Skip to content
  • Categories
Collapse

The Silver Fern

  • Tipping
  • Team Sheets
  • Highlights
  • Results
    • All Blacks

      Search every All Blacks Test. Filter results by year, opposition, location, venue, city and RWC stage

    • Super Rugby

      Search every Super Rugby since match 1996

    • NPC

      Search NPC results. Only first division matches from 1976-2005. All results from the 14 team competition (2006-present) are included

NFL

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Sports Talk
nfl
2.0k Posts 44 Posters 224.0k Views
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • canefanC Offline
    canefanC Offline
    canefan
    wrote on last edited by
    #1887

    BONKERS

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • mariner4lifeM Offline
      mariner4lifeM Offline
      mariner4life
      wrote on last edited by
      #1888

      what did the Detroit receivers put on their hands at half time? they can't catch anything.

      Weird game. deserved win for the Niners on the back of some great 2nd half play

      1 Reply Last reply
      1
      • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

        whole game changed on 3 plays. 4th down attempt dropped by the Lions. Interception not only dropped by the Lions, it pops in the niners receivers' hands for a huge gain. After the KO first play fumble.

        nzzpN Offline
        nzzpN Offline
        nzzp
        wrote on last edited by
        #1889

        @mariner4life said in NFL:

        whole game changed on 3 plays. 4th down attempt dropped by the Lions. Interception not only dropped by the Lions, it pops in the niners receivers' hands for a huge gain. After the KO first play fumble.

        and that was the game unfortunately. Skill errors cost the Lions - but they fought bloody hard. Give those 49ers any momentum and they'll roll.

        interestingly, lots of sacks missed- the penalties are making defensive players gunshy

        1 Reply Last reply
        0
        • KiwiMurphK Offline
          KiwiMurphK Offline
          KiwiMurph
          wrote on last edited by
          #1890

          These 49ers give me a heart attack every week

          Game of two halves

          Dan Campbell choked the second half - overly aggressive to the point of stupidity - no need to go for those 4th downs.

          49ers show for the second week they have the ability to come back.

          Another shot at the Chiefs - bring it!

          canefanC 1 Reply Last reply
          2
          • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

            yes, they are our division "rivals" (and i use that term very very loosely) and thus i am supposed to hate them

            but holy shit the Chiefs are amazing. Patrick Mahomes is an absolute great. A huge road win against a previously dominant team, another AFC championship, another trip to the Superbowl.

            KiwiMurphK Offline
            KiwiMurphK Offline
            KiwiMurph
            wrote on last edited by
            #1891

            @mariner4life said in NFL:

            yes, they are our division "rivals" (and i use that term very very loosely) and thus i am supposed to hate them

            Spare a thought for the Raiders

            A Super Bowl in their home stadium and it features their division rivals up against their former cross town rivals.

            Ouch.

            mariner4lifeM 1 Reply Last reply
            2
            • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

              @mariner4life said in NFL:

              yes, they are our division "rivals" (and i use that term very very loosely) and thus i am supposed to hate them

              Spare a thought for the Raiders

              A Super Bowl in their home stadium and it features their division rivals up against their former cross town rivals.

              Ouch.

              mariner4lifeM Offline
              mariner4lifeM Offline
              mariner4life
              wrote on last edited by
              #1892

              @KiwiMurph said in NFL:

              @mariner4life said in NFL:

              yes, they are our division "rivals" (and i use that term very very loosely) and thus i am supposed to hate them

              Spare a thought for the Raiders

              A Super Bowl in their home stadium and it features their division rivals up against their former cross town rivals.

              Ouch.

              fuck the Raiders

              KiwiMurphK 1 Reply Last reply
              2
              • barbarianB Offline
                barbarianB Offline
                barbarian
                wrote on last edited by
                #1893

                I don't think the coaching was bad, it was the skill errors. The first 4th down play was fine - Reynolds just dropped it. Then he drops another one, then Gibbs fumbles. The pressure from the away crowd, the heat of the big stage and they just didn't have it.

                If you're going to burn the coach, better criticism is the run on 3rd and goal in the last minute which burned their timeout.

                But ultimately the 9ers were the better team. Purdy huge in the clutch, especially with his legs. And the defence stepped up when it mattered.

                canefanC KiwiMurphK 2 Replies Last reply
                3
                • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                  @KiwiMurph said in NFL:

                  @mariner4life said in NFL:

                  yes, they are our division "rivals" (and i use that term very very loosely) and thus i am supposed to hate them

                  Spare a thought for the Raiders

                  A Super Bowl in their home stadium and it features their division rivals up against their former cross town rivals.

                  Ouch.

                  fuck the Raiders

                  KiwiMurphK Offline
                  KiwiMurphK Offline
                  KiwiMurph
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #1894

                  @mariner4life said in NFL:

                  @KiwiMurph said in NFL:

                  @mariner4life said in NFL:

                  yes, they are our division "rivals" (and i use that term very very loosely) and thus i am supposed to hate them

                  Spare a thought for the Raiders

                  A Super Bowl in their home stadium and it features their division rivals up against their former cross town rivals.

                  Ouch.

                  fuck the Raiders

                  100%

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                    These 49ers give me a heart attack every week

                    Game of two halves

                    Dan Campbell choked the second half - overly aggressive to the point of stupidity - no need to go for those 4th downs.

                    49ers show for the second week they have the ability to come back.

                    Another shot at the Chiefs - bring it!

                    canefanC Offline
                    canefanC Offline
                    canefan
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #1895

                    @KiwiMurph said in NFL:

                    These 49ers give me a heart attack every week

                    Game of two halves

                    Dan Campbell choked the second half - overly aggressive to the point of stupidity - no need to go for those 4th downs.

