OFFICIAL Conference Championship Thread

[Athey49]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbs...i-stadium/amp/



This was posted elsewhere but figured it was a good article for this thread

[imbluestreak23]

AFC team's record against playoff teams
Titans: 5-3 (5-4) +65
Chiefs: 6-3 (8-3) +116
Bills: 2-4 (3-5) +194
Bengals: 4-2 (6-4) +84
Raiders: 3-3 (3-4) -65
Patriots: 2-3 (2-4) +159
Pittsburgh: 2-5 (2-6) -55

NFC team's record vs playoff teams
Packers: 5-1 (5-2) +79
Bucs: 4-1 (5-2) +158
Cowgirls: 3-4 (3-5) +172
Rams: 2-5 (4-5) +88
Cardinals: 5-2 (5-3) +83
49ers: 4-4 (6-4) +62
Eagles: 0-6 (0-7) +59

[2010GBPackers]

I have the Rams vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LVI.

The Chiefs are riding too high to be beaten by the Bengals at home, IMO. The Bengals won't have close to enough answers for Mahomes and Co.

The Rams are the most well-rounded team. Outside of the safety position, they are elite at all levels.

[asujbl]

Patrick Mahomes is amazing

His brother and wife (fiancé?) are literally the worst two people on the planet

Bengals by 100

Unless he pulls a Rodgers and kicks them to the curb

[Gustomania]

49ers over Cincy 26-21

[Athey49]

Originally Posted by asujbl

Patrick Mahomes is amazing

His brother and wife (fiancé?) are literally the worst two people on the planet

Bengals by 100

Unless he pulls a Rodgers and kicks them to the curb

What did his brother do?

[oplum29]

Originally Posted by 49erRCCollector

I'd prefer not to see the Chiefs again If the Niners do beat the Rams. Niners do not match up well with the Chiefs.

that's what people said when we played Dallas...that their offense was going to wreck us.

then they said GB's offense and Rodgers was going to shred us, i saw some analysts say GB was going to win by more than 10 points...they scored 10.

[oplum29]

Originally Posted by 2010GBPackers

I have the Rams vs. Chiefs in Super Bowl LVI.

The Chiefs are riding too high to be beaten by the Bengals at home, IMO. The Bengals won't have close to enough answers for Mahomes and Co.

The Rams are the most well-rounded team. Outside of the safety position, they are elite at all levels.

Chiefs were 13 seconds away from being beaten, i wouldn't say they are "riding high". they were also fortunate to get the crappy Steelers in the 1st round, and not the Raiders or Chargers. stupid Raiders. Buffalo's offense matched up well, and that was without a true running game and an overrated Bills defense that had a relatively each schedule, hence the stat inflation.

also, if the Rams had ended up playing GB in the playoffs, GB would have won. i don't think the Rams are the most "well-rounded team", i think honestly right now, the 49ers and Chiefs are.

offense wins games, defense wins championships, that's the mantra, and it's never proven to be wrong.

give me the underdog Cincy defense and the 49ers defense that held the Cowboys to 17 and GB to 10.

again, all just my opinion, but we'll see what happens.

[Gthompson1978]

Originally Posted by oplum29

Chiefs were 13 seconds away from being beaten, i wouldn't say they are "riding high". they were also fortunate to get the crappy Steelers in the 1st round, and not the Raiders or Chargers. stupid Raiders. Buffalo's offense matched up well, and that was without a true running game and an overrated Bills defense that had a relatively each schedule, hence the stat inflation.

also, if the Rams had ended up playing GB in the playoffs, GB would have won. i don't think the Rams are the most "well-rounded team", i think honestly right now, the 49ers and Chiefs are.

offense wins games, defense wins championships, that's the mantra, and it's never proven to be wrong.

give me the underdog Cincy defense and the 49ers defense that held the Cowboys to 17 and GB to 10.

again, all just my opinion, but we'll see what happens.

People tend to forget Cincy D is decent

[wiper]

Originally Posted by oplum29

that's what people said when we played Dallas...that their offense was going to wreck us.

then they said GB's offense and Rodgers was going to shred us, i saw some analysts say GB was going to win by more than 10 points...they scored 10.

being wrong in the past doesn’t prevent people from being right in the future…

edit: then again, yall have kyle shanahan so all bets are off

[TSonn]

I think the Chiefs will beat the Bengals but I do wonder about coming down off the high from beating the Bills.

I know it's not exactly the same thing but there's some wild stat about how teams perform the week after a walkoff TD and it's not good. People flaunted that stat around after the Diggs Miracle vs NO and I chose to ignore it because the Vikes were playing the Eagles sans Carson Wentz. Well, we all know how that went down.

[2010GBPackers]

How the hell is this thread on the 2nd page??!!

The games are 2 days away. Start talking trash already!

[Siberian13]

Originally Posted by 2010GBPackers

How the hell is this thread on the 2nd page??!!

