AFC Championship

[bri]

If nothing else, at least I like both these teams. Whoever wins becomes my de facto rooting interest for the Stupendous Bowl. Of course, if the Purple Sooners win, I'm that much happier.

[bri]

Nothing like seeing Phil Simms and Jim Nantz standing next to each other with microphones to reassure me that leaving the sound off is a wise choice.

Bah.

[IBleedCrimson]

http://www.catchclayton89.com/oklahoma_sooners_v3/images/09_mark_clayton_022.jpg

"I WILL LEAD YOU TO VICTORY"

[bri]

...if you get me the ball.

Thank god the Ravens unloaded Steve McNair in favor of someone who realizes Derrick Mason isn't the only guy running routes on every play. :D

[IBleedCrimson]

i have ravens in the under

[bri]

BTW, slow clap for the NFL genius that scheduled a night game in Pittsburgh in January and an afternoon game in a retractable roof stadium in Arizona. Well done.

[IBleedCrimson]

lol who schedules home field advantage ;)

[StoopTroup]

BTW, slow clap for the NFL genius that scheduled a night game in Pittsburgh in January and an afternoon game in a retractable roof stadium in Arizona. Well done.

Yep...stellar performance.

LMAO!

[bri]

LET THE FIELD GOALERY COMMENCE!!! :D

[StoopTroup]

Did McNabb just wipeout that DJ's Set?

[StoopTroup]

Ozzie just paid for more rehab!

[bri]

Chevy truck ads don't make me want to buy Chevy trucks. They just remind me that Howie Long is a d*uchebag.

[StoopTroup]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518L-iP2T7L._SL500_AA280_.jpg

[StoopTroup]

Wow!

They are back playing football again!

[bri]

LET THE PUNTERY COMMENCE!!!

[IBleedCrimson]

mark clayton just made me tear up a lil

[StoopTroup]

Mark almost had that one.

[IBleedCrimson]

this game has all the makings of being a shootout..NOT

[bri]

This game has all the makings of me falling asleep halfway through the 2nd quarter.

[IBleedCrimson]

thats y rookie quarterbacks dont get to superbowls

[StoopTroup]

Howie drinks straight from all of the NFL cups.

[IBleedCrimson]

that was td

[IBleedCrimson]

howie smokes straight from the crack pipe

[StoopTroup]

Sorry...but if they don't start making catches good like Holmes made there...they are ruining the game IMO.

We had one in the RRSO this year that was a TD too.

Anyone that thinks those aren't catches just because a guy fumbles when they hit the ground needs to have their head examined.

[StoopTroup]

Great D on Holmes in the EZ IMO.

[IBleedCrimson]

really. he clearly had possession and control

[bri]

FIELD GOALERY!!!

[IBleedCrimson]

can the crows get some damn pressure on roethlisburger plz thx

[BudSooner]

Oh ****, lord Byron.

[bri]

GO FOR IT!!1

[bri]

GO FOR IT BETTER THAN THAT!!!

[IBleedCrimson]

he dont get it

[StoopTroup]

You don't need Cialis if you have a Chevy Truck!

[BudSooner]

Note to Pola(yer ****ing hair is in the way)mu, you ain't TRRW.


Ray Lewis wants to be part of this defense, and when Pittsburgh faces 'Zona....THEY WILL cover the Larry who gives secondaries the ****s.

I'm outta witty comments, just like Donovan is outta Philly.

The bus loads at the Linc, headed to Detroit.
Mark it down, Stafford with the 1st pick, to backup McNabb.

[StoopTroup]

Did Holmes fumble there?

LMAO!

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

Sorry...but if they don't start making catches good like Holmes made there...they are ruining the game IMO.

We had one in the RRSO this year that was a TD too.

Anyone that thinks those aren't catches just because a guy fumbles when they hit the ground needs to have their head examined.Remember, our OU guy even had his knee hit first, before flattening out and having the ground cause the "incompletion".

[StoopTroup]

I hope they make Ray Lewis cry.

