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Conference Championship Recap: Patriots vs. Seahawks Super Bowl Set & The Loony Rule
NFL Conference Championship Sunday is in the books, and we have our Super Bowl 60 matchup: a rematch of the classic Patriots vs. Seahawks showdown. Big Cat and PFT are coming to terms with the fact that Hank is currently the happiest man on the planet, as his Patriots found a way to grind out a 10-7 win in a Denver blizzard while Sam Darnold and the Seahawks outlasted the Rams in an all-timer in Seattle.
Patriots Survival and PFT’s Surrender
The AFC Championship was an absolute mud fight. Drake May didn't have his best statistical day, but he did enough with his legs and capitalized on a disastrous Jared Stidham fumble to secure the win. The snow in the second half turned the game into a pure survival of the fittest, and despite Will Lutz nearly winning it for Denver, a tipped field goal sent the Patriots back to the big game. PFT, realizing that fighting against the New England machine is a losing battle, decided to finally wave the white flag to Hank.
PFT CommenterNew England Patriots success is inevitable and I am done fighting against it
I am done fighting against Hank. I'm done fighting against Patriots fans. It's you, you'd have better luck rooting for the tide not to come in. You'd have better luck rooting for the sun not to rise in the east every morning. I've made the decision to just profit off of it because it's inevitable... they're just a franchise that has a horseshoe shoved up their ass and you can accept it or you can fight against the inevitable and be miserable. I'm choosing love. I'm choosing to love the Patriots from now on because Hank was right.
While Hank is glowing, the guys couldn't help but wonder if the outcome would've been different if the Broncos hadn't been forced to go with their backup. Big Cat is convinced that if the regular starter had been under center, the Patriots would be heading home instead of Santa Clara.
Big CatThe Denver Broncos would have beaten the Patriots if Bo Nix had started
[Big Cat]: If Bo Nix starts that game, do you think the Broncos win? [PFT]: Yeah. [Big Cat]: Yeah. It's safe to say Bo Nix would've bojangled fried these guys.
The stakes for the Super Bowl are already through the roof. PFT and Hank settled their long-standing $50,000 bet regarding the Patriots' return to the Super Bowl, but they immediately doubled down. PFT is putting it all on the line against the franchise he’s spent years trolling.
HankDrake May is tied for the best winning percentage in conference championship history (100%), while Jayden Daniels is tied for last (0%)
Drake May is tied for winning percentage in conference championship games. [It's] a hundred percent. Jayden Daniels is tied for dead last at 0%.
The Sam Darnold Redemption Tour
In the NFC, the Seahawks and Rams played a masterpiece. Sam Darnold officially silenced the doubters by throwing for nearly 350 yards and three touchdowns, showing incredible pocket awareness and chemistry with Jackson Smith-Njigba. Even with a massive defensive brain fart from Tariq Woolen that let the Rams back into the game, Seattle's offense was too much.
PFT believes this isn't just a hot streak, but the culmination of Seattle being the most complete team in football since Week 1.
Big CatJaxon Smith-Njigba should be talked about as the best wide receiver in football
[Jaxon Smith-Njigba] is just a cheat code. His hands are so good. He catches anything that's close to him. His body control, his, he's just, he's just an absolute phenom. We talked about it all year. That he is, he should be talked about as the best wide receiver in football.
On the losing side, Matthew Stafford put up massive numbers in a losing effort, leading to the inevitable questions about whether the veteran quarterback has reached the end of the line. Big Cat isn't buying the retirement talk just yet.
HankI am officially committed to 'No Naps' for the entirety of Super Bowl week
I will [raw dog it]... a hundred percent stay awake. No naps. No fucking naps. Usually they, it, it's been a while since we've been in like a Patriot Super Bowl week. So it's like, it is a different mindset.
Mike McCarthy to the Steel City
The guys also reacted to the breaking news of Mike McCarthy being hired as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. It is the most "Steelers" hire imaginable, moving from one Mike who won a Super Bowl in 2011 to another Mike who won a Super Bowl in 2011. Big Cat shared a fan's visceral reaction to the news that perfectly summed up the lateral move.
Big CatMatthew Stafford will not retire and will be back with the Rams next season
[PFT]: Do you think that this is the last we'll see of Matt Stafford? [Big Cat]: I do not. I think he's probably back... his skills haven't diminished. He's still playing at the same level. Why wouldn't you keep playing?
Who's Back and the Loony Rule
Who's Back of the Week featured Alex Honnold free-soloing a 101-story building in China, which led to PFT nearly having a panic attack just thinking about the footage. He wasn't exactly inspired by the athletic feat.
PFT CommenterThe Seattle Seahawks have been the best team in the NFL all season
I think that if you look at the entire season, the Seahawks have been the best team in the NFL. [Big Cat]: You agree? [PFT]: Yeah. We got a great Super Bowl matchup. The best team in the NFL and the luckiest team in the NFL.
To wrap things up, Big Cat proposed a new NFL hiring regulation to fix the stale coaching cycle. If teams are going to hire the same retreads anyway, we might as well get some high-level entertainment out of the process.
Big CatSam Darnold is the first quarterback from the 2018 draft class to reach the Super Bowl
The 2018 NFL draft for QBs was incredible. And Baker Mayfield, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen... Lamar Jackson and Sam Darnold. And Sam's the first one to reach the Super Bowl. Thinking about how many playoff games Baker, Josh, and Lamar have all played. And Sam Darnold's gonna be the first one there.
We’ve got two weeks of Hank smirking and Sam Darnold prep ahead of us, so buckle up for Santa Clara.
Get ready for two weeks of the most unbearable Hank we've ever seen.
