NFL Playoff Round II Thread
 

Let's go Cards! I'm not sure if my heart can take another crazy game like last weeks though. :D

Well, Cards arent going to gt shut out

Holy Crap I didn't expect that. Another great start for the Cards in a playoff game.

Leaving for the Colts game soon. They should win, but the Ravens are always a tough out. I'm hoping I come home at 1 am happy.

So, new playoff scoring record in this game? :D

Serious question, here. On that catch by Shockey, he got hit and went down, but he was never touched while down. Is he down by NFL rule? God, I hate that rule. Can someone clarify why he was down on that play, or if he was? (2 plays before the touchdown)

97

50-47

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That's a tackle - he caught the ball, and the defender knocked him down.

My speakers are picking up the ambient stadium announcer from the Saints. That has to be the most annoying and repetitive person I have ever heard. Has anyone gone to a Saints game before? Is this a normal thing? Usually, I don't even notice, but he sounds like a he is trying to be a Michael Buffer starter kit with all the words going outtttttttt likeeeeeeeee thissssss.

I didn't see the play, but if the force of the contact makes him go down, then he is down.

So he doesn't have to be touched while his knee is down? What exactly is the rule?

How do 3 personal fouls offset?
Arz had 2, NO 1

well that wasn't a pleasant turn of events.

So if 11 players on one team beat the living crap out of 1 player for the other team, and that 1 player fights back, it is off setting personal foul penalties? Weird.

Nevermind.

Looked it up, and found my answer.

Brees has all day back there right now.

Dola, this game is on pace for 150+ points.

I just saw a punt. I feel cheated.

The rule is simple. If a defender forces the ball carrier to hit the ground, the ball carrier is down.

Fair enough. This is my first year of really watching the NFL semi-seriously.

Wow, hello Saints

This is the best Reggie Bush has played as a pro. EF27 must be basking in it right now.

That was Barry Sanders-esque.

WOW. Some amazing plays so far in this thing. I hope the Cards score next to keep it competitive; no snoozers in this round, please!!

:::sighs::: horrible tackling again and their best CB out in an already shaky secondary. Not looking good for my Cards.

Bush has been awesome for weeks, it just kind of got lost since it was mostly during the losing streak.

Arizona has decided to go with the same defensive gameplan against GB.

wow they dodged a bullet there

Wow, what a weak roughing the passer call.

Arz going with the quick hits.

Gregg Williams defense looking good.

Regardless of how weak that roughing the passer call might have been, I absolutely HATE how roughing the passer calls wipe out INTs. The pass is in the air, the action of the pass is in motion, the the result of that action can be wiped out by something that happens after the pass starts is odd to me.

It was very close from getting 4 straight stops, 2 of which by turnover. You can't give Warner a second chance at a drive in the playoffs.

Possession hasn't changed yet though.

Yes but the action is away from the possession change, and doesn't affect possession change. I understand why it is enforced like that, I just think it hinders the flow of the game more than it helps.

A QB can air mail it to a safety 50 yards down field, and be completely bailed out by something that happens after that mistake.

ugh Cards lose a second secondary guy

Who is the second? I missed the name.

I love this Saints team. I'm still not convinced they can beat a team with a real defense, but they are so much fun to watch.

I can't root for them against the Chargers but if they get to the Super Bowl and play anybody else it will be the most invested I've been in the game for a very long time.

nice flea flicker.

6 tds in 22 minutes.

I love arena football.

I've not seen it mentioned, so I guess it's my local feed, but the quality of the picture on this game is terrible. It's not the TV because the commercials look fine.

FOX's feed is always worse than what a typical game on CBS or NBC will look like IMO.

sigh

Warner got blew up. Damn.

Antrel Rolle, head injury

Shit, I hate to see that hit on Warner. That fucking sucks.

oh god now Warner is hurt, this is turning very ugly

Warner tried to play defense and got destroyed.

I think that may have been Kurt Warner's last play in the NFL.

if Warner is out I'd say good nite Cards. Leinart isn't even half the QB that he is.

Well, if the Cards defense continues to give up TD's on 100% of the oppositions possessions it won't matter who is at QB.