Sunday Wild-Card Open Discussion

TB-45  PHI-17

SF-34  DAL-31

KC-31  PIT-17

ARI-37  LAR-31

If your d line isn’t going to pressure the old man that’s going to make today a rough one 

Just not something Philly does?

Just asking 

On the TV view.

I hated the NFL expanding to seven playoff teams per conference. The 7. seed is going to be some mediocrity that doesn't deserve the playoffs nine times out of ten. The Eagles and Steelers this season being a case in point.

TB wastes a timeout and let's Philly convert on 4th and 4. SMH. Then Goedert let's one slip through his hands. Rough.

Do not understand Philly offensive game plan. Got to play faster and more vertical. Running the clock all the way down almost every play, running and passing east-west against the TB linebackers. Abysmal so far. Ridiculous.

Like that pass to Goddard

Aikman has a point about the receivers cluttering the catch area

Good work gents

Good play by the Bucs defender making the catch and getting feet in bounds

Always warms my heart to see an old timer from the Big10 making plays

Promising eagles drive snuffed out!

Oh my god, that pick. Just when the Eagles finally sort of had a little thing going. Great play by Edwards; I agree with Aikman that Hurts did the right thing trying to hit Smith with a bullet after he juked the CB so hard he fell down. Just bad luck for the Eagles, basically.

I did think Edwards went out past the pylon, so shouldn't the ball be at the 1 not the 20?

Regardless, the Eagles eat the TB offense alive and force the punt. Not a coincidence that the Eagles can suddenly get pressure, and TB can't do anything on offense, now that Wirfs is hurt/out. Not that it matters unless the offense can start to string more than two successful plays together in a single drive...

Who is willing to stand there and take a hit while delivering the ball

I have seen an Eagles receiver not giving full effort on a play

Feels like the Eagles at times are playing to lose by 'only' 30ish

and now special teams throws up on itself.  Geez

Cannot be hard on the Philly defense though.  Nobody else helping out 

I would put Gardner Minshew in. If Hurts is better at all than Minshew, it's because of his running ability. That's not of much value when you are down 24 in the second half. Of course, it's entirely academic, there's no hope either way.

2 of 3 playoff games so far have been blowouts 

And you call a timeout for that awful 4th down attempt? Wow

SF-DAL 31-27

Deebo goes off in the running game putting SF up early before a Jimmy G interception leads to a Dallas TD. Comes down to the final possession and the homer in me says SF wins. Aaron Rodgers gets another chance to exorcise his demons against the 49ers.

KC-PIT  38-17

28-3 at halftime followed by a bunch of crap in the second half and 30 hand offs by the Chiefs. Fans win with another Bills-Chiefs playoff match up.

LAR-AZ 27-24

Stafford hits Kupp for a game winner after throwing a pick 6 in the first half and TB ends up with their worst case scenario divisional match up.

I just hope this SF-Dallas game is good because the last 2 playoff games have been dumpster fires.

That was a snoozer.

49ers march down the field, not even facing a single third down(!) and mitchell gets the td.

Cowboys go three and out! Lost 13 yards on their drive!

Well, for about a quarter and a half, the Eagles played them more or less to a standstill: slimmest of silver linings to a disappointingly dull game. TB obviously came out strong, but once Wirfs went out the Eagles were able to get consistent pressure and stops, and but for a few critical mistakes (an end-zone interception here, a muffed punt there) they might have evened and made it a real game during that span. Shame that it took a serious injury to even get to that point.

The Eagles actually played the Bucs relatively close earlier in the year (remember that lol), and that was with the Bucs having a couple more healthy/non-insane receivers and Hurts kind of stinking, so this one being a total blowout was a boring surprise to me.

Kicking there was not a good move. Preaching to the choir here, I know.

Amazon's broadcasting Niners-Cowboys, which I think makes Storm-Kremer the first all-women broadcast booth for a playoff game. I just wish we could have chosen between them and Buck-Aikman instead of Romo-Nantz.

I'm not surprised the Niners are winning, but I am surprised how dominant they've been so far. Although Dallas has managed to hold them to FGs on long drives (I kind of can't believe the Niners didn't go for it on 4th and 1 just now), so they could get back in it quickly if the offense ever figures anything out. Looks like they're going to run and try to slow down the pass rush - maybe not the worst idea this early in the game, if it opens up some longer plays to Lamb or Cooper in time. Like that one! It's a game now, for the time being.

Well, that was a pretty easy drive by Dallas. Maybe SF shouldn't have thought that settling for FGs would be enough.

Halftime, 16-7.  49ers outplaying cowboys. But settling for fgs.

Critical stop by the 9’rs to end the half. 

What exactly is the logic of making roughing the kicker an automatic first down?

So if there was another roughing the kicker penalty on that 'do-over' play would the penalty be counted or not? I'm guessing it would be.

The seven-team playoffs was a big mistake.  Gives way too great an advantage to one team in each conference.

Buccaneers could have named their score.  Amazing that they could lose two of their top three receivers, then today their best offensive lineman and have their starting defense together only one game the whole season and they are still in the hunt. 

