what is that spot
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) January 30, 2022
Chiefs challenge this spot... and win? Sure, OK, fine.
Andy Reid called a timeout before the challenge so he won the challenge but also called a timeout. Magical stuff.
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) January 30, 2022
Bengals offering no resistance. Mahomes throws it SIDEARM to Hill for a touchdown. That's just not right. The Bengals are being even more workmanlike on this second drive. It's... actually working? But then they get inside the Chiefs' 15 and throw three straight incomplete passes, settling for a field goal. Mahomes with a deep ball to Hardman for 44 yards. McKinnon is left by himself and he gets 11 on 3rd and 3. Mahomes scrambles again, gets flushed out of the pocket, and somehow finds Kelce for a touchdown.
This is no way to honor Dr. Johnny Fever, Bengals... #AFCChampionship #CINvsKC
— Happy Mannuary (@jdmann) January 30, 2022
Not sure running the ball with Mixon is the best choice of action for the Bengals down 14-3. Hardman maybe could have caught that if he'd taken a better angle. But the Bengals were offsides. Edwards-Helaire with a nice pickup. Romo: "How long until you get rid of the punter?" Nantz says, "It's soon." Kelce makes a catch and weaves through traffic inside the 5. Mahomes flicks one to Hardman, who almost dropped it but didn't and walks into the end zone. Bengals pick up a safety blitz and Burrow finds Higgins for a first down. Two minute warning. Mixon run gets stuffed. Why are you calling that? Then Samaje Perine breaks a tackle and outruns two defenders and scores. 41 yards! Hill loses a second stutter-stepping deciding whether to go out of bounds or try to get more yards. Mahomes finds Kelce, then Pringle inside the 20. Time out with 13 seconds left.
That’s the first time I’ve yelled “Go down!” on a play like that at the end of the first half so that the team could use more clock.
— Sheil Kapadia (@SheilKapadia) January 30, 2022
Look at what Patrick Mahomes has done to me.
DPI in the end zone on Apple, who's having a bad day. Chiefs are at the 1 with nine seconds. They get the second half kickoff, too? Fuck. This could be over in minutes. Mahomes throws it into the turf. Five seconds. Offense stays out. Mahomes throws... a screen? Hill doesn't make it! 21-10 Chiefs at halftime. What was THAT? Walker Hayes is playing halftime and he's drowning out the NFL Today crew, who are on the field doing halftime. That's a logistical failure on someone's part.
Yikes, don’t think CBS realized how disruptive the Walker Hayes halftime show would be during *their* halftime show. Can’t heard a word.
— Sarah Spain (@SarahSpain) January 30, 2022
More importantly: Forcing sports fans to hear MORE of the Applebee’s song should be penalized with a loss & elimination, Chiefs.
Also, yes, this song ("Fancy Like") absolutely sucks and can burn in hell. Chiefs get the ball to start the third quarter. Let's see if they can get the other side of this. Pass to Hill is broken up. Chiefs are punting. Now it's interesting.
We’re here https://t.co/hXe6aHjKu9
— Matthew Tynan (@Matthew_Tynan) January 30, 2022
Burrow to Higgins for 44. Then he tries to thread the needle for Sample but that doesn't work. Too high for Higgins and the Bengals punt. Hardman gets bumped on the return but doesn't draw a flag. Romo's not buying the contact, either. Hill gets hit out of bounds and that goes uncalled. This drive stalls and the Chiefs punt again. Finally the Bengals find Chase.
Rashad Fenton attempting to do a floatover DDT on Ja’marr Chase is apparently the pass interference threshold today.
— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) January 30, 2022
First and goal! Ingram sacks Burrow. Then he knocks down a screen on second down. Third down quick pass to Perine goes nowhere. McPherson hits from 31. Replay of the third down play where Romo sees that Perine should have gone left, where his blockers were. BIG MAN INTERCEPTION! Mahomes has to throw that ball higher. Fade to Chase for a touchdown! They go for two and get it! Mahomes gets sacked on third down. Sneed picks off Burrow! But the Chiefs can't do anything with that, either. This offense has died. Burrow gets away from Chris Jones — twice — and runs for a first down.
The clock is a sneaky factor right now. If the Bengals take this down into the end zone the Chiefs almost have to score on their next possession.
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) January 30, 2022
Another scramble on third down. Higgins! Chiefs force a 52-yard attempt. It's GOOD. Bengals lead with 6:04 left. Mahomes finds Kelce open in the middle of the field on 3rd and 1 for 18. Two minutes. Mahomes runs for 4 and gets pushed out of bounds. He runs around for about 10 seconds and ends up getting three yards after the spot. And that was with Hendrickson trying to knock the ball out of his hands. Was no one open?
Score a TD or don't score, I can't take another week of overtime discourse
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) January 30, 2022
Quick pitch to Kelce and he gets the first down. Bengals have to call time with 1:30 left. Romo mentions the scenario that says the Bengals should let the Chiefs score. Mahomes gets sacked again. Not great. Third and goal at the 9. Again, Mahomes doesn't seem to have anywhere to throw. He's sacked and fumbles, but guard Joe Thuney falls on it to save the game, at least for the moment.
JFC, throw the ball through the goalposts, don't take a -20 sack.
— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) January 30, 2022
Butker on for a 49-yarder with two seconds left. Bengals come after it. It's GOOD!
Guys, Mahomes has been straight garbage for A HALF OF FOOTBALL why is anyone acting like this si over. I know the numbers on OT. But like, THE CHIEFS HAVE BEEN BAD.
