(02-03-2022, 11:05 PM)Science Friction Wrote: Folks, let me say right off, I am a science guy.   I have been into science all my life, have taught math and science. I am the guy that needs to see the empirical scientific evidence before making a conclusion. I am not a ghosts, goblins, and gods  type of guy. That's not to say that I'm not OPEN to the possibility of weird shit taking place that may not have an scientific explanation .

Going back to the Titans game and certainly in the AFC Championship game, I could point to ten or twelve instances , at least, where, if a certain play not have been made, we likely would have been eliminated.  Not only that, but things that happened during the regular season even and we might not be in this same position.  Hell,  think about the first Chiefs' game. What was it... a 20-play drive or something? How many plays from right near the goal line?  A non-call on the  4th and Goal PI in the endzone and we might not have won that one.  Strange.

And then the AFC Championship just had some bizarre, almost surreal moments that defy explanation.  The strange end to the first half. If that goes differently, we probably lose. The ball thrown right to B.J. Hill at a time when we really needed something like that to happen. Even the two-point conversion to our punt returner, Trent Taylor. If that doesn't go our way, we may very well lose by a point in a walk off FG by Bukner.  Burrow somehow escaping the grasp of the defensive lineman in the 4th quarter drive when it looked like there was no way out of the big paws of Jones. You and I could name  several other unlikely plays that went our way.

 How many Bengals' teams in the past would have come out on top with the Chiefs having first and goal inside the five with a minute and a half left?  Instead of punching it in, Mahommes decides to start running backwards for twenty yards until he gets tackled.  

But this is the one that has stuck with me. When I think of it now chills run up and down my spine.    The Chiefs' star QB , who never throws playoff INT's, throws a ball right into the hands of Eli Apple. I mean, right to him!!! And Apple drops the easy pick six.  That was it... that was the game.  IMMEDIATELY, I had visions of what has haunted my dreams for 33 damn years.  LEWIS F' ING BILLUPS!!!  Here it was happening AGAIN!!!!   Eli dropped the game winner and now , just like Montana made us pay on the very next play, Mahommes was going to do the same.  And sure enough,   Patrick takes his shot downfield to break our hearts once again.  We know what's gonna happen... sure we do. We've seen it run through our minds a thousand times before.   But NO... a tipped pass CAUGHT THIS TIME by #24  Von Bell.  

#24  ...    the same number worn by ... you got it ...   LEWIS BILLUPS !!! 

 It's like the Universe was saying,  "NO MORE.. NOT THIS TIME...NEW DAY, WHO DEY! "  It's almost like there was some message from somewhere off this planet. The dropped INT HAD TO HAPPEN right before #24 held on to it this time.  It all still seems so surreal... almost magical.   STRANGE MAGIC !!!

Btw, our last Big Dance" *** Superbowl 23 ***     2+3 = 5  ;   2 x 3 = 6       56 ... just sayin'.
Maybe something's up...

P.S.  I am, and will always be, a science guy at heart and I know that unusual occurrences do take place. Even multiple unusual happenings can occur in a relatively short period of time.  As a mathematician, I also know that the probability of multiple low probability events occurring becomes VERY low because of the multiplication rule .   I'm not saying there is anything supernatural going on with the Bengals' magical carpet ride to the Superbowl, but I am saying that when you take all of these things together, the probability that we would find ourselves in this position is very, VERY low.

When I was growing up in the seventies , one of my favorite groups was ELO .  They had a hit back in the mid to late seventies called "STRANGE MAGIC."   The song is other worldly. As far as I'm concerned it's a song that really sums up this season for our beloved Bengals.

ENJOY ...

(02-04-2022, 02:19 AM)fredtoast Wrote: You are  a lucky man Science Friction. If I had made a thread like this there would be about 6 guys brutally attacking me for suggesting that luck or chance had anything to do with our success.

(02-04-2022, 02:19 AM)fredtoast Wrote: You are  a lucky man Science Friction. If I had made a thread like this there would be about 6 guys brutally attacking me for suggesting that luck or chance had anything to do with our success.

(02-04-2022, 03:08 AM)tms Wrote: Hehe I enjoyed reading this post. Good job.

In terms of frustrating near-pick 6's, I still think about Hilton's on Tannehill. Like wth??? How did he not take that back to the house?! He had five blockers around him (Bates, Hendrickson, Wilson, Pratt and Apple) to handle Tannehill and that nameless receiver. Watching that on tv I just wish he would spin right and see 70 yards of open field calling his name. (I'm not serious about this, btw... it's just that the game looks so easy on replay lol.)

(02-04-2022, 03:08 AM)tms Wrote: Hehe I enjoyed reading this post. Good job.

In terms of frustrating near-pick 6's, I still think about Hilton's on Tannehill. Like wth??? How did he not take that back to the house?! He had five blockers around him (Bates, Hendrickson, Wilson, Pratt and Apple) to handle Tannehill and that nameless receiver. Watching that on tv I just wish he would spin right and see 70 yards of open field calling his name. (I'm not serious about this, btw... it's just that the game looks so easy on replay lol.)

(02-04-2022, 03:08 AM)tms Wrote: Hehe I enjoyed reading this post. Good job.

In terms of frustrating near-pick 6's, I still think about Hilton's on Tannehill. Like wth??? How did he not take that back to the house?! He had five blockers around him (Bates, Hendrickson, Wilson, Pratt and Apple) to handle Tannehill and that nameless receiver. Watching that on tv I just wish he would spin right and see 70 yards of open field calling his name. (I'm not serious about this, btw... it's just that the game looks so easy on replay lol.)

(02-04-2022, 09:12 AM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: Having said that I've always thought for a team to win a Superbowl or even get to the Superbowl a lot of times they need the help from the proverbial bounce of the ball.