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MNF Open Thread- Steelers v. 9ers

by John Cole|  December 19, 20117:57 pm| 151 Comments

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  1. 1.

    cathyx

    December 19, 2011 at 8:04 pm

    Nope. Not on TV here.

  2. 2.

    Tom

    December 19, 2011 at 8:07 pm

    Glad MNF is back after a week hiatus.

  3. 3.

    Baud

    December 19, 2011 at 8:09 pm

    As a Who Dat, I say GO STEELERS!!!

  4. 4.

    The Moar YounKnow

    December 19, 2011 at 8:12 pm

    Screw that noise.

    NINERS!

  5. 5.

    Ron

    December 19, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    Gotta take advantage of the opportunity they got last night. Go Steelers!

  6. 6.

    The Moar You Know

    December 19, 2011 at 8:14 pm

    Let’s try that again. Fucking iPad.

    NINERS!

  7. 7.

    cathyx

    December 19, 2011 at 8:14 pm

    So a lot is riding on this game. I wish it were televised.

  8. 8.

    passerby

    December 19, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    Dear Pittsburgh Steelers,

    Please beat the SF 49ers tonight.

    We really need your help to achieve and keep #2 seed status because the S.L. Rams (2-12)beat our fat, lazy, bloated, millionaire asses in a game that should have been a cakewalk and we’ve been behind SF for months.

    So, please! please! PLEASE! beat ’em like a drum tonight.

    Thank you in advance,

    The N.O. Saints

    p.s.: And thank you KC Chiefs for the study film on how to sack Aaron Rodgers 4 times and defeat a juggernaut like GB. We’ll be putting that film to good use if we make the division playoffs.

  9. 9.

    Cacti

    December 19, 2011 at 8:16 pm

    So which non-dirty Steeler will be “victimized” tonight by the evil rule against helmet to helmet hits?

  10. 10.

    Comrade Colette Collaboratrice

    December 19, 2011 at 8:16 pm

    I couldn’t care less about the Steelers, but I will not be particularly sad if my husband and his friends have to watch their 49ers lose again. The swelled heads were starting to make the living room a bit crowded.

  11. 11.

    Omnes Omnibus

    December 19, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    @Baud: Packers fans say “Go Steelers!” as well.

  12. 12.

    passerby

    December 19, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    @cathyx:

    I wish it were televised.

    Me too. Don’t have cable so I paid NFL.com for Audio Pass and I just follow along on the Game Center graphics. Meh, better than nothing.

  13. 13.

    PaulW

    December 19, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    two questions:

    1) Who is the offensive coordinator for the Steelers?

    2) Can the Bucs steal him from you?

  14. 14.

    Villago Delenda Est

    December 19, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    OK, for the Seahawks to even imagine getting into the playoffs, the earth needs to swallow up both the Lions and the Falcons and cause them to lose both of their next two games.

    That’s just for starters.

    I think we can safely assume that the Seahawks will not make the playoffs, which was, after all, pretty obvious in week three.

  15. 15.

    Baud

    December 19, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: We’ll see you in the NFC Championship Game! (crosses fingers)

  16. 16.

    passerby

    December 19, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    @Villago Delenda Est: The Saints have the Falcons in the dome next Monday. It’s usually a dust and blood fight but the Saints are favored–plus Brees is on a major roll.

    So, be optimistic about 50% of your dream…

  17. 17.

    Omnes Omnibus

    December 19, 2011 at 8:27 pm

    @passerby: Packers play the Lions on New Year’s Day in Lambeau.

    @Baud: I hope not. The Saints are the team that scares me the most. I hope someone else takes them out. OTOH home field would probably be the difference between the two.

  18. 18.

    Old Dan and Little Ann

    December 19, 2011 at 8:28 pm

    Go Steelers! Win, keep Ben upright, and avoid any more injuries and/or suspensions.

  19. 19.

    cokane

    December 19, 2011 at 8:28 pm

    BURN IN HELL ROTHLISBERGER

  20. 20.

    Baud

    December 19, 2011 at 8:28 pm

    POWER OUTAGE!!!

  21. 21.

    passerby

    December 19, 2011 at 8:30 pm

    @cathyx:

    Psst. Cathyx click on this link–it’s a live stream of tonite’s game.

  22. 22.

    Thoroughly Pizzled

    December 19, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    Hines Ward!

    http://youtu.be/-yh6SriAjdE

  23. 23.

