It’s That Time-Your First Playoff Open Thread

Welcome, welcome fans of the NFL. Not so long ago this would be a game that you would consciously avoid were it a regular season tilt but the times have indeed changed and I think coaches Stefanski and Ryans are the primary reasons. Houston’s GM gets a little credit as well for drafting intelligently. All in all, it’s not a bad way to start the post-season festivities.

To The Game!

Browns/Texans:

-Phenomenal rookie Stroud absolutely tears apart zone defenses. The problem? Cleveland plays man just about more than any other team. And guess what? C.J. is a bottom 6 qb vs that setup.

-Those Browns are favored in a playoff game for the first time since Nigeria moved its capital city from Lagos to Abuja! (thanks Wiki)

-Who will step up if, as expected, the secondary bends coverage towards Nico Collins? Both Noah Brown and Robert Woods are hobbled-to what extent we don’t know because, why would they miss a playoff game if they were able to walk? Xavier Hutchinson has come up small in a few recent games, having one catch on seven targets. Maybe the wildcard is John Metchie, a guy that can’t stay healthy but his Alabama pedigree may manifest itself.

-Still Old: When Flacco was starting his first playoff game Stroud was a wee 8 year-old. Isn’t it amazing that some people are old and other people aren’t as old?

-Successful Rebuild: The Texans last played an extra game back in 2019. Only three players from today’s roster played in that fixture-that’s quite a bit of turnover.

-Cooper went bananas the last time these teams clashed but ends Anderson and Greenard weren’t around and starting cb Cashman was sitting as well. That said, I’d take the over on his 73.5 receiving prop.

Let’s have some fun.

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Gumbygirl

Phalanx.

Redshirt

…and Cleveland finally turns into a pumpkin!

Doktor Zymm

Legit

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TheRevanchist

Amazingly enough, Brazilian blowouts have nothing to do with Brazilian waxes.

jjfozz

“Tell me more.”

  • Rober Kraft
King Hippo

We got a great big CON-VOOOOOYYYYY

fleshwound_NPG

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fleshwound_NPG

(and yes i have this)

jjfozz

THe second 45 I ever bought.

First 45 I ever bought: Play that Funky Music White Boy

fleshwound_NPG

ELIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jjfozz

My youngest is having 5 of his buddies over tonight – the noise level is amazing. Mrs. Fozz just said, “I have to run out. You’re in charge.”

How much alcohol can I distribute to these monsters?

WCS

Depends on how quickly you can lure and trap them in the shed.

Doktor Zymm

I think we established earlier that you should mix martinis for kids

hippofant

Alcohol’s not going to bring the noise level down.

Another substance though…

Doktor Zymm

Does seem like a quick and easy way to get out of being left in charge in similar future situations though

jjfozz

True story: My first born son was five days old, my wife was getting her nails done. It was raining. I left him in the car to come inside and give her money.

“Where’s the baby ?”
“In the car. I didn’t want to get him wet.”
‘WHAAAAAT?”

Every woman in that salon was ready to kill me.

hippofant

I’m awake! I’m awake! What’d I miss?!

King Hippo

Alot of BLEERGH and work to re-punt, for a net gain of maybe 4 inches.

Brocky

Goodell died.

Mr. Ayo

Our Peacock trial scam!

JustStopDude

So yeah. I hate this sport.

Doktor Zymm

Have you considered NOT being a Browns fan?

Spur

Found my stashes. I got Campri, cheap whiskey, moscato, merlot and rum. No vodka. I have half a lid of weed. Its too cold so a mixed drink it is. Off to mix something up.

King Hippo

Sommet I noticed paying “full” attention to a 500s game – Stroud’s footwork is legitimately badass. Body control, too.

Doktor Zymm

From what I gathered reading some interviews, he was playing as a kid with a ton of other elite QBs, and he was always considered outside the top 2 or 3. My guess is he put in a ton of work building good habits and we’re seeing that payoff now, because he really does make it look natural

Redshirt

Miami Dolphins players and fans arriving in Kansas City (artistic interpretation)

Cool Runnings – Arriving in Canada (HD) (youtube.com)

herodotus450

ppl forget that “C.J.” stands for “Corenthal James”

Doktor Zymm

You’re right, I did forget that!

King Hippo

u must be ppl!!!

Doktor Zymm

“As long as I’m nawt soylent green or trent green

jjfozz

Say what you want about Jimmy Kimmel, but I’ll say this, he’s an insufferable douche who failed upward.

Redshirt

He’s Jimmy Fallon except he doesn’t have Lorne Michaels’ shit on his nose.

WCS

I’ll take Kimmel over Fallon.

