Week Eighteen: Minnesota Vikings (7-9) @ Detroit Lions (11-5)

[Motown Bombers]

Just now, MichiganCardinal said:

I doubt he’s in either way. Divisional round if we are lucky.

It sounds like Kelce's injury. No structural damage but probably a lot of swelling. I've seen some more optimistic reports on it. 

[CMRivdogs]

I wondered why they were still passing at the end instead of taking the knee. Nice gesture

[MichiganCardinal]

Just now, Motown Bombers said:

It sounds like Kelce's injury. No structural damage but probably a lot of swelling. I've seen some more optimistic reports on it. 

If anyone has a phoenix’s tears handy, we could use some.

[Motown Bombers]

At least I have been lead to believe that if you lose a game with your star TE injured an asterisk is placed on the team you lose too. 

[TP_Fan]

Looking like it will be the packers.  

[RandyMarsh]

If it ends up being what it is now I wouldn't be completely shocked to see the Rams upset the Cowboys in round 1 which would mean we could potentially get those 2 home playoff games after all and a date with either the NFC South Champ or the struggling Eagles. 

[RandyMarsh]

BTW was just thinking that about a year ago at this time we were paying attention to these 4 PM games just to see if we'd have a shot at the 7 seed with a win later that night, now here we are paying attention to see if we will be a 2 or a 3. 

[Motor City Sonics]

I think I am fairly good with words.   But I don't think there are words strong enough to describe the unbridled joy I am experiencing watching Matt Patricia's defense get destroyed.      

 

Hey world, have you seen enough?    

 

I guess the good news is that it keeps the idiot way from building rockets which would likely fail and kill people or cost billions.   

[Motor City Sonics]

Way to put up a fight Ron Rivera.  See you on TV next year.  

[TP_Fan]

Yeah, Rivera has not been good.

[Motor City Sonics]

Big risk for the Bears to assume Caleb Williams will be as good as Justin Fields.   Dude's a great player.  Just needed some better support. 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[TP_Fan]

35-10 cowboys.   It’s either rams or packers. I’m rooting for the packers now. Don’t want to play the rams. 

[Motor City Sonics]

3 minutes ago, TP_Fan said:

Yeah, Rivera has not been good.

Yep, he walked into a hornet's nest with Dan Snyder, but it wasn't a secret how awful an owner he was (maybe the worst in modern league history), and I am glad he survived the cancer, but man, he's been a lousy head coach for a long time.  Very baffling in-game decisions and clock management and bad risks for years.

Remember when Sam Howell was the consensus #1 overall pick in the mock drafts?       

With Howell and Trubisky both looking like busts, does it hurt Maye's value?     

 

Looks like the Bears aren't going to play spoiler like the Lions did last year. 

 

  

[TP_Fan]

The bears may never beat the packers again btw. They own them.

How do the lions consistently make Fields look so good and the packers make him look like David Blough. 

[Sports_Freak]

2 minutes ago, TP_Fan said:

35-10 cowboys.   It’s either rams or packers. I’m rooting for the packers now. Don’t want to play the rams. 

If Detroit is the 3 seed, we would play the 6 seed in the 1st round, right? I thought Green Bay would be the 7 seed if they win?

[Motown Bombers]

Just now, Sports_Freak said:

If Detroit is the 3 seed, we would play the 6 seed in the 1st round, right? I thought Green Bay would be the 7 seed if they win?

Green Bay will be the 6th seed if they win and the Rams lose. 

[Hongbit]

11 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Big risk for the Bears to assume Caleb Williams will be as good as Justin Fields.   Dude's a great player.  Just needed some better support. 

Justin Fields is not that good. 

[Sports_Freak]

3 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

Green Bay will be the 6th seed if they win and the Rams lose. 

So if the Rams and Green Bay both win, the Rams will be the 6 seed and play Detroit?

[Motown Bombers]

Fields plays QB the way I play Madden. Drop back and run around until someone breaks open. He doesn't read defense well or throws with anticipation.

[Motor City Sonics]

2 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

Justin Fields is not that good. 

Bears are a 3-win team will 22 or 23 of the other starting QBs in this league.  

 

Just got a dirty hit to the head.      Can't believe there was no flag..............Oh wait,  they're in Green Bay,  I can believe it now. 

[Motown Bombers]

Just now, Sports_Freak said:

So if the Rams and Green Bay both win, the Rams will be the 6 seed and play Detroit?

Yeah. The Packers hold the tiebreaker over the Rams. The Rams are currently one game up on the Packers. 

[Motor City Sonics]

2 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

So if the Rams and Green Bay both win, the Rams will be the 6 seed and play Detroit?

The Rams would be 10-7 and Green Bay 9-8,  so yes.    

[Motor City Sonics]

I don't think the Rams are going to win today.    I think the Rams would rather go to Dallas than Detroit. 

[Motor City Sonics]

7 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

Justin Fields is not that good. 

Please, understand, with my pure hatred of Ohio State, I don't like saying he's good, but he's good.      Not sure about Caleb Williams.  Is he a guy that beefs up his stats against cupcakes?