Bengals Vs. Texans, AFC Wild Card: Game Thread

by Ryan Van Bibber on Jan 7, 2012 2:00 PM CST

The NFL playoffs start today. No, the St. Louis Rams didn't somehow sneak in with their 2-14 record, but there's still some great football to seen. In fact, it's the kind of football many Rams fans wouldn't recognize after six years of Rams football.

The first game on the fight card today is a great one. The Houston Texans host the Cincinnati Bengals in a battle of rookie quarterbacks and great defenses. I'm personally pretty pumped to see this game.

Related: A look at the battle of the rookie QBs today. How did the Texans turn it around?

The game starts at 2 p.m. Central time, so get the beer on ice and get ready. As usual you can get highlights from the game, updates, news, etc. right here in the SBN story stream.

I'm going to go and convince my wife - I started this at 1 p.m. - to let me watch the game, despite her protestations about the Rams season being over and whatnot.

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Bengals 27 - Texans 16

Formerly JBaccSTL. Been losing sleep over Rams football since 1999.

by Joe Mazzi on Jan 7, 2012 2:02 PM CST reply actions

Typo...

S’posed to have those teams switched around

Formerly JBaccSTL. Been losing sleep over Rams football since 1999.

by Joe Mazzi on Jan 7, 2012 6:29 PM CST up reply actions

That shouldnt be to hard

Shes a women, tell her the season isn’t over. 90% chance she buys it.

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by King Sam Rules! on Jan 7, 2012 2:06 PM CST via mobile reply actions

It goes deeper than the Rams.

Football doesn’t end until February. Duh, Van’s wife.

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by Joe Mazzi on Jan 7, 2012 2:09 PM CST up reply actions

Your wife needs a shopping day! It may wind up costing you more than actually attending the game, but what the hell! :-)

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by Douglas M on Jan 7, 2012 2:08 PM CST reply actions

That's a good idea

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by King Sam Rules! on Jan 7, 2012 2:10 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

On the bright side for me:

Van’s “life endangering” issue here has shown me a bright side of having your girl living half way across the country

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by King Sam Rules! on Jan 7, 2012 2:22 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

+1 Now you're learning! :-)

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by Douglas M on Jan 7, 2012 2:29 PM CST up reply actions

Yep

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by King Sam Rules! on Jan 7, 2012 2:31 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

The downside of it though is:

Pretty much everything else

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by King Sam Rules! on Jan 7, 2012 2:34 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

This could be a really good game. Delholme could add some drama if he starts for Houston

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by Douglas M on Jan 7, 2012 2:11 PM CST reply actions

Would the Texans be the best team by far

If they had Schaub, Johnson, Williams all year?

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by King Sam Rules! on Jan 7, 2012 2:14 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

I think they'd be one of the Bye Week-teams this week at the very least

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by Douglas M on Jan 7, 2012 2:16 PM CST up reply actions

They'd be Super Bowl contenders, no doubt.

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by Joe Mazzi on Jan 7, 2012 2:18 PM CST up reply actions

I think they'd be the favorite

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by King Sam Rules! on Jan 7, 2012 2:22 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

Yo RGIII (3X1) and Douglas

It appears the two favorites to land the HC job in Jacksonville are Rob Chudzinski and Jay Gruden. Interesting stuff.

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by Joe Mazzi on Jan 7, 2012 2:25 PM CST reply actions

Those dudes are really good

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by King Sam Rules! on Jan 7, 2012 2:27 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

LOL I knew they'd be high on team lists. I read somewhere that "Chud" was up for the San Diego OC job? Or was that HC until they decided to keep Turner?

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by Douglas M on Jan 7, 2012 2:27 PM CST up reply actions

HC before Norv stayed

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by King Sam Rules! on Jan 7, 2012 2:30 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

I'm not sure.

I’d rather him just stay in Carolina than opt for Jacksonville, to be honest with you. Don’t settle for the first offer and put yourself at risk of hurting your reputation… I see the Panthers as a much better team in the foreseeable future.

