Random NFL comments/thoughts

[MichiganCardinal]

For all the talk of being upset at the Lions for prioritizing culture over a deadline upgrade, at least we aren’t dealing with this.

[lordstanley]

Falcons offense has turned it over on two straight possessions, maybe a third depending on this fumble challenge. Vikings up by a field goal beginning the 4th quarter. 

[lordstanley]

Falcons take the lead right before the 2 minute warning. 

[MichiganCardinal]

Meanwhile the Bears have turned over the ball five times against the Saints.

On the bright side they have Montez Sweat for the next four years.

[KnoxP]

Ravens took care of Seahawks…easily. 👍🏻

[MichiganCardinal]

8 minutes ago, KnoxP said:

Ravens took care of Seahawks…easily. 👍🏻

I still think the Lions at their best are better than the Hawks at their best. Two bad turnovers from winning by double digits and then likely a coin toss from winning anyway.

[MichiganCardinal]

Falcons-Vikings is worth tuning into. Coming down to the wire.

[lordstanley]

Crap, Vikings take lead with 21 seconds to do. Game would have been over if Dobbs hadn’t been able to scramble for a 1st down on 4th and 7 a few plays ago. The NFC North is still in play, this will be Minnesota’s 4th straight win. 

Edited November 5, 2023 by lordstanley

[Jason_R]

Baltimore is good. 

[buddha]

carolina trading two first round picks and dj moore to get bryce young might go down as one of the worst trades in nfl history.

[4hzglory]

24 minutes ago, buddha said:

carolina trading two first round picks and dj moore to get bryce young might go down as one of the worst trades in nfl history.

If they took Stroud, it may have been a great trade.  He was incredible today finishing up with a TD drive with 46 seconds right after TB took the lead.

Rookie yardage record 470 yds and 5 TDs

Edited November 5, 2023 by 4hzglory

[1984Echoes]

2 hours ago, KnoxP said:

Ravens took care of Seahawks…easily. 👍🏻

1 hour ago, Jason_R said:

Baltimore is good. 

 

Does anybody feel "Less Bad" about our game two weeks ago after the Ravens just crushed the Seahawks...?

[MichiganCardinal]

I don't think the Ravens are a Super Bowl team, but I'm glad they're in the AFC.

[1984Echoes]

2 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

I don't think the Ravens are a Super Bowl team, but I'm glad they're in the AFC.

I think they are a definite contender for the Super Bowl...

As it stands at the moment... IMO... it's between the Chiefs and the Ravens on who represents the AFC...

[MichiganCardinal]

16 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

I think they are a definite contender for the Super Bowl...

As it stands at the moment... IMO... it's between the Chiefs and the Ravens on who represents the AFC...

The AFC is just so stacked. I wouldn't be surprised to see any of the Dolphins, Bills, Chiefs, or Ravens represent the AFC, and only mild surprise at the Jets, Chargers, Steelers, or Browns. And at least one of those eight teams won't even make the playoffs. In the NFC, I think it will almost definitely be one of the Eagles, 49ers, or Lions, with the Cowboys and Seahawks behind them.

As for the Ravens, I think they're just too hot-and-cold to win three straight playoff games. 38-6 over the Lions and 37-3 over the Seahawks is great, but losing to the Colts and Steelers and keeping the Cardinals within 7 is not. Which Ravens team will come to play in the wildcard, divisional, or AFCCG? They'll need the former for each one.

[MichiganCardinal]

As far as surprises this year, I'd put the Giants near the top of the list. I didn't expect them to improve significantly off a playoff win a year ago, but I also didn't expect them to completely fall off a cliff. This won't help.

 

[MichiganCardinal]

Watching the end of this game.

[MichiganCardinal]

You can't convince me that the Lions at full health couldn't beat either of these teams.

[MIguy]

What a wild game in Philly.   

[Jason_R]

Lamar has been embarrassing NFC teams his whole career. Only Mahomes is as skilled, and this season Baltimore is managing Lamar’s workload to keep him healthy for the playoffs.

Against Indy they fumbled four times and lost two then lost in OT. Pittsburgh is a division game with a tough defense that plays and game plans against him frequently. 

Baltimore is on a roll now. They’ve humiliated good teams two weeks in a row. If someone forced me to put money on a team today to win the Super Bowl in February it would be Baltimore. 

[Sports_Freak]

28 minutes ago, MIguy said:

What a wild game in Philly.   

Philly tried to give it away but Dallas choked it back. Horrible offensive and defensive sequence. 

[Jason_R]

55 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Philly tried to give it away but Dallas choked it back. Horrible offensive and defensive sequence. 

Dallas missed one TD by six inches, a 2 point conversion by a foot, and a final TD by about two feet. A yard or so overall amounted to a 16 point difference. 

[Sports_Freak]

11 minutes ago, Jason_R said:

Dallas missed one TD by six inches, a 2 point conversion by a foot, and a final TD by about two feet. A yard or so overall amounted to a 16 point difference. 

Yup. Jerry Jones is probably not a happy camper. 😅😅

[KnoxP]

9 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Philly tried to give it away but Dallas choked it back. Horrible offensive and defensive sequence. 

Refs certainly tightened up “illegal procedure” on that last Dallas possession. Compare it against the KC game. Continuing to despise Dallas keeps getting easier…

[RedRamage]

13 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Philly tried to give it away but Dallas choked it back. Horrible offensive and defensive sequence. 

We saw some vintage D'Andre Swift at the end there too... instead of barreling ahead for 3-4 yards he tried to break outside and ended up with zero yards.

After a couple of BIG games early in the season (175 yards, 130 yards) his rushing numbers have really fallen off.

Wk 4: 56 / 5: 70 / 6: 18 / 7: 62 / 8: 57 / 9: 43

After three games he was averaging 6.84 ypc. Now he's down to 4.6 ypc. (Gibbs, btw, is at 5.2 ypc.)