unclevlad Posted December 4, 2022 Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 NY and Washington can't move the ball in OT...4 punts, a last-ditch 58 yard FG that falls short as the clock expires. The interesting aspect is, this may well eliminate any chance of a 9-8 WC team. Giants are 7-4-1, Commanders 7-5-1. Even stranger? Washington has a bye...but then they play again, this time in Washington. Winner of that game gets a huge leg up, but Washington's problem is their other games...Browns is winnable, but 49ers and Cowboys. So Commanders pretty much have to win that, or they have little chance to pass the Giants. That narrows their playoff window to the last spot only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 Cincy-KC on the TV, wondering if there's gonna be another Mahomes magic trick... Chargers-Raiders, watching the gamecast, wondering if there's gonna be another Raider train wreck....and it's getting closer.... EDIT: and within moments of each other...NOPE, and NOPE. Cincy converts a long 3rd down to ice the game; Raiders force a stop on 4th and 9. 2:40 left, Chargers have timeouts and the 2 minute warning, but barring a Raideresque mistake, the Chargers will need to go 80-odd yards in less than 2 minutes, with no TOs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 Go Bengals! They just beat the Chiefs 3 consecutive times in the same calendar year. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 I just wanted the Jags to put up a good show, but it was over after the 2nd play of the game. Detroit--DETROIT!-- made us look stupid. Ok, to be fair, we did that to ourselves. Painful game. Just horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 Seattle eaked out a 27-23 win over the Rams that they really needed, but probably didn't deserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNakagawa Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 Jimmy Garoppolo injured his foot on the first drive of the game and is out for the season. The last player selected in the draft (AKA Mr. Irrelevant) Brock Purdy is now the 49ers QB. He threw for 2 TDs and one INT (more of a punt, really) and the 9ers won 17-33. After not throwing an INT in nearly 200 attempts Tua throws interceptions in back to back pass attempts. Moving forwards, Brock Purdy is going to face Tom Brady in his first game as a starting QB. Brady got his starting role when his starting QB got injured, so there's that. Also moving forwards, the 49ers are in the market for a backup QB. Anyone know what Colin Kaepernick is doing these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 No clinches yet of any type, be it division title (Minnesota has clinched a tie, tho) or playoff berth. Commanders are first team out at 7-5-1, so a Philly clinches a playoff berth with a win or Washington loss. Houston and Chicago were the first 2 eliminated. Chicago did it artfully...blowing a 10 point lead only to get steamrolled after that. Houston is just...Houston. Denver and the Rams are probably next up but the plank's getting retracted on quite a few NFC teams. And of course, the only question with the Broncos is whether they set the record for scoring futility or not. A point...since giving the play calling to Klint Kubiak, the QB coach....scoring has gone DOWN. Mind, this might be due to several factors, like maybe defenses not fearing the Bronco wideouts at all. Force the dink and dunk, and the Broncos will consistently fail to convert 3rd downs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 Well...the Colts managed to implode in a most dramatic fashion, didn't they? Saw the 'Boys get it back to a 2 score game, figured, ok, that was probably it. Time to change the sheets and do some related stuff. When I look up, they've got 1 more TD in the bag. Look up again, and they've got another. 4 minutes for 3 TDs. I'm having a hard time figuring how the Colts have 4 wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 All right, the Colts are running out the clock... The Broncos score 35 points in the last 14 quarters, plus an OT period. The Cowboys score 33 in the 4th quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 6 hours ago, BNakagawa said: Also moving forwards, the 49ers are in the market for a backup QB. Anyone know what Colin Kaepernick is doing these days? The NFL has long since concluded that the man who quietly protested police brutality should be exiled from the league. On the other hand, sex offenders get to come back after 11 weeks. Didn't get that game in my media market, but it was nice to hear that he lost. Leave it to the Raiders to put together a string of convincing wins against the struggling Broncos (in overtime), the struggling Seahawks (in overtime), and now against the Chargers second string. Just in time to...probably still miss the playoffs, who are we kidding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 Well, if Kap isn't the answer, perhaps Mayfield is? Naaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I'll grant, someone's probably gonna sign him; it might even be the Niners cuz they are totally desperate, and all he'll cost is money. But if he can't cut it in Carolina, with their shockingly poor options, it's completely unreasonable to believe he can manage a playoff push. Niners are between a rock and a hard place overall, as they still don't know anything about Trey Lance. Jimmy G is going to be a free agent; it's very difficult to gauge the level of interest, given his injury history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 Well. This turned into the prototypical NFL game of the current era. Team A crushes Team B for 55 minutes, then plays soft and CHOKES. All due respect to Tom, but come on, Saints. Some questionable playcalling, egregiously bad defensive tactics, and you squander a 13 point lead in the last 5 bloody minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 Lousy Buccaneers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 SI's power rankings gave a shoutout to this video review of the Broncos and Wilson during the Carolina game. Worth your time. Note, the occasional obscenity or f-bomb does slide through from time to time so perhaps