2018 NFL Game Thread - Week 5

[ifmanis5]

Always good watching the rest of the league when you've already got a win in hand.

NATIONAL BROADCASTS

• Thursday Night: Indianapolis @ New England (FOX/NFLN)

• Sunday Night: Dallas @ Houston (NBC)

• Monday Night: Washington @ New Orleans (ESPN)

Broadcast maps: http://506sports.com/nfl.php?yr=2018&wk=5

Betting lines: https://www.oddsshark.com/nfl/odds

Injury reports: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/week-5-nfl-injuries-gronkowski-questionable-after-practicing-colts-rule-seven-players-out/

Ref assignments: http://www.footballzebras.com/2018/10/week-5-referee-assignments-2018/

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

So many games I would rather watch than the Panthers/Giants probable snoozefest that I’m stuck with (as every week).

Usually stream red zone but I’m thinking I might go personal double box with Steelers/Falcons and Jags/Chiefs. The latter for playoff implications and the former because they might hit 100.

 

[luckiestman]

Is SNF the first really shitty prime time game this year? I feel like we’ve been lucky so far.

 

[PayrodsFirstClutchHit]

Some decent 1:00 PM AFC games today with Jacksonville at KC, Miami at Cincy and even Baltimore at Cleveland could be interesting.

My local CBS has Denver at the fucking Jets. Give me a break.

To the Reddit streams!

 

[bankshot1]

In NYC metro both Jets/Giants play at 1pm,

Jax/KC on Reddit seems the way to go.

 

[NortheasternPJ]

Rains going to be a big factor in the KC game.

 

[soxhop411]

is NFL streams down for anyone else?

 

[bankshot1]

is NFL streams down for anyone else?

Yup

 

[Deathofthebambino]

The Falcons defense is straight up garbage.

 

[RedOctober3829]

From a Patriots perspective, we should be rooting for KC beating Jacksonville. It would bring Jacksonville into a tie but still a 1 game lead because of the H2H. Then a win over KC next week would secure the tiebreaker while only being 1 game back.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Kenny Golladay just had a 46 yard td eliminated by penalty.

 

[johnmd20]

Sammy Watkins is definitely a net negative, almost across the board.

 

[johnmd20]

Kenny Golladay just had a 46 yard td eliminated by penalty.

I have him on DFS today. So that's not cool.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Mahomes' weakness, IMO, is that he's always looking for the home run ball. As a result, he holds onto the ball for a step longer than most. I think if the Pats refuse to allow KC receivers' to get deep, and dare the Chiefs to throw short or run the ball, that's how you beat them. Maybe he holds it a second too long, and gets strip sacked, etc. Not much different from what the Pats did in the Miami game.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Jets fumbled inside their own 20 and the Broncos have the ball.

 

[soxhop411]

Jets fumbled inside their own 20 and the Broncos have the ball.

Bowles is going to be canned in the next few weeks..

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Courtland Sutton gets his first career td

 

[RedOctober3829]

Mahomes' weakness, IMO, is that he's always looking for the home run ball. As a result, he holds onto the ball for a step longer than most. I think if the Pats refuse to allow KC receivers' to get deep, and dare the Chiefs to throw short or run the ball, that's how you beat them. Maybe he holds it a second too long, and gets strip sacked, etc. Not much different from what the Pats did in the Miami game.

Totally agreed Death. Double Kelce, put Gilmore on Watkins to shut him down, and bracket Hill with JJones and Harmon way over the top(like 20 yards down the field) like they did with Moss in the game he came back to Foxboro with the Vikings. They also need to jam the shit out of Hill every time he's lined up outside and also Kelce to get their timing off. Keep them in front and tackle.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Baker Mayfield just threw a pick. Think the Ravens might teach the rookie a bit of a lesson today.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Did they think Mahomes needed a rushing TD on his resume? With all those other weapons, keep the QB healthy.

Edit, he had a rushing TD last week.

 

[johnmd20]

Dalton has 7 INT this season.

 

[soxhop411]

Jets miss a FG

 

[54thMA]

From a Patriots perspective, we should be rooting for KC beating Jacksonville. It would bring Jacksonville into a tie but still a 1 game lead because of the H2H. Then a win over KC next week would secure the tiebreaker while only being 1 game back.

It's early in the season, but this would be the ideal situation, plus the Chiefs remaining schedule is harder than the Jaguars with the Rams, Ravens, Seahawks and Steelers among others still to go.

 

[shawnrbu]

Panthers use "Sweet Caroline" and "This is Our House."

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Ju Ju just gave birth to a football.

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Didn't the Patriots do that Shovel pass to the RB or WR years ago? Andy Reid did not invent it.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

I have him on DFS today. So that's not cool.

Just made a monster play

 

[Soxy]

Mahomes has already been hit a few times by the Jags and seems to be gimpy. He's winced in pain in between plays and appears to be slightly limping.

Doesn't seem like anything serious but worth keeping an eye on.

 

[RedOctober3829]

LG with the usual 5 carries for less than 10 yards but 2 TDs

 

[RedOctober3829]

Best decision I made today was to sit Aaron Rodgers. I wanted to last week and it burned me as I have A-Rod in both my leagues and on the bench were Andy Dalton and Derek Carr.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

LG with the usual 5 carries for less than 10 yards but 2 TDs

Mr. Minimum.

He gets the minimum amount of yards possible for an NFL back on every play.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

J E T S JETS JETS JETS

 

[RedOctober3829]

Crowell with a 77 yd TD to tie the game for the Jets

 

[Ed Hillel]

Detroit is a weird team.

 

[Silverdude2167]

So how much of this is Mahomes and how much is it the play calling and great Oline?

KC O started really hot last year as well, then people figured out the play calling.

Also, I still hate that Hill got a complete pass for being a terrible person, no one seems to care because he is fast.

 

[Brand Name]

Didn't the Patriots do that Shovel pass to the RB or WR years ago? Andy Reid did not invent it.

Goes way before that! Bug Bujkowski's Duluth Eskimos used it in 1927 to get it to a wingback.

The better known story is Utah's Jack Curtice in 1957 to beat Army, but that's not accurate in terms of its first history.

 

[RedOctober3829]

OBJ with a drop on 4th and 3.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Pittsburgh's defense is garbage.

 

[soxhop411]

OBJ with a drop on 4th and 3.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24919394

He kind of threw manning under the bus in an interview this week

 

[shawnrbu]

OBJ with a drop on 4th and 3.

And then it got much worse.

 

[shawnrbu]

Chase Blackburn is the Panthers special teams coach.

 

[johnmd20]

OBJ with a drop on 4th and 3.

And a huge mistake on the punt return. Keep yapping, pal.

 

[BigSoxFan]

OBJ is such a loser. Trashes Eli all week and then drops a key 4th down pass and screws up a punt.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Titan's offense is garbage.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Denver defense is playing like garbage.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Joe Flacco with an elite goal line interception

 

[shawnrbu]

Denver defense is playing like garbage.

11 AM start on the road coming off a tough loss to a rival on Monday night. This looks like a schedule loss.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Joe Flacco with an elite goal line interception

If Cris Collinsworth were here he would tell you it’s because they turned their back on AFC North football.

 

[Seels]

OBJ is such a loser. Trashes Eli all week and then drops a key 4th down pass and screws up a punt.

He’s been overrated since the day he made that one handed catch. Guy isn’t remotely close to brown or jones

 

[Al Zarilla]

Take the 3 Jacksonville.