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calamity said:

Except for the phantom delay of game call with 2 minutes remaining in the first half while the Jags were marching down for a score, the game was officiated pretty fairly.

Jax lost because they quit pressuring Brady. That was straight up stupid.

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You are the only person in America talking about this?


Why did the camera man pan in on the jag's head coach who was muttering to his team in a WTF manner.

RetiredUSN said:

You are the only person in America talking about this?


Why did the camera man pan in on the jag's head coach who was muttering to his team in a WTF manner.

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Probably because they should not have wound down the play clock to anywhere near 0 after a timeout :shrug:

RetiredUSN said:

But yet you take the time to make phony accusations about ref's favoring the Patriots.............................Yeah right jack!

Got a bridge for sale?

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It is possible to dislike injustice for its own sake.

poweRob said:

I bet the ratings will be way down for the superbowl. People are just sick of pats.

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Got to beat them then. I mean the jaguars barley threw in the 4th instead they ran it up the middle multiple times. It’s not rocket science

it looks like Foles and his Eagles will win and join the Patriots in the Super Bowl. How many people think that away from home Foles and the Eagles will be able to defeat a well rested (and healed) Brady and his offense?

Peter King said:

it looks like Foles and his Eagles will win and join the Patriots in the Super Bowl. How many people think that away from home Foles and the Eagles will be able to defeat a well rested (and healed) Brady and his offense?

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I turned that game off. After watching the perfection of the Patriots game, my eyes could not bear to watch that debacle in the City of Brotherly Love.

calamity said:

I turned that game off. After watching the perfection of the Patriots game, my eyes could not bear to watch that debacle in the City of Brotherly Love.

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I had 2 games today that mattered to me insanely. One was from my soccer club Ajax against the old enemy Feyenoord (we won, Ajax that is) and the second one was the Jaguars Patriots game and goodness gracious me, was it a nail biter in which the class of Brady led his team to victory.

Peter King said:

I had 2 games today that mattered to me insanely. One was from my soccer club Ajax against the old enemy Feyenoord (we won, Ajax that is) and the second one was the Jaguars Patriots game and goodness gracious me, was it a nail biter in which the class of Brady led his team to victory.

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Brady really is something to watch. I can only shake my head because what I saw from him today was nothing short of amazing.

RetiredUSN said:

Notice Jack didn't mention the Jag defender trying to take Gronk's head off while being a cry baby about equal penaties by the ref's?

Freaking homers!

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ESPN:

. . . Church was penalized for unnecessary roughness as his helmet made contact with Gronkowski's, although Church initially appeared to be leading with his shoulder.
"If you go low, you're a dirty player. If you go high, it's unsportsmanlike conduct. It's tough," Church said following the game. . . .

Eagles are SB-bound.

If it wasn't certain after the first half, with the Eagles now at 31-7, this is going to be tough unless the Vikings score with this possession (2nd and 10 on the Eagles 18 yard line).

Why aren’t the Vikings in hurry up?

calamity said:

Brady really is something to watch. I can only shake my head because what I saw from him today was nothing short of amazing.

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But a few other showed amazing skills, look at how Amendola caught that last TD, keeping his feet in the field, great catch. Or who White found that last hole that stopped the Jaguars from using time outs and allowed Brady to take knees for the win. Or Stephen Gilmore swatting that last gasp throw from Bortles on that final fourth down. Loads of awesome defending on both sides but this all has also a lot to do with the brilliance of the coach who is able to find those holes in the Jaguars game that the Steelers where unable.

Maybe that had something to do with the impression that some of the Steelers were more focused on this weekends game than last weekends game and the Jaguars used that to their advantage.

Peter King said:

But a few other showed amazing skills, look at how Amendola caught that last TD, keeping his feet in the field, great catch. Or who White found that last hole that stopped the Jaguars from using time outs and allowed Brady to take knees for the win. Or Stephen Gilmore swatting that last gasp throw from Bortles on that final fourth down. Loads of awesome defending on both sides but this all has also a lot to do with the brilliance of the coach who is able to find those holes in the Jaguars game that the Steelers where unable.

Maybe that had something to do with the impression that some of the Steelers were more focused on this weekends game than last weekends game and the Jaguars used that to their advantage.

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Coaching. NE is a very disciplined team. No stupid penalties, great halftime adjustments, very few drops, and never giving up. When it was within 10 at the beginning of the 4th, no one on that team had any doubt that they would win. Neither did I.

Vikings went to Philly but failed to show up for the game :doh ..................

Vikings offensive line is pretty much non existent ...............

cuban smokes said:

Vikings went to Philly but failed to show up for the game :doh ..................

Vikings offensive line is pretty much non existent ...............

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It's weird. They marched right down the field for a TD on their first possession, and then they fell apart.

calamity said:

Coaching. NE is a very disciplined team. No stupid penalties, great halftime adjustments, very few drops, and never giving up. When it was within 10 at the beginning of the 4th, no one on that team had any doubt that they would win. Neither did I.

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It is remarkable how their defense can rally in he final quarter of a game. They did it last year against the Falcons, they did it again today. The Jaguars were reasonably successful until that 4th quarter when their offense ran out of steam against the Patriot defense.

It is why top teams like Ajax and the Patriots are so good at bringing it home or winning late in the game. Usually their opponents have to play beyond their means during the first half and well into the second half and then are no longer able to withstand the pressure and the quality of their opponents game and usually loose in the end.

