NFL Football

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Flailing 2.5 point favorite @Arizona 10-4, 1st NFC West > Surging Indianapolis 8-6
The Colts are currently the #1 AFC Wildcard, but a bunch of teams are hot on their heels.
8:15 PM EST, On NFLN

3 straight Arizona losses, 3-5 after a roaring start. Epic collapse. Rams take over the NFC West lead.
Indianapolis, 8-2 lately, may have effectively locked up a Wildcard slot.

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All Madden love fest special on new year's day on Fox, which kinda makes me think he's not in great health.

All things being equal, I'll probably watch it.

https://news.yahoo.com/madden-documenta ... p_catchall

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All Madden love fest special on new year's day on Fox, which kinda makes me think he's not in great health.

All things being equal, I'll probably watch it.

https://news.yahoo.com/madden-documenta ... 40723.html

Awww.

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Detroit 2-11-1 > 6.5 point favorite @Atlanta 6-8, 3rd NFC South. Okay, the Pittsburgh tie and Minnesota and AZ wins don't look so special now, but the Lions are .667 over the last 3 games. Keep the streak alive!
Baltimore 8-6, 2nd AFC North > 7 point favorite @Cincinnati 8-6, 1st AFC North. It's not just for the AFC North, it may knock the loser out of the playoffs.
Buffalo 8-6, 2nd AFC East > @New England 9-5, 1st AFC East, surprisingly only a 1.5 point favorite at home.
@NY Jets 3-11 > Jacksonville 2-12. Loser Bowl.
10 point favorite @Philadelphia 7-7 > NY Giants 4-10
@Carolina 5-9 > 10 point favorite Brady Bay 10-4, 1st NFC South. Yeah right, BUT the Buccs are injury-depleted and just got shut out by New Orleans. Maybe . . .
@Houston 3-11 > 10.5 point favorite LA Traitors 8-6. Yeah, right.
Pittsburgh 7-6-1 > 10 point favorite @Kansas City 10-4, 1st AFC West.
Washington 6-8 > 10 point favorite O Reilly's @Dallas 10-4, 1st NFC East, Sun night.

Lotta routs predicted and I only want the favorite in 1 out of 5. I'm also rooting for underdogs in 3 of 3 other games.

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Oooh, major snow in Seattle!

This could make it fun!

[O Really]

Oooh, major snow in Seattle!

This could make it fun!

Who for some reason has an open field. Seattle may be less than 150 miles from Vancouver, but doesn't really get much snow or hard core cold in the immediate metro area. Average January is 40's and lows maybe high 30's to 40's. And the city is full of hills with not many ways to get through. All that to say yes, it could be fun - especially the part about people getting to the stadium and getting out.

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Oooh, major snow in Seattle!

This could make it fun!

"major snow in Seattle" = 1-3"
It'll be chilly in the stands and on the sidelines, but they should be able to keep the field pretty clear.
Outside the stadium O Really nails it. The mess could be the equivalent of 1' or more in Chicago.

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From Seattle Times:

A weather system moving into Western Washington is filtering in enough cold air to make snow possible in an area that typically doesn’t see too much of it. Waking up to the snow stuck to fire escapes and front steps, Seattleites started posting a flurry of snow day photos to Twitter.
...

“It’s cold enough for snow and there’s enough moisture around, so we have enough snow to see snowfall across the area,” said National Weather Service Seattle meteorologist Jacob DeFlitch.

By 8 a.m., the weather appeared to be wreaking havoc on Seattle drivers. Multiple collisions blocked off the southbound I-5 offramp at 41st Street, and the Washington State Department of Transportation posted footage to social media of a spun out vehicle near the King County and Snohomish County line on snowy roads.

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Wishful thinking.

Da Bears have proved multiple times Bear Weather is a myth. But it's fun to dream.

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"major snow in Seattle" = 1-3"
It'll be chilly in the stands and on the sidelines, but they should be able to keep the field pretty clear....

Wishful thinking.

Da Bears have proved multiple times Bear Weather is a myth. But it's fun to dream.

(vid #2)

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Detroit 2-11-1 > 6.5 point favorite @Atlanta 6-8, 3rd NFC South. Okay, the Pittsburgh tie and Minnesota and AZ wins don't look so special now, but the Lions are .667 over the last 3 games. Keep the streak alive!
Arrrggghhh! The Lions were 9 yards from a walkoff TD win, threw an INT.
Baltimore 8-6, 2nd AFC North > 7 point favorite @Cincinnati 8-6, 1st AFC North. It's not just for the AFC North, it may knock the loser out of the playoffs.
Ugh, trounced.
Buffalo 8-6, 2nd AFC East > @New England 9-5, 1st AFC East, surprisingly only a 1.5 point favorite at home.
Yes. Buffalo controls its own fate for the AFC East.
@NY Jets 3-11 > Jacksonville 2-12. Loser Bowl.
Jacksonville had 1st and goal at the 5 for a walkoff TD with 0:32 left, turned the ball over on downs. I guess that's why they're 2-13.



