Got the result I predicted, definitely not the one I wanted. It’s not for nothing that we’ll see Robert Saleh and Eric Bieniemy at the Super Bowl. While they were passed over for head coaching consideration, they’ll have a chance to go the extra mile to prove themselves. Maybe teams thought it wasn’t worth waiting until they were bounced from the playoffs to make a hire, but then again, Saleh will be coaching under a guy who was hired immediately following an embarrassing Super Bowl performance of his own.
Chiefs over Titans
It had to come to and end at some point. The Chiefs came out slow again and trailed by 10-0 and then 17-7, but then they remembered how to catch 10 yard passes and how to crowd the point of attack on run D and from there it was domination. There were some decisions by the Titans coaches that certainly didn’t work out, but I don’t think I would say they should have been able to do it better, they just were not as good as the Chiefs. It was over when Mahomes’ incredible 27-yard scramble at the end of the second half put them in the lead going into the locker room. Now Andy Reid gets a second shot at the Lombardi while Mike Vrabel has to sew his penis back on and hope the contracts for Ryan Tannehill and Derrick Henry work themselves out.
49ers over Packers
The Niners won via slow and painful suffocation, breaking the Packers defense methodically with runs of mostly 5-20 yards at a time. Mike Pettine was totally unprepared, and Raheem Mostert took advantage to the tune of 200+ yards and 4 TDs, AKA a Full Henry, while Jimmy Garoppolo was 6/8 passing with less than 100 yards, AKA a Full Tannhill. Aaron Rodgers did a lot to try and get back into the game, but his cautions gunslinger tendencies did not bode well for the game, and he threw 2 picks to go with 2 fumbles, though one fo those was an exchange with the center that was not all his fault. Either way, though, the Packers offense when they can’t run the ball is still just Rodgers making shit up with very little help from anyone not named Devante Adams. The blocking and catching were both not on the level. If they’re going to make it back to this point next year, the Packers need to approach the offseason as if they went 9-7 and have lots of work to do but with lots of potential if they get it done. Meanwhile, Kyle Shannahan becomes the John Quincy Adams of football, joining with his dad to become the first father/son duo to coach Super Bowls. Heartwarming.
Postseason: 4-6 / 5-4-1 / +$16
Title Belt: KC won from TEN (1 week reign)
Dangersquirrel vs the NFL 