Official 2020 Other Playoff Games

[bobblehead]

...this chart is good although I 'knew' this from just being a fan...all these kick ass offenses hit a curb at some point.....


I was trying to reply with the chart of the top scoring offenses with this reply.....so that should be there

It also hampers your defense when you put them right back on the field by scoring TOO FAST. It seems counter intuitive, but its important to the flow of the game.

[bobblehead]

Then why the fuck is the Queens’ trophy case empty?

Cuz SF did it better.

[pbmax]

It also hampers your defense when you put them right back on the field by scoring TOO FAST. It seems counter intuitive, but its important to the flow of the game.

Also helps to make an offense one dimensional.

[bobblehead]

Small sample size. For the highest scoring team to win, you gotta beat the field.

0-12 seems like a pretty good sample size in a 30 year window. But I will concede there is more than one way to win. Its just seems a weird coincidence that great QBs like Brady and Rodgers and Montana....you know, winners, often have a top defense. Bums like Marino who "can't win the Owl" have crappy defenses. I also see "great" offenses disappear in the post season way too often (see Ravens, Baltimore), but I don't see great defenses get lit up in the post season very often.

Maybe its just my perception or preference, but I prefer to win in the trenches. Get favorable down and distance. Sustain drives keeping the other O off the field and off rhythm. I have said for years that if I were a GM I would put my money on the fronts of both sides. Average RB's look good with a dominant line. Average QBs look good with better down and distance and time. Average WR look good with time to get open. Average DBs look better with QBs that have no time. Avg. LBs look better with no OL to hit them.

[pbmax]

0-12 seems like a pretty good sample size in a 30 year window. But I will concede there is more than one way to win. Its just seems a weird coincidence that great QBs like Brady and Rodgers and Montana....you know, winners, often have a top defense. Bums like Marino who "can't win the Owl" have crappy defenses. I also see "great" offenses disappear in the post season way too often (see Ravens, Baltimore), but I don't see great defenses get lit up in the post season very often.

Maybe its just my perception or preference, but I prefer to win in the trenches. Get favorable down and distance. Sustain drives keeping the other O off the field and off rhythm. I have said for years that if I were a GM I would put my money on the fronts of both sides. Average RB's look good with a dominant line. Average QBs look good with better down and distance and time. Average WR look good with time to get open. Average DBs look better with QBs that have no time. Avg. LBs look better with no OL to hit them.

Largely agree. I also think there is a case to be made, similar to 4QC and GWD, that your entire team needs to put you in that situation where you need to score.

Maybe the 83 Washington team, the 00 Rams and the 07 Cheatriots seemed like the only teams that might score on every drive just because they had noting better to do.

[George Cumby]

A. Real simple. The team most people bet to win ,is the one who lost. The mafia started professional leagues fir gambling profit.
B. I picked SF to win everything. Who they beat is irrelevant.
C. It doesn't matter who wins. But its unrealistic regardless. A team that torches people a year, just suddenly takes a nose dive?
And all Titans do is run up the middle but can't be stopped? So fucking dumb.
Youre still watching sports like a 11 year old boy. You aren't really paying attention to how simple and ridiculous it is.
Ravens receivers are just dropping passes all night , with both their hands on the ball , with gloves thst stick to everything.
But the only catch made is a bomb that sucks into the receivers hand before half? Wwe drama.
Bosa acts like he's injured and then gets up acting like the Hulk.
The announcers straight in your face start referencing wwe. Pay attention, read between the lines.
I may be wrong about who the niners beat in SB. But I already know the score and will tell you before SB. The game will be boring like last year.

Please share, Sensei.

[mraynrand]

Then why the fuck is the Queens’ trophy case empty?

Same reason Balt/others lose: Mistakes/TO/better opponent/Evil(targeting/bounty)

[mraynrand]

Please share, Sensei.

Sweep the leg!

[pbmax]

Sweep the leg!

Always knew Cobra Kai would grow up to participate on the side of the machine revolution.

[pbmax]

Football Perspective @fbgchase
The power running game appears back en vogue.

In 3 of 6 playoff games so far, one team has rushed on 69% or more of plays.

Happened in just 3 playoff games total from 2002 to 2018.

And there hadn't been an NFL postseason with 3 such games sine 1974.

[pbmax]

Football Perspective @fbgchase
There are 24 teams in the Super Bowl era to rush for 175+ yards per game.

Only 3 won the Super Bowl, with 14 losing in the playoffs.

[Zool]

Football Perspective @fbgchase
There are 24 teams in the Super Bowl era to rush for 175+ yards per game.

Only 3 won the Super Bowl, with 14 losing in the playoffs.

Like someone else said, gotta be able to throw the ball to win it all.

[Zool]

Or possibly, hear me out, you have to be somewhat balanced on O, play sound D, get lucky with injuries, get lucky/opportunistic with turnovers, and not commit penalties.

It’s just plain hard to win a SB. That’s why so many players/coaches are happy to get into the playoffs. Anyone can make a run from there.

[ChicagoSmellsLikeFarts]

Watching the ViQueens lose was beautiful. They talked so much shit the week before and then got curb stomped yesterday. Now the Ravens losing makes my life so much easier. Their fanbase took over their jerseys and jumper onto the 49ers bandwagon.

[ZachMN]

It also hampers your defense when you put them right back on the field by scoring TOO FAST. It seems counter intuitive, but its important to the flow of the game.

I agree completely. I remember watching watching the Packers do this several years ago...maybe against Carolina? Tennessee? Anyway they got the ball scored in literally like 24 seconds...maybe three plays and left enough clock where the opposition dinked and dunked (Surprise) it's way to a score and left like 8 seconds left....that was an aha! moment for me....nice to have the ability to score fast if necessary but I'd want to ability to always dictate the flow of the game and using the clock to your advantage is critical...plus it helps your D get some rest
I think our current team, as ugly as it has been at moments, does this. It's why we beat the 'queens..( along with Cook making them one dimensional)