Football - God 4 MVP!

DeaconKnowledge

See ya later Pats!!!

Talonrazor

THE GAME IS OVER.

MY GOD.

INTERCEPTION AND IT IS FUCKING OVER.

Glaeal

Excuse me guys. I've got some pubes to eat.

thorgot

Jragghen wrote:

Colts earned that one.

If Brady had put together another scoring drive, the Pats would have earned it.

But grats, good luck in the super bowl.

Elki

Nooooooooooo. Pubes.

Corvus

That game was awesome.

DeaconKnowledge

That was one of the greatest AFC championship games ever.

Gotta hand it to Peyton.

Big Dookie

WOOOOOOOOO!!!

It's almost enough to bring me to tears.

redx

Corvus wrote:

That game was awesome.

indeed.

I hate the pats slightly more than I hate the colts, so yay!

DevoutlyApathetic

DeaconKnowledge wrote:

That was one of the greatest AFC championship games ever.

Gotta hand it to Peyton.

Yea, the first half was sucky but it just serves as awesome set up for the amazing comeback.

Very damn good.

Elki

redx wrote:

Corvus wrote:

That game was awesome.

indeed.

Yes.

Hi I'm Vee!

HAHAHA! SUCK IT PATS FANS!

Gosling

I don't have to eat French fries.

And on that note, fire up the hype machine. Let's see...

*Super Bowl Shuffle, which apparently will go forward regardless of the Pats' presence.
*Peyton is finally in The Big Game. The biggest of games. If he doesn't scrimmage enough yards... the other team might win.
*Grossman.
*No black coaches until now, now we have two.
*Indiana! Illinois! Heartland! Lots of shots of farmers!
*Colts haven't won a Super Bowl since moving to Indy. Will they finally bring a trophy to the... the... Indianapolis does have a nickname, right?

Talonrazor

That was amazing. I like the Pats and all but that was fucking amazing. I am blown away.

This superbowl will be incredible.

Glaeal

mtvcdm wrote:

I don't have to eat French fries.

And on that note, fire up the hype machine. Let's see...

*Super Bowl Shuffle, which apparently will go forward regardless of the Pats' presence.
*Peyton is finally in The Big Game. The biggest of games. If he doesn't scrimmage enough yards... the other team might win.
*Grossman.
*No black coaches until now, now we have two.
*Indiana! Illinois! Heartland! Lots of shots of farmers!
*Colts haven't won a Super Bowl since moving to Indy. Will they finally bring a trophy to the... the... Indianapolis does have a nickname, right?

Circle City.

DeaconKnowledge

The greatest thing about this is now I don't have to hear about how Great the pats are, how clutch Brady is, and what a genius Belichick is.

The look on Belichick's face was priceless. "I didn't win?"

Romero Zombie

Big Dookie wrote:

Romero Zombie wrote:

Wow - Bears are going to the superbowl, it's SNOWING in Phoenix right now...I'm going to buy a lottery ticket.

Now all we need is for the Colts to beat the Pats, and hell will have officially frozen over.

Consider it frozen.

The Green Eyed Monster

All credit due unto Viniateri -- obviously he's the piece that shifted the balance of power.

Elki

Should I change the title in anticipation of plea-copping? I probably should.

2and2is5

Yeah, I really wanted Viniateri to win it on a field goal, only way that incredible game could have been better.

Big Dookie

Romero Zombie wrote:

Big Dookie wrote:

Romero Zombie wrote:

Wow - Bears are going to the superbowl, it's SNOWING in Phoenix right now...I'm going to buy a lottery ticket.

Now all we need is for the Colts to beat the Pats, and hell will have officially frozen over.

Consider it frozen.

Hah, indeed. What a crazy day, and what a GREAT game. Bears and the Colts in the big game... I definitely did not see this one coming.

And to top it off, I get to watch my recorded BSG when I get home. The perfect ending!

The Green Eyed Monster

Elkamil wrote:

Should I change the title in anticipation of plea-copping? I probably should.

I dunno -- they might not cop that many pleas cuz they have Peyton to celebrate. Pats lost because Peyton is great, whatever -- I dunno.

Man, I didn't really care about the game until Brady finally has to do something besides get into range for Viniateri, and he nuts up and throws a sorry ass pick. That was when I was finally celebrating. My hate was released.

DeaconKnowledge

celery77 wrote:

Elkamil wrote:

Should I change the title in anticipation of plea-copping? I probably should.

I dunno -- they might not cop that many pleas cuz they have Peyton to celebrate. Pats lost because Peyton is great, whatever -- I dunno.

Man, I didn't really care about the game until Brady finally has to do something besides get into range for Viniateri, and he nuts up and throws a sorry ass pick. That was when I was finally celebrating. My hate was released.

Amen.

Merovingi

Well, that was a surprise. Last time I checked the Colts were down 21-3 and I was kinda hoping the Colts would win. Needless to say, I was pretty damn shocked when I tuned in after Battlestar Galactica to see that they had actually won. Freakin' sweet!

Shazkar Shadowstorm

I slit my wrists. I'm bleeding to death right now. Probably ought to save me. Fuck.

StormyWaters

DeaconKnowledge wrote:

celery77 wrote:

Elkamil wrote:

Should I change the title in anticipation of plea-copping? I probably should.

I dunno -- they might not cop that many pleas cuz they have Peyton to celebrate. Pats lost because Peyton is great, whatever -- I dunno.

