The New Monsters

[Manning2Harrison]

Quote: Originally Posted by djp73

wow, what a game that was!

It was a lot of fun to play even though I got beat, with it seeming like poetic justice.

[Manning2Harrison]

Chiefs Dey, Lewis Drops Post-Game Retirement Bomb

For the first time in his six seasons as head coach in Kansas City (and in the first season with Patrick Mahomes II being his starting QB), Andy Reid has brought the Chiefs to the AFC title game. The last time KC got that far was the 1993 season, when they were ousted by the Buffalo Bills, who went on to their infamous fourth consecutive Super Bowl loss. On paper the Chiefs’ contest with the visiting Cincinnati Bengals was a mismatch, and on the field it looked like it was going to be a blowout when they went up 21-3 in the second quarter. But KC’s offense neglected to put up any points in the second half, allowing the Bungles to make things interesting late. With the Chiefs getting only a safety in the second half, Andy Dalton’s 28 yard touchdown pass to Gio Bernard at the two minute warning made the score 23-17. But instead of trying an onside kick, the Bengals kicked away, and never saw the ball again. The Chiefs had not run the ball effectively all game, until they needed it most, getting from three-deep man Charcandrick West what they hadn’t from Damien Williams and Spencer Ware. West was able to keep the Chiefs moving the sticks until Mahomes was able to take a knee, and KC is headed to Houston for an AFC title bout that will feature a pair of second-year signal callers.

Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis ended his post-game meeting with the press with a surprise retirement announcement. Although it was thought that Lewis, having won a playoff game for the first time in his tenure, would be safe for one more season, he stated “I haven’t told anybody this yet, but after last week I decided that our last game, whether it came today or ended up with a Super Bowl win, would be my last one as head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. I’m tired. More than tired. I’m exhausted. It’s time for me to pass the baton.”

Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs
Jan 13, 2019	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Cincinnati Bengals (8-6-2)	3	7	0	7	17
Kansas City Chiefs (12-4)	7	14	0	2	23

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CIN	KAN
8:14	(CIN) Randy Bullock 27 FG	3	0
1:43	(KAN) Damien Williams 8 pass from Patrick Mahomes (H. Butker kick)	3	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CIN	KAN
11:19	(KAN) Anthony Sherman 1 run (H. Butker kick)	3	14
6:08	(KAN) Damien Williams 21 pass from Patrick Mahomes (H. Butker kick)	3	21
1:02	(CIN) Tyler Eifert 21 pass from Andy Dalton (R. Bullock kick)	10	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CIN	KAN
12:04	(KAN) Safety	10	23
2:00	(CIN) Giovani Bernard 28 pass from Andy Dalton (R. Bullock kick)	17	23

Cincinnati Bengals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Andy Dalton (76.1) 23/41 209 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Joe Mixon 11 42 3.8 0 Andy Dalton 3 29 9.6 0 Giovani Bernard 4 21 5.2 0 Mark Walton 2 6 3.0 0 Quinton Flowers 1 5 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Tyler Eifert 9 60 6.6 1 Giovani Bernard 4 58 14.5 1 John Ross 5 53 10.6 0 A.J. Green 2 13 6.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Cordy Glenn 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Darqueze Dennard 11 0 0 0 Jessie Bates III 8 0 1 0 Dre Kirkpatrick 7 0 0 0 Carlos Dunlap 4 4 0 0 William Jackson 4 0 1 0 Carl Lawson 4 2 0 0

Kansas City Chiefs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Patrick Mahomes II (99.1) 30/40 372 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Charcandrick West 4 30 7.5 0 Spencer Ware 6 13 2.1 0 Damien Williams 8 13 1.6 0 Anthony Sherman 1 1 1.0 1 Patrick Mahomes II 1 -1 -1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Travis Kelce 11 125 11.3 0 Tyreek Hill 5 96 19.2 0 Chris Conley 3 56 18.6 0 Damien Williams 2 29 14.5 2 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Mitchell Schwartz 0 3 Eric Fisher 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Terrance Smith 9 0 0 0 Eric Berry 7 0 0 0 Justin Houston 6 1 0 0 Chris Jones 6 1 0 0 Dee Ford 4 1 0 0 Ron Parker 3 0 1 0 Xavier Williams 2 1 0 0

Justin Houston closes in on a sack.


Damien Williams left a string of Bengals behind him on his first TD reception.


Williams’ second scoring catch was on a perfect strike from Patrick Mahomes.


Steven Nelson gets a punch-out vs. A.J. Green, who had only 2 catches.


Jessie Bates III has two end zone picks in two career playoff games.


Cordy Glenn came all the way from his LT position to deny the Chiefs a TD that was just sitting their waiting for them.


That Dalton fumble was followed by Eric Berry taking down Joe Mixon for a safety.

[Manning2Harrison]

Bears' Season Ends In Philly

The last Chicago Bears team to make the playoffs (2010) got as far as the conference championship game (losing to the Packers). This year’s squad did not quite get that far. Chicago’s too-brief playoff run mirrored its regular season with home dominance and road struggles. 7-1 at home, the Bears smacked the Atlanta Falcons 31-16 in their wild card game at Soldier Field. With a 4-4 away record, Chicago sputtered to a 20-15 defeat by the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles in Philadelphia. It was also a case of as Micthell Trubiasky goes, so go the Bears. After a pair of scores staked them to a 9-0 first quarter lead, the Bears went into hibernation as Trubisky cooled and found it increasingly difficult to locate and connect with an open receiver, or one who could make a catch for first down yardage. Cody Parkey’s first quarter field goal was set up by a Bryce Callahan pick, and the only real mistake made by the Philly defense through the final three quarters was letting Allen Robinson get open deep to make his all-in-the-air 55 yard TD catch.