I’ll also eat cat food over dog food. It’s all the same garbage.

Brick Meathook

Craig Ferguson was the last good talk show host.

WCS

Conan is still awesome. Ferguson needs to resurface.

Redshirt

Narrator: “We’ve replaced Southeast Kansas City with the ice planet Hoth from The Empire Strikes Back. Let’s see if the people notice.”

LemonJello

“If we win, I’m eating one of those Tauntauns!”

-You Know Who

WCS

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Dak dies tomorrow.

Brick Meathook

Collinsworth Junior is just a nepotism hire.

Doktor Zymm

The annoying downside to the draft is consistently sending the best young talent to toxic teams like the Browns that have destroyed many a career before they even have a chance to get paid. I’m also entertained that all the ‘MURICA people don’t see it as socialism to redistribute talent based on need rather than merit every year.

WCS

 downside to the draft is consistently sending the best young talent to toxic teams like the Browns 

COUNTERPOINT: Mike Bidwell’s sexuality aside (I’ll spell the name right when they win a Superb Owl), the Cardinals are vast expanse of emptiness.

Brocky

So in today’s edition of “the universe hates brocky”…

So i have mentioned this, but I have something called a “2nd” job. This second job is for a faceless corporation, and like all faceless corporations they hold a holiday party, except ours is after the holidays, because they apparently can’t justify taking that many people off the sales floor at once.

Any ways, they got free food and raffled items, ranging from big to small, and every year a grand prize

I never pay much attention to thr raffle, only ever gotten gift cards, yadda yadda, so imagine my suprise when not even two hours ago I was informed that I had in fact won the grand prize.

Long story short I got a free 55″ LG smart TV. Not a bad get.

And of course I don’t have the right vehicle to transport it, so gonna have to call in a favor tomorrow

LemonJello

What is this “postponed due to weather” bullshit in Buffalo?

jjfozz

What the fuck? Is this baseball?

fleshwound_NPG

DID SOMEBOHDAY SAY PITCHAS AND CATCHAS?!!

-pats fans the next 20 years

WCS

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ThePirateSloth

Who wants some Halftime Foster Kittens video?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1_XGEFLpTK/

jjfozz

I like to play a game in post season football during crowd shots, it’s called “Guess the Bandwagon Fan.” It’s incredibly easy. For instance, any woman in the front row wearing one of those idiotic straw cowboy hats can’t name one person on the team. Or the name of the team.

WCS

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ThePirateSloth

A younger QB would’ve gotten out of that jam.

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King Hippo

We get a No mas! moment to end the half. If this franchise was real and had any fans, they’d be over the moon!

Doktor Zymm

Moon Under Water was Orwell’s favoUrite imaginary pub!

Spur

500’s are running a train on the Browns secondary

fleshwound_NPG

THE BROWNS SECONDARY LEMME TELL YA I CALL THEM UVALDE PD BECAUSE THERES A SHOOTOUT IN TEXAS AND THEYRE DOING JACK FUCKING SHIT

Brocky

Banner!

Brocky

I don’t care how bad of taste it’s in!

jjfozz

Did you guys know it’s going to be cold in Kansas City? First I’ve heard of it.

LemonJello

“How’s that affect brisket production?”

-A. Reid

King Hippo

Stroud didn’t let that one deep miss throw him askew. Purty. Can’t rattle this guy.

SonOfSpam

He’s good, but he’s no Bryce Young.

WCS

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LemonJello

This High School Musical sequel looks like poop.

Brocky

As opposed to all of the other ones?

jjfozz

Imagine catching a beer can right in the face from Manning.

Spur

If a Manning threw a Beer at me aint no way I try to catch it. Let the beer hit me right in the eye for that sweet settlement money.

WCS

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jjfozz

One of the best ever SNL bits.

Redshirt

The best SNL hosts are the ones who fully commit to the role.

Brocky

Part of the reason I’ve always been reluctant to be a big fan of his is how hard he tries to maintain his “aw shucks” good guy image.

Guy has always had a competitive angry side and tries so hard to never let it show

Redshirt

So he’s Will Smith?

Horatio Cornblower

WHY IS THE DOOR OPEN!?!?

SonOfSpam

Even worse, it’s a shitty beer.

Brick Meathook

Peyton is saying: Please resume Bud Lite purchases and consumption. I am not a tranny.

jjfozz

THIS CLEVELAND DEFENSE I CALL IT PEPTO BISMOL CAUSE THEY’RE STOPPING THE RUNS

King Hippo

FIRST YEAR I had zero shares of that guy. Drove me bananas and then some.

