WEEK 15: That's a lot of conversation coming from a team that just lost another game.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville: Indianapolis
Dallas at New Orleans: New Orleans
New England at Buffalo: New England
Arizona at Detroit: Arizona
Miami at Tennessee: Tennessee
Cleveland at Kansas City: Cleveland
Houston at St. Louis: Houston
Atlanta at NY Jets: NY Jets
San Francisco at Philadelphia: Philadelphia
Chicago at Baltimore: Baltimore
Cincinnati at San Diego: San Diego
Oakland at Denver: Denver
Green Bay at Pittsburgh: Green Bay
Tampa Bay at Seattle: Seattle
Minnesota at Carolina: Minnesota
NY Giants at Washington: NY Giants

Bad slate of games, in my opinion!

10-6 on week (did not stay humble u_u), 137-70 on season

Indianapolis at Jacksonville: IND
Dallas at New Orleans: NO
New England at Buffalo: NEP
Arizona at Detroit: AZ
Miami at Tennessee: TN
Cleveland at Kansas City: KC (I think...)
Houston at St. Louis: HOU
Atlanta at NY Jets: NYJ
San Francisco at Philadelphia: PHI
Chicago at Baltimore: LOLtimore
Cincinnati at San Diego: SD is a shootout
Oakland at Denver: DEN
Green Bay at Pittsburgh: GBP
Tampa Bay at Seattle: SEA
Minnesota at Carolina: MN
NY Giants at Washington: NYG

Bad slate of games, in my opinion!

^^^ this

After he was released by the St. Louis Rams on Tuesday, guard Richie Incognito said he anticipates that he'll be made to look like the bad guy and coach Steve Spagnuolo will be made to look like the good guy.

"Spags comes out looking like a hero," Incognito told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "He got Incognito. He ran Incognito out of town. Perception's everything. So that's what it's going to be perceived as."

id like to start a thread for when ppl no ones ever heard of talks in 3rd person

IND > JAX
NO > DAL
NE > BUF
AZ > DET
TN > MIA
CLE > KC I'm a believer!
HOU > STL
NYJ > ATL
PHI > SF
BAL > CHI
DEN > OAK (something is making my spider-sense tingle about this one though)
SD > CIN
GB > PIT
SEA > TB
MIN > CAR
NYG > WAS

a shitty 10-6 last week, 145-63 season

I would also like to restate my desire to compare our yearly pick'em records to professionals, specif. berman and whoever the fuck else is on ESPN, ESPN.com or SI.

10-6 last week, 137-71 on the year.

Indianapolis* at Jacksonville
Dallas at New Orleans*
New England* at Buffalo
Arizona* at Detroit
Miami* at Tennessee
Cleveland at Kansas City*
Houston* at St. Louis
Atlanta* at NY Jets
San Francisco at Philadelphia*
Chicago at Baltimore*
Cincinnati at San Diego*
Oakland at Denver*
Green Bay* at Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay at Seattle*
Minnesota* at Carolina
NY Giants* at Washington

Glen Beck says NFL players shouldn't wear helmets
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200912150047

^ this argument is totally brilliant

more discussion in the times: http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/glenn-beck-comes-out-against-football-helmets/

http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/browns_caught_trying_to

ndianapolis at Jacksonville: Indianapolis
Dallas at New Orleans: New Orleans
New England at Buffalo: New England
Arizona at Detroit: Arizona
Miami at Tennessee: Tennessee
Last week 11-5, for the year 141-67.

Cleveland at Kansas City- I'm going way out and taking the Browns on the road (I should be checked). Cleveland's D is better than KC and I think the Browns might be able to throw against the Chiefs.
Houston at St. Louis- Houston SHOULD win this one, but sometimes they let clubs around. As bad as the Rams been, is Spagnola starting to get some static? Heck the Rams are worse than Cameron's Dolphins and they only won 1 game.
Atlanta at NY Jets- I don't trust either of these clubs really, but I guess take the Jets at home against the backup QB.
San Francisco at Philadelphia- Eagles should win, but the Niner's are playing pretty good of late.
Chicago at Baltimore- I hope the Bears knock them off, but I figure the Ravens will win. Cutler is pretty shell shocked, but that is kind of the state of grace for a Bear Qb.
Cincinnati at San Diego- I'd like to see the Bengals go old school and knock off a top Chargers club, which they did back in the old days in a couple of big games when Fouts was the QB in SD. Chargers are cooking pretty good and should win.
Oakland at Denver- Charlie Frye sighting in Oaktown, but the Broncos should win this one at home pretty easy.
Green Bay at Pittsburgh- I could believe the Steelers would bounce back, but Green Bay seems to have it working right now.
Tampa Bay at Seattle- Tampa sucks and Seattle is just terrible, Seahawks it is.
Minnesota at Carolina- Panthers are dull as dishwater and there is still something about the Vikings that doesn't seem it, but Minnesota should win.
NY Giants at Washington- The Giants are all ass backwards, their D sucks and they are a pass happy club. That doesn't seem like Giants football. The Redskins seem to have gotten their offense doing what it could do and not trying wild stuff that doesn't fit. That being said, I'll take the Giants by a point or two.