    Baud

    December 19, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: I feel the same way about the Packers. It would be a hell of a game, though.

  24. 24.

    Politically Lost

    December 19, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    GO NINERS!!!!!!!

  25. 25.

    passerby

    December 19, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    Cathyx, looks like my link to video stream is either in moderation or cyber heaven or somewhere.
    I’m going to try again.

    Link to Stream

    If not here’s the cut and paste version:

    http://www.firstrowsports.tv/watch/98922/1/watch-san-francisco-49ers-vs-pittsburgh-steelers.html

  26. 26.

    passerby

    December 19, 2011 at 8:36 pm

    Hey Cathyx.

    This is my 3rd attempt to pass this on. A link to video stream for tonite’s game.

    http://www.firstrowsports.tv/watch/98922/1/watch-san-francisco-49ers-vs-pittsburgh-steelers.html

  27. 27.

    Baud

    December 19, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    Chris Berman is treating the power outage as if it’s another 9/11.

  28. 28.

    Scott P.

    December 19, 2011 at 8:39 pm

    Cole:

    It’s “49ers” or “Niners,” but never “9ers”

  29. 29.

    handy

    December 19, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    niners

  30. 30.

    Villago Delenda Est

    December 19, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    @Baud:

    Oh, the humanity!

  31. 31.

    MoeLarryAndJesus

    December 19, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    When the lights went out Big Ben went prowling for a cheerleader.

  32. 32.

    Joel

    December 19, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    Lights out, San Diego!

  33. 33.

    passerby

    December 19, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Bet Lions are grateful for the study tape, too.

  34. 34.

    Leadpipe

    December 19, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    Rothlisberger goes down early.

  35. 35.

    Leadpipe

    December 19, 2011 at 8:48 pm

    @MoeLarryAndJesus: No his posse was not allowed near the field to corral her.

  36. 36.

    pragmatism

    December 19, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    I saw a monkey riding a dog like a horse in the pre game show. My life feels more complete somehow.

  37. 37.

    tulip

    December 19, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    And the lights go out at the Stick, way to represent SF.

    There’s a metaphor in there somewhere…

  38. 38.

    Omnes Omnibus

    December 19, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    @pragmatism: Is it on YouTube yet?

  39. 39.

    passerby

    December 19, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    Hey, Cathyx, I’m trying to share a link to a video stream of the game and it won’t post. When I hit submit the comment goes no where (3x).

    So I try this:

    Copy and paste this

    firstrowsports.tv/watch/98922/1/watch-san-francisco-49ers-vs-pittsburgh-steelers.html

    And then include this as the prefix: http://www.

    It’s called First Row Sports

  40. 40.

    pragmatism

    December 19, 2011 at 8:56 pm

    http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=eFAAHdQhV94

  41. 41.

    passerby

    December 19, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    Yay Mike Wallace! (The good MW.)

  42. 42.

    The prophet Nostradumbass

    December 19, 2011 at 9:06 pm

    Interception! Nice throw,Ben!

  43. 43.

    Joel

    December 19, 2011 at 9:06 pm

    countdown to injury-based excuses in 3.. 2.. 1..

  44. 44.

    Leadpipe

    December 19, 2011 at 9:06 pm

    Nice pass! First one over six yards is picked off.

  45. 45.

    Erik Vanderhoff

    December 19, 2011 at 9:09 pm

    Steelers drool, Niners rule!

  46. 46.

    Nalbar

    December 19, 2011 at 9:09 pm

    Let me save John some trouble,

    OMG, did you see that call by the officials, it suxours. Steelers get robbed again!

  47. 47.

    BruceFromOhio

    December 19, 2011 at 9:11 pm

    What in the sam-hell is the PGH coaching staff doing putting this man in at QB? He’s limping around like a drugged coyote stuck in a spring trap. Why not just paint a fucking target on him, hang some strip sirloin on his balls and let the wolves loose?

    I got no love for the Steelers, but this is a tragedy waiting to happen – this guy is gonna get drilled, and drilled badly, and it ain’t gonna be pretty.

    ETA: This is going to be a defensive battle, the game will be determined by turnovers.

  48. 48.

    Leadpipe

    December 19, 2011 at 9:14 pm

    Pauliocrazyhair is stood up.

  49. 49.

    trollhattan

    December 19, 2011 at 9:14 pm

    I understand Pittsburgh has a defense. They make it to the stadium yet?