Man, I didn't really care about the game until Brady finally has to do something besides get into range for Viniateri, and he nuts up and throws a sorry ass pick. That was when I was finally celebrating. My hate was released.

Amen.

If you don't send that in to Bill Simmons on ESPN, I will :P

deadonthestreet

Bill had better blame this loss on the refs, or I'll be sorely disappointed in him.

dlinfiniti

now we'll see just how good/bad sexy rex is
it'll be pretty much up to him to win the superbowl
if they play well, the bears D can shut down peyton/make him choke
Rex on the other hand needs to overcome the colts D which can swing either way

Gosling

deadonthestreet wrote:

Bill had better blame this loss on the refs, or I'll be sorely disappointed in him.

Crayon

Manning...Manning didn't choke? Call me surprised, shocked, and every other adjective to describe my state of panic. I am so entirely happy that the Pats will not be in another Super Bowl, I hate them with every inch of my being, including my penis.

Nambkab

It pains me, but I must acknowledge that Manning did a pretty good job of not choking yesterday. Grats Colts.

Raggaholic

I wonder if we're going to get a huge media blitz over how over matched the Bears are yet again for the Superbowl like we did last week for the Saints.

I mean, as a Bears fan living in Indy, I know I will. I'm curious about the national media, though.

Munro

Well, the Bears really are a mismatch against the Colts, as far as I've seen. Grossman can't eat up the clock or control the ball the way that Peyton can. He has a good but not great offensive line and I haven't seen him do too well under pressure (Admittedly, I only watched Bears games when the Colts weren't on so I didn't catch their entire season). I think that the strategy Indy used to wear out the Pats' defense would work just as well against the Bears and I expect to see it again in the superbowl. I'm worried about the Bears defense during the first half, of course, but Manning can pull a couple moves outside of the pocket and his line usually gives him plenty of time anyway so I'd be surprised if we didn't score more than we did against the Pats in as much time. Indy has been shutting down the run, so there's going to be a lot more pressure on Grossman than there has been in previous games and I just don't see him tossing as many long throws against the Colts as he did against the Saints. It will be an entertaining game for sure but I don't really see the Bears keeping it within seven.

Edit: Why are there so many goddamn Bears fans in Indiana? Are there a ton of Indy fans in Chicago too?

GoodOmens

Merovingi wrote:

Well, that was a surprise. Last time I checked the Colts were down 21-3 and I was kinda hoping the Colts would win. Needless to say, I was pretty damn shocked when I tuned in after Battlestar Galactica to see that they had actually won. Freakin' sweet!

Sure. Rub it in.

On the bright side, at least I know who I'm rooting for in the Bowl. A Chicago/N.E. matchup would have cause me great consternation, being a Chicagoan by birth. Now, it's easy.

I do think they need to redo the Super Bowl Shuffle, with the old sets and music.

StormyWaters

GoodOmens wrote:

Merovingi wrote:

Well, that was a surprise. Last time I checked the Colts were down 21-3 and I was kinda hoping the Colts would win. Needless to say, I was pretty damn shocked when I tuned in after Battlestar Galactica to see that they had actually won. Freakin' sweet!

Sure. Rub it in.

On the bright side, at least I know who I'm rooting for in the Bowl. A Chicago/N.E. matchup would have cause me great consternation, being a Chicagoan by birth. Now, it's easy.

I do think they need to redo the Super Bowl Shuffle, with the old sets and music.

I really hope people let the Shuffle remake idea go. Look, as a Bears fan, I know that every player on our team is worse than the '85 starters, with the exception of Hester and maybe Robbie Gould.

Shinto

Good for the Colts. They earned it.

Of course, I'll be rooting for Da Bers.

iTunesIsEvil

Raggaholic wrote:

I mean, as a Bears fan living in Indy, I know I will. I'm curious about the national media, though.

I'm not the only PA'er living in Indy? Huh, and here I was feeling all special for figuring out how to use the intarwebz! You ruined it for me.

I can't decide who to root for. Colts because I live in Indy and like the Colts, or da Burrs who I loved growing up. Hmmm...

Munro

I'm also an Indy resident...

Is anyone else thinking that officiating is going to once again be a big deal in this superbowl? I had thought the NFL was getting this under control, but looking at the Saints/Bears game I don't feel reassured. I don't mean to take anything away from the Bears, who clearly outplayed the Saints regardless of the penalties, but I felt there was a strong air of favoritism displayed by the referees watching over the plays. I think if they used the same squad they used in Indy they'd be alright... The ref didn't bend to Peyton when they (correctly) canceled their defensive pass interference, and they didn't try and make any unnecessary or coddling calls that would've made it a game of penalties where they decide the outcome. The referee core at Soldier's field though, didn't look good.

chrono_traveller

Nambkab wrote:

It pains me, but I must acknowledge that Manning did a pretty good job of not choking yesterday. Grats Colts.

Well, I just like to point out that the whole reason Peyton got a second chance was that Bob Sanders(safety) broke up that 3rd down pass on the last drive by the Pats. Remember the Colts drive before the last? Yeah, 3 and out for good ol' Payton. Its just in this game, the Colts D gave Manning just enough opportunities to make up for his mistakes. Which in the end, is all you can really ask for.

Munro

While that is true, look at the comparative time of possession for the second half. Peyton controlled the ball and did a big part himself to keep the ball out of Brady's hands. The Colts defense once again delivered a superior performance when it counted and should be getting more props, you're right.