2021 AFC Divisional Round Discussion Thread

[slickdtc]

Getting after Lamar pretty well...

And a doink for Tucker

[Master Live 013]

Doink.

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[ggsimmonds]

Al Michaels did that crap on purpose

[ggsimmonds]

Quote: Originally Posted by slickdtc

I was very close to declaring the Ravens win over the Titans would be their toughest game of the playoffs. I am so high on the Ravens I should check in to rehab. They’ve been playing playoff games since Week 12 against PIT. It scares the **** out of me when you’ve got a team not that much different from their dominance of last year with the added experience and growth and the urgency they’ve had to have. Bills and Ravens will go like last year’s matchup. What worries me is Baltimore can run and we can’t. Even if we contain Jackson, which we’ve been able to do, do we have an answer for Dobbins and one of my favorite RB’s playing right now in the Gus Bus? If I were BAL, I’m running directly at the Buffalo front all day. Beat ‘em up, open up the passing game and outside running lanes for Lamar. Now on to Buffalo... we can’t or won’t run, and we’re down Moss now too. Devonta Freeman got signed but who knows. I liked this Antonio Williams cat who shined in Week 17 but that was a mostly meaningless game. They don’t want to give Singletary the volume he needs to get going (his nickname is Motor...). The Ravens have the corners to keep up with Diggs, Beasley, even down to JB and Gabriel Davis. I’m not sure how they do against RB and TE in coverage, but it seems like a bad matchup for Buffalo offensively even for as good as we’ve looked on that side. Knox, Singletary, Freeman will have to be involved through the air. I really want Buffalo to win because it means we can absolutely beat KC, but it’s hard for me to come to that conclusion. It’s gonna be a close slugfest. Probably last possession score, maybe even down to a kicker. Hoping for some turnovers, maybe some trickery and escaping with a win. Browns could give the Chiefs a big scare. KC spotted every one double digits last year, I don’t know if they will be able to do that again especially against a top rushing team. It will be a huge upset, but it absolutely could happen if it all goes sideways early.

All things being equal, Baltimore should win.
But this Ravens team is more streaky and unpredictable than Buffalo. We can explode for 40 pts, or struggle to hit 20. Going to depend on how Lamar looks and tbh I'm nervous

[slickdtc]

Defense tightening against the run, that plays in to our defenses strength.

What a duck by Koch too. What’s going on with BAL ST?

[Master Live 013]

That pizza may look like a buffalo, but that's a poor distribution of pepperonis :P

[Master Live 013]

Keenan has been my SNL dude for a long time, I might check the first 5 minutes of his show.

[ggsimmonds]

Quote: Originally Posted by slickdtc

Defense tightening against the run, that plays in to our defenses strength. What a duck by Koch too. What’s going on with BAL ST?

Not a great start by the ST unit.

Lamar will have to make some big passes to keep those running lanes open. Dobbins with a bad drop, but I want to see Lamar calmly in the pocket hitting Andrews and Brown.