Bengals-Texans Playoff Open Thread
by Dave Choate on Jan 7, 2012 3:30 PM EST
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The playoffs begin in an hour.
This is your catch-all thread for the Bengals-Texans matchup, which ought to be an interesting one. The Bengals have a tough defense and A.J. Green, while the Texans will bring Arian Foster and Ben Tate to bear, as well as a tough defense of their own. It may be the lowest-scoring game of the entire first round.
Enjoy the game, everyone. The one you really care about is just a few hours away.
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i'll take da bengals
I think da bengals will win because yates wil make a few mistakes. I know da Texa.ns will depend heavily on there great run game
by jgreedy on Jan 7, 2012 3:43 PM EST via mobile reply actions
The Bengals have a rookie QB too.
Granted, he has been playing well this year. So, I think you are basically right. Whichever rookie QB makes the least mistakes should win.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
AJ makes great plays but it won't be enough as
the Texans win in a laugher. :)
"Everybody has a plan until they get hit" Iron Mike Tyson.
"Screw 2nd." Lugs Harvey.
"In Grimes we trust, all others get gashed"- Me.
Go Tex-ass!
i want revenge and that’s the only way i’ll get it. :)
I think the Texans have this one.
Braves will be fine. I'm not worried.
by Bronn on Sep 18, 2011 4:26 PM EDT
Giving the texans a slight edge. 13-10?
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 7, 2012 4:19 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Gotta pick the Texans
I know we didn’t play the best game in Houston, but their defense is legit.
Jonathan Joseph was probably the most underrated signing of the offseason.
Defense + Foster wins it.
"My parents do a lot of things behind the scenes that go unnoticed"- Cam Newton, Heisman acceptance speech.
http://twitter.com/#!/AShirkey
Both teams a little shaky to start.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 4:43 PM EST reply actions
This may not be a high scoring game
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Got That Right Dave
Ranked Top Ten QB.
Ranked Top 5 RB.
Two Ranked Top 15 WR.
Ranked Top 10 TE.
Ranked Top 15 Defense.
Ranked 32 in Superbowl Vict
by InMattWeTrust on Jan 7, 2012 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
Geno Atkins is a bad man
I know where the bodies are buried.....I buried some of them myself. - David Stern
by a hooter's baby on Jan 7, 2012 4:49 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Personally...
I take Bengals
Might Be Cause I Love Andy Dalton, reminds me of Matt Ryan in his first season
Ranked Top Ten QB.
Ranked Top 5 RB.
Two Ranked Top 15 WR.
Ranked Top 10 TE.
Ranked Top 15 Defense.
Ranked 32 in Superbowl Vict
Besides Steelers Are gonna take the AFC
Ranked Top Ten QB.
Ranked Top 5 RB.
Two Ranked Top 15 WR.
Ranked Top 10 TE.
Ranked Top 15 Defense.
Ranked 32 in Superbowl Vict
They better find Roethlisberger a replacement ankle
by darkcarrington on Jan 7, 2012 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
Hes Big Ben
He will pull through…
He’s clutch
Ranked Top Ten QB.
Ranked Top 5 RB.
Two Ranked Top 15 WR.
Ranked Top 10 TE.
Ranked Top 15 Defense.
Ranked 32 in Superbowl Vict
by InMattWeTrust on Jan 7, 2012 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
Great call on the screen.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 4:54 PM EST reply actions
True Dat.
Ranked Top Ten QB.
Ranked Top 5 RB.
Two Ranked Top 15 WR.
Ranked Top 10 TE.
Ranked Top 15 Defense.
Ranked 32 in Superbowl Vict
by InMattWeTrust on Jan 7, 2012 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
Wish we could do that
and I really don’t buy our line are such bad athletes that we can’t pull off any screens
I wish too.
I was just thinking MR2 would have had to scramble there.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
Cincy is lookin' pretty good right now...
Ranked Top Ten QB.
Ranked Top 5 RB.
Two Ranked Top 15 WR.
Ranked Top 10 TE.
Ranked Top 15 Defense.
