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At what price I know they killed a fan tonight (heart attack). They nearly did me in.

 

Hill fumble can be forgiven but then Burfict goes purposely headhunting. 15 yards. Then Pacman touches a ref next play. 15 yards. Lewis can't control his players. All 3 should be gone. The players obviously not worth the negatives.

 

Hey joe, where you going with that gun in your hand?

It was still the same play. They committed a personal foul while segueing about a personal foul. That is why people refer to them as the Bungles.

 

Im sure hill feels like crap but this loss is squarely on Burfict and Pacman.

 

Ya that's right, same play.

 

Adam Jones Blast Refs...

The Cincinnati Bengals found a new way to lose Saturday night with personal foul penalties on linebacker Vontaze Burfict for an illegal hit and cornerback Adam Jones for unsportsmanlike conduct. The two penalties gave the Pittsburgh Steelers 30 yards and led to a chip-shot game-winning field goal.

Jones left the locker room without talking to reporters, but he posted a video on his Instagram account blasting the penalty call.

"The (expletive) ref did a horrible (expletive) job," Jones said. "You got (Steelers linebacker coach) Joey Porter in the middle of the (expletive) field talking (expletive) to everybody and then when somebody says something to him ... he isn't even supposed to be on the (expletive) field."

Jones later deleted the video and posted a calmer message.

"I'm good now, I've had my 10 minutes," he said. "But I still don't believe I should have got a flag for talking to a coach that's on the field behind the huddle."

The Bengals and Steelers played their third chippy game of the season. After Cincinnati running back Giovani Bernard suffered a concussion on a helmet-to-helmet hit from Pittsburgh linebacker Ryan Shazier, Jeremy Hill got into a fracas with several Steelers players. (NFL.com)
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Hill on the other-hand was completely cool about what happened, imo.

 

[h]Todays Action...[/h]

 

Burfict faces suspension; Porter could be fined

The ending of Saturday night's raucous playoff game between the Steelers and Bengals could result in consequences for two key players in a fourth-quarter scrum.

Per NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport, Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict could face a suspension for his hit on Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown. Burfict was penalized for the hit, which helped put the Steelers into winning field-goal range.

NFL spokesman Michael Signora added: "As is the case during the regular season, any play or situation that involves a violation or potential violation of player safety rules or unsportsmanlike conduct -- whether penalized or not during the game -- is reviewed for possible discipline as per our standard protocol."

After the Brown hit, Steelers assistant Joey Porter came on the field because he had valid concern for Brown. Via Rapoport: "Assistants are not allowed on the field during injury timeouts. Medical staff, trainers, attendants and the head coach can come out to check on the welfare of the player. With an injury that appears to be more serious you will see players and other staff out on the field at times to check on player. The referees gave Porter the benefit of the doubt because there was real concern for Brown. The officials were working to clear the field and keep the two teams apart when (Bengals cornerback) Adam Jones came in and tried to get at Porter, so he was penalized. There was a lot of talk back and forth and the crew was trying to get both teams to the sidelines."

However, real concern or not, Porter could very well incur a fine for his actions while on the field.

ESPN first reported the possibility of punishments to Burfict and Porter.

This is just a microcosm of the craziness from Saturday, but with an assistant coach on the hook for potential fines and another team's best defensive player already possibly missing games next season, it illustrates just how long we'll be talking about what happened on Saturday night in Cincinnati. (NFL.com)
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I hate when BIG games get marred by stupidity. More than enough blame to go around on both sides of the ball and the Zebras too. Control was lost...

Exciting game tho, just frustrating as well.

 

Details throughout the week as they become available...

 

Vontaze Burfict is a complete asshole. Teams that play against the Bengals need to do their best to knock him out for the season because if you don't he will take out your best players.

 

This was ridiculous but I think they lazily let the play stand. Ball seemed to be loose for an instant when the right leg came offf the ground. Honestly didn't seem like anyone deserved to win this game.

 

LACES OUT RAY FINKLE! UNREAL!

 

[h]SEAHAWKS ADVANCE TO DIVISIONAL ROUND[/h]

Seattle will face the Carolina Panthers next Sunday following their 10-9 win over Vikings.

 

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is believed to have suffered a sprained AC joint during Saturday's wild-card playoff victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, NFL Media's Albert Breer and NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported.

Roethlisberger underwent an MRI on his sore right shoulder Sunday and said he's day to day.

 

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so sorry about your blair walsh jersey will.

 

The Divisional series are set... here's the schedule.

 

ANYONE who gets the jersey of a kicker deserves all the misery that comes with it.