NFL Playoffs?, Playoffs?!?!(that's not a catch, that's a catch)

[Valmy]

Yeah I was commenting on that as well. I haven't seen him that depressed after throwing his fifth interception.

[alfred russel]

I was rooting pretty hard against cam newton here, and I wasn't disappointed - he showed himself to be a whiny punk. I particularly enjoyed when he jumped away from his own fumble, so as to not have to fight for it in the pile.

On another note, Peyton looked just terrible. It would have been a lot better for the broncos if he'd retired in the first quarter.

Give Newton a break. He wasn't really in a position to recover that fumble, a guy was threatening to roll into his planted leg, and the move was instinctual. There wasn't time to calculate: "This is the super bowl, all season it has been the smart team move not to dive into piles pointlessly, but this time it is."

It actually crossed my mind at a few points that Peyton was a couple of bad plays away from deserving to get the hook. What a wild story that would have been.

[lustindarkness]

LOL @ excited and happy Eli pics.

[Eddie Teach]

I was rooting pretty hard against cam newton here, and I wasn't disappointed - he showed himself to be a whiny punk. I particularly enjoyed when he jumped away from his own fumble, so as to not have to fight for it in the pile.

On another note, Peyton looked just terrible. It would have been a lot better for the broncos if he'd retired in the first quarter.

Peyton needs to be done. I heard how bad he was all season but to see him unable to zip the ball anymore was a real eye-opener.

Cam not jumping in that pile was a shocker. I understand maybe in week 6 not sacrificing yourself as the star player but that was a play that decided the Super Bowl.

Carolina's inability to sustain a second drive decided the game, really.

[alfred russel]

You know what was really bizarre? Ron Rivera deciding to punt with 2:08 left in the game and 2 timeouts on a 4th and 24. You need to go for that.

[Valmy]

You know what was really bizarre? Ron Rivera deciding to punt with 2:08 left in the game and 2 timeouts on a 4th and 24. You need to go for that.

I thought the same thing. I think the Panthers' will had been broken by then. Even at 4th and 24 you have to go in that situation.

[alfred russel]

I thought the same thing. I think the Panthers' will had been broken by then. Even at 4th and 24 you have to go in that situation.

I'm generally not for becoming hyper conservative, but if I was Kubiak I'd have lined up in the victory formation and taken 3 knees. Don't risk a fumble, and punt with ~1:00 left (which is what happened anyway). The odds of Carolina winning at that point are basically zero, and if they can score 2 TDs and recover an onside kick in 1 minute with no timeouts, LOL forget it that wasn't happening.

[Valmy]

Carolina's inability to sustain a second drive decided the game, really.

Well Carolina recovers that fumble they still have a decent chance. Losing it and it was basically game over.

[Admiral Yi]

It actually crossed my mind at a few points that Peyton was a couple of bad plays away from deserving to get the hook. What a wild story that would have been.

I didn't see it.  I saw maybe one wild pass in the first half and you can't put those sacks on him.

[lustindarkness]

They should have shown more details of the Doritos sonogram baby shooting out of the Mom. Maybe that is how Puppy Monkey Babies are born.

[grumbler]

the brady v. manning debate is pretty silly. manning has the pedigree, while brady was the original underdog who has now consistently outperformed manning.

...while cheating.

Is there anyone who still doesn't understand that scientists have decisively rejected the "deflated footballs" canard?

I mean, I can understand the "while cheating" thing as a tongue-in-cheek comment, but you don't seriously dispute the scientific consensus, do you?

[jimmy olsen]

Yeah I was commenting on that as well. I haven't seen him that depressed after throwing his fifth interception.

He's 2-0 to Peyton's 2-2 and Eli played a lot better in his games than Peyton did in his.

[Grey Fox]

the brady v. manning debate is pretty silly. manning has the pedigree, while brady was the original underdog who has now consistently outperformed manning.

...while cheating.

Is there anyone who still doesn't understand that scientists have decisively rejected the "deflated footballs" canard?

I mean, I can understand the "while cheating" thing as a tongue-in-cheek comment, but you don't seriously dispute the scientific consensus, do you?

There's always the Signal stealing scandal to label him a cheater.

[grumbler]

There's always the Signal stealing scandal to label him a cheater.

Well, if he's to blame for that, then so is the Prime Minister of Canada. 

Seriously, though, "Spygate" has to be the most over-wrought "cheating' scandal of the modern NFL era.  There was no 'sign stealing" scandal; the filming was entirely within the rules, and all teams do it.  The Patriots just did it from a location that Goodall decided was an "unauthorized location."  No rule was ever broken.  No "spying" ever occurred.

[Valmy]

Yeah I was commenting on that as well. I haven't seen him that depressed after throwing his fifth interception.

He's 2-0 to Peyton's 2-2 and Eli played a lot better in his games than Peyton did in his.

Hey if you are trying to cheer Eli up you can probably reach him on twitter or something.