oh shit, guys!!!

Bengals' Henry suffers 'life-threatening injuries'

that's pretty messed up

@Ka_Mitchell55 on the Bills picking up Incognito:

BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT THIS YR. THE GUYS A BUM. DIRTY AND ALWAYS WILL BE. REALLY WISH I WAS PLAYIN RITE NOW. SERIOUSLY... I KNO WE'RE N NEED OF OLINE BUT THIS GUY SUKS BALLS.

Amazing!

http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/12/16/bengals-chris-henry-in-dire-condition-source-says/

nice belichick quote @ thread title
new england press: so much randy moss drama! i don't know what to think.

Beck is ignorign the fact that Australian Rules Football is a "contact" sport, as opposed to NFL which is a "collision" sport. Or to put it another way, Australian Rules ISN'T about huge man mountains running in straight lines with intent to kill at opposition players ....

this chris henry thing is insane

Glenn Beck is also forgetting that people used to die all the time playing football in the days before helmets. Criminy there was people wanting to outlaw the game back when Teddy Roosevelt was President as it was so dangerous.

That being said, Beck you are welcome to play anytime with out a helmet. That probably would explain a few things.

I think the most severe concussion I saw this year was Roethlisberger's, which was mostly the fault of an unlucky unintentional meeting of one dude's head with another dude's knee, instead of an intentional attempt to run a guy's head into the ground as hard as possible. I don't even want to think about what would happen to an unprotected head on that kind of collision, or any of the other incidental contact concussions that go down every year. But really the idea that guys are going to somehow give up the whole ethos of playing as hard as possible (especially when there's a thousand other guys who would be willing to jump in at a moment's notice) in a sport based on very large, very strong, very fast people hitting each other is stupid.

Although, to be fair, a no-helmet rule would probably have prevented the most hilarious concussion (maybe the only hilarious concussion) ever, Gus Frerotte's headbutt of the wall.

i'm trying to figure out this chris henry story. did his fiancee know he was in the back of the truck?

new england press: so much randy moss drama! i don't know what to think.

not that this is news but new england press needs to collectively get lit on fire.

pretty lolworthy article on madden:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/sports/football/17madden.html?_r=2

the phone verizon gave him has 2 have bigger buttons 4 him 2 text rite?

vinny cerrato resigned

ding dong the witch is dead

what a dull week. which means something insane is going to happen.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville: colts
Dallas at New Orleans: nola
New England at Buffalo: pats
Arizona at Detroit: cards
Miami at Tennessee: titans
Cleveland at Kansas City: browns
Houston at St. Louis: texans
Atlanta at NY Jets: jets
San Francisco at Philadelphia: eagles
Chicago at Baltimore: ravens
Cincinnati at San Diego: bolts
Oakland at Denver: broncos
Green Bay at Pittsburgh: man i want to pick the steelers, but pack
Tampa Bay at Seattle: hawks
Minnesota at Carolina: vikes
NY Giants at Washington: skins

12-4 last week, 143-65 overall

speaking of dead, that's what chris henry is. dead.

dag, sad. gives sean taylor someone 2 cover up in heaven tho

fuck. just when it seemed like he was getting it together

I really liked watching him play; that's a really sad story.

it's so bizarre

just sounds like a freak heat of the moment thing.

noted good citizen warrick dunn is now a minority owner of the falcons

aw that makes me :D , always liked warrick

cosine, though the necklace while playing thing always bugged me

i always liked that, because it was actually a dog chain and he referred to it as such

i thought it was gold and had a cross on it?
a real dog chain would be dope of course

