATL 32...
No Huddle. No Huddle!!
Why huddle when you've got timeouts? Clock peeps!
1st and 4 on the 4. 34s.
Great work by Wilson to get free and complete the pass
Very well recovered from what looked like it was gonna be a sack...
Lynch finally putting Fantasy points on the board.
What a time to get a 12 men penalty.
4 QB sneaks in a row now
TD (somehow)
Fumble recovered in end zone?
Lynch was over before he fumbled.
That's a TD
It was picked up by a Hawk!!!
Play under review of course.
Wowsers...
Imagine being a Falcons fan going into the 4th quarter 20 points up and losing
So either way, TD. Either Lynch gets a fumble or a TD.
Lynch gets the TD and I get fantasy points
TD stands! Go Hawks.
What can Ryan do with 31s?
"Ball broke the plane before coming loose, TOUCHDOWN."
Made the PAT
Right, now punt it into the end zone from kick off so they can't return it...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Comeback_(American_football)
Might have a rival for that game for the moniker...
25s, 2TOs, 78 yards. Your move Matt Ryan.
A field goal is enough for the Falcons...
FG-range
A hefty sack would be useful...
...unless Atlanta do that.
Icing the kicker.
Shame, the kick was wide.
Joke is that it was a miss.
Kick is good. 13s left. Hawks still have 2TOs.
(Make that 8s)
Seahawks lost the game by calling a time out to put the kicker off. There is a lesson there
They can't try to run this back.
Just shows how dumb luck can change things in your life regardless what you do. If that time out is now called that kicker is going to spend the rest of his life being told about the easy kick he missed to get his team to the championship game. The time out is called and no-one will remember it
Need a Hail Mary or a field goal
Stupid KO.
2 shots maybe.
Don't undestand why they didn't stick it in the end zone
1 shot left.
2 seconds...
65 yard field goal?
Falcons win
INT in the endzone. Falcons win (spoiler alert)
Falcons to host '9ers next weekend.
Not likely...
Yeah, predictable outcome from a Hail Mary attempt at that range.
Tony Gonzalez now has his first post-season win.
Right... time for the Bulls on Parade...
Oh, nice start!!! :)
Erm wow. Another fast starting game!!
Right, I'm in. What have I missed since the start of the second quarter in the Packers game?
A lot.
Looks like my predictions are all out of the window too
Easier to answer what you haven't missed.
Gronk has gone to the locker room. Looks like his arm is re-hurting.
Free HBO and Showtime this weekend has derailed some of my football watching.
Seahawks D only got me 6 pts on my fantasy team, but reading the comments it seems like it wasn't the blowout that it seemed like it was going to be at first.
Pats cap off the drive with a TD.
If the game had been played over three quarters it would have been a bit of a blow out
A few people seem to be questioning the penalty call on Lloyd, but I thought it was fair enough.
I'm also filling out online job applications in the Chicago area and they take forever! :(
Speaking to Houston while watching the game so sorry if quiet.
random f1/nfl crossover as half the 5live team appear to be at a game:
https://twitter.com/5LiveF1/status/290585938847997952/photo/1
Whoa, I cracked 100 on my fantasy team. I had, like a 2 after last week.
Fill them out late Sunday so that they are on top of the pile on Monday morning?
Wow. Weird.
I saw that tweet. Their producer whose name I can never remember tweeted that he is not going to be involved in their F1 coverage any more a couple of hours ago
Good idea. I'm just trying to plod through. They need to know stuff from 20 years ago and I have to hunt down who my university supervisor was....grrr. There are a billion steps, including a personality test called "TeacherFit" to see what my teaching style is so they can put me into the right situation.
I am on 151 but I have no-one left next week so I have to pick a whole new set of selections. No doubles or triples for me
jason.
coincidentally, james allen was confirmed for another year today. i'd have resigned too :)
I will have two left.
