Your “Can They Possibly Do It Again?” AFC Divisional Round Playoff Game Open Thread

Twas a lovely feel good moment for a fan base that has been kicked in the nads so often for the last quarter century and beyond, really. And to do it against the team that has grinded their hopes down into an ashy paste under their jackboots won’t soon be forgotten. Are they emotionally spent though? For the non-answer to this and other questions, read below…

TO THE GAME!

Browns/Chiefs:

-Hey, good luck to HC Stefanski, coaching his very first playoff game. As far as harbingers of good fortune, I Preifer someone else.

-Chubb should be able to impose his will. He’s had 100 yards from scrimmage the last three games and scored in the last 6 of 7. And that KC run D is nothing to be afeared of.

-Tyreek is all set up to dominate-he has the most deep TD passes caught (8) this year and the Browns have given up the 3rd most (11) long scores. Though they do get back secondary starters in Ward and Johnson. Pro Bowler Bitonio is back to protect his Baker as well.

-Folks rightly point out that the Browns o-line is elite (although 4 dudes are questionable for this one) but t’udder side has allowed only 3 opposing rb’s to run for more than 65 yards this year. So maybe temper your expectations for CEH (also listed as questionable) or Bell or Williams or Thompson.

-“Just Win, Patty!” After a blowout of the Jetskis back in week 8, the Chiefs largest margin of victory was a 6 point trouncing of the Broncos.

-The Rich Get Richer: The Chiefs hit it big in the 4th round of the draft when they landed cb L’Jarius Sneed, who became an instant starter in the secondary and on special teams. Needless to say, when a scouting staff can find gems in later rounds a team’s overall depth improves dramatically.

-You’d think that the Browns would need a defensive turnover or two to keep pace with the opposition but it’s highly unlikely they’ll get the 4 picks that they generated last week-Mahomes has but 6 for the year.

-Sleeping With Bieniemy: The Chiefs OC has been pegged (damn!) by the Eagles as an HC candidate and/or a Rooney Rule checkmark.

Scribble your kibble in the comments.

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King Hippo

little too much grease on that Chubb

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Psych

Game Time Decision

Heavy metal: a history of naval ships

Horatio Cornblower

Fuck, that’s a really nice pass by ol’ Baker.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Really greased it in there, warming the oven for the catch.

bk109

Aaaight, I’m gonna bolt, ’cause it’s time I faced the music … and show off the puppies to the wife

Don T

“A volleyball team of DOGS, sweetie”.

Save “Army of Dogs” when you get to double figures.

King Hippo

Romo keeps saying “eye discipline” too

Viva La Tabula Raza

Looks like this might just go as most everyone predicted.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I feel like if the Chiefs weren’t in the playoffs Travis Kelce would have been spotted in footage from the Capitol insurrection.

King Hippo

think I read somewhere that his politics are actually quite left, which shocked the fuck out of me

Dunstan

I’m always pleasantly surprised when a white professional athlete turns out to have reasonable political opinions.

Brocky

yep. we’ve gotten so used to white players always having a shit ton of on-hands coaching and the prolific high school programs in order to make the nfl

King Hippo

It’s a little better in FITBAW since these guys all had some exposure to college. Plus, it’s hard to be rock stupid and able to even begin to comprehend an NFL playbook.

Dunstan

I don’t think it’s a matter of intelligence. Plenty of bright people with awful opinions.

In a way, I think the complexity of playbooks cuts the other way. Football players spend so much of their time practicing, working out, studying the playbook, etc. that I don’t know if they really have much of the normal college experience.

And to clarify — it’s not that I think most white athletes have awful political opinions. I think the vast majority just have essentially no political opinions.

King Hippo

yeah, I’m not saying it’s a direct correlation, but it knocks 5-10% off the awful

clint greasewood

I think it’s the name Travis that makes one thinks Trump supporter.

blaxabbath

I was shocked there wasn’t a scene of some hairy midwesterner jacking it in some Congresswoman’s office to the cheers of a dozen 20-something virgins-if-you-don’t-count-assaults.

bk109

… Bob <3 Abishola, Young Sheldon …. no fucking wonder why people are moving to blerping streaming

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Ah yes, the classic “hot potato” play call.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

The Chiefs have had a hell of a time practicing that play because Coach Reid keeps trying to eat the football.

litre_cola

Did you smoke your son’s emergency J?

Gumbygirl

Good for what ailz ya. And good for what doesn’t. Just good!