The Eagles still have a long road back from mediocrity.  They played hard but are way too one-dimensional.  JH does not see the field well and takes way to long in the pocket.  Moreover, he is not accurate.  I imagine he can improve but I don't see a very high ceiling.  Not a franchise quarterback.

Got to be a depressing game for Cowboys fans. This team is vastly under-performing what they are capable of.

23-7 49ers. 

Punt on 4th and 2 down 16???   Seattle did not make the playoffs, Pete Carroll approves.

Man watching the 49ers pass rush still dominate after Bosa went down has been incredible. The NFC West is just a better division than the East by a wide margin. I am amazed at how much the 49ers have dominated the trenches.

Run a fake punt successfully try trickery commit delay of game and since clock runs after penalty waste valuable time.

I know a 2 game sample size is basically nothing (plus DAL could still comeback an win) but this playoffs so far has not been kind to the "Destroy Awful Teams to build a Giant DVOA"/Beat basically nobody of any note" type teams (Patriots/Cowboys).

The Bills at least smoked KC during the year.

SF has been so much worse on offense in the second half.

And now an int! Cowboys have the ball in 9ers territory 

First Jimmy G misses a wide open Aiyuk on a deep out, then next possession he throws an INT on an out to the other side. Pretty standard actually.

I'm sure Prescott will get all the credit if the Cowboys come back since it's the NFL and the QB would somehow get all the glory in a game that ended 2-0, but it's the Cowboys defense improving in the second half that's been the difference.

If the 9’rs end up winning they can tip their hat to the Dallas penalties. 

I'll lose my mind if they punt here.

EDIT: What the hell. With a first you are maybe 15 yards from a FG which would just about seal it. Not to mention more clock being burned. Failing would only gives Dallas 30 or 40 yards of field position.

Ugly 4th quarter all around.

49ers take a delay of game and prepare to punt.

Cowboys will get the ball at their 15 with 2:42 left down by 6.

Well, that punt bought all of two plays compared to a failed conversion attempt. Good stuff.

The perfect capper to the terrible coaching decisions in this game would be if the Cowboys don't pick up the third down coming out of the two minute warning and then punt.

Mostly on Jimmy G--- but shanahan not going for it 4th and 1 was pretty egregious

My wife, a Niners fan, has no nails left. 

becoming less worried about both of these teams/coaches

Deebo gets the first and the cowboys r toast!

Think he was short.

They should at least move it and measure again.

Inches short

For our entertainment!

Penalty moves them back. 4th and 5!

SF may regret. 

32 secs and 80 yards to go.

has blown this game three times

The last being the worst

Dak...

Well the cowboys effed up

Whoever called that play needs to be shot.

WTH. The ref bumping into the Cowboys line as time ticks down is the perfect ending to this messy but extremely entertaining game. Lol.

I am speechless for a Cowboy fan

Unreal   Dallas penalties   Garoppolo two horrible throws   Garoppolo not letting his lineman get set   and then Dak blowing the final play by running too far

So if Dak gotten out of the way of the ref they might've had a second left.

GB breathes a bit easier.. Still gonna be a very tough game

I don't agree that was an awful play call. The Cowboys almost got another play. Whatever you do in that situation is very low percentage so a risky call isn't bad.

As a cowboy fan... that game was too ridiculous to be upset about how it ended.

Dak comes up short again in a big time game  

Kellen Moore still getting a HC job

Kellen Moore, too. Bring in Daboll and keep Quinn as DC. That was the dumbest call I’ve ever seen. 

What exactly could the Umpire have done differently there? If he tries to go wide of the Center and QB when they're getting set, it would take more time off the clock. I think Romo had it right that the only way they could've gotten another play off is if Prescott had handed the ball off, but even then, it would take another second to get the ball set.

 Ottom line is Dallas penalties killed them. 

if it were fair would be TB vs LA/ARIZ winner Sunday  and KC/BUFF SUN

SAT will be SF/GB and CIN/TENN (assuming Chiefs win tonight-- if they dont  then PITT/TENN should be SUN, and CIN/BUFF  SAT)

So based on what was posted in another thread it should be

SF @GB and Buffalo (probably @KC) on Saturday,

(whoever) @TB and (probably Cincy) @Tennessee on Sunday.

The Cowboys complained a lot in the past month or so about all the flags they've been getting, but they sure spent a lot of time today committing unnecessary, undisciplined penalties and totally lacking attention to detail in crucial moments. Meanwhile, the 49ers left way too much meat on the bone with their 4th down decision making throughout most of the game, but it's hard to blame them when their quarterback only reinforces their conservative decision-making by making a bunch of unforced errors. A dramatic finish, but you just end up feeling angry at both teams for not being as good as they should be.

Hardman with long runback and as I type Mahomes gets picked.

EDIT: Now Steelers have punted 4 times in 11 minutes.  How long can 0-0 last?

Surprising start. Thought KC would be up at least 7 by now. 

Wow! TJ for the TD!

and tipped passes. This could be a game....

Pittsburgh with 5 punts on 5 possessions scores on fumble 6 to lead 7-0.