With the Bears down 2 points due to a blocked PAT and a failed two point conversion on their touchdowns, Trubisky was intercepted by Jalen Mills with 8:16 left in the game. Mills’ return put the ball at the Chicago 37, and the Eagles converted the turnover into a field goal, which was forced by a Nick Williams sacks. The Bears then had two cracks at getting a yard to move the sticks, but they turned the ball over on downs at their 34, and Philadelphia drove into the red zone as it ran out the clock.

In other Bears news, the Denver Broncos had requested and received permission to interview defensive coordinator Vic Fangio for their vacant head coach position. With Chicago’s season now over, Fangio is scheduled to meet with Denver officials on Wednesday.

Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles
Jan 13, 2019	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Chicago Bears (11-5)	9	0	6	0	15
Philadelphia Eagles (12-4)	0	10	7	3	20

Team Stats Comparison
	CHI	PHI
Total Offense	263	308
Rushing Yards	91	117
Passing Yards	172	191
First Downs	11	15
Punt Return Yards	45	46
Kick Return Yards	57	0
Total Yards	365	354
Turnovers	2	2
3rd Down Conversion	7-16	6-17
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/1/1	4/1/2
Penalties	1-10	1-5
Posession Time	29:46	30:14

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CHI	PHI
6:04	(CHI) Allen Robinson 17 pass from Mitchell Trubisky (kick blocked)	6	0
0:13	(CHI) Cody Parkey 31 FG	9	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CHI	PHI
9:34	(PHI) Jake Elliott 19 FG	9	3
1:19	(PHI) Nelson Agholor 7 pass from Carson Wentz (J. Elliott kick)	9	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CHI	PHI
12:43	(PHI) Sidney Jones 40 INT return (J. Elliott kick)	9	17
7:57	(CHI) Allen Robinson 55 pass from Mitchell Trubisky (pass failed)	15	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CHI	PHI
3:14	(PHI) Jake Elliott 25 FG	15	20

Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mitchell Trubisky (66.7) 18/33 192 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jordan Howard 20 76 3.8 0 Tarik Cohen 6 15 2.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Allen Robinson 3 77 25.6 2 Taylor Gabriel 5 57 11.4 0 Trey Burton 5 23 4.6 0 Anthony Miller (R) 2 20 10.0 0 Tarik Cohen 3 15 5.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Eddie Jackson 8 0 0 0 Adrian Amos 7 0 0 0 Roquan Smith (R) 7 0 0 0 Nick Kwiatkowski 6 0 0 0 Prince Amukamara 5 0 1 0 Khalil Mack 5 1 0 0 Jonathan Bullard 4 1 0 0 Kyle Fuller 4 0 0 0 Akiem Hicks 4 0 0 0 Bryce Callahan 3 0 1 0 Leonard Floyd 3 0 0 0 Eddie Goldman 3 0 0 0 Deon Bush 2 0 0 0 Kevin Tolliver 2 0 0 0 Nick Williams 2 1 0 0

Philadelphia Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Carson Wentz (56.3) 20/37 202 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Darren Sproles 14 70 5.0 0 Jay Ajayi 14 47 3.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Nelson Agholor 6 63 10.5 1 Zach Ertz 5 56 11.2 0 Golden Tate 3 53 17.6 0 Darren Sproles 3 18 6.0 0 Alshon Jeffery 1 8 8.0 0 Dallas Goedert (R) 1 4 4.0 0 Jay Ajayi 1 0 0.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Nigel Bradham 7 0 0 0 Jordan Hicks 7 0 0 0 Michael Bennett 5 1 0 0 Kamu Grugier-Hill 5 0 0 0 Tim Jernigan 5 0 0 0 Sidney Jones 5 0 1 1 Malcolm Jenkins 4 1 0 0 Jalen Mills 3 0 1 0 D.J. Alexander 2 0 0 0 Ronald Darby 2 0 0 0 Nathan Gerry 2 0 0 0 Brandon Graham 2 0 0 0 Rodney McLeod 2 0 0 0 Fletcher Cox 1 0 0 0 Rasul Douglas 1 0 0 0

Bryce Callahan’s INT was converted into a field goal and a 9-0 lead.
Things wen downhill for the Bears from there.


K-Mack can’t let a game go by without getting a sack.


Allen Robinson’s second TD catch seemed to get the Bears
back into the game, but it turned out to be their last gasp.


Prince Amukamara’s pick kept Chicago hanging around.


Nick Williams’ sack forced a field goal, which kept the Bears within a touchdown.

[djp73]

bummer but lots to build on

[CoachH]

Really nice picture quality here.

[Manning2Harrison]

Quote: Originally Posted by djp73

bummer but lots to build on

11-5 here, 12-4 IRL
1-1 playoffs, 0-1 IRL
Booted by Eagles IRL

I'll take it.

[Manning2Harrison]

Quote: Originally Posted by CoachH

Really nice picture quality here.

I think its helped recently that I've started doing what I saw somebody else say what they did, which is resizing the pics in software and not at the image hosting site.

[rsump112]

Nice work Muddy. Next year can’t come fast enough.