The games are 2 days away. Start talking trash already!

They’re too busy arguing over Aaron Rodgers cap numbers

[matt roberson]

I voted Bungles only because I'm trying to will it into existence.

I think NFC could come down to game flow but my gut says Rams because they have so much talent on both sides and I don't think Kupp can be stopped, you have to outscore the rams and I don't think Jimmy GQ has it in him (with the small stash I have of him I hope I am pleasantly surprised).

[Whodatiz]

[Siberian13]

Originally Posted by matt roberson

I voted Bungles only because I'm trying to will it into existence.

I think NFC could come down to game flow but my gut says Rams because they have so much talent on both sides and I don't think Kupp can be stopped, you have to outscore the rams and I don't think Jimmy GQ has it in him (with the small stash I have I have of him I hope I am pleasantly surprised).

49ers beat the Rams twice already this year. But hard to win 3 times.

[blockedbyjames]

Originally Posted by TSonn

I think the Chiefs will beat the Bengals but I do wonder about coming down off the high from beating the Bills.

I know it's not exactly the same thing but there's some wild stat about how teams perform the week after a walkoff TD and it's not good. People flaunted that stat around after the Diggs Miracle vs NO and I chose to ignore it because the Vikes were playing the Eagles sans Carson Wentz. Well, we all know how that went down.

Very good take. Chiefs over Bengals is no guarantee and should be a lot closer than the 7 point spread. This has the makings of a heartbreak game after the best football game we've ever witnessed.

[Grid]

Long overdue rematch! But that is 100% the Bengals fault.

[Sstroh84]

Bengals did hold KC to 3 points in the 2nd half of the game in Week 17. Think they have some ideas on how to at least slow down Mahomes and the KC offense. The halftime adjustments in that game give me a little more confidence in the coaching ability to have a game plan that works for the Bengals.

Tennessee found a way to bother Burrow even though he still threw for a bunch of yards and won the game. If Tannehill wasn't giving the ball away it would have worked out.

The defensive schemes for both Vegas and Tennessee matched up well with the Bengals offense which is why the scoring was down for those two games. They are two of the worst matchups defensively Cincy could have played. It was good that the defense was up to the task on the other side of the ball.

All of these things seem to point to an offensive breakout by the Bengals offensively and a potential game plan defensively that works against KC.

This is all just speculation, but there is a lot of gamescripts which would favor the Bengals on Sunday.

[burke23]

All I know is I wouldn’t bet a dollar straight money line on either game, but I would take Bengals and the points.

[TSonn]

Originally Posted by Sstroh84

Bengals did hold KC to 3 points in the 2nd half of the game in Week 17. Think they have some ideas on how to at least slow down Mahomes and the KC offense. The halftime adjustments in that game give me a little more confidence in the coaching ability to have a game plan that works for the Bengals.

Tennessee found a way to bother Burrow even though he still threw for a bunch of yards and won the game. If Tannehill wasn't giving the ball away it would have worked out.

The defensive schemes for both Vegas and Tennessee matched up well with the Bengals offense which is why the scoring was down for those two games. They are two of the worst matchups defensively Cincy could have played. It was good that the defense was up to the task on the other side of the ball.

All of these things seem to point to an offensive breakout by the Bengals offensively and a potential game plan defensively that works against KC.

This is all just speculation, but there is a lot of gamescripts which would favor the Bengals on Sunday.

I think KC just has to play zone against CIN to replicated what TEN and LV did. When KC played in CIN in the regular season they got burned almost exclusively when they played man.

[Bronconation24]

Hope niners lose. Most annoying fan base

[jplarson]

Originally Posted by Bronconation24

Hope niners lose. Most annoying fan base

Not even close.

[Siberian13]

I’ll take the Chiefs by 10 or more. I’ll take the Rams by 7. Wouldn’t mind the Bengals or 49ers winning. Least liked to to see the Chiefs as we’ve seen them the last two times. Always like new teams in the big game.

[tjforce]

Originally Posted by oplum29

Chiefs were 13 seconds away from being beaten, i wouldn't say they are "riding high". they were also fortunate to get the crappy Steelers in the 1st round, and not the Raiders or Chargers. stupid Raiders. Buffalo's offense matched up well, and that was without a true running game and an overrated Bills defense that had a relatively each schedule, hence the stat inflation.

also, if the Rams had ended up playing GB in the playoffs, GB would have won. i don't think the Rams are the most "well-rounded team", i think honestly right now, the 49ers and Chiefs are.

offense wins games, defense wins championships, that's the mantra, and it's never proven to be wrong.

give me the underdog Cincy defense and the 49ers defense that held the Cowboys to 17 and GB to 10.

again, all just my opinion, but we'll see what happens.

Yeah... Not sure the Chiefs were fearing the Raiders too much, who they played twice in the regular season and outscored a combined 89-23.