Greg F

Starts tomorrow. Pregame writeup will come in the morning.

The Falcons would be an interesting matchup with the speedy receivers they have. They’ll have to get by the cowboys first though.

It was heartbreak for the Browns. They had ridden Jerome Ford and taken advantage of almost every opportunity in a 3 game winning streak, all over divisional champions on the road, on their way to the AFC Championship. The Colts dominated the line of scrimmage. Taylor rushed 22 times for 210yds and 3TDs. Ford was stuffed this game, only rushing for 42 yds. But, the Browns were still taking advantage of opportunities. When Brents had his only busted coverage of the day, Watson hit Elijah Moore for 62yds. And, when given enough time against the Colts blitz, Watson hit Njoku for a TD. The Colts defense seemed to have shut the door with less than a minute to go in the game stopping the Browns on 4th down at the 21. But, an unlikely fumble by Taylor gave them one more opportunity. And, again they took advantage. Ford nicked the defender on the block then got behind him in the flat. He raced 47yards to the endzone to take the lead 24-21. With 24 seconds left, it looked like the Browns had pulled off a miraculous unlikely upset win and were headed to the SuperBowl. But, with 2 TOs, the Colts completed 2 passes and kicked a FG to even the game 24-24 and send the game to OT. In OT, the Colts defense flexed its muscles one more time. After a sack on 2nd down, the Colts safeties laid back, let Kareem Hunt catch 2 balls, then flew in to make the tackle. As Kareem Hunt was wrapped up and taken to the ground, the Colts sideline didn’t celebrate so much as sigh in relief. They were the superior team, but they’d been taken to their very limit by a tough, hard-nosed, never-give-up Browns team. The Colts will head to their second SuperBowl at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas against the winner of the Cowboys/Falcons game.

I don’t use the arrow or offset though.

I use the ITZ bumpers. I like them

Complete stats and analysis coming this afternoon!

I’m going to look back at the entire season. I can’t think of one that was better from start to finish. And, it happened in a conference championship game!

The Colt’s D shuts the Browns down. Ford is stuffed at the line on 1st down. Watson is sacked on 2nd. The Colts are then able to sit back and keep the 3rd and 4th down receptions in front of the DBs and hold them to short gains. Final score: Colts 31 Browns 24 (I’m really heartbroken for the Browns. It appeared that they had pulled off a miraculous victory)

Was supposed to read “if the Browns score, should they go for 2?”

The Browns win the toss and elect to play D first since the new NFL OT rule mandates both teams get the ball. 3 plays into OT, and #23 pancakes #22. Brute force. Taylor goes 60yds. XP good. Colts 31 Browns 24 If the Browns stop the Colts, should they go for 2? IMG_6158.MOV

FG good from 28 yards. OT

Richardson throws incomplete to Alec Pierce. Then, the Browns D gives Richardson too much time. He hits Taylor for a 41yd game. TO Colts. 1 TO left with 9 seconds left. IMG_6087.MOV

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@Jayethekxng and @Long island EFL, let’s get some good comments! What a game!!!!

Watson is sacked. With no timeouts to go, Watson is backed to pass. Pass protection codes through again. Hunt turns #1 inside, while Ford holds up the older blitzed just enough to get out in the flats. 48 yard TD. Browns 24 Colts 21 24 seconds to go. The Colts have 2 TOs and need a FG to go to OT. IMG_6084.MOV

And the unbelievable had happened. Taylor is hit from behind and fumbles. Dice roll goes to the Browns. 32 seconds to go and the Browns have it at the Colts 38 with 1 timeout remaining. IMG_6083.MOV

Another Colts stop. On 3rd & 9, the CBs do their job. The pressure on the QB forces Richardson to throw to Hunt #27, who can make anything happen. Less than a minute to go. The Browns have all 3 TOs. They need to force a mistake. IMG_6079.MOV

The Browns are driving. Watson keeps it for 7 yards, Hunt gets a screen pass, then this beautifully drawn up play. Ford and #95 make the block on #1, while Hunts turns it up field (with a little assistance from #8 Elijah Moore) for 17 yards. IMG_6075.MOV

No opening holes on this play. Just a pancake block. Taylor for 48yds. TD Colts 21 Browns 17 IMG_6066.MOV

What’s interesting about this year’s playoffs is that you see little factors make the difference. I would have expected the Colts to dominate this game, but little things like protecting against the Colts blitz, make a huge difference. Elijah Moore getting past Brents and going 62yds was a huge surprise. And, the Colts missed a chipshot FG. These things are adding up. I still think the Colts are the favorite, but one bad mistake good cause this to go the Brown’s way.

Ford breaks one off for 18, another for 10. Then he loses a yard before catching a pass in the flats for 5 yard. Then on 3rd & 6, Ford and Hung hold their blocks on the viscous blitz game of the Colts. Watson finds TE #85 Njoku 20 yards down the field and he scores. Browns 17 Colts 14 10 seconds to go in the 3rd. IMG_6040.MOV

Late in the 3rd, it’s definitely anyone’s game at this point

The Browns really need @Jayethekxng ‘s man Jerome Ford to get going.

The Colts get the ball to start the 2nd half. The Browns seem to have finally adjusted to the Colt’s run game, allowing Taylor only 6 yards on this drive. But, in doing so, they are giving QB Anthony Richardson a lot of time and letting receivers get open. Richardson hit Alec Pierce for 11 yards, Michael Pittman for 21 yards. Finally, Richardson gets so much time that TE Jelani Woods gets wide open in the secondary and scores from 19 yards. Colts 14 Browns 10 IMG_6032.MOV

I’ll put a “like” on it, even though I don’t like the outcome of the game 😂