2018 NFL Game Thread - Week 14
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I was up 45 in a Draft Kings battle with my friend. He has Amari Cooper. He won. That's amazing. It's a friendly game, I'm not mad, more amazed. If it was for something important, I would be devastated.
He's played like a top 5 receiver since the trade. Esp skewed toward NFC east opponents (the most important). It is definitely becoming easier to justify the trade.
I agree it was still prob an overpay. But they are getting some insane production out of him.
I DVR'd it again - he had the ball stretched out just before the knee went down. I guess they could have taken a look at it but I think the call would have stood.
Yep. But LAC have at KC, vs Bal, at Den to finish the year. So just for fun...
1. KC 11-2 - vs LAC (L), at Sea (L), vs Oak (W) - 12-4
2. NE 9-4 - at Pit (W), vs Buf (W), vs NYJ (W) - 12-4
3. Hou 9-4 - at NYJ (W), at Phi (W), vs Jax (W) - 12-4
4. Pit 7-5-1 - vs NE (L), at NO (L), vs Cin (W) - 8-7-1
5. LAC 10-3 - at KC (W), vs Bal (W), at Den (L) - 12-4
6. Bal 7-6 - vs TB (W), at LAC (L), vs Cle (W) - 9-7
7. Ind 7-6 - vs Dal (L), vs NYG (W), at Ten (W) - 9-7
8. Mia 7-6 - at Min (L), vs Jax (W), at Buf (W) - 9-7
9. Ten 7-6 - at NYG (L), vs Was (W), vs Ind (L) - 8-8
NE would have the tiebreaker over KC and Hou. But first LAC and KC would need to have a tiebreaker for division winner. If it played out like this, KC would be 5-1 in the division, while LAC would be 3-3 in the division, which would give the tiebreaker to KC. So the Chargers would need to two more games than KC in order to catch them for the division (as you said above, only in different words). The above scenario would leave Pittsburgh out of the playoffs, and NE as the #1 seed.
Honestly, this is not crazy. It's a lot that needs to happen, but every one of those things is reasonable. Maybe LAC loses at home to Baltimore and not on the road at Denver, but I think them upsetting KC next week and then losing one of their two remaining games, while KC also loses at Seattle, is quite possible.
Of course, the Pats need to take care of business. They win out, they're guaranteed the #2 seed no matter what. But the above scenario would leave the seeds as:
1. NE
2. KC
3. Hou (not sure which of those teams would be the 2 and which would be the 3)
4. Bal
5. LAC
6. Ind or Mia
LAC at Bal would be a slugfest. Hou or KC takes care of the #6 seed, meaning that the Bal-LAC winner would travel to Foxboro for the divisional round. Either way, that's a very difficult assignment.
Anyway, fun to play with, tons of speculation and "what ifs", but the bottom line is that NE needs to win out, get at least the #2 seed, and maybe get the #1 if things break right.
Looking ahead to Week 17, very few games where both teams will likely be playing for something to flex it into primetime. Maybe Bears/Vikings will be for the North, but unlikely. Colts/Titans could be for the 6 seed.
It would be great if the Dolphins somehow got that 6 seed. That may potentially be one positive that came out of today. Eliminates the Colts, Ravens or Steelers and Titans.
Goff should have had back to back picks there. I wonder if it's the cold. There hasn't been THAT much pressure.
Goff nearly with picks on 3 passes in a row.
Too bad the Bears gave away a couple games. They would be a favorite over the Rams in January in Chicago.
Too bad the Bears gave away a couple games. They would be a favorite over the Rams in January in Chicago.
Chicago, how are you not prepared for fake punts/kicks against the Rams? They only have about 2 hours of ST tape to look at from the past few years since they've pulled so many of the damn things off.
The Rams offense has looked much different at various points this year when Cooper Kupp was injured. He is a really, really big loss for them that nobody seems to talk about.
If anyone doesn't believe that weather has a major effect on most NFL players, particularly quarterbacks, just watch this game. Reason #1,000,0000 why Brady is the best ever.
I still don't even know what Nagy was arguing about? Forget the ref getting knocked over, you can't just run a mass substitution out there and then snap the ball. The refs have to give the defense time to substitute once you do. That's one of the reasons BB and the Pats run the no huddle after a first down, because if they don't substitute, the defense doesn't get a chance to do so.
Did Nagy think he figured out a loop hole in the rules? Like if you bring the same offensive guys back out onto the field, that were on the previous play, you didn't actually make a substitution when you put the punt team out there?
Did Nagy think he figured out a loop hole in the rules? Like if you bring the same offensive guys back out onto the field, that were on the previous play, you didn't actually make a substitution when you put the punt team out there?
I understand 79 declared himself eligible but number 95 was also in the end zone behind him. Was he also eligible?
Half the team reported eligible.
And what was the Rams receiver doing on 3rd down? Collinsworth was absolutely right for once, turn upfield and get the first down.
QBs Combined tonight...about 200 yards and 6 picks. Could this be contending for the worst QB performances in the passing era?