🏈 NFL2K20 - Conference Championship round Discussion Thread

[Spider2024]

Which 2 teams will get to enjoy the harrowing bye week of hoping no one on their team gets COVID-19?

Sunday, January 24th, 3:05 PM, on FOX
#5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at #1 Green Bay Packers

Sunday, January 24th, 6:40 PM, on CBS
#2 Buffalo Bills at #1 Kansas City Chiefs

[Ben Wyatt]

Buffalo: 33
KC 31

Green Bay 38
Tampa 34

[Mecca]

Mahomes is out of concussion protocol, with that said.

Chiefs 38
Bills 21

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Jan 22, 2021 14:40:44 GMT -5 Mecca said:

Mahomes is out of concussion protocol, with that said.

Chiefs 38
Bills 21

I also got the Chiefs, but closer than that.

Chiefs 35
Bills 27

I really want Brady/Mahomes II, but don’t think the Bucs beat the Pack. Mahomes/Rodgers is a good alternative though.

[Push R Truth]

Bills perform the storybook ending. They finally get rid of Brady in the division, just to meet him again as the secret final boss in the Superbowl.

Bills overcome the odds, defeat the demons, fill the internet with broken table videos and take home the trophy.


I may or may not be drunk shitposting

[Gus Richlen Was Wrong]

Bills by 10
Packers by 3

[Mecca]

Jan 22, 2021 19:23:03 GMT -5 Gus Richlen Was Wrong said:

Bills by 10
Packers by 3

I couldn't have seen this coming from a mile away.

[Toilet Paper Roll]

I have nothing outside a gut feeling for this, but I feel Josh Allen has a bad game and Kansas City wins 31-16


I'll always cheer for Brady, and hoping Tampa Bay wins but I think it's Green Bays year,  28-20

[S-Chrome]

Bills/Chiefs: I'll be rooting hard for the Bills, but the Chiefs in their own house might be too much for 'em. They've got to find a way to slow Mahomes down, and the only way to do that is going to be to beat him up with blitzes and constant pressure. Before he went down with the neck/concussion, Mahomes wasn't 100% and the Bills need to attack that. If they don't, it'll be a shootout that the Bills won't be able to keep up with. If they do, it'll be one hell of a contest.
Chiefs 31, Bills 26

Buccaneers/Packers: Hm. Tom Brady in cold weather. No Big Chest. Suspect secondary that's ripe to be picked apart. I desire to not see Brady in any Super Bowl no matter what team he plays for. Somewhat concerned about the Packers Offensive Line holding up against Barrett, JPP and Bowles and his blitzing schemes. Holding out hope that their previous matchup last year was a mirage.
Packers 27, Buccaneers 17

[Gus Richlen Was Wrong]

Jan 22, 2021 21:40:29 GMT -5 S-Chrome said:

Bills/Chiefs: I'll be rooting hard for the Bills, but the Chiefs in their own house might be too much for 'em. They've got to find a way to slow Mahomes down, and the only way to do that is going to be to beat him up with blitzes and constant pressure. Before he went down with the neck/concussion, Mahomes wasn't 100% and the Bills need to attack that. If they don't, it'll be a shootout that the Bills won't be able to keep up with. If they do, it'll be one hell of a contest.
Chiefs 31, Bills 26

Buccaneers/Packers: Hm. Tom Brady in cold weather. No Big Chest. Suspect secondary that's ripe to be picked apart. I desire to not see Brady in any Super Bowl no matter what team he plays for. Somewhat concerned about the Packers Offensive Line holding up against Barrett, JPP and Bowles and his blitzing schemes. Holding out hope that their previous matchup last year was a mirage.
Packers 27, Buccaneers 17

It's been Playoffs: Revenge Edition this year which is why I'm that confident in Buffalo vs. Green Bay for the Super Bowl.

[Mecca]

I say KC/GB simply because a team without a bye hasn't made a SB since the 2012 season.

[BRV]

My picks went 4-0 last weekend, 8-2 overall in the playoffs.

- Green Bay 30, Tampa Bay 24: The sneaky storyline that no one seemed to be talking about coming out of last weekend was that Tom Brady and the Buccaneers offense had a pretty underwhelming day against the Saints, but they were getting bailed out time and again by their defense, who - outside of one Jameis Winston deep ball - really seemed stout against the stagnant Saints offense, particularly in the red zone. The Buccaneers' young secondary will need to play the game of its collective lives against presumptive MVP Aaron Rodgers, and I think they'd need to hold the Packers offense to three touchdowns or fewer to advance to a home game in Super Bowl LV.

- Kansas City 31, Buffalo 28: Despite being out of concussion protocol, Patrick Mahomes clearly isn't 100 percent, as he was hobbled by a foot injury against the Browns. Now, even at 80 percent, Mahomes is still arguably the best quarterback in the league, but I don't envision him carving up the Bills defense at will like he has so many other teams this season. Buffalo, meanwhile, still hasn't played its best game in the playoffs and its now or never for them, but the question is whether their best game will be good enough to beat the best team in the AFC. If the Bills can ugly this game up like they did against Baltimore last weekend, it'll be their game to lose, but if Mahomes is running around freely and throwing darts, Kansas City could run away with it.

[Spider2024]

On Fox's pre-show, Booker T just gave a promo on behalf of the Bills. So:

WE TAKE WHAT WE WANT, AND AFTER WE TAKE PATRICK MAHOMES AND THE CHIEFS, WE WANT THE BOWL, SUCKA! TOM BRADY/AARON RODGERS, WE COMIN' FOR YOU, (censored)!

[Lupin the Third]

The storylines for both games are amazing:

Bills/Chiefs: A rematch of the 1994 NFC Championship, the 1992 AFC Divisional Round, and the 1966 AFL Championship. A win here puts the Bills back in the Super Bowl for the first time in 27 years, looking to wipe away a curse that has plagued them since losing four straight, beginning with Wide Right. The Chiefs look to become repeat NFL Champions, after becoming the first team since the Philadelphia Eagles (2002-2004) to host 3 straight Conference Championship games.

Buccaneers/Packers: The Bucs look to return to their first Super Bowl since winning their only Super Bowl 18 years ago. Tom Brady looks to further cement his legacy, and join rival Peyton Manning as the only quarterbacks to lead two different teams to the Super Bowl. While the Packers look to return to the Super Bowl for the first time in 10 years, and Aaron Rodgers attempts to cement his legacy after what some may feel is a disappointing decade for them, always being one of the top teams in the NFC, but never making it back to the Promised Land.

Whatever the case may be, no matter the results, the Super Bowl will still be the same: The Young Gun of the AFC going up against the Old Warhorse of the NFC.

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Packers 34 Bucs 23

Bills 31 Chiefs 30

[bob]

super nervous

go Pack go

[Jonathan Michaels]

I feel the best case scenario for the Bucs is if Brady and Rodgers get into a QB duel.

If A A Ron decides to try and outgun Brady, instead of taking advantage of the Packers superior rushing game, that will be the mistake Tampa will capitalize on.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Tampa didn't have fans this year?

Surprising considering it's Florida

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Some really bad defense by Packers on 3rd downs

[bob]

at this point you gotta believe Bill Belichick is like "huh, I guess if I actually got Brady some real weapons on offense he could've taken us to the AFC title game"