Your AFC Champeenship Open Thread

There’s no time to waste!

To The Game!

Bengals/Chiefs:

-Funny how these head coach search cycles go. Certain names are mentioned over and over again but one that is not is Cincy’s DC Lou Anarumo. And look what he’s done with a D that wasn’t seen to have much talent last year. Against the Chiefs he’s had success by playing only three down linemen and dropping the rest of the players back, and yet somehow he still gets pressure on Mahomes and flusters him with the coverages he employs. I’m curious to see what wrinkle he uses today.

-There’s been plenty of shit-talking this week which tells me that this is turning into a significant rivalry. I can understand the likes of L’Jarius Sneed and Willie Gay talking smack but Eli Apple? That crappy cb is just one double move away from getting his ass torched and you know it’s going to happen. He gives me small dick energy vibes.

-High Ankle Sprain?: Has everyone else been faking it? Or is it not really that sort of injury? Or has he been pumped so full of kangaroo semen (an underrated painkiller, btw) that he can’t tell up from down? So many questions…

-WTF?: Some dumb fella wrote on a Cincy site, “It seems that the Bengals just keep playing in games with higher and higher stakes.” I think that’s how the playoffs work, sprotswriter fella.

-Burrow has feasted on the Chiefs lb’s recently so looks for Spags to perhaps replace one of his slower guys at the position (Gay?) with speedier rook safety Bryan Cook in some sub packages.

-If the focus of the Chiefs passing game centers around quick slants and screens (enabling Mahomes to get the ball out fast and not have to run around on his wonky ankle) Kadarius Toney should have a prominent role-40% of his snaps have been at the slot spot and 44% of his passes caught have been screens.

-That Cincy O-Line Problem: They held up rather nicely last week but since subbing in for La’el Collins, Hakeem Adeniji has a PFF pass-blocking grade of 30.7. (very not good)

-What the Hell Else Would He Say?: K.C.’s center and WWI enthusiast (apparently) Creed “Take Me Higher” Humphrey threw out the old, “This game will be won in the trenches” chestnut. Oof.

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ballsofsteelandfury

That was some bullshit

fleshwound_NPG

Joe “Dan Marino” Burrow

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Who threw that TP?

Redshirt

We lost it but the refs helped.

Gumbygirl

Oh dear.

Petronel

Nicely timed TP throw there

ThePirateSloth

_sigh_

Doktor Zymm

OH FOR FUCKS SAKE

makeitsnowondem

Look: I take truthfulness and accuracy seriously, especially when it bears on a man’s professional reputation. But I have also watched a lot of football drunk, and I can tell you this much: Tony Romo right now is watching football drunk.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

That’s a bullshit late hit penalty

Wakezilla

Why on earth did Cincy not tell their punter to kick the ball to the sidelines?

Horatio Cornblower

Mike Brown isn’t paying for overtime.

LemonJello

Much like my Jaguras gonna Jagura, Bungles gonna Bungle?

Mr. Ayo

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Horatio Cornblower

If they don’t pick up this flag Cincinnati should walk off the field

fleshwound_NPG

new vontaze burfict just dropped

fleshwound_NPG

and he destroyed his knee in the process

King Hippo

TV off now. Eat my ass, Narrative

Brick Meathook

Intentional grounding

WCS

And there’s your Playoff Bungle Moment.

Petronel

Fuck, really?

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Come on, OT!

makeitsnowondem

Folks I do believe that’s a punt returner winning a game.

WCS

BAH GAWD THAT’S DESMOND HOWARD’S MUSIC

King Hippo

FLAGRANT block in the back

Horatio Cornblower

Taylor was reminding the refs about it, but the narrative will not be denied.

The Maestro

Evening, cockdanglers. Just got home from a weekend ski vacation. I have clearly missed… a lot, it seems.

Doktor Zymm

Yeah, it’s been a day full of experimental-type football

WCS

Eat Arby’s.

Gatoraids

William Jennings Bryan scowls

Wakezilla

Is this when Dante Hall checks in for a punt return?

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Charles Haley wants to know why that wasn’t his nickname

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Shocked Andy Reid called that timeout promptly. They must have taken away his post game meal menu.

King Hippo

Cindy ought not have called timeout on 2nd and 8

King Hippo

Cincy. Fucking autocorrect

ThePirateSloth

Ickys gonna be there?!?!?!
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Doktor Zymm

THIS KC DEFENSE I CALL IT FRANZ FERDINAND’S SECURITY DETAIL BECAUSE THEY ALMOST MAKE IT HOME BUT LET THE KILL SHOT THROUGH AT THE END

Horatio Cornblower

An Andy Reid led team not knowing the TE is an eligible receiver on 3rd and 16 is about as surprising as an Andy Reid offspring not knowing that it’s a bad idea to operate a motor vehicle while ramped up on pills and booze.

Mr. Ayo

I think we clarified the lyric is Revved up like a duece.

Petronel

Ickey Shuffle potential?

GO BUNGLES

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

Watching this broadcast should come with a free NPR tote

LemonJello

SHUT. UP. ROMO.

WCS

“Fuck ya’ll.”

— Joe B., OH

fleshwound_NPG

nice d, chefs

BrettFavresColonoscopy

This is why Mario Batali lost his job

Mr. Ayo

Free football coming up!

Thanks Bungles!

WCS

Uh…

Petronel

Look on ref’s face is “you want me to call WHAT?”

King Hippo

Noo Yawk says fuck WKRP again. Harder. Deeper.

Recovery Whiskey

Burrow Ow

LemonJello

Oh for fucks sake!

ThePirateSloth

Hey guys, did you know Dunlap used to play for the Bengals? Not sure if that had been mentioned yet

makeitsnowondem

Calling it now: Burrow leads a touchdown drive and still somehow leaves Mahomes too much time.

ballsofsteelandfury

Smells more like game winning FG as time runs out to me.

makeitsnowondem

But that’s so much less fun!

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

Look if you give me whatever the fuck Tony Romo is making on CBS, I don’t know a damn thing about football but I will shoehorn a joke about Akili Smith shitting on a Native American’s chest.

Gumbygirl

Wowee kiddos! You ok Redshirt?

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Andy Reid almost called a fake punt there, but he was really just yelling about turkey bacon

LemonJello

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Redshirt

This is worse than last year’s game.

TheRevanchist

Only if KC loses.