NFC Championship Sunday: Washington at Philly

[Carson]

Is this Hurts 2nd Super Bowl appearance, or 3rd?

2nd

 

[Buzzbait]

1st down Mahomes!

 

[Cowboys1966]

They have a limited quarterback and a conservative coaching staff. They will be underdogs against Bills or Chiefs.

Not so sure about that.

 

[ICP]

Well that was disappointing

 

[Buzzbait]

Nice catch and run ! Chiefs off to a good start

 

[StarLord]

I have absolutely no doubt about KC winning in KC.

Is it too late to get Taylor to do the halftime show?

 

[Buzzbait]

Chiefs TDDD

 

[Bob-Lillys-War]

illagal formation bills

 

[StarLord]

Eagles are now 44-8 over the last 3 seasons when Big Dom was allowed on the sideline. For comparison:

Eagles 44-8 (84.6%)



Chiefs 47-11 (81.0%)



Bills 41-15 (73.2%)



Ravens 37-19 (66.1%)



You may think he was just a punchline but this is real

Whoth is Big Dom?

 

[Jimbo123]

I know I'm a little late, but that Shipley is a player. He doesn't have Barclay speed and size to

He was available when the Cowboys drafted in the 4th round...Oh wait...Nevermind..I forgot about Lance..

 

[Buzzbait]

Where the heck is everybody at? This is a good game, everybody still pouting over the philthy birds game??

 

[DFWJC]

Outside of Allen, the overall "mostly" averageness of this Bills team is a real testament to how good he was this year.

Not a dominant defense...if fact, barely "good"
Weak WR group
Average Oline
Average RBs

How in the world are they 15-4

 

[atlantacowboy]

He choked. This defense of his was again awful. I am not talking about winning the game, but his defense got run all over again. They were not prepared. That is on him.

Nobody has stopped Barkley this year. Congrats to Quinn for bringing Washington from the 2nd pick in the draft to the NFC title game in one season. Washington accomplished more this season than the Cowboys have since the 1995 season. Let that sink in.

 

[cityochamps]

Where the heck is everybody at? This is a good game, everybody still pouting over the philthy birds game??

there is another thread specifically for the afc game

 

[tomokawan]

Nobody has stopped Barkley this year. Congrats to Quinn for bringing Washington from the 2nd pick in the draft to the NFC title game in one season. Washington accomplished more this season than the Cowboys have since the 1995 season. Let that sink in.

No they have not. When was thier last Superbowl win??? Let that sink in.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

No they have not. When was thier last Superbowl win??? Let that sink in.

I think he means in an individual season

 

[Carson]

Outside of Allen, the overall "mostly" averageness of this Bills team is a real testament to how good he was this year.

Not a dominant defense...if fact, barely "good"
Weak WR group
Average Oline
Average RBs

How in the world are they 15-4

4th best OL in the league

4) Buffalo Bills​

Regular-Season Grade: 90.5 (A-)
Regular Season + Postseason Grade: 88.2 (B+; 4th)

The Buffalo Bills’ offensive line was superb across the board in the regular season. They allowed a pressure rate of just 31.9% (eighth) and led the NFL in sack rate (2.6%). When facing the blitz, they allowed just a 30.1% pressure rate (second) and a 2.7% sack rate (second). They were certainly helped by having a mobile QB who can move around the field, but they also ranked inside the top 12 in time to throw.

The ESPN PBWR metric shows how good the Bills’ line is at sustaining blocks. They ranked fourth in that metric, which, when combined with the pressure and sack rate stats, makes them arguably the premier pass-blocking unit in the league.

The run game numbers were a bit mixed during the regular season. The Bills were inside the top five in RBYBC/rush (1.05), but they were just 17th in RBWR. However, their RBWR number is over 70%, so it’s far from being a disaster for this offense.

The Bills’ offensive line grade for the Divisional Round is intriguing. It ranked seventh-best for the weekend with a C-grade, but the numbers make that grade seem confusing at first. They allowed just a 30.4% pressure rate and a 4.3% sack rate, which are top-three numbers for the playoffs.

However, that is somewhat negated by Allen averaging the quickest time to throw for anyone in the playoffs (2.26 seconds). That means the line shares the credit for those low-pressure and low-sack rates with Allen, so their grade does not reflect how good those numbers appear at first look.

In the run game, the Bills averaged 1.12 RBYBC/rush, just above the 55th percentile in our database but just 12th among the 20 playoff performances. Their numbers from Wild Card Weekend were better, both in terms of the run game and overall, as they finished with a B- grade and an 82.2 score against the Broncos

 

[DFWJC]

4th best OL in the league

4) Buffalo Bills​

Regular-Season Grade: 90.5 (A-)
Regular Season + Postseason Grade: 88.2 (B+; 4th)

The Buffalo Bills’ offensive line was superb across the board in the regular season. They allowed a pressure rate of just 31.9% (eighth) and led the NFL in sack rate (2.6%). When facing the blitz, they allowed just a 30.1% pressure rate (second) and a 2.7% sack rate (second). They were certainly helped by having a mobile QB who can move around the field, but they also ranked inside the top 12 in time to throw.

The ESPN PBWR metric shows how good the Bills’ line is at sustaining blocks. They ranked fourth in that metric, which, when combined with the pressure and sack rate stats, makes them arguably the premier pass-blocking unit in the league.

The run game numbers were a bit mixed during the regular season. The Bills were inside the top five in RBYBC/rush (1.05), but they were just 17th in RBWR. However, their RBWR number is over 70%, so it’s far from being a disaster for this offense.

The Bills’ offensive line grade for the Divisional Round is intriguing. It ranked seventh-best for the weekend with a C-grade, but the numbers make that grade seem confusing at first. They allowed just a 30.4% pressure rate and a 4.3% sack rate, which are top-three numbers for the playoffs.

However, that is somewhat negated by Allen averaging the quickest time to throw for anyone in the playoffs (2.26 seconds). That means the line shares the credit for those low-pressure and low-sack rates with Allen, so their grade does not reflect how good those numbers appear at first look.

In the run game, the Bills averaged 1.12 RBYBC/rush, just above the 55th percentile in our database but just 12th among the 20 playoff performances. Their numbers from Wild Card Weekend were better, both in terms of the run game and overall, as they finished with a B- grade and an 82.2 score against the Broncos

Nice

Assume that's PFN

Good year, either way

 

[jazzcat22]

There is another thread for the AFC game

 

[atlantacowboy]

No they have not. When was thier last Superbowl win??? Let that sink in.

Thats not the debate, though both teams have to hearken back to ancient history. The debate is which team is closer......... hint: it's not us.