Your Other NFC Semi-Final Game Open Thread

Are we not entertained? (I’ve no idea of course because this is being typed at 2:30 EST). On to the next one…

To The Game!

Cowboys/Niners:

-Has Prescott righted his football ship? Down the stretch he had 11 INT’s in seven games but last week against a less-than-stellar Tampa D he had his way to the tune of 4 TD tosses and one rushing score.

-Game Manager Purdy (so they say) has at least 2 TD passes in his last seven games. One can do quite a bit of damage when surrounded by a suffocating amount of talent. More importantly, you’d think that an afterthought draft pick would be at a pick-per-game pace but he’s only had the 4-limiting mistakes is the key part of his success.

-With the game expected to be close it’s up to Brett Maher to get out of his own head and not leave points on the field. I’ve no doubt that the PAT problems have been fixed but what if they need a long-ish field goal at some point?

-Over the last part of the season DeMeco Ryans has increased his usage of two high safety sets, thus taking away longer throws towards the boundaries. Look for Dak! to work the middle of the field before taking some longer shots downfield.

-McCaffrey Time For Sure: The Dallas run D has given up 100+ yards rushing in 11 of 18 games and of those 11 six times the number has been 150 or more. They ‘held’ Tampa to 52 but that’s because Brady decided to throw 66 times.

-Two San Franny defenders will need to have bounce-back games. Nick Bosa was held without a pressure for only the 2nd time in his career last week-his 18.5 sacks this year say that he’s a much better player than that. Cb Charvarious Ward rarely gives up more than 50 yards to an opposing receiver but he was torched to the tune of 98 yards and a TD on six receptions last week.

Have at it.

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SonOfSpam

“Last play of the game…I think Zeke’s lined up to play center…”

Me:

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SonOfSpam

yeah I watch games from outside through the window while wearing that shirt

WCS

We stopped paying attention years ago.

Horatio Cornblower

“Oh for God’s sake someone open the fucking door and let Spam in!!!”

“No, he actually likes it this way. And we don’t kink shame here.”

Brocky

So i walked in and pops is watching an old star trek episode, I thought of this old meme

Nothing to do with the cowboys, just cracks me up

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WCS

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Gatoraids

Amusing Lovecraftian B horror move on Shudder Glorious starring JK Simmons as the mysterious voice on the other side of a Glory Hole.

Brocky

Now I’m imagining JK Simmons dressed like a kilingon quoting dialogue from Whiplash

Doktor Zymm

The level of creativity in the repeated screw ups during the most important drive of the game really sets a new standard. Even the Soviet judge gives them top marks for Artistic Impression.

Horatio Cornblower

I wasn’t sure how they were going to top last year’s “run down the middle of the field and then fail to get lined up before time expires”, but then BAM! right there at the end they nailed it.

Brocky

Imagine saying five years ago that the chiefs would be be the least likeable team still alive in conference championship weekend

Col. Duke LaCross

Every hero that lives long enough eventually becomes the villain.

WCS

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Brocky

I said least likeable team, not fans

Col. Duke LaCross

Zeke got fucking destroyed on that play.

Gatoraids

Cowboys were looking for most embarrassing things they could do to him since they couldnt bench him again for Pollard for the 2nd half this is what they came up with

Brocky

I sometimes wonder if we’re legitimately going to see Jerry have an aneurysm on screen one year

Horatio Cornblower

Christ I hope so.

BC Dick

I dislike the cowboys. The niners are a division rival. Philly is litre’s team and I don’t want him to experience joy. It’s bengals all the way for me, baby!

WCS

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Doktor Zymm

Despite the relatively dull first half, this game turned out to be a true Classic which I very much enjoyed

ballsofsteelandfury

THAT is your final play???

🤦

Recovery Whiskey

The Dallas Cowboys Win More Than One Playoff Game Since 1995 Challenge (Impossible)

The Maestro

Cowboys went out like Stan Chera there.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

This is the way the game ends
This is the way the game ends
This is the way the Cowboys’ season ends
Not with a bang but a whimper

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

It’s kind of heartwarming that Maher will bear no responsibility for the Cowboys losing this game.

Spur

Game. Rooting for the 49ers next week and Cincy

fleshwound_NPG

ahahahahahahaha

King Hippo

Don’t. Even. Get. One. Lateral. Off.

Petronel

WOOP!

King Hippo

Not only did y’all win, but also lulled the Iggles into complacency!

Horatio Cornblower

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Redshirt

Time for some weird shit!

Redshirt

…or dumb shit

ThePirateSloth

Looks like Schultz won’t be on the Cowboys next season

Gatoraids

That play he’s angling for a place ina Hogan’s Heroes revival

Mr. Ayo

Enjoy the offseason Captain BlueBunny.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Goddamnit, why don’t teams make these kinds of mistakes when they play against the Raid…

[thinks about the end of the Patriots game]

Yes. Well. Carry on, then.

King Hippo

God, this is funny

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Can’t wait for Jerry to have an aneurysm here.

blaxabbath

He doesn’t have anything in those veins anyways…

WCS

Lots and lots of cocaine.

Brocky

A white tight end making a mental mistake?

The collective minds of so many biased sports writers just exploded

blaxabbath

Not to toot my own horn but i thought that looked like only one foot at the time.

Doktor Zymm

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Doktor Zymm

Oh that would be classic Dallas

Recovery Whiskey

Good lord

LemonJello

NAWT A CATCH?

Horatio Cornblower

Just the absolute dumbest fucking team on the face of the Earth.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Hey!

Horatio Cornblower

Sorry RTD, I know that title means a lot to the Raiders but I think the Cowboys have you over the last couple of years.

ballsofsteelandfury

You misspelled decades

Spur

not a catch

King Hippo

Schulz is having a real Brett Maher drive here

Redshirt

Is it a Palpably Unfair Act if Maher tackles his own teammate running into the endzone?

blaxabbath

What? Going out of bounds doesn’t stop the clock?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

You have to be moving forward. If you are contacted and moving backwards when you go out it’s considered forward progress stopped.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Yeah, this is just like the Aikman-Young battles the way my sex life is like a Peter North movie

blaxabbath

There’s the NFL of 2023. Dak tossing off defenders going for the safety.

Horatio Cornblower

Dak has been outplayed by Danny Dimes this round of the play-offs

Gatoraids

49ers pulling out all the bloopers to style on Dallas

Doktor Zymm

Aw, SO CLOSE to 2 pts

Petronel

Safety would have been glorious

Spur

in coming Pick 6 for Dak

WCS

Brett Maher might go opening scene of Last Boy Scout just to avoid having to attempt another PAT here.

LemonJello

So…pick 6?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Fair catch at the six? Brilliant!

BrettFavresColonoscopy

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King Hippo

That punt is the play of the game

Horatio Cornblower

Run back the punt for a TD and then everyone stares at Maher.

King Hippo

45 seconds, no timeouts, But Lamb has been getting behind the secondary ALL FOOKIN’ DAY

Spur

seatte throw deep and stayed in the game. Dallas no plan to try that