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by Joe Mazzi on Jan 7, 2012 2:30 PM CST up reply actions

Agreed

I think he should wait for Miami to have to scramble for a coach and give up on this bug name thing. Chud is a Miami grad, who won a title with them as the OC. If he were to go and be a good head coach with the Dolphins, that would be great for that team and him

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by King Sam Rules! on Jan 7, 2012 2:33 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

+1

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by Joe Mazzi on Jan 7, 2012 2:35 PM CST up reply actions

By the way, I just moved you DC post to the front page

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by Douglas M on Jan 7, 2012 2:30 PM CST up reply actions

Hey, thank you!

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by Joe Mazzi on Jan 7, 2012 2:32 PM CST up reply actions

This is either a great game or terrible

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by King Sam Rules! on Jan 7, 2012 2:51 PM CST via mobile reply actions

$5 says AJ Green catches Cincy's first TD

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by Joe Mazzi on Jan 7, 2012 2:57 PM CST up reply actions

I'll take $10 on Dalton looking bad for most the game

Cause of his flu and all the practice he missed

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by King Sam Rules! on Jan 7, 2012 3:00 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

That and a ginger QB has never won a Super Bowl..

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by Joe Mazzi on Jan 7, 2012 3:04 PM CST up reply actions

Well how many ginger qb's are there?

And the reason is cause it takes a lot of heart and SOUL to win a Super Bowl

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by King Sam Rules! on Jan 7, 2012 3:06 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

Cartman Ginger Pictures, Images and Photos

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by Joe Mazzi on Jan 7, 2012 3:12 PM CST up reply actions

Here you go!

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/issue-of-the-day-the-plight-of-the-red-haired-quarterback?urn=nfl,wp1084

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by Douglas M on Jan 7, 2012 3:19 PM CST up reply actions

So funny that they reference Eric Cartman. Love it.

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by Joe Mazzi on Jan 7, 2012 3:24 PM CST up reply actions

When Kroenke replaces the EJD

I hope it resembles a place like Reliant Stadium, or even Univ. of Phoenix Stadium. We don’t need an overly flashy home like the Cowboys, but a retractable roof, improved turf and a state-of-the-art facility are on my 2015 wish list.

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by Joe Mazzi on Jan 7, 2012 3:46 PM CST reply actions

What's wrong with the turf at the Ed?

Honestly I don’t think we currently have filled the suite and club level to capacity so I don’t see the logic in blowing up a 15 year old facility with the only real benefit a few thousand more seats to ensure more black outs and some cosmetic changes such as a retractable roof. None of this makes the team more profitable. Nothing wrong with the Ed other than that BS lease agreement… and the shitty play of the team that makes their home their.

I say commit to staying in St Louis and building a competitive team. Then when there is enough demand to create an actual need for a new stadium then we’ll build one. Let’s at least look at a few renovation plans before we tear down the Ed. I see fancy stadiums and all the other crap that distracts from the watching of the ACTUAL GAME as part of what’s wrong with proffessional sports.

by Sggladden on Jan 7, 2012 4:08 PM CST up reply actions

The problem with the turf is all the injuries

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by King Sam Rules! on Jan 7, 2012 4:10 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

The turf isn't causing injuries.

Now piss poor play is contributing to the ammount of injuries.

by Sggladden on Jan 7, 2012 9:10 PM CST up reply actions

You can't fix the Ed it sucks

trust me as a season tix holder, the Dome experience is one of the worst in the NFL. Plus new stadium doesn’t have to have to seats

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by Brick Top on Jan 7, 2012 5:11 PM CST up reply actions

I don' have to trust you

I’ve been a season ticket holder for a while now and there is absolutely nothing major lacking with the Ed in terms of enjoying the game save the abismal play of the Rams.

I’ve been to a few other NFL venues and apart from nice or nasty weather the experience of watching the game is exactly the same.

Liking or not liking indoor football is a preference and no reason to abandon a facility that is in good shape.

by Sggladden on Jan 7, 2012 9:26 PM CST up reply actions

Tell me is there any other stadium in the NFL that takes as long to get in?

Absolutely not!!!! Is there a stadium with worst acoustics?? I highly doubt it. Is there a stadium with worse tailgating spots around it??? Again, probably not many. And I wouldn’t call a facility that is ranked almost dead last in NFL arenas, “in good shape”. This is the NFL, good isn’t good enough.

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by Brick Top on Jan 7, 2012 9:51 PM CST up reply actions