NFL 2023 - WEEK FIFTEEN

[Tabe]

Yes, the roster is bad but they just lost by 17 to a team missing practically their entire offense. QB1, RB1, RB2, WR1 all missed all or much of the game. And it was only 17 because Indy dropped two touchdowns. 

Full disclosure: I have never liked Tomlin. 

Edited December 17, 2023 by Tabe

[Tabe]

Tremendous performance by the Lions. Denver has been playing great and Detroit just... obliterated them. And watching Russ fumble and not do much was awesome. 

Great to have Detroit look good after last week. 

Would love to know more about Payton screaming at Wilson. 

Edited December 17, 2023 by Tabe

[BloodyChamp]

I hate Sean Payton lol I want to know more about that too. I had the Lions respectfully written off. They weren’t what I’d call frauds but they were similar to the Bills last year. To me they were the preseason heartthrob team that proved to be legit, but just couldn’t keep going full steam for such a long season. I was wrong. They came back today. 

[hammerva]

So Tyreek Hill is already out of the game and now Waddle is inquired.  Yeah this Dolphins vs Jets  game could get very ugly

Edited December 17, 2023 by hammerva

[RIPPA]

I always enjoy it when due to the schedule quirks - the only game currently on in the DC market is Chiefs/Pats

[RIPPA]

Never a good sign when your kicker is in the blue medical tent (in this case it might be the Giants who are screwed)

[dogwelder]

So here's a weird officiating 'quirk'.  During Chiefs/Pats, there was a play where the Pats were called for illegal contact while Mahomes was called for intentional grounding, so the penalties offset.  But couldn't it be conceivable that Mahomes had to intentionally ground the ball BECAUSE of the illegal contact?  I guess it's just weird to me that the penalties would always be considered separate when there's always a chance of causation.

[RIPPA]

The Giants punter is their backup kicker.

The Giants punter is now in the blue tent.

The Giants long snapper is currently practicing kicks.

[BloodyChamp]

I have the Dolphins vs Jets on and Tony Romo just LOL’d at the Aaron Rodgers question, and added “he’s not coming back to the roster.” The next play would have been a sack had Wilson not tossed it to a guy’s feet. Then play after that was a sack. Tony LOL’d again and said something that I can’t remember exactly but it was some like “not being this OL.”

As for the Dolphins, they might be frauds but I still respect that they’re doing 1 thing and 1 thing only - the 1 thing that works every time. If they don’t like it that much they should stop it. Until then they’re not going to lose.

 

[BloodyChamp]

And because I have to say what I think about the Bills every week…I’m pulling for them but I just don’t know if they can go toe to toe with the Cowboys just because it’s the 3rd big game they need to step up in. Had they not missed that 1 play to Gabe Davis and won that Eagles game, they would be on the biggest late season run in history maybe. As it is if they win out they’re still on the ballot IMO.

[BloodyChamp]

Zach Wilson either just got benched 1 YD shy of Colin Kaepernick’s infamous yardage total when he was finally benched, or quit if you heard what the sideline reporter said wow.

[RIPPA]

 

[Cobra Commander]

1 hour ago, dogwelder said:

But couldn't it be conceivable that Mahomes had to intentionally ground the ball BECAUSE of the illegal contact? 

paradox about "if he's throwing so that it's intentional grounding, then he's not close enough where the illegal contact caused the intentional grounding?"

[johnnyboy]

Is there a reason, apart from needless cruelty, that the Titans are wearing Oliers throwbacks in a game against Houston?

[hammerva]

Falcons just can't stop being the Falcons losing to the Panthers of all teams.  

[RIPPA]

 

[Elsalvajeloco]

5 minutes ago, RIPPA said:

 

The concussion didn't take the first time.

[Cobra Commander]

30 minutes ago, johnnyboy said:

Is there a reason, apart from needless cruelty, that the Titans are wearing Oliers throwbacks in a game against Houston?

it's like Warren Beatty dressing up as Dick Tracy to retain his rights?

[odessasteps]

35 minutes ago, johnnyboy said:

Is there a reason, apart from needless cruelty, that the Titans are wearing Oliers throwbacks in a game against Houston?

When I talked to Beau about this earlier in the week, it's the second time thus year they've worn them too. 

https://youtu.be/xfi2ts2s7dc?si=tRc-sLex9Xr2U1m5

 

(Don't listen, Dolfan) 

 

[RIPPA]

Oh man - a holding penalty wipes out a game winning TD for the Texans

[RIPPA]

Holy Shit! The Bears almost had that Hail Mary

[RIPPA]

TEXANS WIN!

FAKE OILERS DROOL!

[RIPPA]

3 minutes ago, RIPPA said:

Holy Shit! The Bears almost had that Hail Mary

 

[BloodyChamp]

I feel sorry for that WR and Fields. Fields has been busting his ass every bit as hard as Jerry Rice. He’s just not that good and it doesn’t help that he catches every bad break like that today. And I still remember the story about him taking a loss earlier in the year so hard that he sat wherever he first sat in the lockerrom after the game for 4 hours or whatever it was.

If Zach Wilson has a concussion then it really doesn’t matter. He has bullshit for brains already.

They just threw a flag on the Bills for a personal foul, on a play where the penalized player didn’t touch the other player. I think technically that has happened like when they call tripping, but this wasn’t tripping.

[RIPPA]

Jets officially eliminated thus continuing the longest active playoff drought in the big four