******* The NFL Playoffs Thread *******

[TribalElder]

Who you got?

Saturday, January 3

Cardinals at Panthers 3:35 PM. ESPN. Panthers 27-16 - next stop Seattle
Ravens at Steelers 7:15 PM. NBC Ravens 30-17 - next stop Foxborough

Sunday, January 4

Bengals at Colts 12:05 PM. CBS Colts 26-10 - next stop Denver
Lions at Cowboys 3:40 PM. FOX Cowboys & Refs next stop Greenbay?

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by Jerm

Ummmm what about the blatant jersey pull on Petigrew before ANY contact from either side?

So no it should've been Defensive Holding at the very least...

What about Bryant running onto the field with no helmet to argue the call???

No matter what was called it should've been a dead ball 15 yard penalty...

NFL rules, I shouldn't be surprised, don't address entering the field of play without a helmet.

[TimBone]

hahaha...I knew there was gonna be some butthurt Cowboy haters in here.

[KC_Connection]

A strong second half from the Cowboys’ offense shouldn’t have come as a surprise. Tony Romo had a second-half Total QBR of 89.6 this season, best in the NFL. The next closest was Ben Roethlisberger (78.7) of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Romo has 28 career game-winning drives (according to the Elias Sports Bureau), tied with Eli Manning for the most game-winning drives in the regular season and playoffs combined since Romo's first season as a starter in 2006.

http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/po...ys-24-lions-20

A real choker, that Tony Romo.

[Hammock Parties]

Yeah...whatever with the refs. I think we can all admit that Tony Romo was awesome.

[TribalElder]

Cowboys did make some plays. I think the non call dpi caused a attempted punt but the damage was done. With a first down from a flag could the lions have went up 2 scores? Maybe, maybe not. Seems shady to me and I think it won't be the last time we see this type of call during a game

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

If I were Jim Caldwell I would make it very clear that if I see any of those refs calling a game my team is scheduled to play, I will pull my team from the field until the refs are replaced.

Make Goodell explain to the networks that are paying big bucks to show games why a game isn't being shown.

I didn't need this call to be ready for that, but OK.

[Coochie liquor]

Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

blah blah blah

I was rooting for the Cowboys as I have ALWAYS been the CP Romo fan. ALWAYS.

That was AWFUL AND ****ING RIDICULOUS.

The call was announced, on the field, as a penalty.

Replay shows it as DPI.

You can faceguard, but as soon as you make contact with the receiver while not playing the ball it becomes DPI.

You can be ridiculous sometimes.

It was DPI, it was announced as DPI ... and then, without explanation, 20 seconds later, it was rescinded.

AWFUL

So you're saying Crying Ramtard is right?

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Coochie liquor

So you're saying Crying Ramtard is right?

And Frazod...just sayin'

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by notorious

2005


Dallas drives down to the endzone, and on 4th down DJ makes a spectacular play and knocks the ball down in front of Witten.


Extremely delayed flag thrown, PI, auto 1st down, and no looking back. Dallas wins the game, and the Chiefs end the season at 10-6.

That one call kept us out of the playoffs, and our team was ROLLING at the end of the season.

That game INFURIATED me man.

[KC_Connection]

Tony Romo critics are running out of things about which to criticize Tony Romo.

The truth is, they didn't really have much material heading into Sunday. Coming out of the Cowboys' 24-20 wild-card playoff win over the Lions, the critics should be coming up empty.

Of course, after Romo engineered yet another successful fourth-quarter comeback to lead Dallas to the divisional round, it got overshadowed by something that took credit away (and put the blame on officials): one questionable call against Detroit.

That's typical. Unless Romo makes one questionable quarterbacking decision that costs the Cowboys, he can't catch a break in the post-game headlines.

It's also appropriate. The fact that Romo isn't being overpraised is a sign that more know and expect him to be clutch in those situations. His coming through with a big second half against the Lions and game-winning touchdown pass to Terrance Williams with 2:32 left seemed almost ho-hum.

But it's just Romo. Only the Packers' Aaron Rodgers has a better fourth-quarter passer rating all-time than Romo's 102.2. Romo is better all-time (No. 3) than Rodgers with his efficiency in the final two minutes (95.7).

Sunday marked Romo's 14th game-winning drive and 11th fourth-quarter comeback over the past three seasons. In doing so, he outplayed the Lions' Matthew Stafford, who led the NFL with five successful fourth-quarter comebacks during the 2014 regular season but ended his second career playoff game with a lost fumble (and threw the game's only interception). Look up, and Romo was rated a blistering 114.0 for the entire game.

Among the quarterbacks still left in the playoffs, only Peyton Manning and Tom Brady have more fourth-quarter comebacks to their credit in their significantly longer careers.

http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/stor...medium=twitter

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Detroit got hosed, but great job by Romo to stick it in at the end...with help from two drive extending calls. Correct calls, but they had to be salt in the wound for Lion fans.

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

Detroit got hosed, but great job by Romo to stick it in at the end...with help from two drive extending calls. Correct calls, but they had to be salt in the wound for Lion fans.

One of those drive extending calls should have been offset by a chokehold from the RT.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

One of those drive extending calls should have been offset by a chokehold from the RT.

Absolutely,but hey us NFL fanworld are giant pussies the refs can't wait to ****.

[Hammock Parties]

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by Count Alex's Losses

That's so racist.

The only official not holding the check is the black one in the back.