**AFC Divisional Round - Texans at Ravens** (-9.5, 46) Kickoff Sat 4:30 (1 Viewer)

[General Malaise]

As of now, the forecast for game time is 28, partly cloudy, and 18-20mph winds.

I seem to recall Jackson not playing well in cold games.

Just run baby run!

I think having Justin Tucker is a huge advantage in weather like this. Guy is nails and has been kicking in this crap for years. Good luck (checks janky memory) Corey Fairbare?

 

[General Malaise]

Just like Dak, people forget how bad Lamar is in the playoffs. I would hammer the HOU money line as I think they win this game 4 out of 10 times.

Potential receipt.

 

[General Malaise]

Spread's hanging around in the no-man's-land between 7 and 10. I make this game closer to 7 than 10. Baltimore is really good and should win but I wouldn't be surprised at all if the Texans keep it close. Hoping they do.

I took a swing on the over. I think 43.5 is obtainable with Stroud making some plays. But Baltimore wins this 33-20.

 

[rockaction]

Corey Fairbare?

Ka'imi Fairbairn. Good kicker.

 

[General Malaise]

Corey Fairbare?

Ka'imi Fairbairn. Good kicker.

Outdoors in the cold and the wind?

 

[rockaction]

Outdoors in the cold and the wind?

I don't know, but I know nobody's better than Tucker. I wasn't disagreeing with you about that. Just providing a name and a brief synopsis of his talents.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Baltimore hasn’t hosted a conference championship game since January 1971, when the Baltimore Colts beat the Oakland Raiders.

The Texans, though, are the only AFC South team to never reach the AFC championship game; they are one of four teams (Browns, Jaguars, Lions) to never appear in the Super Bowl

The Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans) last appearance in the conference championship game was in Pittsburgh in January 1980, when it lost to the Steelers in the AFCCG for the second consecutive year.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Spread's hanging around in the no-man's-land between 7 and 10. I make this game closer to 7 than 10. Baltimore is really good and should win but I wouldn't be surprised at all if the Texans keep it close. Hoping they do.

I took a swing on the over. I think 43.5 is obtainable with Stroud making some plays. But Baltimore wins this 33-20.

I was leaning this way all week until this morning. I'm a horrible gambler, though. You could win a bunch of money fading my picks over a season.

 

[rockaction]

The Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans) last appearance in the conference championship game was in Pittsburgh in January 1980, when it lost to the Steelers in the AFCCG for the second consecutive year.

Luv Ya Blue! The now sadly-deceased Chris Wesseling wrote an excellent article back in the day about those Oilers.

Remembering the hysteria, love affair with the '70s Houston Oilers

 

[Ghost Rider]

Baltimore on paper, but I really need to see Lamar take the next step. I've seen his previous playoff games and not impressed. Hasn't once led the team to more than 20 points, and his 4 tds to 7 turnovers is drastically bad even if it's only been 4 starts.

Yep. No one should be surprised if he is great today and they put up 35, but no one should also be surprised if he struggles and they lose 21-17. For all of his regular season greatness, he doesn't have a single great postseason game. I think he gets it today, but we'll see.

The pressure is on.

 

[Major]

Outdoors in the cold and the wind?

I don't know, but I know nobody's better than Tucker. I wasn't disagreeing with you about that. Just providing a name and a brief synopsis of his talents.

Yep, he's a solid kicker but no one rivals Tucker especially in the clutch. Even though he's been solid all year, I do worry about Fairbairn in big games.

 

[Major]

Baltimore hasn’t hosted a conference championship game since January 1971, when the Baltimore Colts beat the Oakland Raiders.

The Texans, though, are the only AFC South team to never reach the AFC championship game; they are one of four teams (Browns, Jaguars, Lions) to never appear in the Super Bowl

The Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans) last appearance in the conference championship game was in Pittsburgh in January 1980, when it lost to the Steelers in the AFCCG for the second consecutive year.

Not 1999 when they faced the Rams in the Super Bowl?

 

[rockaction]

Not 1999, when they faced the Rams in the Super Bowl?

That would seem to be a dynamite question.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Baltimore hasn’t hosted a conference championship game since January 1971, when the Baltimore Colts beat the Oakland Raiders.

The Texans, though, are the only AFC South team to never reach the AFC championship game; they are one of four teams (Browns, Jaguars, Lions) to never appear in the Super Bowl

The Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans) last appearance in the conference championship game was in Pittsburgh in January 1980, when it lost to the Steelers in the AFCCG for the second consecutive year.

Not 1999 when they faced the Rams in the Super Bowl?

That was awkwardly worded. The city of Houston has not had a team in the AFCCG since the 1979-80 season.

(They were the Tennessee Oilers 1997-1998, and became the Titans in 1999.)