Chad Ochocinco now also fined four times this year. As a wide receiver he's the number one fined wide receiver in football, but he's 19th in receptions. This guy is no longer a Pro Bowl player. He's an absolute sideshow. He's an embarrassment to the franchise. The other aspect to all of this, you would think Marvin Lewis would have enough of it, sit him down and deactivate him. Mike Brown will never allow Marvin Lewis to sit down the sideshow that is Chad Ochocinco. It's a shame, because they're having a great season. - Boomer Esiason

A) #19 in receptions is not bad considering there are at least 64 wide receivers in the league, and he's also something like #10 in TDs. He's productive with his receptions so wtf, stfu
B) he doesn't get penalized so why do the Bengals care about whether or not he acts like a clown? it's his money.
C) OK NOT TO BE CRASS CONSIDERING WHAT GOOGLING "BENGALS RECEIVER" GETS YOU TODAY, BUT WHO ARE THEY BENCHING HIM FOR??

boomer esiason you are a fool

Mike Brown will never allow Marvin Lewis to sit down the sideshow that is Chad Ochocinco. It's a shame, because they're having a great season

projected stats: 80 receptions, 1,153 yds, 9 TDs

WHAT A HORRIBLE EXCUSE FOR A RECEIVER

inexcusable

sanctimonious and stupid. boomer does it all.

Boomer does not endorse people calling themselves silly names.

lol

Boomer Esiason can kiss the baby.

not that it needs to be said, but ocho's facebook is the best. http://www.facebook.com/ogochocinco?v=wall boomer can suck it.

boomer esiason is the entire reason i historically hated the bengals

ochocinco basically turned that around singlehandedly

he's such a twatwaffle it's not even funny. a) your name is boomer b) you were not very good at your job c) your name is boomer, by choice d) like that is your professional name, "boomer"

Also, there is already a famous football guy named Boomer who sucks, so he isn't even good at that.

right!! at least be original

call yourself "jeffrey" or something

Anybody know where I can get a stream of tonight's game?

no question in the "cool name" stakes ochocinco wins by about a million miles

also in the "person one could stand to be around for more than five minutes" stakes

Origin of the "Boomer" name

Esiason got the "Boomer" nickname before he was born. His mother, reacting to his constant kicking in the womb, called him "Boomer," and he has kept the name since.

basically he's been defined his entire life by shit he accomplished before he was born

I just realized that the Chargers have to play the Bengals in the week they're "playing for Chris Henry," and how shitty by comparison it is to be rooting for the team that is playing for the 2 seed.

mercury morris was on sportscenter saying he was rooting for the colts this season because they are "classy." those not in my apartment (i.e. everyone else on the planet) missed me getting for-real angry and screaming FUCK YOU ASSHOLE at my tv, then changing the channel to HGTV.

basically he's been defined his entire life by shit he accomplished before he was born

I love this comment 4 LYFE

mercury morris was on sportscenter saying he was rooting for the colts this season because they are "classy."

I was just at a restaurant and I could see him on the tv talking about something, but couldn't hear what he was saying. I probably would've flipped the table and thrown my drink at the screen if I'd heard that.

I'm so glad Mercury Morris played in the 70s before the TV coverage of football got out of hand. Is being complimented by a convicted felon for being classy really a compliment?

Crap I didn't do all the games when I pasted them in...
Indianapolis at Jacksonville- I'll take Indy and and this will probably be the week they lose. I've picked them 2 or 3 times to lose and it hasn't happened. These J-ville/Indy games are always really physical. Both clubs have lost bunches of players out of these games with injury. I could believe the Jags could win, especially if they run rampant like they did just before the playoffs the year the Colts won it all. The Jags ran for like 900 yards in that game and that is what led to everyone calling the Colts DOA.
Dallas at New Orleans- NO has kept some lesser clubs in games and then seems to rock the decent teams. I'll take the Saints but I could see Cowboys.
New England at Buffalo- I'll take NE.
Arizona at Detroit- The Cards SHOULD roll, but you never know.
Miami at Tennessee- Tough game, but I'm going Miami by a field goal or less. Dolphins are a pretty good club and I think could be setting up to be a top line team next year.

i really hope the jags are fired up this week but they're clearly in the who-the-fuck-knows division.

this is goofy, marshall faulk narrating from the pov of peyton manning's brain

I really, really wish I had NFLN. ;_;

steve mariucci and i both love watching peyton manning's commercials :/

news item: rams cancel practice b/c of swine flu outbreak amongst players
joek 1: the rams practice?
joek 2: no rams wide-outs reported being sick as they can't catch a cold ><

i thought it was gold and had a cross on it?
a real dog chain would be dope of course