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King Hippo

You know, some medically prescribed antibiotic will clear that right up. Score some opiates while you’re at it.

Gumbygirl

Did one of your hobo’s bite you? They are filthy beasts.

Dunstan

Rodgers requested him personally.

hippofant

Did Romo just say Kelce shoved Garrett off the line when Kelce was 30 yards downfield blocking?

This is really unusual for Romo to be messing up these names…

clint greasewood

Corona breakfast?

LemonJello

He’s on a delay and an analog landline.

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clint greasewood

Lily from AT&T, never mind you said jacked not stacked.

Gumbygirl

I was thinking the other day that A.Ron does not have teh gunz. Kind of noodly!

Doktor Zymm

He explodes if he runs slower than 28 mph

Brick Meathook

The Executioner’s Song

BrettFavresColonoscopy

If it weren’t for Better Mahomes and Gardens, it would be so easy to hate on the Chefs

Dunstan

The Expanse.

More accurate if it was my waistline, but I’ll take it.

clint greasewood

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

bk109

So… JJ to Pats for a veteran minimum… when?

hippofant

I was about to say that J.J. probably wouldn’t do that nowadays, with the Patriots as they are. (Also, I think they’re over the salary cap?)

But Caserio and Easterby are former Patriots staff, so….

hippofant

This is a tweet of an article of a tweet that doesn’t really say anything.

herodotus450

And why is it from nfl memes?

King Hippo

Package him with a 3rd rounder, maybe someone is dumb enough to take on that contract.

clint greasewood

Jags got the cap but are the Texans dumb enough to move him the division? Maybe the Jets.

Doktor Zymm

They will replace him with a truckload of #3 stone

LemonJello

DUUUUUUVVAAAAAAALLLL!

Gumbygirl

He wants to play with his brothers.

LemonJello

“I did too, once.”
-J. Sandusky

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Handy

LemonJello

“What was JJ’s nickname for Lindsay Vonn? I’ll take An Album Cover for $600.”

Gumbygirl

Baker got souffled.

blaxabbath

Andy Reid has created a new type of NFL team and 90% of the league does not have the staff, let alone the players, to even build a potential challenger. And who is going to dethrone them, but for a litany of injuries? Sean McVay on the backs of Aaron Donald (Sure.) and Jared Goff (suuuuurrrrrreeeeeee.). Kliff Kingsbury and his ONE receiver? Or is Lamar going to just will the Raven to a SB, a la #StopTheSteal Flacco? Urban Meyer gonna surprise us? Can the Titans just LEAN HARDER on Henry? Are the 49ers going to stay healthy and issue each player five years of added youth? Is Russell Wilson going to be “just a winner” for the first time in January since like 2015? Lemme guess — Tua makes a huge second year leap and the Dolphins become giant-slayers….

Don T

I approve this methscape..

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King Hippo

create an opening for Chubb

litre_cola

That’s what the roofies are for – D. Sharper

bk109

“Why roofie, when you can go after geriatrics?!”
– Kellen Winslow II (aka inmate XXXXXXXXXXX)

Gumbygirl

Love it or List it.

Gumbygirl

And it really is the last show I watched last night.

Spur

Pimple Popper

Gumbygirl

Ew.

Doktor Zymm

You Can’t do that on Television

King Hippo

Premier Morning Live?

Spur

Miggs shooting ropes better be included in the new Clarice show or am not watching.

Mr. Ayo

The Wilds!

Viva La Tabula Raza

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (not really)

LemonJello

8 Mile.
or
Olympus Has Fallen

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Browns left tackle getting hurt on his very first play from scrimmage is pretty ominous for whether they will have much luck in this game.

hippofant

A screen to the TE on the left side is a BRILLIANT play call though.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Nantz just jinxed Mayfield, interception coming up.

bk109

Ah, this Samsung advert reminds me – how many of you lot have Galaxy devices?

King Hippo

#BlackBerry4Lyf

Doktor Zymm

I am typing this comment with my physical keyboard!

King Hippo

DAMN SKIPPY

bk109

So am I, because I can afford to use the right device (or fondleslab) for the right job… And unlike your African-AmericanBerrys, my device can run Crysis 😀

litre_cola

Raises hand.

Doktor Zymm

Blackberry 4 life

Viva La Tabula Raza

J737V

LemonJello

Nokia 3210.