  50. 50.

    passerby

    December 19, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    Man, that Crabtree is sick.

  51. 51.

    Joel

    December 19, 2011 at 9:17 pm

    Man, if you’re going to go jumbo like that, you need to block, don’t you?

  52. 52.

    BruceFromOhio

    December 19, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    @passerby @cathyx: Try this, caught a couple of out-of-town games on Sunday. It was shaky and fraught with ads, but better than nothing.

  53. 53.

    EnfantTerrible

    December 19, 2011 at 9:26 pm

    Regarding the blackout, once again, PG&E represents! At least a gas pipeline didn’t explode.

    And how come the Niners can’t tackle?

  54. 54.

    Leadpipe

    December 19, 2011 at 9:29 pm

    Cute shoes!

  55. 55.

    Joel

    December 19, 2011 at 9:29 pm

    @EnfantTerrible: Don’t need to, if Roethlisberger keeps throwing ducks like that.

  56. 56.

    passerby

    December 19, 2011 at 9:29 pm

    Who’s/how’s the backup QB for the Stillers??

  57. 57.

    Maxwel

    December 19, 2011 at 9:29 pm

    Is Ben wearing a fat suit?

  58. 58.

    Killjoy

    December 19, 2011 at 9:30 pm

    Very INTeresting first quarter for Big Ben

  59. 59.

    Ron

    December 19, 2011 at 9:31 pm

    How the hell does he throw that pass too high after having all night to make the throw? goddamn it!

  60. 60.

    kindness

    December 19, 2011 at 9:34 pm

    Niners dudes & dudettes.

    They just have to score inside the 20.

    2 pic so far.

  61. 61.

    Svensker

    December 19, 2011 at 9:35 pm

    So now you Steeler fans know what it’s like to be a Jet fan.

    Ugly, ugly, ugly.

  62. 62.

    Leadpipe

    December 19, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    Alex, Alex, Alex. Try and be adequate.

  63. 63.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    December 19, 2011 at 9:39 pm

    @Joel: Is he doing his impersonation of Tebow? The “chevrons of mallards” throwing one?* Sounds like it. Heh.

    I wish I could remember who wrote this Brady v. Tebow comparison before the game yesterday:

    Tom throws spirals that could slide into a mailbox from across a cul de sac. They nestle into receivers’ arms like babies returned to new mothers. Tim throws chevrons of mallards. He has more overthrows than the Arab Spring.

    Tom is the namesake of the NFL’s Brady Rule, which prohibits hitting QBs below the knees. Tim is the namesake behind the NCAA’s Tebow Rule, regarding athletes wearing messages on their eye black

    I laughed, loudly and repeatedly. That’s good prose. For a sportswriter. Oh, and FYWP.

  64. 64.

    BruceFromOhio

    December 19, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    @passerby: Charlie Batch, Dennis Dixon. Charlie has done well when I’ve seen him play.

  65. 65.

    Old Dan and Little Ann

    December 19, 2011 at 9:43 pm

    @a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q): That’s from a heinous Mike Lupica article this week. Okay, how about drive that didn’t result in a pic.

  66. 66.

    BruceFromOhio

    December 19, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    @a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q): Your chevron source. Cute, if dated.

    ETA: Again with the fucking lights? Did anyone let the grounds keeper know there was fucking game on tonight, and to reset the Gaia-damned timer?

  67. 67.

    The prophet Nostradumbass

    December 19, 2011 at 9:45 pm

    PG&E strike again!

  68. 68.

    Quaker in a Basement

    December 19, 2011 at 9:46 pm

    OK, Ben. See all those guys wearing jerseys that look the same as yours?

    Throw it to one of them this time.

  69. 69.

    Ron

    December 19, 2011 at 9:46 pm

    Steelers are lucky the 49ers have no red zone offense. (and now the power is out again.)

  70. 70.

    EnfantTerrible

    December 19, 2011 at 9:47 pm

    C’mon, Candlestick! Pay your utility bill!

  71. 71.

    passerby

    December 19, 2011 at 9:47 pm

    @BruceFromOhio:

    Thanks, hope Charlie’s been getting some snaps this week, his stats being so thin and all.

  72. 72.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    December 19, 2011 at 9:47 pm

    @Old Dan and Little Ann: @BruceFromOhio: I should have known it was Reilly. Who is nothing if not a bit dated, of course. I think Lupica quote it. I kinda liked the rules part best of all.

