Sure was a lot better showing than the Rams. Wow did they look terrible. The Falcons looked good, but the Rams looked worse.
And on that second long run back on the punt the falcons made, not only was it clipping that got the runner free in the first place, there was also a major hold that should have been called.
Well, I still have two teams in it. Steelers and Indianapolis.
Our last hope for the West Coast was San Diego. We're doomed!
I used my DVR to record the game and though the replays that were shown on TV looked as if it was a block in the back, the original, live camera shot was from a higher perspective and caught the two players earlier in the play.
They were running together and the Rams player looked at the Falcon coming to block him and turned his head at the last moment in order to try and draw the foul.
It was much like when a punter falls down and fakes being run into. Sometimes it works and some times it doesn't. The ref didn't go for it this time, but it could have been called either way.
The most impressive team I've seen so far in the playoffs is the Colts, although New England hasn't stepped on the field yet, nor has Philly.
Interesting side-notes:
Of the remaining teams, none of the NFC representatives has ever won a Super Bowl, although all three have been. All three AFC teams have both won and lost Super Bowls.
Cleveland, Houston, Jacksonville, Seattle, Phoenix, New Orleans, and Detroit are the only teams that have never been to a Super Bowl (and it ain't changing this year).
If the Steelers go and win, they will match Dallas and San Francisco with five Super Bowl trophies.