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My plan of attack today is to follow along with the AFC score updates and then media blackout begins at 10:30am until 5 when I bowl over any women and children en-route to the car park. Have a good day peeps, looks like we've got a football game in Arrowhead..

I think a few mergers were 'signed and sealed' in the 80s. Most likely on a napkin.

Saw that report circulating and a couple of journos have commented. I'll be sad if that was the last game of his career but there's never a perfect time.

Saw this too, 46% of ticket sales from the No Cal area.

I’m doing it, need to go for broke! Big chance for Burrow to go next level, tough but the possibility does exist in this universe I reckon.

Bengals 30 @ Chiefs 27 49ers 23 @ Rams 17

Hope this thread had a nice Australia Day yesterday :)

Always felt like the man grew up with a certain respect for MFC in the Norm Smith days, however he had that chip on the shoulder and a desire to knock us off our perch after being passed over by us as a teen (or not brought onto the list for whatever reason). Seemed to have those residual feelings right until the end of his coaching career in my opinion and it really showed in the way he spoke about being interviewed for our coaching job. Not sure, just always felt there was a touch of disdain there.

Yes, very nice change to not be on these lists.

Yeah the NFL one keeps me sane. Soccer one good from time to time but it's not quite as active as this one. Sometimes go in the MMA one but it's usually just me having a conversation with myself. But as an aside how much joy has the footy thread been this summer! Just keeps rolling on and on.

Yep, we all needed a break from the main thread in that period I think.

Wonder how Steve's arm is..

One of the best rivalries in football right now Gorg. I'm loving it. We're going to have our hands full in coverage, Ambrey Thomas still 50-50 and I've really liked his positioning work. Also anything that keeps that PI machine Josh Norman off the field is a plus. Kupp I'm conceding several catches to already, he's too hot right now. Can we minimise the damage from OBJ and Higbee. I don't know.

I just want to preface this by saying I'm not trying to be cynical of jinxy, but I do feel like the winning streak we have over you means very little right now and I also feel like the more you lose against a team the closer you come you beating them with learnings and stuff. If the Rams establish any sort of running game I will be very very nervous.

These Special K brothers are bringing the cool back to doubles tennis I tell you what!

Wonder if a certain oil tycoon in a Dallas office just had his ears perk up?

What happened to Dap?

Personally I'm struggling to see how we keep OBJ quiet twice in 3 weeks but that's just me.

Trent Williams looks a day to day situation at the moment. Was on the crutches after the game. Really hope he can get up.

To put on my negative/jinxing hat on for a sec, it is all setup for the Rams to break the hoodoo against the Niners. Playoff football is different to regular season divisional games and there is some serious weaponage on this Rams team.

Underperformed at times maybe, fraud is too much though. Equal 2nd for touchdown throws in playoffs with a guy named Montana and behind another bloke called Brady who is lapping everyone at this point.

Pretty stumped with this to be honest. The Bills D has been my favourite to watch this year yet it felt like they never got close to laying a glove on Mahomes. Outside contain breaking down regularly and no 15 able to extend plays like they're going out of style. I always felt the Bills could score, I've felt the KC defense has laboured a bit lately but this was pretty out of control. No doubt both defenses were spent by the end but yeah, id say theres a few reasons for it. Personally I'm not calling bad coaching on the 13 second drive for a FG. Poor execution on that one, likely fatigue.

It's looking likely that I may have to do the same thing. Sucks because I've been getting really used to watching YouTube post game streams live. Bugger

@Gorgoroth Guess we both need to get our dukes ready to stick up.

This game was absolutely spectacular, some truly amazing quarterback play. Was really hoping the Bills would get it. Watch out Bengals.