Ranked 32 in Superbowl Vict
Yep.
They moved the ball fairly easily, 52 yard penalty notwithstanding.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
I think it would have been cought
if not for the penalty
same here
Ranked Top Ten QB.
Ranked Top 5 RB.
Two Ranked Top 15 WR.
Ranked Top 10 TE.
Ranked Top 15 Defense.
Ranked 32 in Superbowl Vict
by InMattWeTrust on Jan 7, 2012 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
I think so too.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
Shoulder to helmet...
lucky he’s not on a stretcher
Pac Man Jones out on parole for the game?
I know where the bodies are buried.....I buried some of them myself. - David Stern
by a hooter's baby on Jan 7, 2012 5:05 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Why is the Astrodome still living
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by a hooter's baby on Jan 7, 2012 5:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Riddle me this. Why does Julio where a QB number?
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 5:08 PM EST reply actions
er.. wear*
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by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 5:09 PM EST up reply actions
Because Julio can wear whatever the hell he wants.
"Everybody has a plan until they get hit" Iron Mike Tyson.
"Screw 2nd." Lugs Harvey.
"In Grimes we trust, all others get gashed"- Me.
by CaptJackSparrow on Jan 7, 2012 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
lol.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 5:15 PM EST up reply actions
To represent the year he was drafted.
Wr eligible #s by NFL rules are 10-19 and 80-88
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 7, 2012 5:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Sounds feasible.
I’m aware of the rule.. just chatting..
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 5:17 PM EST up reply actions
That's the reason. I read it in an interview shortly after he was drafted.
The rule was just ne chatting too I tend to ramble after a day at my job
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 7, 2012 5:23 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
ok. I had not heard that.
Hopefully we will not be forgetting the 2011 season any time soon.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
Also, Dallas Clark is allowed to wear 44 at TE because when he was drafted
The team had no available eligible #s between the guys on the roster and having so many #s retired
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 7, 2012 5:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
he doesn't
WR’s are allowed to choose numbers between 11-20, and 81-90 (I think).
That and it’s Julio Jones. maybe because he was worth 2 first round picks?
nice one.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 5:15 PM EST up reply actions
Wow, a missed field goal
don’t see those all that often anymore, I feel.
Obviously not a DAWGS fan.
quickly exits room***
"Everybody has a plan until they get hit" Iron Mike Tyson.
"Screw 2nd." Lugs Harvey.
"In Grimes we trust, all others get gashed"- Me.
by CaptJackSparrow on Jan 7, 2012 5:22 PM EST up reply actions
So loud in that stadium.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 5:20 PM EST reply actions
If I ever become a banillionaire
I will start a company based in Atlanta, hire all Falcoholics, and provide season tix as a bonus every year so we can change the culture of the dome
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 7, 2012 5:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
And add some sound reflectors to direct the sound down to the field.
I always scream my head off at the games and people look at me strangely.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 5:30 PM EST up reply actions
Anybody else kind of pissed about this
“How’s the weather going to affect Atlanta” talk?
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No. It is to be expected.
Leave a dome go out in the cold. Stuff gets talked.
"Everybody has a plan until they get hit" Iron Mike Tyson.
"Screw 2nd." Lugs Harvey.
"In Grimes we trust, all others get gashed"- Me.
by CaptJackSparrow on Jan 7, 2012 5:25 PM EST up reply actions
It's suppossed to be 43 and rain
I mean what are the Falcons going to do, melt?
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don't know what rain you're talking about
weather.com says the odds of rain are pretty much zero
Just going off of Thursday's forecast nuke
not looking to get into a shooting war. Point is about playing outside.
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ahh, ok.
yeah, with the northeast in particular, weather forecasts are rarely accurate, especially for more than a day in advance.
and to be fair, there is a trend among dome playoff teams that have to play outside, though from what I saw on that horrendous channel this morning, there was something about the turf used used to be different or something weird like that.
Yeah lived in N.E.
but dome teams are said to be mostly passing teams and you have to run the rock to win. We’re a running team.