NSFW. But very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 Baker Mayfield will now quarterback for the Super Bowl winning L.A. Rams. Possibly as early as Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 As Mike said, every fan base in the country would take being in this position...worst record by a SB champ... IF!!! he can be ready, might as well. What's more interesting is...the Raiders are 5-7. The Jets are #7 at only 7-5, with games against Buffalo, Miami, and Seattle...plus 2 likely wins, Jacksonville and Detroit. But hey, Detroit isn't a gimme. Raiders win this, they're up to 6-7 with Pats, Steelers, and Niners all winnable. Week 18 is the Chiefs, tho. But 9-8 could be there...10-7 is a big stretch. NE and the Chargers are sitting at 6-6. Could come down to tiebreakers. Oh, and the Raiders are listed as -6, so...fairly solid favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Old Man said: Baker Mayfield will now quarterback for the Super Bowl winning L.A. Rams. Possibly as early as Thursday. There was serious talk about Seattle picking him up to keep him out of the division-rival 49ers, whose #1 QB just went down. Having the Rams do that for us is OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 Elsewhere, the carousel never stops. Tennessee fires their GM today...a curious move, as they have a dominating position in their division. That said, they got *smacked* by Philly, including getting torched by the WR that got away. Titans have wins over Raiders, Colts twice, Commanders, Texans, Broncos and Packers. Commanders are middling. The rest are horrible. Losses to Giants, Bills, Chiefs, Bengals and Eagles, and boatraced by the Bills and Eagles. So playoffs by default; winning a WC round game, tho, not great. Winning a division round? Nope. This could be on top of losing in the WC round the last 2 years, despite 11-5 and 12-5 seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 1 hour ago, unclevlad said: Elsewhere, the carousel never stops. Tennessee fires their GM today...a curious move, as they have a dominating position in their division. That said, they got *smacked* by Philly, including getting torched by the WR that got away. Titans have wins over Raiders, Colts twice, Commanders, Texans, Broncos and Packers. Commanders are middling. The rest are horrible. Losses to Giants, Bills, Chiefs, Bengals and Eagles, and boatraced by the Bills and Eagles. So playoffs by default; winning a WC round game, tho, not great. Winning a division round? Nope. This could be on top of losing in the WC round the last 2 years, despite 11-5 and 12-5 seasons. I think AJ Brown's big game against them was the last straw for ownership. He only drafted 2 Pro Bowl players in last 5 years and none of his first-round picks have gotten a second contract with the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 1 hour ago, unclevlad said: Elsewhere, the carousel never stops. Tennessee fires their GM today...a curious move, as they have a dominating position in their division. This is more of an indictment of the rest of the AFC South than anything else. I mean, second in the division is Jacksonville. At 4-8. 1 hour ago, unclevlad said: That said, they got *smacked* by Philly, including getting torched by the WR that got away. Titans have wins over Raiders, Colts twice, Commanders, Texans, Broncos and Packers. Commanders are middling. The rest are horrible. Losses to Giants, Bills, Chiefs, Bengals and Eagles, and boatraced by the Bills and Eagles. So playoffs by default; winning a WC round game, tho, not great. Winning a division round? Nope. This could be on top of losing in the WC round the last 2 years, despite 11-5 and 12-5 seasons. So the only team with a winning record that the Tits have beaten is the Commies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 6 hours ago, Old Man said: Baker Mayfield will now quarterback for the Super Bowl winning L.A. Rams. Possibly as early as Thursday. Which means that this year for Christmas, we're getting Baker Mayfield and Russell Wilson. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Pariah said: Which means that this year for Christmas, we're getting Baker Mayfield and Russell Wilson. No chance. It won't happen. Something else will get flexed to that slot; there was some talk about more flexing taking place than in the past, potentially even Monday night games. TNF's Raiders-Rams is one of the reasons, but the Broncos' dismal season, along with the Rams...and they both have had a fair number of premium slots...just goes to show that you can't predict marquee teams now. Only the most demented masochists will watch this one. Week 13, CBS had the doubleheader. This is week 16; pretty sure they alternate weeks, so it's a CBS single on Saturday. Fine...flex this mangy cur into the afternoon CBS Saturday slot, where it'll only be inflicted on Denver and LA, slap Washington and the Niners into a national slot unless that game becomes much less relevant. (Then again, if it's Loser Is Probably Eliminated, that's noteworthy.) And that's because of the Jimmy G injury; without that, it'd make for a good national game. The other option would be Bengals-Pats, but it is in New England. The CBS national slot is the late slot; they don't often force the East Coast teams into that slot. Oh, I take that back. Someone in the front offices of Seattle and Detroit will likely watch, to hope the right team loses. Or just as good? Another tie! That'd keep both of them behind all the 4-win teams. Pariah and Old Man 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 If it were me, I'd hang it up. It's been a good run. There's nothing left to prove. Former NFL Doctor Explains Why Matthew Stafford’s Injury Could Be Career-Ending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 Not the NFL: XFL 2023 uniforms revealed for all eight teams Home unis in front, roadies in back, from left to right: Arlington Renegades, DC Defenders, Houston Roughnecks, Orlando Guardians, San Antonio Brahmas, Seattle Sea Dragons, St. Louis Battlehawks, Vegas Vipers. I've seen worse. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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