It's been a football (divegrass, not handegg) thing for decades. If the NFL has only recently started doing it, it must be another of these weird cultural crossovers that sports are doing now to appeal to fans of other sports, like how our football now has referees wearing a microphone to explain VAR decisions to the crowd, and footballers from the 1970s dying from CTE.

>>152962672
At the end of the day, it's just a game. Nothing to be too serious and to be a sore loser about

>>152962672
this is ai

>>152962760
At the end of the day it’s a competitive job that pays big money, not “just a game”. Are you aware that the people who work for winning teams make more money than those who work for losing teams? Big bonuses. Add glory and pride in your craft in there too. The whole “chill bro it’s not a big deal” mentality is a big part of what makes the nfl such a pussy league nowadays. Man up.

Unc is mad
Chill out, unc

>>152969299
I bet you are fun at parties.everyone thinks you're so fun be around (not).

>>152962672
Zesty.

>>152962672
It's fine for these two teams ... in the regular season. Doing this shit with a division rival or after you got donkeydicked in the playoffs is weak

>>152969678
It's their first playoff meet in franchise history dumbass

>>152969356
quit talking like a bulbasaur you boomer

>>152962672
I think there’s a tipping point in terms of athlete compensation where when they make a certain amount of money they care about the competitive results even less than the fans do

>>152969299
it is still just a game. when you kill yourself because "your" team loses, the people who get paid to play are going to shrug and go play golf

>>152969861
and that dollar amount is much lower than any fan is comfortable with.

I think it was that faggot odell Beckham Jr that started it.

>>152969299
>man up
>he types this from his computer
lel

>>152969299
i think most players don't have significant postseason incentive bonuses, actually.

>>152962672
They're not mad because it's scripted. Do you think Hugo Weaving hates Keanu Reeves because Neo beats Agent Smith?

OP the kind of mark who thinks kayfabe is real in 2026

all these guys know each other off the field and are friends irl. most will play in the same team together at some point or already have, some came up through the same training system and college teams.

end of the day you don't know who'll be your team mate next season so no need to be a cry baby about a loss, even a big one.

>>152969818
You sound mad lol. It's still a playoff game, you look like a bitch