                    49ers show for the second week they have the ability to come back.

                    Another shot at the Chiefs - bring it!

                    The 9ers have to try and work out how to play D like they did in the 3rd quarter vs the Lions, for the whole game against KC or we are going to get gashed. Nice to see Purdy do what he had to do to get the W

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    2
                    • barbarianB barbarian

                      I don't think the coaching was bad, it was the skill errors. The first 4th down play was fine - Reynolds just dropped it. Then he drops another one, then Gibbs fumbles. The pressure from the away crowd, the heat of the big stage and they just didn't have it.

                      If you're going to burn the coach, better criticism is the run on 3rd and goal in the last minute which burned their timeout.

                      But ultimately the 9ers were the better team. Purdy huge in the clutch, especially with his legs. And the defence stepped up when it mattered.

                      canefanC Offline
                      canefanC Offline
                      canefan
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #1896

                      @barbarian said in NFL:

                      I don't think the coaching was bad, it was the skill errors. The first 4th down play was fine - Reynolds just dropped it. Then he drops another one, then Gibbs fumbles. The pressure from the away crowd, the heat of the big stage and they just didn't have it.

                      If you're going to burn the coach, better criticism is the run on 3rd and goal in the last minute which burned their timeout.

                      But ultimately the 9ers were the better team. Purdy huge in the clutch, especially with his legs. And the defence stepped up when it mattered.

                      Coach played it the way he always played it. He's won more than he's lost doing it this season, but it didn't quite work out this time. Crucial errors and a couple of freak plays helped the 9ers get going and they did just enough to get another ugly W

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      1
                      • barbarianB barbarian

                        I don't think the coaching was bad, it was the skill errors. The first 4th down play was fine - Reynolds just dropped it. Then he drops another one, then Gibbs fumbles. The pressure from the away crowd, the heat of the big stage and they just didn't have it.

                        If you're going to burn the coach, better criticism is the run on 3rd and goal in the last minute which burned their timeout.

                        But ultimately the 9ers were the better team. Purdy huge in the clutch, especially with his legs. And the defence stepped up when it mattered.

                        KiwiMurphK Offline
                        KiwiMurphK Offline
                        KiwiMurph
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #1897

                        @barbarian said in NFL:

                        The pressure from the away crowd, the heat of the big stage and they just didn't have it.

                        I guess this is my point. By going for it on 4th down you are putting extra pressure on when it was not necessary. Given the extra pressure I don’t think it was smart to go for it when they already had control of the game.

                        The risk is too big for the reward in those circumstances in the game imo. It's like being in the lead in rugby and turning down 3s to go for tries.

                        1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • barbarianB Offline
                          barbarianB Offline
                          barbarian
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #1898

                          Fair enough. It's all hypothetical, but I don't think a couple of 4th down calls were as important as the drops and fumbles that plagued them in the 3rd quarter.

                          nzzpN 1 Reply Last reply
                          1
                          • barbarianB barbarian

                            Fair enough. It's all hypothetical, but I don't think a couple of 4th down calls were as important as the drops and fumbles that plagued them in the 3rd quarter.

                            nzzpN Offline
                            nzzpN Offline
                            nzzp
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #1899

                            @barbarian I agree. They just dropped their bundle for 5 minutes and that was the ballgame. Play calling wasn't their primary issue

                            Good team. Tough and resilient. They'll be back I'm sure

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            0
                            • MajorPomM Offline
                              MajorPomM Offline
                              MajorPom
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #1900

                              Flowers basically took it on himself to take the Ravens out of the game.

                              Which would normally be brilliant, apart from the fact that he plays for the Ravens.

                              I think it will take him some time to get over this.

                              canefanC 1 Reply Last reply
                              3
                              • MajorPomM MajorPom

                                Flowers basically took it on himself to take the Ravens out of the game.

                                Which would normally be brilliant, apart from the fact that he plays for the Ravens.

                                I think it will take him some time to get over this.

                                canefanC Offline
                                canefanC Offline
                                canefan
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #1901

                                @MajorRage said in NFL:

                                Flowers basically took it on himself to take the Ravens out of the game.

                                Which would normally be brilliant, apart from the fact that he plays for the Ravens.

                                I think it will take him some time to get over this.

                                Two crucial brainfarts, a lesser player would get traded for shit like that

                                1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • DuluthD Offline
                                  DuluthD Offline
                                  Duluth
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #1902

                                  Oh the superbowl is on

                                  SF 3-0

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  0
                                  • M Offline
                                    M Offline
                                    Machpants
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #1903

                                    You mean the swift bowl?

                                    1 Reply Last reply
                                    1
                                    • M Offline
                                      M Offline
                                      Machpants
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #1904

                                      Going to over time, 12 sightings of swift in the coverage for normal time

                                      1 Reply Last reply
                                      0
                                      • nzzpN Offline
                                        nzzpN Offline
                                        nzzp
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #1905

                                        That was an epic game. Outstanding fun. Mahomes dragged them over the line.

                                        49ers better team, but not quite enough

                                        1 Reply Last reply
                                        1
                                        • KiwiMurphK Offline
                                          KiwiMurphK Offline
                                          KiwiMurph
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #1906

                                          Heartbroken

                                          They won't do it but if I was 49ers i'd fire Kyle Shanahan.

                                          He isn't winning the big one. He doesn't have it in him.

                                          1 Reply Last reply
                                          1
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Search
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Search