NFL Live Thread: Conference Championships

1-16-2020

[Impy]

NFL Live Thread: Conference Championships

Sunday, January 19, 2020 (All Times Eastern)

#6 Tennessee Titans at #2 Kansas City Chiefs
3:05 pm CBS
Arrowhead Stadium

#2 Green Bay Packers at #1 San Francisco 49ers
6:40 pm FOX
Levi's Stadium

[dfwgator]

I am surprised how many pundits are actually picking Tennessee.

[major_gaff]

two words on why the Titans could win:

Andy Reid

[Alas Babylon!]

They’re my Cinderella team for the year. We’ll see. It’s only a game!

[big'ol_freeper]

Chiefs and 49ers

[Conserv]

Titans, Niners.

[Terabitten]

GO PACK GO!!!!!

[basalt]

heh....check mate...

[L,TOWM]

If KC has an 11 point lead or more at half, Henry’s incredible performance and Tennessee’s winning over the last four weeks will come to and end.

KC has to stop the Titans twice, and score both times afterwards at the beginning of the game. Then, in a shoot-out of Tannehill vs. MVPatrick, I know who my $$$ is on.

Big ifs but certainly possible, more possible if Stone Cold Jones plays on Sunday.

[PerConPat]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Tennessee wins—unless the Chiefs’ defense keys in on stopping Derrick Henry.

I agree...Henry reminds me of a player I watched in my youth at the "mistake by the lake."

[atc23]

There is going to be an upset Sunday.

Packers 27 @ 49ers 17

Tennessee 20 @ Chiefs 35

[KC_Conspirator]

I am a Griefs fan and I agree.

[Gay State Conservative]

I can live with anyone but San Fransicko winning the SB. So I’d love to see GB win on Sunday.

[KC_Conspirator]

The Griefs have history of choking.

[vpintheak]

49ers, and I want to say Chiefs, but man the Titans are on a roll, and the Chiefs have a habit of choking.

[Bender2]

Re: Chiefs and... 49ers

Oh, Big, you are finally making your... 'Coming Out' call. Good on you, you silly, succulent sucker!

Yepps! Big has gone over... to the dark side!

Yep, if you really, really like the 49ers... you might be a San Fran Sissy.

Yes, Big, my hometown team don't have... a chinaman's chance--

I can say truthfully that Liz is a liar... and Big is wrong in picking the 9ers--

Big, Bernie is right-- You are incorrect, sir... AND stop calling me Shirley!

Gadzooks, Big-- How could you not... go with your Packers?

Big! What in the Wide World of Sports... are you a thinkin'?

Hell, even I... am wondering that!

Now I, Michael Caine in Space, can see... Big is Flat Earth wrong.

Yep, Big's got me... bum fuzzled, too--

The 49ers beating Aaron's Pack... INCONCEIVABLE!

I can see that Big's 'coming out' call is... going to give me a drinking problem.

Well, I agree with Big, yet I picked the wrong day... to quit sniffing glue--

Well, Big, we are tied 4-4... in the post season picks.

So, I am picking the same results as in 1962... when the Dallas Texans smacked the Houston Oilers in the 3rd AFL Championship Game.

And I think the Packers will poke the Farty Niners... just where the sun don't shine.

Damn right, Bendy. Old Aaron Boy will hold 'em by the nose... and-- eh-- kick 'em in the a$$!

Ohhhh Georgie-- That sounds... just wonderful!

The above missive by old Shep aside, all else is makes me shout... with pride:

Giving us a repeat of Superbowl One... with a different outcome.

All y'all... have fun!

[EdnaMode]

Yeah I hope the Chiefs win the Super Bowl.

[Viking2002]

Niners, Chiefs

[Jack Black]

These are some of the toughest calls of the season: first they matter the most (win or go home) and it's hard to figure a bit about both teams.

I'll take Kansas City over the Titans, but I don't have a huge conviction about it. But the 51 point game last week says something.

49ers VS. Green Bay is even harder. But, the end I'll go 49ers.

What's interesting is that we have in the AFC the #2 Seed vs. the #6 seed and in the NFC the #1 seed vs. the #2 seed.

There were 12 teams in the post-season. 4 were bye teams. There are 4 team in the conference championships 3 are bye teams. If K.C. wins then it will be a bye team vs. bye team Superbowl.

The regular season is a good predictor of final finish. Getting a bye is a huge advantage. One less game to play is one less chance to lose and go home.

So, my picks are conventional, and go with the two point-spread favorites. (I think, haven't looked yet)

[Impy]

Kansas City is -7

Niners are -7.5 (a little too high maybe)

I’m talking the Niners, still undecided on the AFC game, tough call. Want to take the upset but...

[Dr. Sivana]

Garoppolo was traded Oct. 2017 - NE has won ONE Superbowl since then (the last one)

Brady had just come off the greatest Super Bowl comeback of all time, and was still on top of his game. He was still performing at a top level until this year, at which time Garrapolo would be off his rookie contract and the team could not afford two veteran QB contracts. Even in the Super Bowl he lost to the Eagles, he threw for three touchdowns, 0 interceptions, and 500 yards. Garrapolo wasn't going to do any better than that.

By the way, I despise the Patriots, but keeping Brady was the right move at the time, and they got plenty of good draft picks for him. Brady, for his part, doesn't demand top money, which means more money for O-line and receivers. While Brady had a bad year, he wasn't helped by the retirement of Gronkowski or the injury to Edelman. If you put Aaron Rogers or Jimmy G. on that team, they still were likely to get beat by K.C., if not by Tennessee.