  73. 73.

    Suffern ACE

    December 19, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    Emergency generators to run the signage, but no one thought to hook up the actual field lights to it?

  74. 74.

    Steeplejack

    December 19, 2011 at 9:48 pm

    Hmm, power at the game is out again. There must be a free-market solution to this. ’Cause I know there can’t be anything wrong with our infrastructure.

    Anyway, while we’re waiting, sorta reminds me of this joke.

  75. 75.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    December 19, 2011 at 9:50 pm

    @BruceFromOhio: It is rather a comic touch, no?

  76. 76.

    DCLaw1

    December 19, 2011 at 9:50 pm

    While the power’s out, can we talk about Big Ben? He’s the lumpiest, most stick-legged QB I’ve ever seen. Looks like Will Ferrell out there.

  77. 77.

    fasteddie9318

    December 19, 2011 at 9:50 pm

    FUCKING BULLSHIT WHY DOES OBAMA KEEP CUTTING THE POWER TO CANDLESTICK PARK? DOES HE HATE AMERICA THAT MUCH?

  78. 78.

    BruceFromOhio

    December 19, 2011 at 9:51 pm

    @passerby: Thin stats can *easily* make up for the drugged-coyote-in-a-spring-trap imitation I’ve been watching post points for SF. If they can keep the lights on fer fucks sake.

  79. 79.

    Steeplejack

    December 19, 2011 at 9:52 pm

    @cathyx:

    Just to cover the obvious, it’s on ESPN, not one of the networks.

    Apologies if you don’t have cable.

  80. 80.

    cokane

    December 19, 2011 at 9:52 pm

    FUCK YA WORTHLISBERGER

  81. 81.

    cathyx

    December 19, 2011 at 9:52 pm

    I think they should call the game and play it in Pittsburgh where they still have electricity.

  82. 82.

    trollhattan

    December 19, 2011 at 9:53 pm

    @EnfantTerrible:

    In PG&E’s view, so long as nothing’s exploding they’re doing just fine, thank you.

    That SF doesn’t have 14 already doesn’t speak well for their playoff chances. OTOH Stillers are just painful to watch. You’ve gotta be a fan to admire this team.

  83. 83.

    Leadpipe

    December 19, 2011 at 9:53 pm

    Another testament to shareholder owned public utilities. Have they ever been turned down for a rate hike? What’s the excuse going to be this time around?

  84. 84.

    Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason

    December 19, 2011 at 9:54 pm

    @Steeplejack: Oh, man, I’m laughing so hard I’m crying. I’ve seen it before and I dunno why that joke hits me like that. I guess it’s in the delivery:

    Is this goin’ somewhere?

  85. 85.

    cathyx

    December 19, 2011 at 9:55 pm

    @Steeplejack: No cable here. I was monitoring it on NFL.com and was wondering why it was taking so long to come back from a commercial break. So I checked in here and read what happened.

  86. 86.

    The Dangerman

    December 19, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    @trollhattan:

    In PG&E’s view, so long as nothing’s exploding they’re doing just fine, thank you.

    Check out this animated GIF:

    http://blog.sfgate.com/49ers/files/2011/12/ZOMG-TRANSFORMER.gif

    Now, there wasn’t a blaze that took out a good portion of the city, so your point remains valid.

  87. 87.

    trollhattan

    December 19, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    @fasteddie9318:

    Heh, indoozle. Obama is an NFL hatah because he likes the hippitihop NBA, also, too. “No power for you!”

    Next: Nancy SMASH restores power!

  88. 88.

    BruceFromOhio

    December 19, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    How about a chevron of double-A’s and free flashlights? Or is it just too Gaia-damned ironic to have repeated blackouts in park called “Candlestick”?

    C’mon, crew, wind the fucking rubberband or feed the squirrels or whatever.

  89. 89.

    trollhattan

    December 19, 2011 at 9:58 pm

    @The Dangerman:

    Now that’s a amazing vid.

  90. 90.

    passerby

    December 19, 2011 at 10:00 pm

    @BruceFromOhio:

    Yeah, Ben looks awful–but then he always lumbers around like that. I’m gonna guess that he plays the rest of the 1st half and if he doesn’t turn the ball over, they’ll leave him in after another pain shot at halftime.

    Looks like Will Ferrell out there.

    Haha!

  91. 91.

    Old Dan and Little Ann

    December 19, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    Mendenhall needs to take better care of the ball when he’s running. Cripes!

