Sunday NFL Wildcard Playoff Open Thread

Losing Welker seems to hurt more than I expected.

for Brady. Yikes.

And as I type that, the Pats recover a muffed punt. Heh heh muffed.

the baltimore defense is putting on a clinic

Maybe he can fill in for Welkah after all.

Ravens didn't challenge the punt - up 24-0 at that point what do you have to lose by challenging? I'll be interested to see if the Pats can crawl back into this game after that big break.

Patriot TD on this drive and they are right back in this thing.

or less by the half, it will be a game.

must have drank at the fountain of youth last night. He is looking like the Super Bowl Ray Lewis.

Belichek is gonna punt it here.

... or does Tom Brady just look disinterested. I mean, he's always been a cool cat, but he almost looks like he's just going through the motions.

to get throught halftime. Am I right Clarkie?

ball - I really think they need a score on this drive or this one might be dunbar.

Patriot receivers not doing a good job.

It's ugly. Yeah, Yeah, it's ugly. U-G-L-Y!

Quick question re: rules in the NFL vs. rules in CFB. NE's left tackle is consistently lining up well off the line of scrimmage, much further back than Ortmann ever was. Yet Michigan was flagged for that dumb penalty multiple times this year. Is this just something that isn't called in the NFL or is it a scenario where Big 10 refs were trying to crack down on that rule? I've been watching/gambling on football for most of my coherent life and I'd never seen that penalty called. I saw it at least twice levied against Michigan this year.

the team thats been able to run the ball consistently, win time of possession, and lock down the opponent's top receiver has not just won, but dominated every single game so far. the jets and bengals had equal rush yardage, but the jets possessed the ball longer. the jets also shut down ochocinco. dallas ran all over philly, won TOP 2:1 (thats not a typo), and clamped down on desean jackson. now look at the pats-ravens game. ravens are running wild. they have 182 yards of offense and 9 (NINE!) passing yards at the end of the 3rd quarter! i dont have stats on TOP, but im pretty sure with that ground game, they're winning. and moss has been almost a non-factor. want to go far in the playoffs? there's your blueprint - hogs on the oline, a good RB, a qb who can manage a game, and combination of either a shutdown corner (jets - revis) or an all-round solid secondary with a very good scheme in place (dallas and baltimore).

should ice this thing. Pats will need 3 TDs in 10 minutes - don't see that happening.

Do not...I repeat do not mess with the Harbaughs. 33-14 Baltimore.

33 attempts for 111 yards - terrible.

Eddleman - kid is playing his heart out.

ends this game. Kinda reminds me of the Bengals game yesterday, need a kick and you can't get it.

I've never seen the patriots play this poorly. No one stepped up at all. Hopefully the Cards/Pack game is good.

troy aikman looks supremely bored.

Cardinals off to a good start!

the NFL.

wow a nightmarish start for the pack.