10 point favorite @Philadelphia 7-7 > NY Giants 4-10
Nice.
@Carolina 5-9 > 10 point favorite Brady Bay 10-4, 1st NFC South. Yeah right, BUT the Buccs are injury-depleted and just got shut out by New Orleans. Maybe . . .
Yuck, the Camderella story just didn't pan out.
@Houston 3-11 > 10.5 point favorite LA Traitors 8-6. Yeah, right.
Yippee! Take that, bookies.

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... I would enjoy (the game) if the Bills get pasted because of missing no-vax Beasley....

Embarrassing for him that they won without him.

Unvaccinated Cole Beasley reportedly racked up nearly $100,000 in fines for breaking COVID-19 rules

Good, but:



I agree, cut the slackers off.

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the announcers for the Bears/Hawks are Gus Johnson and Aqib Talib.

We deservingly got the D team.

They're really bad.

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the announcers for the Bears/Hawks are Gus Johnson and Aqib Talib.

We deservingly got the D team.

They're really bad.

No one wants to go to Seattle in the winter, snow is actually an improvement from the norm.

Mahomes broke the record for most all time passing TDs at the 49 year old KC stadium with 63 . . . in just his 5th year.

The last time that the Steelers went 5 consecutive games without a 1st half TD was 1940!

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Da Spare Bears?

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TMZ is giving Kaaron Rodgers the Biggest Lie of the Year Award.

Da Spare Bears?

... Rumored that the Bears want to unlock Nick Foles potential.

It's Throwback Sunday for the 4-10 Bears in a meaningless game:

Bears to start QB Nick Foles against Seahawks after ruling out Justin Fields, Andy Dalton

Ouch, 6.5 point underdog to 5-9 Seattle is kinda sad.

Haven't checked the listings, but maybe the national Curling tryouts for the Olympics is on.

Who did well?

4th 1:07 - CHI 3rd & 14, at SEA 15
Nick Foles passed to Jimmy Graham to the left for 15 yard touchdown (2pt attempt converted, Nick Foles pass to Damiere Byrd)
CHI 25, SEA 24

Daring! Congrats.
Nick Foles 24/35 250 Yds 1 TD 0 Int 98.5 QBRat
I think you've found your QB of the future.

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I think you've found your QB of the future.

I think he's last year's QB of the future too.....

He replaced Mitch

Mitch replaced Nick

Andy replaced Mitch and Nick

Justin replaced Andy

Andy replaced Justin

Justin replaced Andy

Nick replaced Andy and Justin.

John Madden famously said " if you've got more than one quarterback you ain't got any."

How fucked up are we?

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I think you've found your QB of the future.

I think he's last year's QB of the future too.....

He replaced Mitch

Mitch replaced Nick

Andy replaced Mitch and Nick

Justin replaced Andy

Andy replaced Justin

Justin replaced Andy

Nick replaced Andy and Justin.

John Madden famously said " if you've got more than one quarterback you ain't got any."

How fucked up are we?

That's the story arc of a telenovela . . . with a John Madden cameo.

TMZ is giving Kaaron Rodgers the Biggest Lie of the Year Award.

Kansas City, Kaaron Bay, Brady Bay, Dallas won their Divisions.
LA Rams, Arizona have Playoff spots.
San Francisco, Philadelphia are leading for NFC Wildcard spots.
No AFC teams besides Kansas City have a certain Playoff spot.
Too many AFC possibilities to discuss all of them, but at the moment the Ravens are the #3 Wildcard.
I'm not sure how the tiebreakers will shake out, but Miami or New Orleans could supplant the Ravens or Philadelphia tomorrow night.

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Da Spare Bears?

This was one heckuva grab!

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Will the last fan of the team formerly known as 'Skins please turn out the lights.

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Will the last fan of the team formerly known as 'Skins please turn out the lights.

Short week, multiple injuries, covid, their starting safety involved in a fatal car accident.

They were screwed.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/12/27/ron-r ... t-football

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Short week, multiple injuries, covid, Snyders past and present, their starting safety involved in a fatal car accident.

They were screwed.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/12/27/ron-r ... t-football

Ftfy.

They will remain screwed as long as there are Snyders at the top.