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NFL's a passing league, though
it’s at the point where statistics over more than the last 3 years are meaningless. I mean, look at the season passing yards record.
Not arguing that it's a passing league
but arguing that the Falcons among any dome team should be looked upon as a team that can grind it out.
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the Falcons are, and will be until they win a Superbowl
looked upon as a ’soft" dome team. Or a team full of dirty players. Or a team that wins an OT game because a kicker shanked a 23 yard field goal.
Or if they admit that Atlanta can grind it out, there will be some comment about how Atlanta isn’t explosive on offense or something like that.
I think they use it because none of them
actually watch Atlanta games and we don’t have the “mega-star” type of guy that they know and exchange cellphone numbers with. So they resort to stereotypes
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I remember MMQB earlier in the schedule
had some mention of Atlanta, which stated that Atlanta lost the night before. Atlanta won the night before.
So I agree completely with that.
And today was about 10 degrees warmer than expected.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
Last two playoff games were indoors and we lost...
so maybe playing outside will be good for us
by darkcarrington on Jan 7, 2012 5:28 PM EST up reply actions
certainly couldn't be worse
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Bengals offense doens't look bad
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So, over under for tomorrow
on the number of times they show that commercial where Drew Brees is trying to sell alcohol (nyquil) to everyone?
Drives me crazy.
Especially when it is the background ad on this blog.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 5:34 PM EST up reply actions
that and last year's "personality" commercial
that was a bunch of bandwagon saints fans wearing drew brees jerseys… ugh.
living in Cinci, I can say that this city needs a playoff win badly!
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
Atlanta feels your pain.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
I'm an Atlanta fan. I feel pain constantly lol
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
Kubiak
has a hairline like Freakazoid
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by a hooter's baby on Jan 7, 2012 5:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Go Bengals
overcoming the worst owner in the NFL. Woo!
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by Caleb Rutherford on Jan 7, 2012 5:40 PM EST reply actions
to be fair, he's made a number of shrewd moves of late
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
Made a number this year
including two ones for Palmer
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But he is the worst owner/GM
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I haven't been here long
But I am starting to recognize sarcam. :)
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by CaptJackSparrow on Jan 7, 2012 5:43 PM EST up reply actions
Don't worry, they made a thing that makes it easier to show it
Falconz suk huehuehuelolololol
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by Caleb Rutherford on Jan 7, 2012 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
That is semi neat.
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"Screw 2nd." Lugs Harvey.
"In Grimes we trust, all others get gashed"- Me.
by CaptJackSparrow on Jan 7, 2012 5:47 PM EST up reply actions
Howzitwirk?
"Everybody has a plan until they get hit" Iron Mike Tyson.
"Screw 2nd." Lugs Harvey.
"In Grimes we trust, all others get gashed"- Me.
by CaptJackSparrow on Jan 7, 2012 5:47 PM EST up reply actions
Put an @ before and after what you want to say.
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by Caleb Rutherford on Jan 7, 2012 5:48 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks.
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"Screw 2nd." Lugs Harvey.
"In Grimes we trust, all others get gashed"- Me.
by CaptJackSparrow on Jan 7, 2012 5:49 PM EST up reply actions
Only in the bottom part though.
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by Caleb Rutherford on Jan 7, 2012 5:49 PM EST up reply actions
Tanks again.
"Everybody has a plan until they get hit" Iron Mike Tyson.
"Screw 2nd." Lugs Harvey.
"In Grimes we trust, all others get gashed"- Me.
by CaptJackSparrow on Jan 7, 2012 5:50 PM EST up reply actions
Truk or Pearl?
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looks like a nipponese
light tank. ’canal, russells, rabaul, truk, saipan, okinawa…plenty of places to find a sunk transport full of light armor.
Man you read my mind
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so bad
that they are actually funny in a way.
by Whyte Bler 000 on Jan 7, 2012 5:49 PM EST up reply actions
I think its hilarious.
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by Caleb Rutherford on Jan 7, 2012 5:48 PM EST up reply actions
If it was a euphemism,
you were right the first time.
