NFL GDT: 2023 NFC Championship Game: (1) San Francisco 49ers vs (3) Detroit Lions

[StreetHawk]

The field goal isn't any more likely than picking up 2 yards though. You can easily miss a 48 yard field goal.

I’d rather miss the FG.

But in the end what got Detroit was the inability of their players to make a play to stop the bleeding.

So you don’t convert 4th down. If you as a player love your coach for going for it, then you have to pick up the coach and his decision when they fail.

Dropped a pick that bounces into the WR hands.
Fumble by Gibbs because he runs into Goff. Means he didn’t line up correctly to get the handoff or Goff turned the wrong way. Someone messed up on that play call.
Reynolds can’t hold onto the ball when gets got a first down after the game is tied to turn back momentum.
Defence can’t sack Purdy when he’s in trouble. Allow him to get away twice.

 

[GKJ]

If the playcaller called a run in that situation without talking to the HC he should have been fired on the spot and not even make it to the end of the game.

That wasted timeout literally cost them a chance at a final drive for a game tying FG.

There's a minute left in the game, they're going onside kick no matter what.

 

[EpochLink]

Damn...You guys are really letting it all out now

Lions has this game in the bag but captain numb nuts went full idiot, @CupofOil i hope you are doing alright

 

[JTBF81]

I feel bad for Lions fans, but SF is the best shot at beating KC. They have the weapons to truly threaten that defense.

I agree SF has a balanced attack if Purdy is on, but Detroit's running game would have caused them a lot of problems imo.

 

[hatterson]

There's a minute left in the game, they're going onside kick no matter what.

Right, and if you onside kick and fail with 3 timeouts you can still get the ball back.

If you onside kick with 2 timeouts and fail, the opposing team just runs it 3 times and wastes some time to kill the game as we just saw.

 

[Troy McClure]

Oh you mad madddd!! Still upset I correctly told you both the Lions AND Bucs were ass?

There's nothing lamer than declaring every team who loses a playoff game is bad.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Again, the 49ers peer into the abyss and manage to step back. They're not going to get away with going into a hole at the Superbowl. Hope they bring their A game.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

It would, because they wouldn't have needed to onside kick.

Yes they would. There's no way you kick it off in that situation.

Well, they did have the play. It should've been converted.

Exactly

 

[SirClintonPortis]

Yes they would. There's no way you kick it off in that situation.


Exactly

Still would've had 40 seconds or so for a FG.

 

[Donnie740]

Lions has this game in the bag but captain numb nuts went full idiot, @CupofOil i hope you are doing alright

Agree 1000% - - Dan Campbell’s asinine decisions on 4th down cost Detroit this game.

Analytics nerds will never understand that Madden ‘23 “play calling” doesn’t apply to real life football.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Dan Campbell is Brandon Staley with muscles, muscle head ruined that game completely trying to flex

Agree 1000% - - Dan Campbell’s asinine decisions on 4th down cost Detroit this game.

Analytics nerds will never understand that Madden ‘23 “play calling” doesn’t apply to real life football.

Every Madden player would kick there too

 

[Karterthadon]

I agree SF has a balanced attack if Purdy is on, but Detroit's running game would have caused them a lot of problems imo.

Yes but you have to figure an insane gambler like Campbell would absolutely blow it against Reid/Spags.

 

[SirClintonPortis]

Every Madden player would kick there too

vs AI or actual pro opponents?

 

[JimmyApples]

There's nothing lamer than declaring every team who loses a playoff game is bad.

You're right - I don't think the Bills and Cowboys are bad

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

vs AI or actual pro opponents?

Lmao tbf, I used to big in madden like watching comp guys. I follow a few on twitter just cause and they all said they'd kick there on the TL right now

 

[SirClintonPortis]

Yes but you have to figure an insane gambler like Campbell would absolutely blow it against Reid/Spags.

It'd be like that one game the Chargers lost a year or two back thanks to Kelce cutting through the D like Randy Moss. Chargers would've won with the points taken but Staley gambled and lost.

 

[Reality Check]

I feel bad for Lions fans, but SF is the best shot at beating KC. They have the weapons to truly threaten that defense.

I'm an actual Lions fan and people are more outraged than I am

 

[SirClintonPortis]

Lmao tbf, I used to big in madden like watching comp guys. I follow a few on twitter just cause and they all said they'd kick there on the TL right now

I didn't watch much, but YoBoyPizza was one of the ones I sampled.

 

[GKJ]

Right, and if you onside kick and fail with 3 timeouts you can still get the ball back.

If you onside kick with 2 timeouts and fail, the opposing team just runs it 3 times and wastes some time to kill the game as we just saw.

But everyone's talking about how they ran the ball so now they have to onside kick. That was always going to happen. You get a stop, what is there left? 30 seconds?

 

[Fish on The Sand]

Still would've had 40 seconds or so for a FG.

Yeah, it's better, but they were still going to be in a shit ton of trouble. It was a bad play call, not sure why Johnson called it.

 

[GKJ]

There's nothing lamer than declaring every team who loses a playoff game is bad.

We thought we made it a whole season without chrisk

 

[EpochLink]

Agree 1000% - - Dan Campbell’s asinine decisions on 4th down cost Detroit this game.

Analytics nerds will never understand that Madden ‘23 “play calling” doesn’t apply to real life football.

I literally yelled at the TV, why are you going for it in 4th down? He treated this game like week 4.

I’m sorry but that is HORRIBLE coaching, which can easily lose the locker room.

This game was not on Goff, defense, running game. Coaching adjustments and a f***ing common sense of what to do in those situations would be better. Any experienced head coach would’ve taken the points.

Dan Campbell: huur gonna eat some steak and potatoes, let’s go for it people!

f*** him.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

I didn't watch much, but YoBoyPizza was one of the ones I sampled.

ProblemWright (He's a Niners fan so he's probably trolling right now)/DubDotDubby is another one. They were both saying you basically make the Niners have to go super fast down 17 instead of still being in the game down 2 possessions, it's an obvious thing but ya

 

[Luceni]

it was a hell of a ride. Was it our last shot for the next 60 years? Who knows. I'm grateful for this season.

49ers had all the luck today. We had some mistakes (Reynolds, Gibbs fumble, INT-Recovery Ayuk, 4th down handling) and made the 49ers strong in the second half. It wasn't meant to be for the Lions. Bitter loss.

But overall I'm very grateful for this season.

 

[hatterson]

But everyone's talking about how they ran the ball so now they have to onside kick. That was always going to happen. You get a stop, what is there left? 30 seconds?

I’m not trying to argue it’s a good situation to be in, but getting it back with 30 seconds left is objectively better than not getting it back at all.

The point of them having to go for the onside kick is more that they technically could have kicked it long and gotten a 3 and out if they had 3 timeouts, but with only 2 the only way they were getting the ball back was an onside kick so they “forced” it even if Detroit was going to do it anyway.