King Hippo

Seriously, they used premium picks on both guys, too. Why would you do that and treat them like a backup interior lineman?

Spur

Seriously, I need a fix here. Caffeine, liquor or weed, something. I went liquor free when I got sick since it tasted like rubbing alcohol to me. I go straight to alcohol poisoning and not happy drunk after 2 drinks now. My body hates me.

jjfozz

Gummies. Or liquid CBD, I’m on that shit right now and it’s amazing.

King Hippo

Drugs. The answer to EVERY problem is DRUGS.

jjfozz

My wife freaks out every Saturday morning because of all the shit she thinks she has to do. I instituted a new rule: CBD and coffee. Shits working great.

Brick Meathook

I’m old fashioned and a classicist. I prefer alcohol mixed with prescription opiates, used in proper combinations and quantities (“proper” = more than prescribed but less than lethal)

Doktor Zymm

Is it a violation of child labor laws when the NFL gives a toddler a pirated copy of photoshop and has them make all the graphics for the broadcast?

Spur

Not if they remote work from Islamabad

LemonJello

Not all Make-A-Wish kids want to be on the field, I guess.

jjfozz

If they are unchained from their desk every 14 hours, it’s cool with the NFL.

jjfozz

“I vacuumed upstairs.”

“Ok.”

Wife currently vacuuming upstairs.

Anyone have any fentanyl?

LemonJello

I didn’t realize you and RTD were related by marriage.

jjfozz

Infuriating.

King Hippo

BROTHER!!!!

jjfozz

My son showed me a video today of a KC fan putting on 7 layers of clothes. No game is worth that bullshit.

SonOfSpam

KC fan? Layer 7 must’ve been a tent.

ThePirateSloth

That was an Electric Boogaloo tackling.

jjfozz

Soccer clinic today. Tiger Mom, yelling at her child through the plexiglas. Kid is 9.

“Fuck you. The world doesn’t need another asshole in youth sports.”

That was in my head.

WCS

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Spur

Dammit! I forgot to setup my “Peacock activation” phishing site.

jjfozz

I can’t believe how fucking dumb people are – why would you keep your product, at its highest consumption rate – away from fans?

Doktor Zymm

I’m guessing the truckful of money that Peacock backed into Goodell’s driveway might have something to do with it

Brick Meathook

I want to see the data on how many Peacock subscriptions were purchased for the MIA-KC game and then cancelled right after. And I bet the NFL wants to know those numbers as well.

jjfozz

Dog: “Hooman, you get new floor?”
Me: “It’s a rug.”
Dog: “I pee on it, make sure you know it’s mine.”
Me: Fuuuuuuuuck

TheRevanchist

We quit putting out rugs because of this.

jjfozz

Bonus: it’s a rug for the back of the basement. WHY DO WE NEED A RUG BACK THERE? NO ONE GOES THERE!

SonOfSpam

Our husky is the designated rug-ruiner

Brocky

Those punts come on the back of five straight scoring drives

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

When you said “come on the back of” I thought you were talking about Antonio Brown.

jjfozz

Or John Holmes

Doktor Zymm

Grabbed a local Chicago gin to try when I was picking up some Malort for Litre. Think I will try it out with a G&T

litre_cola

Thank you!

Doktor Zymm

Weirdly enough the didn’t have it at the normal grocery store, but they’ve always carried it at Whole Foods around here

jjfozz

Henderson’s with cucumber slices, the girliest drink I drink

litre_cola

Hendricks is lovely with cukes and mint.

jjfozz

My sister introduced it to me one night on vacation and I was fucking hammered.

King Hippo

With Ryans, and Mayo next year – makes me wonder if we will start seeing MOAR linebackers get HC gigs. They are responsible for defensive calls, so would make some logical sense.

litre_cola

I have Brian Bosworth on the phone for you sir.

LemonJello

Is he calling from Fansville?

Doktor Zymm

Burning a timeout because they’re huffy over questionable officiating? Brownsian!

fleshwound_NPG

andy reid when the bbq joint gets the order wrong

Brocky

It’s almost like the browns and texans knew no one was gonna be watching and now they’re collectively ticked off

King Hippo

I think every single 500s playoff game has aired in the Sat 4:30 window, and usually for good reason. Today is a real star turn.

litre_cola

There has been some great QB stats thus far.

Spur

All right we got a shootout

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SonOfSpam

(scowls)

-J. McCain

Brocky

So, if I’m reading this right….

In order for a Flacco return in Baltimore, browns have to win here, while the chiefs and bills have to win their freezer bowl games

Doktor Zymm

The Browns are really brownsing things up in unexpected ways