2020 NFL: Wk.12 (Thanksgiving Week) Game Thread

[DeadlySplitter]

that was a NE special

 

[shawnrbu]

RG3 is the worst.

 

[Pablo's TB Lover]

Wow, Belichick and Harbaugh the new Andy Reids of clock management?

 

[cshea]

Woof.

 

[Pandemonium67]

11-0 and not sure what schedule you're looking at. They have WFT, @ Buffalo, @ Cincy, Indy, @ Cleveland left.

Whoa, sorry, the schedule in my head came from a discussion with my Steeler-fan son-in-law. So, it will come down to the Colts or Bills stopping them.

 

[joe dokes]

Hoyerated.


Oooh, Roger Goodell at halftime. No thanks. I'll stick my hand in a blender instead.

 

[Pablo's TB Lover]

Two passes or it better be a run and a spike in that situation dude.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

to be fair the fake-ish spike was bold and he was open, Minkah just made a nice play

running into nothing on 2nd & Goal though was a bad call.

 

[BigJimEd]

Also wasted several seconds before calling timeout after first

 

[cshea]

Should've spiked it on 2nd down and saved the timeout to give them options on 3rd down.

 

[shawnrbu]

Now time for Tirico to lob a few softballs to Rog.

 

[CoffeeNerdness]

Look at the camera, Rog.

 

[cshea]

Steelers turn it over on downs after facing a 3rd and 1. Threw 2 passes. Dumb.

 

[Harry Hooper]

So much for the Ravens winning the field position battle.

 

[cshea]

Seems like a pretty low reward challenge for Tonkin.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Seems like a pretty low reward challenge for Tonkin.

This is dumb as hell. He gets the second challenge wrong, he is done.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

I really miss DCMissile during these AFC North slugfests.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Incidentally, I loved Collinsworth expressing surprise that women in Pittsburgh know stuff about the FOOTBAW.

 

[Vinho Tinto]

Tomlin gets rewarded with the successful, drive saving, challenge with a touchdown.

 

[BigSoxFan]

Steelers have a very real chance of going 16-0 if they can win in Buffalo in 2 weeks. I feel like they are not getting near the attention they should be getting. This is a really, really good team.

Washington
@ Buffalo
@ Cincinnati
Indianapolis
@ Cleveland

 

[cshea]

Strange decision to accept the illegal formation penalty.

 

[Vinho Tinto]

Strange decision to accept the illegal formation penalty.

It’s a pre-snap foul.

 

[cshea]

It’s a pre-snap foul.

I thought those could be declined?

 

[shawnrbu]

Steelers have a very real chance of going 16-0 if they can win in Buffalo in 2 weeks. I feel like they are not getting near the attention they should be getting. This is a really, really good team.

Washington
@ Buffalo
@ Cincinnati
Indianapolis
@ Cleveland

Baker going to have his Eli moment in Week 17 and carry the momentum to the Browns first Super Bowl.

 

[NYCSox]

Steelers have a very real chance of going 16-0 if they can win in Buffalo in 2 weeks. I feel like they are not getting near the attention they should be getting. This is a really, really good team.

Washington
@ Buffalo
@ Cincinnati
Indianapolis
@ Cleveland

Buffalo would be three games in 12 days thanks to this cockamamie scheduling so that's likely to be a loss.

 

[BigJimEd]

Tomlin gets rewarded with the successful, drive saving, challenge with a touchdown.

Good challenge but not sure if deceive it as drive saving. Still very possibly could have picked up a first

 

[Vinho Tinto]

I thought those could be declined?

There is no play to decline into.

 

[cshea]

There is no play to decline into.

For illegal formation? I guess I could be wrong, but I’ve always been under the impression they play those out and the defense gets the option. It’s not penalized like a false start.

 

[axx]

Ooh RG3 benched

 

[BaseballJones]

There is no play to decline into.

Yeah but sometimes teams punting to a short field purposefully take a delay penalty and the defense declines it.

 

[ehaz]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxINksuELmM


Sorry.

 

[Vinho Tinto]

Yeah but sometimes teams punting to a short field purposefully take a delay penalty and the defense declines it.

That’s fair. I’ve been looking and can’t see a clear answer.

EDIT: the foul can be declined. Sorry for the derail.

 

[cshea]

Ravens drop to 6-5 but have a soft remaining schedule. Dallas, @ Cleveland, Jacksonville, Giants, @ Cincy. They should still get to 10 wins unless covid continues to decimate then.

 

[BaseballJones]

Pitt’s remaining schedule won’t be easy. Washington is playing well and then there are three pretty darned good teams otherwise (8-3 Buf, 7-4 Indy, 8-3 Cle).

 

[axx]

Hey this one is not over yet

 

[kartvelo]

ALIVE

dying, but ALIVE

 

[luckiestman]

Pitt’s remaining schedule won’t be easy. Washington is playing well and then there are three pretty darned good teams otherwise (8-3 Buf, 7-4 Indy, 8-3 Cle).

I like Cleveland and think Stefanski is doing great but think they are a really soft 8-3

 

[BaseballJones]

I like Cleveland and think Stefanski is doing great but think they are a really soft 8-3

Yes but they’re still better than lousy teams. They’re pretty good.

 

[Reggie's Racquet]

Messing up that possession at the end of the first half is going to be costly.

 

[axx]

wtf Ben throws into triple coverage, and it's complete

 

[ehaz]

Mike Tomlin trying to out Andy Reid Harbaugh

 

[ehaz]

Ahh no way

 

[Mystic Merlin]

wtf Ben throws into triple coverage, and it's complete

That is a dumb fucking throw

 

[DeadlySplitter]

BAL's defense is not impressive. this one is ovah

 

[cshea]

Yes but they’re still better than lousy teams. They’re pretty good.

-21 point differential. They are 1-3 with a -64 point differential against teams above .500 (Steelers, Ravens, Colts, Raiders).

They are improved but they aren’t as good as their record indicates.

 

[axx]

They gave them a first down? The measurement looked short. Now they are going to review it

 

[luckiestman]

Wtf, that ball didn’t cross the marker

 

[Mystic Merlin]

They gave them a first down? It looked short.

That ball was not at the marker, I don’t know what they’re looking at.

 

[BaseballJones]

Terrible spot giving him the first down. Half yard short.

 

[McBride11]

hE looks short, shoulder is well ahead of the ball