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) January 30, 2022
Chiefs win the toss and the crowd ERUPTS. That's the loudest cheer of this game. Apple jumps in front of Robinson but doesn't get the interception. Then Mahomes throws deep and he does get picked off! Bates knocks the ball out of Hill's hands and into Von Bell's.
Mahomes can’t really be blamed for that but he can be blamed for an awful lot before that
— Les Bowen (@LesBowen) January 30, 2022
So you can play Defense in OT?
— mark schlereth (@markschlereth) January 30, 2022
Burrow finds Higgins over the middle for a first down and they're in range. Mixon gets seven. Mixon to the 12! Nantz and Romo wonder if the Bengals should just kick it now. Romo jokes about dropping the snap on an early field goal attempt but Nantz doesn't get it. McPherson on for 31. It's GOOD!!! Holy cow.
Words that have never been tweeted: the @bengals are in the Super Bowl.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) January 30, 2022
Cincy sacrificed the Bearcats to Bama so the Bengals could carry this Mario star all the way to the Super Bowl.
— Spaceballs: The Display Name (@tholzerman) January 30, 2022
Damn, kinda wanna go home just to see the celebration. Why did I have to grow up in the Akili Smith era and not the Joe Burrow one?
— Malik 🎤 (@Malik4Play) January 30, 2022
There was a path for the Bengals, but I figured it would have to be "Joe Burrow throws for 450-plus yards", not "Patrick Mahomes plays like absolute garbage in the second half." (Bengals 27, Chiefs 24, OT)
Interception! K'Waun Williams got a hand on the ball and Ward ends up with it. After the commercial, we se that Warner hit Stafford in the back of the head during the return, and that should have been a flag.
Jimmie Ward has 3 INTs since 2016, all this season vs. Matthew Stafford. #49ers
— Eric Branch (@Eric_Branch) January 30, 2022
Wow. That’s bush league, Warner.
— Sarah Spain (@SarahSpain) January 30, 2022
49ers should be embarrassed allowing Stafford to pick up that first down on the ground. Touchdown Kupp. That was too easy.
Just your casual 97-yard TD drive to open the scoring in a conference title game
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) January 31, 2022
Garoppolo finds Aiyuk on the sideline but he can't stay inbounds. Screen to Deebo, who makes a couple of moves and just keeps going. He's shoved out at the goal line and it's called a touchdown. Beckham stretches out to save a third down throw. Rare drop from Kupp. Kupp with a sliding catch. Deep ball goes off Skowronek's hands. 49ers got lucky there as both he and Kupp were uncovered.
The amount of mistakes that Jimmy G gets away with is something.
— Brandon Lee Gowton (@BrandonGowton) January 31, 2022
Buck circles Jarrett Stoll with his telestrator. He does NOT mention that he's Erin's husband. Gay misses wide right from 54. Did that even have the distance? Nick Scott lights up Deebo. Whoa. They pick up the flag because that hit wasn't late. He's back in two plays later. Gould gives the 49ers the lead to end the half. Why is Jalen Ramsey jawing with him? Come on, man. Rams go for it on 4th and short. Not a good sneak by Stafford. They're gonna measure. NOPE. McVay challenges and loses. Aiyuk with a big catch over the middle. Jennings elevates and fights through a tackle for another first down. The 49ers have attacked Troy Reeder in every game this season and found success in all three. Touchdown Kittle! That route can't be defended. Magic Johnson and Leonardo DiCaprio among the other celebrities here. Rams blow a second time out. Big play from Blanton, who's Higbee's backup. Kupp beats Williams for a touchdown. Juszczyk gets stopped on 3rd and 2. McVay challenges, claiming that he also fumbled. I don't know about this one, either.
Nah, we don’t want to see the reply and see if he fumbled, FOX. Not important at all. Thankful for these commercials.
— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) January 31, 2022
McVay using his last timeout to challenge? While trailing by 3 with 10 minutes left in the 4th? And giving Kyle time to draw up his best play on 4th and 2? McVay needs to be right here.
— NFL Philosophy (@NFLosophy) January 31, 2022
Call STANDS and the Rams are out of time outs with 10 minutes left. Then the 49ers take a delay of game penalty on 4th and 2? What are these people doing? Then they PUNT. What?
This game is just a back-and-forth of awful coaching decisions.
— Computer Cowboy (@benbbaldwin) January 31, 2022
No one wants to win
Tartt drops an interception on an off-target long ball by Stafford. Ward hits Beckham in the helmet, adding 15 yards to a 30-yard catch. Kupp follows his blocks and gets a first down. Gay hits from 40 and we're tied at 17. Garoppolo gets away with another one. That should have been picked. 49ers going backwards. Aikman calls that drive "abysmal." Another catch by Blanton, who's having a game. You can't tackle Kupp by his jersey, my guy. Rams at the 49ers' 12. Bosa sacks Stafford from the ground. Take a shot! Or don't. Gay puts the Rams back in front with 1:46 left. Donald's all over Garoppolo, who just throws it out of there, and it gets picked off!
Utterly disastrous final two possessions for Garoppolo in a 49ers uniform.
— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) January 31, 2022
Is that how the Jimmy G era in San Francisco ends? Stafford, McVay and Andrew Whitworth embrace on the field. It was a year ago today that the Rams announced the trade for Stafford.
Does this count as the Lions making the Super Bowl?
— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) January 31, 2022
The Rams are going home... to be the road team. (Rams 20, 49ers 17)
No comments:
Post a Comment