"Everybody has a plan until they get hit" Iron Mike Tyson.
"Screw 2nd." Lugs Harvey.
"In Grimes we trust, all others get gashed"- Me.
by CaptJackSparrow on Jan 7, 2012 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
Underworld awakening
guys, I can’t wait to see this movie.
Me neither but I'm scared it will flop and tarnish the franchise
Made for 3D movie along with being #4 in the series. Not good odds but I’ll still be there for it
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 7, 2012 5:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
What a tackle!
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they should have a cam looking up the uprights
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
oh my. the bungles strike again lol
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
Daltan pulled a Ryan
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Dalton damn auto complete
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Pick Sixes
I wonder if they’re just more memorable in the playoffs or if they’re actually more common in the playoffs
They seem snakebitten
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
Corey Peters says hello Mayock
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by a hooter's baby on Jan 7, 2012 6:02 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Neither of these guys said "He just delivers TDs now"
kudos
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Ugh, bad memories of when that guy that was a beer delivery man played for Saints
by darkcarrington on Jan 7, 2012 6:06 PM EST up reply actions
man even I forgot about that one
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Killer TD with Texans getting ball first
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I don't care much for the AFC
Go Lions. I hope they beat the ’Aints and then the Packers, so they may meet their doom inside the Dome against our Falcons in the NFC Championship game.
"Why don't you purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka?" - Prince
by !AtlFalcons-fan! on Jan 7, 2012 6:11 PM EST reply actions
Only team we can host is Lions
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Sorry guess Saints have dome too
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Wait now I get it....beat the Lions in the Dome
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Haha I should have said Georgia Dome
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by !AtlFalcons-fan! on Jan 7, 2012 6:54 PM EST up reply actions
If you expect stupid people like me to get it, yeah
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Cinci has looked like the better team today
I’ll feel pretty bad if they lose
yeah
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neither team
looks all that scary, though.
I can't see either team winning another game
and both were lucky to be playing each other but a playoff win is a playoff win
There are some very interesting, exciting AFC teams out there
but these two teams are like watching paint dry. Especially this half.
Ouch, int seals this one.. bye Bengals.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 7, 2012 7:16 PM EST reply actions
Not anymore than we do
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13 days and a wake up!
Get back safely
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Glad to be getting you back man!
We were all worried about our boy when the quake/tsunami hit
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 7, 2012 7:29 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Googled Chris crocker
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 7, 2012 7:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah watching the game with my boy in an xbl chat
He mentioned chris crocker being it atl, didn’t remember him so I googled and this popped up lmao.
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 7, 2012 7:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Whomever says changing coordinators can't work
hasn’t seen Texans defense
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Lose in playoffs season seems to end so suddenly
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We're better than they are but
we don’t always play that way.
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Yeah it's not the fall that kills you it's that sudden stop
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 7, 2012 7:34 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
When we were non-competitive I could watch the playoffs in peace
but now if we lose I shut it down.
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hahhaha, back in 2004(?), after the NFC Championship Game loss, I got cut off at the bar
First, and only time ever
Funny
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Nice win for the Texans
Thought the Bengals played better early but got outplayed big time in the second half. Nice for Andre to get a playoff win and make a big play in the game.
Yeah after that missed first half FG
they didn’t look the same.
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I only got to see 1st & 4th Qtrs. I was commuting from work.
Ready to go with beer for the Lions game. Yes, the Lions game.
I am really excited for that
That Seahawks game last year was probably the most enjoyable non Falcon game I have ever watched
Yeah but it's on NBC which will be the Drew Brees Show
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Collingsworth
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I've got it muted
anything’s better than the semi-weekly Drew Brees Show
Ridiculous haircut!
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Houston has great OL and DL
Awesome Run blocking and TJ Yates had ever to throw the ball.
It's all about Process...
Yeah TJ can't win it for them
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I can't wait for tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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"Screw 2nd." Lugs Harvey.
"In Grimes we trust, all others get gashed"- Me.
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