And if you have that coaching staff in your corner you are getting the best coaching decisions possible/that the NFL can produce at the moment.

cuban smokes said:

Vikings went to Philly but failed to show up for the game :doh ..................

Vikings offensive line is pretty much non existent ...............

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Absolutely on your OL--you were really hurt with the loss of that LG.
We've seen a few of these pronounced OL injuries make all the difference this year.

Both of Keenum's turnovers were from that 4-man rush, which doesn't substitute.
I'd expect Brady to go hurry up after first down plays, his history. Falcons did have those 4 on the run a few times.
I think Case had some undo pressure on him with that franchise distraction.

I'll give it a NWE - 3 light for now and an o/u of 47 before they come out.

And heh, the Super Bowl is great for your Minnesota (and some Wiz) economy, Mall of America; and great outdoor fun if one is tough enough.
The NFL draft is coming; your Twins are coming; your Wolves are okay; Wild in a tough division. What's not to like ? :mrgreen:

Minneapolis is an easy drive for us up I-39 to I-90 to I-94. (The US 20 part in IL does suck, though)

NIMBY said:

Absolutely on your OL--you were really hurt with the loss of that LG.
We've seen a few of these pronounced OL injuries make all the difference this year.

Both of Keenum's turnovers were from that 4-man rush, which doesn't substitute.
I'd expect Brady to go hurry up after first down plays, his history. Falcons did have those 4 on the run a few times.
I think Case had some undo pressure on him with that franchise distraction.

I'll give it a NWE - 3 light for now and an o/u of 47 before they come out.

And heh, the Super Bowl is great for your Minnesota (and some Wiz) economy, Mall of America; and great outdoor fun if one is tough enough.
The NFL draft is coming; your Twins are coming; your Wolves are okay; Wild in a tough division. What's not to like ? :mrgreen:

Minneapolis is an easy drive for us up I-39 to I-90 to I-94. (The US 20 part in IL does suck, though)

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sorry; I'm not up on all the acronyms .........

when I was younger I played eight consecutive seasons of football, four consecutive seasons of baseball, and two consecutive seasons of track

IMO there are no excuses for a loss; if a team doesn't win they don't want to win, period :2razz:

calamity said:

It's weird. They marched right down the field for a TD on their first possession, and then they fell apart.

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fell apart would be an under statement ............... they vanished into a vapor ...............

On ESPN some silly person wrote (and I quote):

Jaguars show they're every bit the AFC power as Patriots, Steelers

Really ESPN contributor? Really? The Jaguars are every bit the AFC power as the Patriots/Steelers?

Jaguars show they're every bit the AFC power as Patriots, Steelers - Jacksonville Jaguars Blog- ESPN

Lets see:

this season 10 wins 6 defeats

Last season 3 wins 13 defeats

season before that 5 wins 11 defeats

2014 they were 3 wins and 13 defeats

2013 they were 4 and 12

2012 it was 2 and 14

2011 it was 5 and 11

2010 it was 8 and 8

2009 it was 7 and 9

2008 it was 5 and 11.

So in the past 10 years they had one season where they won more than they lost (this season). They had one season they drew (won and lost 8) and one season they just missed on an 8 and 8 season (by going 7 and 9).

Meaning they won 52 and lost 108, that is not even a win percentage of 33%. So the Jaguars won roughly 1 in 3 matches in the past 10 years. That is not a power IMHO.

In that same period the Patriots won a 123 matches and lost 37 games. That is a winning percentage of close to 77%. That is a power in the AFL.

In that same period the Steelers won 106 matches and lost 54 games. That is a winning percentage of just over 66%. That is a power in the AFL.

The Patriots only had winning season, the Steelers had 9 winning seasons and one season in which it was 8 and 8.

There are a lot of other teams with a much better record than the Jaguars over the past 10 years,

Now is it possible that the Jaguars will do well again next season? Sure, if Fournette stays healthy, they will have a winning season again (almost certainly) but if they should loose Fournette in the pre-season, they will most likely not score a winning season (maybe 8 and 8 on the basis of the strong defense) because they are highly dependent on their star Running Back. Loose that and the team looses a lot of it's quality.

So sorry ESPN, but the Jaguars are not a power like the Patriots and the Steelers.

Congratulations to New England & to Philly; two teams that wanted to win :applaud

cuban smokes said:

Congratulations to New England & to Philly; two teams that wanted to win :applaud

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This Giant fan had a dilemma deciding who to back in the Super Bowl....can't stand Patriots...hate the Eagles.... so I have come up with a plan to back the Patriots.

Let Brady be the most winningest QB, who lost only 2 of them...to the NY GIANTS and Eli Manning. Go Brady!

Eagles, Eagles, Eagles!!!!

WooHoo!!!!

JMR said:

This Giant fan had a dilemma deciding who to back in the Super Bowl....can't stand Patriots...hate the Eagles.... so I have come up with a plan to back the Patriots.

Let Brady be the most winningest QB, who lost only 2 of them...to the NY GIANTS and Eli Manning. Go Brady!

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I have another one, just saw Bill Cosby with an Eagles outfit, if that is not a reason for a non-Eagles or non-Patriots fan to support the Patriots I do not know what is


Just kidding Eagles fans, I know you cannot help which celebrity supports your team, it was just a joke (poor joke maybe, but still intended as a joke).