  92. 92.

    Steeplejack

    December 19, 2011 at 10:09 pm

    @Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason:

    Yeah. I’m not usually a fan of really cheap humor, but that is pitch perfect. The acting is what sells it.

  93. 93.

    stinkdaddy

    December 19, 2011 at 10:11 pm

    There’s no way Roethlisberger should be in there. Charlie Batch can throw 2 picks – more even! – without jeopardizing the rest of the season. High-ankle sprains are no bullshit. That said, as a Packer fan I still can’t decide if I’d rather the 49ers or Saints get a bye so whatever.

    can we talk about Big Ben? He’s the lumpiest … QB I’ve ever seen

    Can I introduce you to my bros, JaMarcus and Jared?

    And holy crap, Lorenzen was 6’4/315? I knew he was a big dude but those are left tackle measurements.

  94. 94.

    DCLaw1

    December 19, 2011 at 10:15 pm

    @stinkdaddy: Yeah, those guys are pretty lumpy, but nobody beats the Barbie-doll-like physical impossibility of Ben heaving his torso of mashed potatoes around on those peg legs of his.

  95. 95.

    2liberal

    December 19, 2011 at 10:18 pm

    harrison supposedly tweeted during the blackout (which i did not see)

    If I cant play then can’t nobody play… Lights out!

    i hope the stillers lose but still a funny tweet.

  96. 96.

    Turgidson

    December 19, 2011 at 10:20 pm

    @tulip:

    The DFH’s can’t even run a power grid!! Round up the Occupiers!

  97. 97.

    Raven

    December 19, 2011 at 10:24 pm

    @stinkdaddy: Larry Munson called him Godzilla when hey played at UK.

  98. 98.

    pete

    December 19, 2011 at 10:24 pm

    The later we delay the game, the more tired the east coast team will be. BWAAAAHAHA!

  99. 99.

    stinkdaddy

    December 19, 2011 at 10:27 pm

    @DCLaw1: It’s funny you mention it, cuz I never paid that much attention to Ben’s legs but looking closer I notice I’m built a lot like him. My legs do better than his above the knee, but they’re pretty spindly below it and we have roughly the same torso. I also tend to get lots of minor ankle, knee, etc. injuries and then turn around and do something like slamming my hand in a car door with no breaks. And I broke my jaw once and I drink too much. I AM ROETHLISBERGER. Weird.

    ps. No rapey stuff though.

  100. 100.

    Quaker in a Basement

    December 19, 2011 at 10:28 pm

    C’mon Ben! Suck less!

  101. 101.

    stinkdaddy

    December 19, 2011 at 10:29 pm

    As a former PG&E customer I’m setting the over/under for total blackouts at 4.5. Who wants some of this action?

  102. 102.

    stinkdaddy

    December 19, 2011 at 10:35 pm

    Wow, Ben’s mechanics are totally shot. He isn’t lifting his back leg at all. With him like this everything’s going to be thrown short, just like it would with Batch, and if he gets hit in the leg some really ugly, beginning-of-2012-in-jeopardy kinda shit could go down.

    I don’t get it.

  103. 103.

    stinkdaddy

    December 19, 2011 at 10:43 pm

    @2liberal: Shawn Merriman beat him to it, and was more contextually appropriate as well.

  104. 104.

    Old Dan and Little Ann

    December 19, 2011 at 11:02 pm

    Well there’s the first fucking HORRIBLE call tonight.

  105. 105.

    stinkdaddy

    December 19, 2011 at 11:03 pm

    Hello, phantom fair catch signal. I didn’t realize the NCAA halo had made it to the NFL.

  106. 106.

    Leadpipe

    December 19, 2011 at 11:03 pm

    @Nalbar: There it is.

  107. 107.

    BruceFromOhio

    December 19, 2011 at 11:07 pm

    Pittsburgh deserves to lose this game for letting this guy continue to play. I dunno who the fuck thought it was a good idea to leave this damaged, lumbering man in at QB, but they need a good smack across the back of the head.

    Wait! I know! Hold off until there’s like 4 minutes left and your down by nine or twelve instead of six, THEN put in your backup! Bitch at how he loses the game for you because he can’t make up for the impossible stupidity at play in the first 56 minutes!

  108. 108.

    Quaker in a Basement

    December 19, 2011 at 11:10 pm

    Ben is not Tebow. Ben cannot go out there and suck for 55 minutes and then expect a miracle.

