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**whembly**

ScootyPuffJunior wrote:
jreilly89 wrote:
Man, the Cowboys put up one hell of a fight. They really should have won that game.
No they shouldn't have. There are times when that expression could be accurate, but most of the time, like last night, it isn't. The game was theirs to win but they couldn't do it. They took dumb penalties; the unsportsmanlike conduct for having too many people in the huddle was straight up dumb. Letting Rodgers catch them with too many men on the field on defense is equally as dumb... I mean, have they never played Green Bay or watched film? That's Aaron Rodgers trick and he does it all the time. The Cowboys also got away with a number of would-be penalties, including some defensive holding and pass interference calls. (To be fair, the Packers got away with one too in the second quarter when Witten was interfered with in the end zone.)

Green Bay made huge plays when they needed them (that pass to Cook was phenomenal) and they made three 50+ yard field goals in the fourth quarter, including the two need to win the game after the Cowboys tried to ice Crosby.

Cookie is finally being that player that Rammies wanted in a TE. Just goes to show that gameplanning and a decent QB goes a long way.

Also... Alph... you'd appreciate this:

**Alpharius**

Ha!

That is a good one!

This weekend's games are going to be good - both should be close, yet high scoring!

**Mozzyfuzzy**

Go Steelers?????

I have no idea, I just know that Antonio Brown nets me a tonne of points in fantasy leagues

Now if only I could get my hands on Le'Veon Bell as well

**gorgon**

Mozzyfuzzy wrote:
Go Steelers?????

I have no idea, I just know that Antonio Brown nets me a tonne of points in fantasy leagues

You have the right idea.

**ZergSmasher**

Well, I don't guess I care who wins now that the Chiefs are out. I really should have expected it given their playoff record, but I'm still pissed. They could have won it, but they choked.

**Sasori**

ZergSmasher wrote:
Well, I don't guess I care who wins now that the Chiefs are out. I really should have expected it given their playoff record, but I'm still pissed. They could have won it, but they choked.

I'm pretty mad now that the Cowboys are out.

I don't care who wins, as long as it's not the patriots.

**ZergSmasher**

Sasori wrote:
ZergSmasher wrote:
Well, I don't guess I care who wins now that the Chiefs are out. I really should have expected it given their playoff record, but I'm still pissed. They could have won it, but they choked.

I'm pretty mad now that the Cowboys are out.

I don't care who wins, as long as it's not the patriots.

On that, we can agree! Anybody but the Patriots.

**Alpharius**

Well, here's to hoping you're sad and disappointed soon!

**naxium**

ZergSmasher wrote:
Sasori wrote:
ZergSmasher wrote:
Well, I don't guess I care who wins now that the Chiefs are out. I really should have expected it given their playoff record, but I'm still pissed. They could have won it, but they choked.

I'm pretty mad now that the Cowboys are out.

I don't care who wins, as long as it's not the patriots.

On that, we can agree! Anybody but the Patriots.

I'd rather the pats win than the steelers honestly, Can't have those bumble bees getting a 7th ring!

**techsoldaten**

Alpharius wrote:
Well, here's to hoping you're sad and disappointed soon!

We should note, if the Patriots do win it all, we will see history being made.

Tommy will have the most rings of any QB ever. The Patriots will have the record for the most superbowl apperances. A win will put them past the Cowboys for most wins.

This should be hard to do, the Steelers are the appropriate team to face at this moment in time. If only the Cowboys could still be in it.

**Sasori**

techsoldaten wrote:
Alpharius wrote:
Well, here's to hoping you're sad and disappointed soon!

We should note, if the Patriots do win it all, we will see history being made.

Tommy will have the most rings of any QB ever. The Patriots will have the record for the most superbowl apperances. A win will put them past the Cowboys for most wins.

This should be hard to do, the Steelers are the appropriate team to face at this moment in time. If only the Cowboys could still be in it.

Steelers currently have the most wins, another win will tie them with the Cowboys.

**Ensis Ferrae**

techsoldaten wrote:
Alpharius wrote:
Well, here's to hoping you're sad and disappointed soon!

We should note, if the Patriots do win it all, we will see history being made.

Tommy will have the most rings of any QB ever. The Patriots will have the record for the most superbowl apperances. A win will put them past the Cowboys for most wins.

This should be hard to do, the Steelers are the appropriate team to face at this moment in time. If only the Cowboys could still be in it.

Plus, on the other side, you have a red hot Green Bay team and their "run the table" motto. Obviously, Green Bay has a tough road game in Atlanta, which IIRC, they won in the regular season... but the way they just seem to find ways to win leads me to think they can keep it rolling.

**naxium**

Sasori wrote:
techsoldaten wrote:
Alpharius wrote:
Well, here's to hoping you're sad and disappointed soon!

We should note, if the Patriots do win it all, we will see history being made.

