The Wildcard round is hissstory and the NFL has slithered by with some odd decisions.
First, hats off to our Cobra Rank First Class Sleuths who are clearly onto the NFL’s game.
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These fine gentlemen have demonstrated exemplary ability in examining the NFL’s strategy in rigging games. Good job, Cobras. We’re on to them.
Lets burrow into the Viper’s nest:
Strangely, 4 of the 6 games played were non-competitive blowouts. The NFL/Vegas (whomever) went through a lot of work to rig these WC scenarios into place (as discussed in week 18) only to see them playout as completely uninteresting games.
Python Sergeant First Class BearCat has pointed out
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The AFC playoffs are dominated by the smallest TV market teams in the conference. The Titans (11th), Chiefs (12th), Bengals (13th), and Bills (16th) represent the smallest group average in history https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comment...e_smallest_tv/
Fantastic investigative work, Python Sergeant First Class.
It seems that the NFL is banking on the more fanatical, small market teams netting them the most financial gain. They’ve scaled back nearly all large market teams from the playoffs, sans the CA teams (note for future reference). It’s an interesting move. They must have some analytical data that we don’t yet have access to. We’ll watch how this plays out.
There were some ref shenanigans in the Cinci game. The NFL clearly wanted the Raiders out of the playoffs. Another odd move considering the rigging required to get them in. They clearly favor Cinci’s #16 market over Las Vegas and their new stadium. The Vegas stadium theory seems to have no legs.
The Divisional Round is set:
Bengals @ Titans
Bills @ Chiefs
49ers @ Packers
Rams @ Buccs
Another observation - Early in the game they showed a close up of the football. It had the number 364 on it. If you add 3+6+4 it equals 13. Pringle wears #13. [Reply]
On the Bills second touchdown, Sneed hooked Hughes which either reminded him to or made him fall down which left the Bills WR wide open for the score. [Reply]
Back to back plays - There is a holding call on a Mahomes run, but on the same play Mahomes is hit late and it's not called. Next play Mahomes scrambles again and is kneed right in the head after he goes down out of bounds and nothing is called either time. [Reply]
Originally Posted by durtyrute:
Back to back plays - There is a holding call on a Mahomes run, but on the same play Mahomes is hit late and it's not called. Next play Mahomes scrambles again and is kneed right in the head after he goes down out of bounds and nothing is called either time.
Interesting that Butker missed two field goals and both of them ended up hitting the up rights. Can someone say "magnetic footballs"? If they can do it with balls and gloves surely they can add magnets to the uprights also.
Originally Posted by durtyrute:
Interesting that Butker missed two field goals and both of them ended up hitting the up rights. Can someone say "magnetic footballs"? If they can do it with balls and gloves surely they can add magnets to the uprights also.
Originally Posted by durtyrute:
Another observation - Early in the game they showed a close up of the football. It had the number 364 on it. If you add 3+6+4 it equals 13. Pringle wears #13.
Originally Posted by Archie Bunker:
I’ll play along. Rams vs Chiefs Super Bowl. Gets the big market and the Mahomes draw. Lures Brady back for one more “redemption” run. The Bill, 49ers, and Bengals all play a perfect patsy since they are either traditional punching bags or shouldn’t be here types.
I’m going to be rich now that I’ve cracked the code. [Reply]