[bluedogok]

BTW, slow clap for the NFL genius that scheduled a night game in Pittsburgh in January and an afternoon game in a retractable roof stadium in Arizona. Well done.
Fox/CBS made the decision, don't they always make those decisions for the NFL?

From what I heard, Fox and CBS alternates the game time. After all, who really thought an NFC West team would actually HOST the NFC Championship Game. If you did, you should have put money down in Vegas on them.


that was td
No it wasn't.....he was clearly down short of the goal line.


really. he clearly had possession and control
The NFL carrying the ball around like a baby for 5 minutes after the catch is a bit ridiculous..but it was correct according to the rules. Much like the bogus "kick going out of bounds" call in the Cards-Eagles game. It should have been Steelers ball at the 1 foot line but the rule is the rule whether it is bad or not.

It would help if the Ravens could get a first down.

One other thing, why doesn't anyone do the old Dick Winder Quick QB Sneak play? It seems they take so long at the line that it let Mr. Longhair to move all the way up and make a play.

[IBleedCrimson]

clayton making plays!

[StoopTroup]

That sucks for Ward.

I hate to see that kind of stuff when guys are playing for all the marbles.

[sooner59]

Big play for OUr boy Cory Ivy on 4th down!

[IBleedCrimson]

how did he drop that?

[StoopTroup]

I thought some of you might have turned over to "Extreme makeover" for awhile.

[sooner59]

Worst officiating call of the day. Personal Foul Roughing the Kicer for 15 yards and a first down and he never touched the kicker. The only time he touched him was when the kicker laid a drop kick on him. Oh well, at least they didn't give up any points. Hope Ivy is ok, he got rocked.

[KC//CRIMSON]

how did he drop that?


he's a whorn.

[sooner59]

I thought some of you might have turned over to "Extreme makeover" for awhile.

Just switched over earlier from "Extreme makeover: Arizona Cardinals Edition".

[bri]

Holy crap, if Lesley Visser's face was pulled back any tighter, it'd split down the front.

[StoopTroup]

Just switched over earlier from "Extreme makeover: Arizona Cardinals Edition".

Kurt = Ty...lol

[StoopTroup]

Holy crap, if Lesley Visser's face was pulled back any tighter, it'd split down the front.

Then...

Would you Hit it? :D

[bri]

Are you kidding? With a fresh opening for me to enjoy? YOU BET YOUR *SS I WOULD!

Eww.

[IBleedCrimson]

Are you kidding? With a fresh opening for me to enjoy? YOU BET YOUR *SS I WOULD!

Eww.

like my perverted uncle richie once told me: "son, any hole can be f***ed"

[sooner59]

The Ravens' D is holding up. Flacco is going to have to play a big part if they want a chance to win this game. Not a good position for a rookie QB against the Steelers' D.

[StoopTroup]

Steelers trying to lose this...

[John Kochtoston]

I really wish announcers would quit screwing up rough-and-tumble football games with inapt metaphors to their crappy golf games.

[sooner59]

Mark Clayton is stepping up big time!

[bri]

Dear Ravens,

Please score a touchdown on this drive.

Thanks,
Bri

[StoopTroup]

It would be kind of funny to see those Steeler Fans lose it.

I'm betting there might be a few good Stunned Aggie looks in that bunch.

[StoopTroup]

OUCH!

[bri]

FOR YOURSELVES, I MEANT! NOT THE OTHER TEAM!!

I hate football.

[StoopTroup]

Hey Flake! Get your head out of your butt...drive down and score...

Then tell the refs your gonna go for 3.

[StoopTroup]

Ray Lewis is gonna slap him around.

[bri]

Yeah, 3 turnovers maybe.

Bah.

[StoopTroup]

OMG!

Brutal hit!

[StoopTroup]

Hope those guys are OK.

That should be Raven's ball and a penalty.

[IBleedCrimson]

that was horrendous. hope those guys are alright

[bluedogok]

Why don't the Steelers get called for helmet-to-helmet contact? Flacco got hit in the head by Harrison with his arm one time. It makes it easier to be the Number 1 defense when they let you do anything you damn well want to out there. That is the fifth helmet-to-helmet and leading with the helmet that I have seen from them today, and the officials have yet to call a single one out there.

