NFL Thread

[Al Bangor]

San Francisco is a 2 point favorite, but I hope Kansas City wins.

Who is favored to win the 2024 Super Bowl, and which team is the underdog?

Despite their status as defending champions, the Kansas City Chiefs are slight underdogs when they face the San Francisco 49ers in the 2024 Super Bowl.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[TRF_Olyy]

SF defence is chewing up Kansas

Doubt I'll watch the whole game, will probably tap out at half time, but interesting so far

 

[Saintjay]

Then Mahomes launches it and ooops.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

That was really cool

 

[munstermuffin]

Kansas still in it. 49ers look much more composed and better team but Mahomes is still around. 49ers D super in 1st half

 

[Al Bangor]

The Chiefs won, 25-22 in OT. Kudos to KC. Patrick Mahomes won the Super Bowl MVP for a third time which ties with him Terry Bradshaw and Tom Brady.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore/_/gameId/401547378

 

[TRF_Olyy]

49ers kicker is gonna go on and have an Ace Ventura-esque breakdown

Can't remember the last time I saw a PAT get charged down

 

[ncurd]

49ers kicker is gonna go on and have an Ace Ventura-esque breakdown

Can't remember the last time I saw a PAT get charged down

It was a great game but that was moment momentum shifted.

I thought Chiefs bottled it after 52 yards throw and then the interception they totally looked all at seas for the first half.

Great game.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Scoring Plays | NFL Football Operations

operations.nfl.com

Can someone explain the points scoring in NFL? I get 6 points for a touchdown, but why the range of points and when are they awarded for a field goal? Safety/try after touchdown?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Scoring Plays | NFL Football Operations

operations.nfl.com

Can someone explain the points scoring in NFL? I get 6 points for a touchdown, but why the range of points and when are they awarded for a field goal? Safety/try after touchdown?

After you score a touchdown you get the option of a kick at goal (1pt) or having one play to try and score again from 2yds from the line (2pts)
Safety = in rugby terms, is grounded in your own in goal. So two points if you force the opposition back into their endzone (i.e. sack the QB if they've dropped back etc.)
Field goal = regular kick at goal, not related to a touchdown

I wasn't aware you could score a safety after a touchdown - I guess if you throw, they intercept, then you force them back over their line? Intercepting in the in goal you can just go to ground and the game then goes to the regular restart on halfway

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Ok, cheers. Confused me even more. .

I take it the last touchdown by Chiefs to win they ran out of time to take their kick at goal? So it stayed 6 points for the TD? I just saw the highlights on bbc.

 

[ncurd]

Ok, cheers. Confused me even more. .

I take it the last touchdown by Chiefs to win they ran out of time to take their kick at goal? So it stayed 6 points for the TD? I just saw the highlights on bbc.

Golden Goal first to score wins, only caveat is both teams were guaranteed at least one possession which is why the Chiefs got a drive after the 49ers Field Goal.
Other rule stipuation was a defensive score by the Chiefs would of ended the game on the 49ers first drive.

 

[BrokenWing]

Doesn't a TD on the first drive of overtime end the game?

 

[BrokenWing]

I wasn't aware you could score a safety after a touchdown - I guess if you throw, they intercept, then you force them back over their line? Intercepting in the in goal you can just go to ground and the game then goes to the regular restart on halfway

What is a 1-Point Safety in Football? (Full Explanation)

The 1-point safety is one of the rarest players in football. In this post you'll learn what it is and how teams can convert one.

footballadvantage.com

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Doesn't a TD on the first drive of overtime end the game?

New rules last season says in playoff games both sides get a possession, and if it's still tied after that then it goes to next-point-wins

They were explaining it just before OT started this morning, supposedly it's so new a lot of 49ers players weren't aware of the rules

 

[ncurd]

New rules last season says in playoff games both sides get a possession, and if it's still tied after that then it goes to next-point-wins

They were explaining it just before OT started this morning, supposedly it's so new a lot of 49ers players weren't aware of the rules

Its a much better rule teams just drove to a FG position and scored. It pretty much made it decided on the coin toss.

Now they have to go for the TD and take a FG as a fallback like the 49ers did.

It made the Chiefs drives incredibly exciting as well. Will they settle for FG or go for the win on a 4th down? They won on 3rd but it was still great.

They also did a 4th as they were of FG range.

 

[Al Bangor]

The Chiefs won, 25-22 in OT. Kudos to KC. Patrick Mahomes won the Super Bowl MVP for a third time which ties with him Terry Bradshaw and Tom Brady.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore/_/gameId/401547378

Correction: Bradshaw has won the Super Bowl MVP three times (same as Mahomes) and Brady has won it five times.

 

[Al Bangor]

Its a much better rule teams just drove to a FG position and scored. It pretty much made it decided on the coin toss.

Now they have to go for the TD and take a FG as a fallback like the 49ers did.

It made the Chiefs drives incredibly exciting as well. Will they settle for FG or go for the win on a 4th down? They won on 3rd but it was still great.

They also did a 4th as they were of FG range.

I agree with you, the rule change is good for the game. And the OT itself was very exciting. I really enjoyed watching Mahomes work his magic...once again.

 

[Al Bangor]

Travis Kelce says push on Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was ‘definitely unacceptable’

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said on Wednesday that his push of head coach Andy Reid during Super Bowl LVIII was “definitely unacceptable.”

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Al Bangor]

Committee to pitch kickoff rule change to owners

The NFL's Competition Committee is expected to pitch an alternative rule to kickoffs that will make returns a part of the game again.

www.espn.com

I hope it happens because kick off returns can be very exciting, especially when a player runs one back for a TD. I miss the good ol' days when there were 100 yard kickoff returns for TD's. But concussion protocols put an end to that, which I understand.