 

[Major]

Baltimore hasn’t hosted a conference championship game since January 1971, when the Baltimore Colts beat the Oakland Raiders.

The Texans, though, are the only AFC South team to never reach the AFC championship game; they are one of four teams (Browns, Jaguars, Lions) to never appear in the Super Bowl

The Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans) last appearance in the conference championship game was in Pittsburgh in January 1980, when it lost to the Steelers in the AFCCG for the second consecutive year.

Not 1999 when they faced the Rams in the Super Bowl?

That was awkwardly worded. The city of Houston has not had a team in the AFCCG since the 1979-80 season.

(They were the Tennessee Oilers 1997-1998, and became the Titans in 1999.)

That makes sense. I was one of the few who continued to support that franchise after they left. I still count that one for Houston since we had to suffer through all the rebuilding years with the same core of players

 

[ChiefD]

Upset alert. Texans shock the world today.

I bet you want that.

 

[Wingnut]

Upset alert. Texans shock the world today.

I bet you want that.

Couldn't care less really, just my prediction.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Big fan of Houston for the next few hours.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Big fan of Houston for the next few hours.

Same. Dropped some nickles on them with the points.

 

[ChiefD]

Big fan of Houston for the next few hours.

Yep.

 

[Osaurus]

Let’s see which Lamar we get today

 

[Ilov80s]

Stroud has played well but this Ravens defense is really tough and the Ravens staff has plenty of experience getting ready for big games. I have a hard time seeing the Texans keeping this close...but I hope I'm wrong.

 

[The General]

Ravens 27 - 18

 

[rockaction]

Gents ready?

 

[The Frankman]

Ronald Darby vs. Nico Collins is going to be huge.

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

inauspicious start for houston

 

[belljr]

This won't be close imo.....but rooting for the Texans

 

[The Frankman]

Interesting they did a option run for Jackson 1st play. They're obviously trying to loosen up Houston for play-action, which Houston is not good at defending.

 

[Ilov80s]

inauspicious start for houston

When the Ravens have been on their game, they have been pretty unbeatable.

 

[General Malaise]

Zay Flowers had to be one of the best route runners in the league as a rookie....guy moves like Jagger out there.

 

[General Malaise]

Deep shot to OBJ?

 

[rockaction]

inauspicious start for houston

The exact word I was going to use. Seriously. But then I thought I'd be using it wrong. I can never remember "auspicious" and "inauspicious." It's like "nonplussed." I'll never get the right positive/negative part of it.

 

[The Frankman]

WOW if Harris didn't trip up Lamar there, he's running for 20 yards at least.

 

[The Frankman]

Wow so no PI there huhn?

Usually they don't allow you a tackle a guy with the ball in the air.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

WOW if Harris didn't trip up Lamar there, he's running for 20 yards at least.

Ton of green grass out there. Clutch shoe-string tackle.

No offense to the defender, but BALT would take that matchup 10 times out of 10. That was a missed opportunity.

 

[rockaction]

Tucker sighting.

 

[Ilov80s]

I know you have an all world kicker but I still sure feel like they should be going for it here

 

[General Malaise]

Best kicker that's ever lived.

 

[travdogg]

I think if you're Houston you are ok with how that drive went.

 

[belljr]

Best kicker that's ever lived.

If not the best top 3 all time for sure

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Death Taxes and Justin Tucker man

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Good luck (checks janky memory) Corey Fairbare?

Lmfao

 

[The_Man]

Interestingly, Harbaugh was one of the first guys to lean into aggressively going for it on 4th down and now he’s backed off on that. I think sometimes a big favorite can undermine itself by giving up good field position on a failed 4th down attempt, as happened multiple times in that 2019 playoff loss

I love it. Make the lesser opponent beat you. Don’t give the ball away on downs or leave points off the board

 

[rockaction]

I know you have an all world kicker but I still sure feel like they should be going for it here

4th and 3? Interesting.

I'm fine with it either way.

 

[The Frankman]

I'm going to keep hyping Ronald Darby vs. Nico Collins as a key matchup, but Strod shouldn't need to force it. If I'm Stroud I lean on the vets Robert Woods and Dalton Schultz, they've been in these games before.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I know you have an all world kicker but I still sure feel like they should be going for it here

I'm all in favor of going for it, but that was the right call.

 

[The_Man]

Turnover might be incoming

 

[General Malaise]

I know you have an all world kicker but I still sure feel like they should be going for it here

4th and 3? Interesting.

I'm fine with it either way.

Yeah, I like a conservative approach early. Especially when your kicker is JT.

 

[The Frankman]

Yikes at that screen attempt to Collins...

 

[dickey moe]

Ballsy throw.