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NFL Weekly Thread: Post Season + Super Bowl

Let's chat about the National Football League. This thread will be dedicated to all post-season games, including the Super Bowl. This post will be updated with results and schedules going into February (All times Eastern):

Wildcard matchups:

2025-01-11:
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04:30PM: Los Angeles Chargers vs. Houston Texans
08:00PM: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens

2025-01-12:
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01:00PM: Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills, 
04:30PM: Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles
08:00PM: Washington Commanders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2025-01-13
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08:00PM: Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams
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How do you feel having seen that game in person? It felt like the Eagles should have buried the Pack a lot earlier, and they just kinda chose not to go for it and just play it safe. Which, fair, they still won and it never felt like the game was in doubt; sometimes that's all you need. They'll be the favorites against whoever ends up winning tonight, but they feel like they have another level yet to reach.

When I watch live, it's very different than watching on TV. I mostly have very little idea what is going on at any level of precision, I just yell along with everyone else.

Vibes wise, the moment Jeremiah Trotter Jr. recovered that fumble, the Packers never really felt threatening. It was chill, very little booing by Philly standards. My friend who came in a Packer's beanie was very well treated, with a lot of "Man, that sucks." commiseration about how the game was going. When the Hatchet recovered the fumble, I jumped up and down yelling no fucking way, and passed around my flask of whiskey to everyone around me until we killed it, and the vibe never really came down. I was surprised to read how poorly the offense performed.

You can play games with if this call or that call went differently what would have happened to the result, but good teams win, great teams cover. The Eagles covered against the Packers, Rams, Ravens, Steelers, Commies. I think they have a good shot at reaching the NFCCG against either possible opponent, where they'll have a puncher's chance against Detroit and be heavy home favorites over Washington at the Linc. Get to the Super Bowl and anything can happen.

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