  109. 109.

    stinkdaddy

    December 19, 2011 at 11:12 pm

    Ben’s throwing a lot better after the half. Wonder if they shot him up again or what? The difference is pretty drastic- all of a sudden he isn’t throwing flatfooted.

  110. 110.

    Bill D.

    December 19, 2011 at 11:21 pm

    Sorry John…

    GO NINERS!

  111. 111.

    Corner Stone

    December 19, 2011 at 11:21 pm

    @stinkdaddy: They put the big gauge needle in there at halftime.
    Hell yeah he got juiced.

  112. 112.

    Paul

    December 19, 2011 at 11:23 pm

    C’mon, Ben, I know you can do it. Packers home field advantage is on the line here.

  113. 113.

    SFAW

    December 19, 2011 at 11:29 pm

    Next: Nancy SMASH restores power!

    She was going to, until the TeaBaggers decided it might be seen as benefitting the Demoncrats, so they had Orange Julius postpone the vote until tomorrow, at which point they can blame the Dems for making them delay things, because, well, SHUT UP! THAT’S WHY!

  114. 114.

    2liberal

    December 19, 2011 at 11:29 pm

    go SF , remember you are fighting to give the Patriots the home field advantage !

  115. 115.

    The prophet Nostradumbass

    December 19, 2011 at 11:30 pm

    Touchdown Niners!

  116. 116.

    BruceFromOhio

    December 19, 2011 at 11:32 pm

    @stinkdaddy: *Some*one is throwing better, and it sure as fuck ain’t the PIT offense.

  117. 117.

    SFAW

    December 19, 2011 at 11:33 pm

    Who wants some of this action?

    I’ll get back to you in about an hour or so.

  118. 118.

    BruceFromOhio

    December 19, 2011 at 11:44 pm

    I’m getting the munchies, maybe its time to warm up one of those tasty turnovers.

  119. 119.

    The prophet Nostradumbass

    December 19, 2011 at 11:45 pm

    How long until Roethlisberger throws another INT?

  120. 120.

    The prophet Nostradumbass

    December 19, 2011 at 11:48 pm

    @BruceFromOhio:

    I’m getting the munchies, maybe its time to warm up one of those tasty turnovers.

    There you go.

  121. 121.

    stinkdaddy

    December 19, 2011 at 11:49 pm

    Mr. Smith goes to Roethslington.

  122. 122.

    BruceFromOhio

    December 19, 2011 at 11:49 pm

    @The prophet Nostradumbass: No throwing necessary, the SF D just stopped by to pick it up, all fresh-like.

    ETA: Un. Motherfucking. Believable. Done here.

  123. 123.

    Leadpipe

    December 19, 2011 at 11:50 pm

    @The prophet Nostradumbass: Fumble work for ya.

  124. 124.

    stinkdaddy

    December 19, 2011 at 11:53 pm

    Phantom leverage? That call was atrocious.

  125. 125.

    Old Dan and Little Ann

    December 19, 2011 at 11:56 pm

    @stinkdaddy: Seconded. And it pisses me off to no end that the booth won’t shut the fuck up about anything, but fail to discuss that interference call that overturned a fumble. Now a guy jumps and is penalized which leads to seven points. Fuck. And now Moore’s down. Ugh.

  126. 126.

    The prophet Nostradumbass

    December 19, 2011 at 11:56 pm

    @stinkdaddy: That was pretty weak.

  127. 127.

    EnfantTerrible

    December 19, 2011 at 11:58 pm

    It’s a rockem-sockem game between two evenly matched teams – small wonder we are all tearing our hair out.

  128. 128.

    stinkdaddy

    December 19, 2011 at 11:58 pm

    Eat it, Saints. Works for me I guess.

  129. 129.

    gentlewind

    December 20, 2011 at 12:00 am

    Just wondering how you can root for the Steelers when they have someone who should be in jail for assault and rape at the helm? I’m a staunch Bears fan but if my QB did what yours did, I would root for the Packers before rooting for the Bears.

  130. 130.

    Leadpipe

    December 20, 2011 at 12:00 am

    Why is the sausage shaped man still playing?

  131. 131.

    The prophet Nostradumbass

    December 20, 2011 at 12:09 am

    Down goes the statue, again.

  132. 132.

    Suffern ACE

    December 20, 2011 at 12:14 am

    @Paul: It won’t matter. 49ers and Iggles will be in the NFC championship game.

