[Other Sport] The Official NFL 2021 Thread

[Bold Seagull]

That was absolutely devastating; I still can't believe we managed to lose that game. As someone who supported the Bills through the Four Falls of Buffalo in the 90's, I guess I should have been prepared for them to find a way to throw it away against all the odds. It seems doubly harsh that we didn't even get an opportunity to respond in overtime. That seems a ridiculously unfair and illogical rule, particularly in a sport that tries so hard to level the playing field via draft order and strength of schedule. The way things were going, it's highly likely Buffalo would have evened things up and we'd have been given even more entertainment. Not that my heart could have taken much more. I'm completely shattered today, got about 2hrs sleep before getting up for work.

I presume there are stats on winning toss likelihood of winning OT etc.? I must confess most of the OTs I have watched this season (which isn't many I grant you) haven't ended with a first possession TD walk off. I don't even know the rules properly, but noted on the NFL show on Tuesday both JB and Osi thought you've got every chance to defend it and as they do on many drives. I guess with both QBs firing TDs almost at will, it was a pretty crucial toss in this case.

 

[Roadrunner]

I presume there are stats on winning toss likelihood of winning OT etc.? I must confess most of the OTs I have watched this season (which isn't many I grant you) haven't ended with a first possession TD walk off. I don't even know the rules properly, but noted on the NFL show on Tuesday both JB and Osi thought you've got every chance to defend it and as they do on many drives. I guess with both QBs firing TDs almost at will, it was a pretty crucial toss in this case.

As you might expect(!), I have been doing some reading on this matter. Statistically, winning the toss in the regular season makes little difference to winning in O/T. However, in the post season, 10 out of 11 overtime winners have won on the back of winning the toss. In this case, the offences were so dominant that it was utterly predicatable that whoever had the ball first was going to win. It was just a deeply unsatisfying end to the game, although, in truth, Buffalo could and should have played a whole lot smarter in those last 13 seconds (squib kick etc).

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Big Ben has officially announced his retirement today

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Nathaniel Hackett set to be announced as the new Broncos Head Coach.

Maybe we'll get a new veteran QB as well...

He (AR) is on his way.

Shame the way it ended for him/Packers.

 

[maresfield seagull]

Big Ben has officially announced his retirement today

Big loss for the Stoolers when he was fit
Big player for them in his prime

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

Giants appoint Buffalo offensive coordinator Brian Daboll as head coach. The appointment makes sense having appointed Joe Schoen as the new General Manager at the Giants, the two worked together at the Bills. Let's hope he lasts a bit longer than Joe Judge.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/28/brian-daboll-new-york-giants-head-coach

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Tom Brady has retired.

What a career.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Tom Brady has retired.

What a career.

Difficult to imagine anyone replicating the success and longevity.

 

[Dave the hatosaurus]

Tom Brady has retired.

What a career.

Definitely the G.O.A.T. in my book !

 

[hart's shirt]

I'll go out on a limb here and say that it's doubtful if there'll ever be a better pick in the 6th Round.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Definitely the G.O.A.T. in my book !

Yeah, I wasn’t a huge fan whilst he was in New England but I’ve really enjoyed him in Tampa, seeing him still doing his thing without BB was good fun.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Yeah, I wasn’t a huge fan whilst he was in New England but I’ve really enjoyed him in Tampa, seeing him still doing his thing without BB was good fun.

On another website, it has been suggested that ESPN may have been premature with their announcement.

Edit - the NFL UK have announced it though

Edit 2 - Father and Publicist denying any announcement for now.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Did I really just see Tom Cruise say 'Lets Kick the Tyre's and Light the Fires' in introducing Bengals at Chiefs

Does it mean anything beyond a rhyme

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

I remember the “ Harry Roberts is our mate” chants from the Goldstone. Not to mention “ Who’s your father referee?” Don’t remember personal insults against players though. Times change, I suppose.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Wow, Mahomes and Hill poetry!

 

[Bold Seagull]

OOuch that looked a nasty ligament twang.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Game on 7-3

I thought Chiefs were lucky not to get called for a hold on Higgins in the end zone

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

OOuch that looked a nasty ligament twang.

Yes you could see how its affected the Bengals play calling already

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Mahomes goes big first

 

[Bold Seagull]

Mahomes goes big first

He seems to have the confidence everyone is catching the ball. Bengals on the other hand not quite looking so strong into the hands.