Tommy will have the most rings of any QB ever. The Patriots will have the record for the most superbowl apperances. A win will put them past the Cowboys for most wins.

This should be hard to do, the Steelers are the appropriate team to face at this moment in time. If only the Cowboys could still be in it.

Steelers currently have the most wins, another win will tie them with the Cowboys.

This is correct, steelers have 6, both the cowboys and the 49ers have 5, the pats currently hold 4 I believe.

**Alpharius**

Absolutely!

How they ended up beating Dallas was amazing - that catch to set up the game wining field goal (x2)?

Wow!

**Vaktathi**

Alpharius wrote:
Again, most of the people there won't care, so yes, congrats to them!

I guess...

Having just come back from San Diego a couple hours ago and lived there most of my life, this is about the reaction.

Nobody is particularly broken up, everyone seems to either just be relieved its over or actively excited the Chargers are leaving, and itll be one less thing contributing to traffic on the 15 through mission valley. People just had had enough of Spanos and if the team had go too, oh well, nothing if value would be lost.

All because the stadium didnt have enough VIP skyboxes for superbowls the team was never going to make it to...

**jmurph**

The unfortunate Dallas loss hit SB ticket prices: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18484166/super-bowl-ticket-prices-drop-dallas-cowboys-loss

Apparently, a Cowboys v. Patriots matchup was seen as the most profitable.

**Ensis Ferrae**

jmurph wrote:
The unfortunate Dallas loss hit SB ticket prices: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18484166/super-bowl-ticket-prices-drop-dallas-cowboys-loss

Apparently, a Cowboys v. Patriots matchup was seen as the most profitable.

I wonder if that was due to a belief that the Cowboys presented the "best" chance to beat Belichick and Brady, or because of the fan base size/lack of SB appearances in forever.

**ScootyPuffJunior**

jmurph wrote:
Apparently, a Cowboys v. Patriots matchup was seen as the most profitable.

That's because it a lot easier to price gouge all those bandwagon fans.

**Ensis Ferrae**

ScootyPuffJunior wrote:
jmurph wrote:
Apparently, a Cowboys v. Patriots matchup was seen as the most profitable.

That's because it a lot easier to price gouge all those bandwagon fans.

As well as the probability that those Cowboy fans old enough to really remember the last SB they were in, are now wealthy enough to buy Ferrari's (but settle for Mustangs)... As in, they've moved up the corporate ladder, and now have sufficient funds to toss away on a game like this, so they can relive their "glory years"

**Alpharius**

Ensis Ferrae wrote:
jmurph wrote:
The unfortunate Dallas loss hit SB ticket prices: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18484166/super-bowl-ticket-prices-drop-dallas-cowboys-loss

Apparently, a Cowboys v. Patriots matchup was seen as the most profitable.

I wonder if that was due to a belief that the Cowboys presented the "best" chance to beat Belichick and Brady, or because of the fan base size/lack of SB appearances in forever.

I'm going with the latter - especially as it would have almost been a home game for the Cowboys.

**jmurph**

Also, IIRC correctly, both the Cowboys and Patriots franchises consistently top the sales and profits charts for the league. So it makes sense that a matchup would be uber profitable.

**whembly**

So... Goodell is going back to Atlanta again for the falcon/GB game...

He's famously avoiding foxboro...

Now I really want the patriots to win the SB and see the look of Goodell's face when he hands over the trophy to Belicheck/Brady...

**Alpharius**

I think Goodell only hands it over to the MVP though?

So, IF the Patriots win and IF Brady is the MVP, dream scenario realized!

**kronk**

If Brady wins another ring this year, do you think he'll retire?

**gorgon**

The Pats and their fans should just be thankful that Goodell swept Spygate under the rug and immediately destroyed all the evidence. That was Goodell's mistake, and one which he compounded by trumping up Deflategate in order to make up for his past missteps regarding the Patriots. Good example of why you handle things right the first time.

Regarding Brady, the guy has already said he wants to play until he's 45 or something. The goal becomes to hit him enough to make him want to rethink that plan.

**Alpharius**

Keep it classy Pittsburgh!

**gorgon**

Classy? CLASSY?

This is war.

**Alpharius**

Ha!

Fair enough!

It will downright tropical here for a late January AFC Championship game too!

**gorgon**

Oh. That might not be a good sign.

I sat at Heinz Field in weird 60 degree and sunny weather in January 2002 watching that debacle unfold. Those temps almost never happen in Pittsburgh that time of year, and the sun certainly doesn't come out.

Not gonna lie -- it's my worst football experience ever. Those Steelers woulda beat that team at least 8 times out of 10. But that's the single-elimination format for you. Sometimes it works for you, sometimes it works against you. *shrug*

**Ensis Ferrae**

gorgon wrote:
Classy? CLASSY?

This is war.

Lol... that was an entirely different league back then.