Sports: NFL

[dok]

Dad_Scaper, you are a loser in an alternate universe.

[Dad_Scaper]

Yes! But not in this one. Finally you understand.

[ZBeeblebrox]

I'm not saying that the Ravens did not win fairly D_S...what I'm saying the ultra Conservative Fox did not give the Broncos a chance to win.

He runs three straight times with a rookie running back, to try to waste time, and then relies on his defense that got torched the whole game, instead of putting trust in his QB, who is one of the best players in the game.

Then after his defense predictably gives up the lead, and allows another long pass to be completed...he still has 2 timeouts and 32 second left to get into field gooal range in the Mile High air, and instead has his QB, kneel down and go to overtime.

(Ironically the Falcons had the exact same situation, except being down by one point, and was able to get into field goal range)

If John Fox would have tried to win the game instead of rolling over and exposing his belly...and the Broncos failed, then I would give more credit to Baltimore...but the Head Coach epically failed and is solely responsible for the loss; because Rahiem Moore and Peyton Manning should not have been put in the situations where they made their errors.

(And I'm not the only one who thinks so, as most media football experts agree with me)

[Dad_Scaper]

I don't disagree with you at all, Zaphod, except for this part:

Originally Posted by ZBeeblebrox

If John Fox would have tried to win the game instead of rolling over and exposing his belly...and the Broncos failed, then I would give more credit to Baltimore...

The Ravens defense got two picks and a fumble recovery. The Ravens offense had no turnovers. The Ravens QB put up a QB Rating of ~120 compared to 88 for the Broncos. You can say it could have gone either way, and I'd agree, but it was not a fluke that they won.

As far as the decision to kneel goes, both the Broncos' placekicker and quarterback had been underperforming on Saturday night. It's easy to second guess those decisions afterward, from the cheap seats.

Who knows, maybe the "experts" are right. But we got the winner we got, after one of the most thrilling football games a fan could ever hope to see.

Spoiler Alert!

Mmmm....

[Kinseth]

Winners know when they got a call. They are glad they got lucky.

[Kinseth]

I thought it was a fluke the ravens won. 97% of the time a team down by 7 with 30 seconds left and having to go 70 yards loses. That's a fluke to win against those odds.

Consider yourselves lucky, but that's what you need to win superbowls. Calls to go your way, a couple of good plays etc...

[jbbnbsmith]

Originally Posted by Kinseth

That's like saying Dice never decide the outcome of Heroscape Matches.(Most of the time they don't ... but occasionally dice are the sole reason someone wins or loses.)

No, it is like saying that one dice roll determines the entire match. While it can seem that way when the game comes down to a final dice roll, the reality is that many previous decisions and dice rolls affected the outcome.

That was my point. Sure, bad calls impact the game, and dice rolls impact Heroscape.

[clancampbell]

Originally Posted by Kinseth

I thought it was a fluke the ravens won. 97% of the time a team down by 7 with 30 seconds left and having to go 70 yards loses. That's a fluke to win against those odds.

BS dude. I've seen Manning and Brady do exactly what Flacco did saturday night on that final drive, several times. Why do they get lauded as heroes and Flacco gets called lucky. If it was the other way around Manning would be nominated for sainthood.

[Dignan]

EDIT: nevermind, pointless.

[nyys]

Originally Posted by Dignan

EDIT: nevermind, pointless.

Aw man, c'mon Dignan.

[Aldin]

Originally Posted by clancampbell

BS dude. I've seen Manning and Brady do exactly what Flacco did saturday night on that final drive, several times. Why do they get lauded as heroes and Flacco gets called lucky. If it was the other way around Manning would be nominated for sainthood.

Heh - this may be my only chance ever to agree with clancampbell and I'm taking it!

~Aldin, anti-flukily

[Dignan]

Originally Posted by nyys

Aw man, c'mon Dignan.

It's much better for my personal sanity if I don't respond