The world is full of geniuses who don't understand that people will give one set of answers one dat and a couple of days later will give some different answers
That's hime. He is on twitter as @F1producer although I guess not for much longer
hime?? him
The hoops are designed to only get serious applicants, so that's good, but it's going to take me hours and hours...it already has...to apply to many different districts to find a job for the fall.
You would think they could have some central application system where you jump through one load of hoops and anyone hiring could read all about you there
That would be great. It's the same application questions, but each has to be done separately. Annoying.
Wes Welker, awesome :-)
Don't tell me Wes Welker only works in the New England system. That was a fabulous catch.
My only player who hasn't lost this week is Gronk. So I'm choosing a whole new lineup next week. I've run out of energy after a weekend of 3 huge games, so I'm only radio now.
i wouldn't bet on that. there's a new 5live f1 account. maybe he'll keep the old one.
https://twitter.com/F15live
He's tweeted to say he'll change the name
Forgot to say Mr C, you have convinced me to recreate a Google+ account :-)
Maybe he is going to produce F1 somewhere else to keep it appropriate
Just checking through my fantasy score. Last week I scored 75 points. This week with 4 of my 8 selcetions scoring double points I scored 76. I thought double points would be worth a bit more than one point
Just checked back on mine and my last contribution was May last year
i missed that. where?
hope so, he's a massive talent.
yay. twitter is increasingly annoying me, so i'm using that more.
This week I collected 122 I think (mainly cos they were all doubles), plus 37 from Wild Card. That's the end of me really though.
jason's replacement will be in charge of f1 and nfl. i guess that explains today's game visit:
Chessie Bent has joined indie production company USP Content as Director of Production. She’ll now be part of the team at USP which produces live coverage of Formula 1, NFL and MLB.
http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/01/usp-content-hires-5-lives-chessie-bent/
so.much.crossover. proposed sidepodcast slogan:
"it's a small world, so we live comment most of it"
https://twitter.com/5LiveF1/status/290544052066201601
Love it :-)
That's would be one for the tag line list on the wiki if we still had the wiki
ah-ha, cheers.
Flag, for sure
...or tag lines :)
Yeah, ok, that wasn't really a flag after all
Balls. That was 10 too many points at the end of the half for my liking.
Wow, how far out was that FG? ;o
55 yards. All NFL kickers can manage that. Good conditions for kicking today.
That's NOT forward progress!
That pick was far too easy.
Gronkowski out for the rest of the game according to @PatriotsInsider
Texans out for the rest of the playoffs, I think
Patriots picked up a couple of TDs when I was away
Looks that way but given how this weekend's games have ended I am saying nothing
I'm doing other stuff. What's the score and what quarter?
31-13, one quarter left, pretty much
Thanks
That is only 18 points difference. We have already seen a team score 21 points in a 4th quarter tonight
That's worth a challenge
Was his left foot in?
Nowhere near the line from that angle
Stick a fork in us... We're done.
So, who are your tips for next week?
I'm going for two home wins.
My whole fantasy team was wiped out in three games. Ignore my tips
So I'm going for a Patriots - 49ers Superbowl. Could be fun, but torture for me to watch.
I just can't see a Baltimore-Atlanta superbowl somehow but then yesterday I was convinced it would be Denver-Green Bay
TD surely
Again, worth a challenge. Looks like it might win too. Depends when they rule control.
I think just before his left shoulder went out of bounds but it could go either way. In their situation they had to challenge as a time out is not going to be a great help to them
Looks like they'll win it
Defenceless receiver
Gronk's arm is broken again
He needs to stop playibg till next season
bnHow can Brady still look so young?
2 points
:( Sad for him but also for my fantasy team.
My team is completely wiped out. I have nothing left
Oh. crap. Yes, I have one player left.
132 for my team. I thought it would be under 10 after last week, so I'll take it.
Great games all weekend. Incredibly high points total scored. By my count 276 points scored in 4 matches
We really did have some good games. I love the playoffs.
Thanks for the post, Will, and the hosting, Mr. C.
any time. and cheers will, sounds like it was a brilliant weekend of games.