2008 NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Game #1- Open Thread
by BigBlueShoe on Jan 3, 2009 3:30 PM EST
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This is your open thread for the first game today. Use the NFL Scoreboard hub link button below to track what Revenge of the Birds and The Falcoholic are writing about the game, along with the rest of SB Nation's great football blogs. I know some of you are nervous (because that is your tendency during playoff time), but if you can take the time to watch the early game and see what our guys are writing about it. Get the nervous jitters out of your system, and have a little faith.
These are the playoffs. You're supposed to enjoy them, not fret nervously over them.
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Unfortunately
I think Collinsworth is calling this game…
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 4:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And I was right...gah.
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 4:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Prediction: Falcons Bring the Pain
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 4:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I’m feeling the Falco’s in this game.
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 4:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
wow
Matty Ice, first drive INT
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 4:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Um, Matty Ice? You guys are wearing white today, not red.
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 4:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Edge
Looks good….
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 4:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Holy Shit
That was a fucking catch for the ages.
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 4:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
OMG Flea Flicker!!!
What a catch by Fitzgerald
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 4:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well
It looks like it’s just me and you there, MrNFL
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 4:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
well
i think i have fitz on one of my mgrex challenge teams…
by zkmavz on Jan 3, 2009 4:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sweet
What’s up Zack? How’s that 70 degree weather, damn you?
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 4:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
/reply FAIL
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 4:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
damn it it only 70?
i was doin some stuff outside and sweatin like crazy!
by zkmavz on Jan 3, 2009 4:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
dallas fort worth
cowboys country
but no worries… i have my colts flag flying outside my house
by zkmavz on Jan 3, 2009 4:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably 80
But I wasn’t trying to depress myself too much. I freeze my digits everytime I go for a smoke.
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 4:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Turner the Burner is getting shut down
by colts9318rock on Jan 3, 2009 4:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe
How well the Arizona defense is playing
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 4:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He looks worn down
Guys who have that many carries always seem to suck by playoff time
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 5:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Can we say
Colts era Edge?
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 5:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of Edge, Why is he playing?
by colts9318rock on Jan 3, 2009 5:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Because
They realize they’ll need him in the playoffs. And they realized that he was pretty pissed after he mouthed off earlier this week.
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 5:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
stopping in on the home desktop (which doesn't have a view of a TV)
Thoughts so far
sick catch by Fitz, Turner’s numbers are the product of the massive # of carries he got, despite acknowledging he’s very good and I was wrong I still hate Matty Ice.
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Doak Walker award winner
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Jan 3, 2009 5:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
AHHH! It's Tom Hammond
Sorry, just turned the game on. And I hate Hammond.
by mgrex03 on Jan 3, 2009 5:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
AND Collingsworth
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 5:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
- the g
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 5:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it's pretty brutal
At least we get Al Michaels
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 5:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess NBC is leaving their A team
for the Colts/Chargers tilt
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 5:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They were in SD last weekend
So no travelling via bus for Madden.
by mgrex03 on Jan 3, 2009 5:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bertrand Berry from
Notre Dame. I told you the Cardinals were better than they have shown.
by mgrex03 on Jan 3, 2009 5:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Man the Cardinals D
reminds me of the Colts D last season
by metal_militia on Jan 3, 2009 5:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wow
The Spirit of Bob was in him
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 5:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So we get Ron Winter as referee tonight
His crew likes to call Pass Interference, and called that ridiculous penalty on Jennings for Defensive Delay of Game on the punt.
I’m sure there will be 1 or 2 bad calls. Hopefully they go the right way for us.
by mgrex03 on Jan 3, 2009 5:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
14-3 Actually
But I guess that’s just semantics
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 5:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
THis is REALLY gonna F with my family's playoff smackdown challenge...
