lordstanley

Punting, even on 4th and 21, is giving up. If Darnold had thrown it away instead of getting sacked they could at least have tried a field goal.

Ha, Darnold again waits until after play clock strikes zero before snapping the ball, but instead of a delay of game being called he gets strip sacked for a Rams TD. Rams lead 17-3.

Have to admit I cheered when the Rams completed that first long reception. Dominant drive by LA to start the game. 7-0 Rams.

There are no easy games in the playoffs and I sure hope this isn't a case of famous last words, but I actually expect the Lions to win rather comfortably. I'd be disappointed if the lead is under 10 points heading into the 4th quarter.

Not sure who I'm cheering for tonight. My order for the NFC Championship game from scariest to least scary would be Philly, Minnesota, LA Rams. I would love to play the Rams in the NFC Championship game. But I think Minnesota has a better shot at knocking off Philly than the Rams would. I think I'll be going for the Vikings tonight but sometimes I don't even really know myself until the game starts and I see how I instinctively react to a big play.

And another to look at it is that it took the Commanders until the last play from scrimmage to put away a New Orleans team that finished 5-12, a very good Eagles team but in Washington and with Philly's backup QB, an 8-9 Atlanta team in overtime at home, a 7-10 Dallas team, and a pretty good 10-7 Tampa team. None of that can compare to staying close to a 15-2 Lions team on the road. The Commanders' only win by more than one score after Week 7 was 42-19 hosting Tennessee in Week 13.

Ty Cobb, a half century after the fact, at the 2:45 to 5:00 talks about a key game in the 1907 pennant race being his most tremendous thrill in baseball.

Yep, and only played 6 games against teams 9-8 or better. 2-4 in such games in the regular season even including the win over Philly’s backup QB. Beat the Bengals by 5 in Week 3. Lions were 7-2 in games against teams 9-8 or better.

Edit: Sorry, i thought this was the Commanders radio call they played at the end of the TV broadcast. update: Found it.

The NFC Championship game will be the earlier game two weeks from now.

Lions, don’t let the game come down to a Hail Mary! Although I’m confident that if that scenario does happen no Lion will be jawing with fans as the play unfolds.

Watched it on the Armed Forces Network in Heidelberg, Germany. I’m not military, but was allowed in on a pass and bonded in misery.

Ok Washington, you’ve broken your playoff win drought, that was the main thing for you, right? Go out and get drunk and on Wednesday or so start turning your attention to the Lions.

Doinked it in!

Gonzalez is their 6th kicker this year!

We are a 3rd and 2 stop away from a Dan Campbell situation almost identical to the Lions’ GB game. I am sure Washington would kick it.

Commanders need to throw for a first down here.

Tied at 20 with 4:41 to go. Commanders to get the kickoff. I think the winner will be primed to lose decisively next week. So needs to be Washington to the Lions, not Tampa to the Eagles.

Could come down to a Lattimore vs Evans duel. Have the announcers mentioned they have a feud?

Pigskins lead 20-17.

Watching other teams this weekend makes me appreciate how rarely the Lions shoot themselves in the foot. Fumbled snap gives Washington 1st down at Tampa’s 13.

Commanders have sucked in the red zone. Can’t even score after 1st and goal from the 1. Tampa leads 17-13.

I am cheering for Washington even more than I was at the beginning of the game. Commanders don’t impress me much.

A big 3rd and 9 run by Mayfield extended a drive for Tampa when stil! In their own territory, and now they’ve gone down and tied it at 10-10 going into halftime. If the Commanders had made that stop they would have got the ball back up 10-3 with a minute to go and a good chance to take on a field goal.