Gumbygirl

I do. Why, is it spying on me? I’m sure it is!

litre_cola

It, like the man in the bushes knows what time you shower.

bk109

Because I just finished reading this, lol
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3514999/samsung-selling-data.html

I knew non-corporate Sammy devices were scummy, but I didn’t realize they were that shit (we only roll Samsungs with an in-house ROM that we know is gewd)

Doktor Zymm

I think it’s pretty hilarious that no one wants to coach the Texans

LemonJello

When there are real teams out there looking for a coach?

hippofant

Like the JEST!

Gumbygirl

Didn’t they just hire Saleh?

hippofant

They’re a real team with a real coach! Just what Timmy wanted for Christmas!

Gumbygirl

I’m really hoping he does well. He seems like a good guy, and it will piss off the rubes if a Mooslem is successful!

bk109

I’m more than happy to do it… and you can bet yer bottom dollar that anyone of us… in full For THE LULZ mode will be better than BOB.. Yes, Even Litre at full blaze(tm)

King Hippo

As would I, only because I don’t care about future employ, that one contract is plenty for me to retire on.

Spur

God has willed it,I should be the Head Coach – Jack Easterby

bk109

Thankfully religious regimes never go nuts, right?
/me laughs in farsi

hippofant

I really really want Watson to force his way out. I want terrible ownership decisions to have consequences. I want incompetent evangelical white male “character coaches” outed as incompetent ninnies. I want clueless rich old white heir to be unanimously despised. I WANT THE SCHADENFREUDE.

clint greasewood

They are in Cap hell.
No draft picks.
A talented QB who wants to leave.
A fail son owner with a Rasputin like person in his ear.

clint greasewood

Shank’lor AFC bias continues

Doktor Zymm

Shank’lor is also in post-season form!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Shan’Khor shows the Browns a little bit of favor.

Gumbygirl

WTF is going on with kickers this year?

bk109

Shanklor’s STILL HUNGRY!

King Hippo

Our Goddess is killing it this weekend. Hail Sha’nkhor!!

litre_cola

Kickin is hard.

King Hippo

Not looking great for “avoid digging an early hole,” #ThePauls

hippofant

Did Nantz and Romo just go a whole play not realising it was Hardman and not Hill who caught the ball?

Brick Meathook

I think that when the ref pulls down his mask and announces the penalty, he is probably infecting everyone in the stadium with Covid.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

That’s probably bad news in a stadium where 68% of the crowd already has pre-existing health conditions.

King Hippo

Too bad Tyreek is such a piece of shit, he’d be quite fun to watch otherwise.

Spur

Folks

Dunstan

What’s the league average, for comparison? I mean, 23-5 is probably still better, but you would expect teams that got a playoff bye (and thus home-field in the divisional round) to have good records. Regular season perhaps not so pronounced, but it’s still an extra week of rest so I would expect above .500.

Doktor Zymm

How many people are in that stadium?!

LemonJello

Just Andy Reid’s favorite BBQ Pitmasters.

Mr. Ayo

16,000 bbq soaked fans

King Hippo

way too many, but Missouri is going full Arkansas politically

King Hippo

I heard tell that Iggles is talking to McDaniels, for which Litre Would React Reasonably.

Interesting tactical battle, if #ThePauls can keep from digging an early hole, they could control time of possession and wear the Chefs’ D out.

bk109

Wow, The Hooded one REALLY isn’t over that loss to the Iggies, isn’t he? 😀 Oh well, it was a … good, ok, decent, not-too-shabby... ok, it was A franchise while it lasted, but at least it didn’t cover up a murder like Baltimore

litre_cola

There is no way they hire that slapdick. Just hire the corpse of Rich Kotite (is he ded?) for Bleerghs sake.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

If the Brown manage to pull off a miracle here, we’ll know that ’21 is gonna be a good year.

bk109

That or we’ll know that the seventh seal has indeed be broken and that we’re in the endga…(whaddaya mean that’s tradermarked by Disney… oh,ok) in the End Times…

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

On the other hand, a heartbreaking Browns loss could just mean we’re headed back into the 80’s. Could be worse.

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King Hippo

I’m reasonably sure that The Drive and The Fumble are all that can get me at full Chubb nowadays…

bk109

Not everyone can get behind BDSM… thankfully, as long as you got the skillz most NFL owners can get behind even snuff films :p

bk109

That this year was just a repeat of the 2000 season and that the Patriots will arise again (as a {villain} in a franchise that has outstayed its welcome either via {infinite sequels} or {latest gritty reboot} ?
’cause I’m game for another 20 years of terror ::P

Spur

Cubs won a WS and then Trump happened. Let’s hold off of the wishing.

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