May the wind be always at your back, and may your placekicker have icewater in his veins.
by juperee on Jan 3, 2009 5:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
hey if u lose ur job u can return your Hyundai…nice
by PantherfaninNY on Jan 3, 2009 5:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Saw that
That’s a pretty smart marketing gimick
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 5:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
adn thats why the Falcons should have gone for it
You cant settle for FG’s against a team like the Cardinals
by metal_militia on Jan 3, 2009 5:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
They were probably hoping they'd be playing the December Cardinals
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by juperee on Jan 3, 2009 5:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan looks like a nervous rookie..
by PantherfaninNY on Jan 3, 2009 5:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
lets hope roddy white
is doing his vincent jackson impression
by zkmavz on Jan 3, 2009 5:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
C'm on, there should be a law against dance competition ads during the playoffs
especially the kind where the commentators have to read them.
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by juperee on Jan 3, 2009 5:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I hate what TV has become...
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 5:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Matt Ryan really impresses me atm
I have this gut feeling that if this one comes down to a nailbiter, Warner will crumble under the pressure before Matty Ice.
by jocre on Jan 3, 2009 5:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i think that first career pass was scripted tbqh
by skywalker on Jan 3, 2009 5:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
First TD/Pass for Ryan...........against the Lions
by colts9318rock on Jan 3, 2009 5:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Exactly my thought as well.. :)
Burner TD!
by jocre on Jan 3, 2009 5:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice catch Urban,,,
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 5:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Warner is such a liability..
He will break the Cardinals’ fans’ hearts.
Not that the INT was his fault though
by jocre on Jan 3, 2009 5:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Marcus Pollard!!!
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 5:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
didnt know Pollard was a Falcon
nice to see some former Colts out there.
by metal_militia on Jan 3, 2009 5:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
was he planning on getting the QB
he shot so far by Ryan its not even funny
Let's go Colts!
by AJforAZ on Jan 3, 2009 5:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
White would have dropped it anyway
by PantherfaninNY on Jan 3, 2009 5:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not gonna lie, the grouping of Costas, Millen and Bettis is FAR better than having Collinsdouche and Olbermann there.
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 6:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
but can you take a network that employs Millen as a football analyist seriously?
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Doak Walker award winner
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Jan 3, 2009 6:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, NBC STILL sucks
Just a little less hard
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 6:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tony Dungy
like Brett Favre except decisive (and still good)
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Doak Walker award winner
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Jan 3, 2009 6:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I hope Tony comes back
A great Coach and even better man. But ill respect his decision and at least he doesnt take forever like Favre to decide.
by metal_militia on Jan 3, 2009 6:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yes, he's smart to be honest and say simply that he's not saying because he knows he's changed his mind before.
He’s honest, not coy. He actually doesn’t want to be the center of attention.
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by juperee on Jan 3, 2009 6:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think the reason why Dungy is not sure right now
is because he doesnt want to make the mistake Bill Walsh made. Walsh Stated that retiring too early was probably the biggest regret of his life.
by metal_militia on Jan 3, 2009 6:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Huge Play
By Dockett and Rolle.
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 6:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Man that window was tight
never mind, play negated.
by metal_militia on Jan 3, 2009 6:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Battery is dying Be back for the Colts' game.
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 6:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Pre game prep
OK, I’ve got my “away” #4 jersey on, my colts tankard full of rum & Coke Zero, my Colts fleece on my lap, and very importantly, the Jagermeister in the freezer.
The Jaeg is important because my hubby has agreed to reprise our drinking game of past years in which we have a Jaeg Bomb (w/ Red Bull) after each Adam V. playoff field goal.
The Cards vs. Falcs is just a lovely appetizer for the real focus of the day. GO COLTS!
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by juperee on Jan 3, 2009 6:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lucky
I wish my husband I rooted for the same team, but he just fed me a taste of my own medicine by saying he hoped the Colts go 1-and-out. That’s ok – the hatin’ goes both ways between my Colts and his Pats. At least we still have a solid marriage otherwise. I think.
by LovinBlue on Jan 3, 2009 6:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Uh, we didn't exactly root for the same team that year.
He (and the kids) are die-hard Bears fans, but that preseason we were excited for both our teams to advance in the playoffs. They did, and we rooted for each other all the way, with the very notable exception of the Superbowl itself.
Took a while for him to recover from that, but now he’s OK again to root for the Colts when the Bears aren’t involved.