[StoopTroup]

No Helmet to Helmet?

I call BS on the announcers

[StoopTroup]

I'm about done with the NFL as entertainment.

[Ground_Attack]

whether or not it was intentional is moot. He launched his body like a missle, hitting the runner helmet to helmet. I don't know if there is a more textbook example. Bogus no call.

[StoopTroup]

If I wanted to see something fixed...I'd watch rasslin'.

[bluedogok]

whether or not it was intentional is moot. He launched his body like a missle, hitting the runner helmet to helmet. I don't know if there is a more textbook example. Bogus no call.
I don't believe that any player goes out there to intentionally injure anyone. I think his only intention was to separate the player from the ball. They all know they are "one play away" and there is too much money to be like a player from the 70's and before. It is a different type of player now. I respect "tough" play and feel that was an unintentional "cheap shot"...after all, he had his head down and leading with it so he had no idea where he was going to hit McGahee.

But if all the defender gets is a headache and a fine from the league office, he will take that every time for a key turnover like that.

[StoopTroup]

I don't believe that any player goes out there to intentionally injure anyone.

blue...you lost me with the 1st statement.

It's a violent game and driven by money, fame and recognition.

There might not be Coach's actively sending headhunters in...but I'll never believe guys don't take shots at each other when they get lippy or are looking for revenge on a hit from last year or in College.

That's not the NFL I've watched for 40 years.

[bluedogok]

I don't believe any of them go out with the intent to end the career of another player, maybe knock him out of the game but not to injure to such an extent to change someones life. I think there were some in years past that did, I just don't think those players exist in the league like they used to. That kind of hit has the chance of doing that, but I don't think his intention was something to that extent. I don't think that was exactly Jack Tatum hitting Daryl Stingley out there.

[IBleedCrimson]

If I wanted to see something fixed...I'd watch rasslin'.

i for one am deeply offended. rasslin' is real

[sooner59]

It was a brutal play, but its not like he was a QB being blindsided or a defenseless receiver trying to catch a ball. McGahee caught the ball, turned, began to run and likely saw it coming. It was just a high speed collision between a defender and ball-carrier in the open field. Yeah, he didn't have to launch his helmet into McGahee's, but in all fairness, thats not against the rules. In the NFL, "for now", a defender attempting to tackle a ball-carrier in the open field can legally hit them helmet-to-helmet. I hate to see it, but its football. Its a rough game. Too bad for the Ravens, I was hoping for Super Bowl rings for OUr former Sooners.

[Ground_Attack]

that's pretty much my point bluedog. I don't think it was intentional either, but regardless, helmet to helmet should draw the flag. It probably wasn't intentional, but it wasn't smart. Most holds and false starts are really "intentional", just reaction. They are still penalties.

[tulsaoilerfan]

So do you think that play would have been a penalty if it had been on a QB? I do

[bri]

Oh, the offending party would have been taken out back and shot if it had been on a QB.

MUST...PROTECT....PRECIOUS....QUARTERBACKS.

[sooner59]

If a QB took off with the ball and had that happen, it was their own fault for not sliding. I would be upset if they actually threw the flag. Most of the times QBs get the flag when scrambling is because they slide and the defender spears them head first. I understand trying to protect people but the NFL is losing credibility of being "actual" football with every new rule. Not that I support pounding the QB, but they just keep adding new rules. Personally, im ok with the horsecollar.

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

they just keep adding new rules. Personally, im ok with the horsecollar.How many yrs did the NFL exist without adding the horsecollar rule? I don't think I like the rule, either.

[BudSooner]

BREAKING NEWS!!!!! Doping in the NFC Championship game?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmSCh5ZkMqk&feature=related

[bri]

http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/lol-hindsight.jpg

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Horse Collars would still be allowed if Terrell Owens wasn't a ***** with fragile tendons unlike Michael Crabtree