**** Official "McDaniels-free zone" Cincinnati @ Houston playoff game thread ****

[JD10367]

Go Bengals.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

Baltimore is still my AFC champ prediction.

Why? Flacco has never proven anything.

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

I'd love to see the look on Jerry Jones face right now.

I'm pulling for him in the celeb death poll.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

I'd love to see the look on Jerry Jones face right now.

Houston is going to have as many playoff wins in the last 15 years as the Cowboys here in a few minutes. And they haven't even had a team half that time. But don't worry, Jerry Jones cares more than anyone else.

[cabletech94]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

eff your couch, i mean car.

[O.city]

This is what Dalton should have tried to do on the last drive.

[RINGLEADER]

Let's get 2 more yards and waste 30 seconds doing it...

[Setsuna]

That announcer is a straight up idiot. The game is OVER. Get off Gresham's nuts, and stop letting Dalton's slap you in the face willingly.

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by Setsuna

DUDE WTF?

n00b, you have no rights, go get the corner and HUSH.

[cdcox]

I was about to get on the Houston bandwagon for AFC champs and then Schaub went down.

[RINGLEADER]

Bengals are done.

Is there going to be a new thread for the Detroit.Saints game?

[Dylan]

[JD10367]

Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

Baltimore is still my AFC champ prediction.

If they'd won homefield throughout, I'd agree. Having to possibly go on the road to New England might've killed it for them (just as, if the Patriots had ended up with the 2nd seed, I would've said that having to possibly go on the road to Baltimore might've killed it for them).

However, if Pitt beats Denver tomorrow, and then takes out New England while Baltimore handles Houston at home, that sets up a very favorable AFCN Championship Game of Pitt @ Baltimore... which would bode very well for Baltimore.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by JD10367

You mean the Texans will dare Belichick to pass the ball, and Belichick will be so stubborn he continues to pass even though he has a great running back? I really don't see the connection at all.

I don't think the Patriots are unstoppable by any means. They've certainly shown that recently. But this year's offense might actually be the best they've had. 2007 was impressive but, by the second half of the season, teams had begun figuring it out; the writing was on the wall well before the Giants' SB win. Even from last year to this year, the Pats have made strides; in their second seasons, Gronk and AHern have developed into beasts, and they still have Welker and Branch and some running ability. So, despite the recent early-playoff exits, it looks like someone's going to have to score 35+ to beat them, or hold Brady & Co. to 17 or 20... and I don't see the Texans doing either.

1. OIC, UC the Pat's throttling of the Rams' potent offense as a failure of the OC. I disagree. BB used a confounding mix of deception and pressure to take them out of their game. Texas can do the same with QB pressure and coverage.

2. The Texans have hung 31 on a Bengals D highly superior to NEs [granted 7 is due to INT return, but it's the first playoff game for the franchise and their 5th round rookie QB].

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Why? Flacco has never proven anything.

Think they can beat the Texans (again).

Also think they can beat the Patriots or Steelers (again).

None of the teams they're going to face matches up particularly well against them.

[Setsuna]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

n00b, you have no rights, go get the corner and HUSH.

No sorry. Just no.