Must be tough to have a Pats/Colts union though!! Yeesh. So many AFC champ games! :)
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by juperee on Jan 3, 2009 6:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So....
Is it time yet?
Is it time yet?
Is it time yet?
Is it time yet?
Is it time yet?
by LovinBlue on Jan 3, 2009 6:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I know, I can't wait!!!
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 6:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd love to see him back
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 6:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
any of you guys remember ran carthon?
i was just reminded of him when they just mentioned his dad, Maurice Carthon right now.
by metal_militia on Jan 3, 2009 6:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wow, the Cardinals lead by two possessions
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 6:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Arm Punt by Ryan
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 6:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Unbelievable. I had the Falcons winning, hands down.
Great game to watch tho.
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by juperee on Jan 3, 2009 6:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Talk about shutting up the critics
by LovinBlue on Jan 3, 2009 6:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I love listening to the critics try to adapt their own opinions to suit whatever is playing out under their noses
Like we never heard what they said in the first quarter. Happens all the time.
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by juperee on Jan 3, 2009 6:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Cards sure didn't make much out of the INT, but it stopped the Falcs.
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by juperee on Jan 3, 2009 6:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Peyton Mannings Legacy:
3 NFL MVP awards, and the funniest SNL episode ever.
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by juperee on Jan 3, 2009 6:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Who's calling tonight's game?
I just noticed that NBC has both the games today, back to back. Please, please don’t say we have to endure marble-mouthed Madden and his man-crushes on various players…
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by juperee on Jan 3, 2009 7:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Its Madden and Michaels. I actually like them
by metal_militia on Jan 3, 2009 7:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the info.
I guess it’ll be ok. Since it’s not the Steelers playing, we don’t have to hear John Madden describe Big Ben’s thighs.
And really, as long as it’s Colts postseason, who cares???
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by juperee on Jan 3, 2009 7:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Better than having Collinsworth/Hammond
Who are both awful. At least Michaels is great
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 7:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh man
one hour left till our game. Im so psyched
by metal_militia on Jan 3, 2009 7:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I told the kids to fend for themselves for dinner; I AIN'T Cookin!
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by juperee on Jan 3, 2009 7:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah yes
1 hour. I haven’t gotten the butterflies out of my stomach.
by Colts Homer on Jan 3, 2009 7:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ESPN.com reporting that Tomlinson will play with groin injury
by LovinBlue on Jan 3, 2009 7:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well
I guess this will be LT’s last game of professional football.
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 7:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Geez, safety
I can’t believe the Cardinals are doing this well
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 7:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think
The Cards had more on the line here. They haven’t hosted a playoff game in 61 years. That’s a long ass time for your franchise to suck. This is about pride.
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by Bullard47 on Jan 3, 2009 7:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WHOA!
That ref grabbed the Cardinals players’ junk! That’s gotta be illegal.
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 7:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Unbelievable
Looks like the Falcons were a bit of a fraud as well, choking under pressure.
I still don’t believe in the Cardinals
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 7:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Edgerrin
He’s auditioning right now, and I’m convinced.
by Colts Homer on Jan 3, 2009 7:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Interesting take....perhaps he is at that.
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by juperee on Jan 3, 2009 7:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he might be playing his way out of Indy's price range
He’s said he wants to come home, but he took cash over home once already.
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Doak Walker award winner
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Jan 3, 2009 7:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Turner 4 MVP
18 for 42
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Doak Walker award winner
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Jan 3, 2009 7:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
source?
I’m constantly updating NFL.com and Phil B’s blog waiting on the inactive lists
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Doak Walker award winner
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Jan 3, 2009 7:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
full lists or just Gates posted?
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Doak Walker award winner
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Jan 3, 2009 7:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Boy, what a stupid idea to run an end-around
They could lose this yet…
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 7:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Falcons D = Teh suck
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 7:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The Falcons are chokeahs!
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by MrNFL on Jan 3, 2009 7:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
inactives are up
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Doak Walker award winner
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Jan 3, 2009 7:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
damn cardinals
http://www.irun.com/users/6967/downloads/Jays%20Win%20Back-to-Back%20World%20Series.mp3
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