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Smuts' NFL Thread

By General Smuts, in General Football and Sport

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NJFox

NJFox

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Watching that at a Bills bar, not far from Buffalo was crushing. That overtime interception was certainly a catch by Cooks, but all the early turnovers were the bigger issue.

spacemunky

spacemunky

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Bummer for the Broncos:

 

The Denver Broncos will continue their playoff push without their starting quarterback.

 

Head coach Sean Payton announced that Bo Nix fractured his ankle during Saturday's 33-30 overtime win over the Buffalo Bills.

 

Payton said Nix will have season-ending surgery on Tuesday.

spacemunky

spacemunky

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12 hours ago, SpacedX said:

Predictions for this weekend's play off games. 

 

Seahawks to comfortably despatch the 49ers, similarly a tricky place for San Francisco to go...plus the fabled '12th man' and all that.

Definitely were right on that one.

CheeseHead

CheeseHead

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That was a ferocious performance by the Seahawks. They’ve already had a practice win at Levi’s Stadium. Their name is on the Superbowl trophy

Fear Of The Fox

Fear Of The Fox

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Allan looked shaky and nervous from the start yesterday. I was about to post it and got distracted by the game. Oh well, back to my Madden 26 Bills franchise. I'm not doing any better though. 

Today it's Patriots 99% and Bears 100%. Rams don't have a chance under these weather conditions. 

Golden Fox

Golden Fox

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Absolute thumping for the 49ers. Giving up a TD on the opening kick-off put and then following that up with a turnover on downs then a fumble was too much of a mountain to climb, and when you start forcing it and turning it over, it just gets worse.

 

In a way, would almost rather a thumping, as the team looked well of the pace at times this year, so confirming they were off the pace is quicker to get over than having too many regrets, and what might have beens.

 

Odd sensation having the season end at this stage though... I got back into the sport in 2007, and this is the first season the Niners either haven't made the Playoffs (11 seasons), or got at least as far as the NFC Championship game (7 seasons).

iancognito

iancognito

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No idea why Caleb makes that throw. Moore should have been looking, but Rams heads were gone, they were worn out. Stafford was on the touchline head in hands. Just carry on with a couple more runs, FG range and you're in the NFC final. Great snow game, true play off football.

CheeseHead

CheeseHead

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Sean McDermott fired after 9 seasons.

 

This was probably the damning statistic!...

 

"Buffalo are the first NFL team to win a play-off round in six consecutive seasons but not reach the Super Bowl."

spacemunky

spacemunky

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2 hours ago, CheeseHead said:

Sean McDermott fired after 9 seasons.

 

This was probably the damning statistic!...

 

"Buffalo are the first NFL team to win a play-off round in six consecutive seasons but not reach the Super Bowl."

Still, pretty surprised by that.

SpacedX

SpacedX

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On 17/01/2026 at 15:47, SpacedX said:

Predictions for this weekend's play off games. 

 

Bills to beat the Broncos - although the home advantage and crowd may favour the latter. Seahawks to comfortably despatch the 49ers, similarly a tricky place for San Francisco to go...plus the fabled '12th man' and all that. Seattle to go all the way this year in my opinion. Patriots to beat the Texans. Rams at Soldier Field is the one I'm most looking forward to. The weather is punishing right now, with a biting chill factor of -15. There is after all a  reason why they call it the 'Windy City'. Garoppolo is looking doubtful as back up so in spite of his long and successful College career, Stetson Bennett will step in as Stafford's replacement although he is is expected to be fully fit and starting in spite of the recent sprain in the index finger of his throwing hand. And he will once again be wearing his scuba undersuit to ward off the frigid cold. The Bears can't afford to leave it so late this time because I don't expect that the Rams will capitulate and fold like the Packers did last weekend, but I can foresee another slow start for Williams and his offence as the Rams open an early lead. Let's see how Puka and Adams handle the slippery rock solid football and surface. 

 

EDIT: Forgot to pick a winner. I think the Rams offensive plays will be too much for the Bears defence. 

Almost called it. Really thought Josh Allen would pull out the stops. New Highmark to look forward to next year, but can't help feeling that Allen will never get a better chance that this. 

 

Seattle brushing aside the 49ers was a no brainer. It was always going to be a formality given the rested players and SF's injury list.

 

Kudos to the Texans who have acquitted themselves so well this season. Went to the Gillette on the back of 10 straight wins. I felt that like Allen, Stroud fluffed his lines somewhat on the night. 

 

Big fan of Caleb Williams - who can perform under pressure and make big plays outside of the pocket. Dreadful misunderstanding between himself and Moore though for the interception. Despite needing to make some changes to their offensive line due to Trapillo's injury, they played well enough to win in this game. Williams had to evade some pressure at times, but they found ways to protect him when things mattered most. They will be formidable next season, with some extra depth. They will exit this game feeling optimistic about the way that the defence kept points off the board, but they still let the Rams drive down the field too many times. Their bend-don't-break mentality must be upgraded to a little bit more dominance if they want a future crack at the Super Bowl.

 

Highlight of the weekend? That one handed TD catch by Kayshon Boutte!

Pliskin

Pliskin

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On 19/01/2026 at 21:30, ajthefox said:

Seahawks are my hope for the trophy as I want to see Mike Macdonald win. 

Got my Kupp throwback jersey ready for the occasion…..

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