  133. 133.

    burnspbesq

    December 20, 2011 at 12:17 am

    Good news and bad news, football fans.

    The good news is that you won’t have to listen to Craig James on ESPN any more. He’s resigning.

    The bad news is that he’s resigning to run for the Republican nomination for the Senate in Texas. And he might just win.

  134. 134.

    burnspbesq

    December 20, 2011 at 12:18 am

    @Suffern ACE:

    Iggles?

    Where can I get some of what you’re smoking?

  135. 135.

    Leadpipe

    December 20, 2011 at 12:24 am

    @burnspbesq: The bad news is that he’s resigning to run for the Republican nomination for the Senate in Texas. And he might just win.
    Will ESPN be doing fundraisers or is that just a fox thing?

  136. 136.

    EnfantTerrible

    December 20, 2011 at 12:25 am

    “49ers and Iggles will be in the NFC championship game”

    Given that that Niners need a Garmin to find the end zone in the first half, I’m not so sure about that.

  137. 137.

    Suffern ACE

    December 20, 2011 at 12:31 am

    @burnspbesq: Why can’t it be Gruden? I really find him annoying on MNF.

  138. 138.

    Wannabe Speechwriter

    December 20, 2011 at 12:32 am

    In your face Cole!!!

  139. 139.

    cokane

    December 20, 2011 at 12:33 am

    FUCK YA SUCK A BIG ONE PISSBURGERS

  140. 140.

    The prophet Nostradumbass

    December 20, 2011 at 12:36 am

    @Suffern ACE: Chucky? He’ll be your friend to the end.

  141. 141.

    Erik Vanderhoff

    December 20, 2011 at 12:37 am

    Ahem: Ha ha.

    Thank you.

  142. 142.

    Ron

    December 20, 2011 at 12:37 am

    That was just ugly. As I said elsewhere, they better play better than this or they will be one and done in the playoffs.

  143. 143.

    kindness

    December 20, 2011 at 12:38 am

    Green Bay is still the team to beat this year, and I’m a Niner fan.

  144. 144.

    burnspbesq

    December 20, 2011 at 12:39 am

    @Leadpipe:

    “Will ESPN be doing fundraisers or is that just a fox thing?”

    I wouldn’t think so.

  145. 145.

    Yutsano

    December 20, 2011 at 12:58 am

    @burnspbesq: Open thread goodness:

    Something from my Facebook wall:

    Note to future tax attorneys: if you client is hiding $12,000 from the IRS, it’s not a smart idea to fax me direct evidence your client is hiding $12,000 from the IRS.

  146. 146.

    James E. Powell

    December 20, 2011 at 1:17 am

    @Yutsano:

    But what about the Corzine defense: I simply do not know where that money is.

  147. 147.

    Yutsano

    December 20, 2011 at 1:20 am

    @James E. Powell: Nice part is that won’t fly: the CPA showed me exactly where it is (it’s in an escrow account) and it’s readily accessible. He screwed his client six ways to Sunday and tried to intimidate me into not doing anything with it. BZZT!!

  148. 148.

    CaliCat

    December 20, 2011 at 2:11 am

    Haha! Go fucking Niners!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  149. 149.

    CaliCat

    December 20, 2011 at 2:39 am

    Steelers are 0 for Harbaugh. Oh my damn.

  150. 150.

    Cermet

    December 20, 2011 at 8:23 am

    As a Ravens fan I am extremely unhappy that the Steelers lost AND further hurt their QB. The Ravens do not and had better not keep the second seed and NEED to be a road team so they get exactly what they deserve – defeated as the pretenders they fully are.

    What a joke they are (3-4 on the road.) If they get all home games and end up meeting and (gasp) beating the Steelers it will be a travesty! Those jokers do not deserve or are they a real quality team thanks to the loser couch coach and poor QB.

    Steelers fans – you have a great coach (really – I’d trade any day)BUT you need to complain that your QB does NOT run the team – the coach does! (yes, I hate Ben’s activities off field but on field he is one of the best and should have been setting -at least the last quarter! when all was lost.)

  151. 151.

    Uncle Ebeneezer

    December 20, 2011 at 12:37 pm

    This was just ugly (Steeler fan here.) I’ve felt all year that we are not a real-deal team (like the Packers.) Now I just wish there was SOME team out there that I could hope will keep the trophy from going back to Green Bay.

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