So, here we go. Round Two of the NFL playoffs. Last week is was all about the comeback and the cold. Had KC held on to win, it would have been a clean sweep for the away. The 49ers won in Frigid Green Bay, the Saints won in slightly chilly Philly, San Diego won in convincing fashion in Cincinnati, and Colts broke the streak by breaking Andy Reid’s heart.
Round Two brings about rematches of previous games. Famously, the depleted Niners lost at home to Carolina to validate their hot start. San Diego split home losses with Denver, Seattle famously beat the living shit out of Nawlins on Monday Night in the Speakerdome. only the New England and Indy have not faced each other yet this year.
Saturday
| New Orleans Saints (11-5) | 1:35PM Seattle 31 – NO 20 |
| Seattle Seahawks (13-3) |
| Indianapolis Colts (11-5) | 5:15PM Indy 28 – NE 27 (upset special) |
| New England Patriots (12-4) |
Sunday
| San Francisco 49ers (12-4) | 10:05PM SF 24 – Carolina 14 |
| Carolina Panthers (12-4) |
| San Diego Chargers (9-7) | 1:40PM SD 35 – Denver 17 (Upset 2) |
| Denver Broncos (13-3) |
Great match-ups across the board. You have 2 new-age QBs facing off in Cam and Kap, 2 undersized phenoms in battle-tested Drew Brees and Russell Wilson, Consummate pro Tom Brady vs the upstart pocket passer Andrew Luck, and 2 old pros in P Rivers and Peyton Manning.
All in all an excellent weekend to sit around and watch football.
Forty Niners Forever 
Saints still have a life, barely
If the Niners win, they’d better learn hand signals going into Seattle. Two slow first downs and this baby is over.
Yeah Saints O not up to it in SEA
Lynch, too strong, too fast and too many moves on that run. NEXT!
Too hard to root for the 1980 rams?
Rod Perry was just too short.
Nobody on the edge to stop him. 140 yds for Lynch on ground = he’ll never get on Niners
Ok NF we’re going to Seattle after CAR tomorrow
Hey. Fun
Regardless, Wilson looked less
Woo hoo,!
Wilson looked less than spectacular today.
They’re not unstoppable in that thunderdome they play in. Meanwhile, Go Colts!
What a dick! Colson is a fool.
Wow. Moronic doesn’t doesn’t t come close to describing that play
They had 8 seconds!!!!
I’m thinking Colson is getting his ass kicked right now.
Now it’s time for Indy to knock off the NE Cheatriots.
Shit.
Think the Colts are going to make it on the field too?
I’m not even sure if their plane landed in Boston yet.
Fuck, looks like Indy wasn’t ready for this dance…
Not a bit. Luck and the passing game are just getting hammered.
As I say that…first down.
Hell ya
Dan Dierdorf was advocating that the NE punter should have tried to keep the ball in play inside of his own 3 yd line. Why give up 2 pts on a safety when ya can give ’em 7?
Mook
At least the MC will have a great punch line at your retirement dinner.
Well he did try to salvage the end of his career with an awkward “well, maybe not.”
I’m neither a DD fan, nor detractor. But for a guy who played 13 yrs in the NFL and followed that up with a nearly 30 yr broadcasting career not to know the correct play in that situation was embarrassing. Hell. I felt embarrassed for him.
That jumbo formation is money . . . . Not.
Whose?
Indy just ran it on the 2.
Two TEs = Jumbo?
I got it, the second and goal play. Yeah, they stuffed it with better leverage. The same way we get beat on it.
Playing into the defense doesn’t work a lot of the time.
They only get eleven. If they stack the gaps you can always fake the handoff and roll out on an option. But if you are going to run inside your blockers can’t let the D line get under them. Did you happen to see the Pats TD just now?
4 NE TDs tonight, and not one by our future president of the United States.
Tom’s already using his power and authority to delegate distribution.
What’s not to love about the man?
That was two helluva back-to-back throws by Luck to answer.
Andrew would make one great VEEP.
How do they keep getting behind the coverage?
Good question. The D tonight is a blueprint straight outta Bob Sutton’s KC defense last wk vs these same horses.
Got to dig Luck.