When it comes to playoff games

[Kray007]

Let’s not get swept up in irrational exuberance about the Patriots.

They beat the Chargers, but didn’t exactly look like a juggernaut.

Against Houston, they needed 4 interceptions en route to victory in a game where they rolled up 12 Offensive first downs and 285 total yards.

If they make it to the Super Bowl, it’ll be courtesy of a season ending injury to Bo Nix.

Once there, they’ll face a Seattle team that will squash them like bug.

In the regular season, they played a historically weak schedule against opponents who combined for a .391 winning percentage.


In the regular season, they rang up EXACTLY 1 win over a team with a winning record. A 3 point squeaker over Buffalo in week 5. Okay… 2 if you include a game against the Ravens who were without their starting QB in the 2nd half.

Their final 7 game stretch included:

W vs Jets. 3-14
W vs Cincinnati 6-11 (Flacco started)
W vs Giants. 4-14
L vs Bills. 12-5
W vs Baltimore 8-9 (Huntley played the 2nd half)
W vs Jets. 3-14
W vs Miami. 7-10

And, lest you think they simply took advantage of an easy closing schedule, their first 7 games included 1 win over a team that finished with a winning record.

They played only 2 teams that went to the playoffs.

The Colts, with a healthy Daniel Jones, might have gone 15-2.

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by sherck

My son made an observation....

The Patriots got a good young QB from their top 5 pick....

The Colts got....not a good QB from their top 5 pick....

What would the Colts record be this season if they had Drake Maye instead of whom we had (even when Daniel Jones was killing it)?

What would the Colts fans outlook be if our top five young QB looked like Drake Maye instead of Anthony Richardson?

My guess is that virtually no one would be wanted Ballard's head.

2025:

4,394 yards / 72.0% completion / 31 TD / 08 INT - Maye

4,085 yards / 65.8% completion / 25 TD / 14 INT - Jones/Rivers/Leonard

Ballard has drafted and signed a lot of really, really good players.

He just cannot evaluate, draft or sign a QB or a dominate Pass Rusher.

The only problem with this is Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, and Drake Maye weren't in the 2023 draft. Probably not a coincidence that the #1, #2, and #3 QBs went in that order to the first three teams in the draft.

Good QB-evaluating teams, I guess.

Meanwhile, the Top-3 in 2023 were Bryce Young, CJ Stroud, and Anthony Richardson. Bryce Young and AR have more-or-less been bummers...

...and CJ Stroud has been 2-years of mediocre before melting down in the playoffs and now they're contemplating if he'll be around after his rookie deal.

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If Carolina, Houston, and Indianapolis had the opportunity to draft Williams, Daniels, and Maye they would have.

And if Chicago, Washington, and New England were drafting in 2023, they would have drafted Young, Stroud, and Richardson.

[Colts And Orioles]

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Chris Collinsworth is really upset that the Bears lost ...... he rooted as hard as he could for them during the game, and now he's as quiet as a mouse ....... he hasn't said a word since the game-winning field goal.

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[Puck]

If Jones stays healthy we are in the AFCCG

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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Chris Collinsworth is really upset that the Bears lost ...... he rooted as hard as he could for them during the game, and now he's as quiet as a mouse ....... he hasn't said a word since the game-winning field goal.

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Best possible result. I hope it carries over for the next 20 years.

[Colts And Orioles]

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I wonder which team that Bo Nix is rooting for in today's AFC Championship game between the Broncos and the Patriots ???

He's probably rooting for the Broncos.



THREAD: ) http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=207703

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[Hoopsdoc]

Fake Maye is really really bad.

And the Pats kicker is no Vinatieri.

New England is still gonna win because of Stidham but they’re gonna get creamed in the superbowl.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

New England is still gonna win because of Stidham but they’re gonna get creamed in the superbowl.

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The 4 biggest reasons why the Patriots won was because they gave a touchdown to the Patriots by fumbling the ball over on their 6-yardlone (7 points), they passed up a chip-shot field goal by going for it on 4th down from the Patriots' 15-yardline (3 points), and because they missed 2 field goal attempts (6 points.)

Outside of the fumble that gave the Patriots' their only TD, Jarrett Stidham played well before it started snowing heavily in the 2nd half ....... I think that the Broncos' biggest regrets in losing this game was the bad decision by the head coach and the missed field goal attempts by their kicker more so than their missing Bo Nix.

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[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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The 4 biggest reasons why the Patriots won was because they gave a touchdown to the Patriots by fumbling the ball over on their 6-yardlone (7 points), they passed up a chip-shot field goal by going for it on 4th down from the Patriots' 15-yardline (3 points), and because they missed 2 field goal attempts (6 points.)

Outside of the fumble that gave the Patriots' their only TD, Jarrett Stidham played well before it started snowing heavily in the 2nd half ....... I think that the Broncos' biggest regrets in losing this game was the bad decision by the head coach and the missed field goal attempts by their kicker more so than their missing Bo Nix.

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Yep, the Cheats are so freaking lucky. On top of getting to play a backup QB in the AFCCG they get a gift wrapped TD, stupid decision by the apposing coach, and a blizard hit as soon as they take a miniscule 3 point lead that prevents either team from putting together a drive or being able to kick a FG.

Also, the MFers didn't cover, which caused me to lost my bet (mad).

[sherck]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

New England is still gonna win because of Stidham but they’re gonna get creamed in the superbowl.

I really, really, really, really hope this happens.

I will typically root for the AFC....but not if they are the Cheats.