Divisional Weekend Gamethread

[Average Reds]

Another onside?  Or kick deep and hope Manning/Fox go into a shell on offense?

 

[bowiac]

Gotta kick deep.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Kick it deep

 

[SeoulSoxFan]

Rivers had the RB wide open for a 1st down

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Do you onside again?  I say no, but it's tough given how damn good his last one was.

 

[dcmissle]

Have to kick deep here

 

[H78]

I think you onside again here. If you give up a first down at the 20 or the 50 the game is over. So why not play to win?

 

[Dogman]

Kick it deep. 2 TO and the 2 minute

 

[Ed Hillel]

I still like the intermediate onsides kick here. Kick it high to the 25 or so, after lining uponsides.

 

[PseuFighter]

kick it high, far, gonnnne.

 

[mascho]

Kick it deep.  Have 2 TOs and the two minute warning.  

 

[dcmissle]

excellent edfort

 

[Reverend]

Does anyone think the Chargers D can stop denver?

 

[Phragle]

Pick 6 ending

 

[brandonchristensen]

What are the odds the Chargers get a 3 and out here? 2%?

I'd say that's a fair number.

 

[Reverend]

pressure is on Peyton....cough cough

 
This is an interesting point.

 

[Tim Salmon]

I still like the intermediate onsides kick here. Kick it high to the 25 or so, after lining uponsides.

Good call.

 

[54thMA]

Assholes all across Colorado are puckering

 

[Harry Hooper]

Kicked about 20 yards too deep.

 

[Dogman]

come on MANNING FACE

 

[Reggie's Racquet]

I would not give the ball back to Manning.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Time for a pick 6

 

[Average Reds]

Does anyone think the Chargers D can stop denver?

 
They can.  Doubt they will.

 

[H78]

Nice!!!

 

[Ed Hillel]

ANother idea there is boot it on the ground as hard as you can at the first line. Either it hits a guy or squibbs around past him into open space.

 

[shawnrbu]

Denver getting tight.

 

[Dogman]

Back them up 5

 

[Phragle]

Pick 6 ending

 
Or tie W.E

 

[johnmd20]

Even the OL is rattled. Feeling the heat. A TD on that last drive would have been such a big difference.

 

[dcmissle]

Penalty on offense ... Miracle

 

[finnVT]

I've never really seen the point of kicking deep in this situation.  Your choices are either:
 
(1) Kick deep, have to stop them on defense.
 
(2) Kick short.  If you recover, bingo.  If you don't, you have to stop them on defense.
 
Basically, all you lose by going for the on sides kick is field position (either way you have to stop them), and you gain the opportunity to recover it.
 
I guess the math maybe changes in denver, since the Broncos might already be in FG position if they recover the on sides kick.

 

[H78]

Manning chokes in 3...2...1

 

[staz]

Ominous start to the drive

 

[brandonchristensen]

Oof. Big hit. 

 

[NortheasternPJ]

Lolz

 

[Ed Hillel]

Two guys moved there.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Alltime best INT if it happened here. Oh, Manning, make it top 10 for him. 

 

[Deathofthebambino]

If Holliday is the only guy back there, I wouldn't kick it high and hope to land it in between.  I'd kick it low and try to kick it through the line of guys on the receiving team.  Kick it hard and low, and maybe one of them tries to take a stab at it and touches it and now you have a loose ball.  If they don't, then you force Holloway to try and make a play on the ball as it's bouncing around down there.  Uggh, I think that was a missed opportunity.

 

[BoredViewer]

More defender on defender violence.

 

[radsoxfan]

The Chargers are just murdering their own players on defense.

 

[NortheasternPJ]

Stops the clock and hiss brain waves

 

[lars10]

Denver getting tight.

yup.  and the classy Denver fans booing another injury.

 

[staz]

SD IS A-COMIN' MO-FOS

 

[H78]

Pick 6 PLEASE

 

[Sportsbstn]

Denver is likely going to throw in this series

 

[dcmissle]

Stupid fucks in Denver think injury feigned

 

[Ed Hillel]

Just so you know, if Manning throws a pick 6 here, it's Eric Decker's fault.

 

[Average Reds]

The "run the ball to kill the clock" strategy is stupid.  All you need is one first down.
 
Always baffled that coaches get conservative at times like these. Just run your offense.

 

[Harry Hooper]

Alltime best INT if it happened here. Oh, Manning, make it top 10 for him. 

 
Fox won't let him throw, they were running on the false start...and then ran again.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Peyton can't wait to line back up and call a running play.