― fictional, homosexual, Baltimore hoodlum (forksclovetofu), Thursday, December 17, 2009 1:05 PM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

nope

http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/1812625/img/Madden-10-360/Warrick-Dunn.png

*breaks moment of silence w/a fart*

also re: boomer

idk if any of yall saw the ep of MISSING RINGS on the 88 bengals (best ep btw), but there's this great part where boomer esiason is talking about his personality and his relationship with sam wyche during the 80s, and he actually describes himself as a "bucking bronco"

cut to sam wyche's interview, he's addressing the offscreen interviewer and saying "he called himself a BUCKING BRONCO?" - said with this amazing mix of incredulity and pity for the completely un-self aware manchild that is boomer esiaison

ahahahahaha

bucking can still occur for a number of reasons:

* Happiness, such as when a horse bucks during a gallop because he is enjoying himself, or during play.
* General excitement, such as horses that buck in a crowded schooling ring or at the beginning of a ride in a crowd of horses, such as an endurance ride.
* The rider's aids are causing confusion or fear in the horse, and the horse responds by bucking.
* The horse is "fresh," having been kept up in a stall for a long period of time, and is releasing pent-up energy.
* Pain, which may be due to an ill-fitting saddle or another piece of equipment, tooth problems, or other medical issues.
* Provocation, usually due to an insect bite (usually on the hindquarters) which the horse is trying to rid himself of, or in some cases a response to use of a whip on the flank or hindquarters.
* Untrained horses may instinctually buck the first few times they have a saddle on the back if not given proper ground training, and occasionally, even with proper preparation. This is an instinctive defense mechanism.
* Having found that bucking the rider off results in not having to work, the horse does it to avoid his exercise.
* Disobedience to the riding aids, when a horse does not wish to do what is asked by the rider. Sometimes this is due to poor riding on the part of the person, but sometimes a horse attempts to evade a legitimate request by bucking.
* Rodeo broncs are used specifically as bucking horses, usually bred to be prone to bucking and encouraged to buck whenever a rider is on their back with the help of a "bucking strap" around their flank.
* Fear of loud and noisy machines, like cars, trucks, trains, and planes. In response to the tragic injuries that have resulted, the courts have uniformly held that "the needs of a modern, industrial society often conflict with and generally must prevail over the delicate sensibilities of horses."[1]

lol!

the horse does it to avoid his exercise.
a horse attempts to evade a legitimate request by bucking.

My god, the thing I was taught in middle school was in a fumble make sure get the ball. Why try to pick it up, just fall on the thing.

* The rider's aids are causing confusion or fear in the horse, and the horse responds by bucking.

It is very hard not to read this as "The rider's AIDS", with the horse just afraid that there might be some accidental blood cross-contamination.

Sam Wyche is kind of like the Jerry Brown of NFL coaches. You see people talking like the dude is a total loon, but half the sXXT he did ended up being dead on target. That offense he ran in Cinci is pretty similar to the a bunch of the stuff Manning has run his whole career and was used by the Bills to get to 4 Superbowls.

yeah, i came away from that ep with a lot of respect for Wyche. he seems like a cool dude and a good coach

aw, jerry brown

he might be governor of cali very soon

jerry brown, not boomer thank god. not wyche unfortunately.

garcowns

That last running play by the Colts was kind of a Wildcat type of play. Never seen them run that one.

Not that dive, but the little flip sweep play.

oh come the fuck on

haha

dang

HE

WENT

TO

JARED

I am glad they are at least repeating the crossword puzzle Jared commercial instead of the GPS turns into the female HAL and must be placated with mall jewelry one.

MJD!

nice play!!

Ooh he gone.

Bob Papas called that kind of drowsily

That's one thing the Colts haven't had since the early part of Manning's career is a return guy that could take one back. Terrance Wilkins took back a couple in his first time with the Colts, but since then their return game has been pretty meh.

Has Tampa had a kickoff return go back for a TD yet? I seem to remember that was a big thing a while back in that they had never had a KO return for a TD or something like that.

Papa's call wasn't as bad at that Chris Myers one from like week 2: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d812c19c9

Maybe something about running one back against the Jags just doesn't excite the PBP guys this year.

I guess it happened...still took 32 years (criminy).

Until December 16, 2007, the Buccaneers were the only NFL team to have never returned a kick-off for a touchdown during the regular season. This distinction ended when Micheal Spurlock returned the 1,865th try 90 yards for the score during the week 15 game against the Atlanta Falcons.[20]

Also I finally watched "The U" the other day and I am disappointed he did not come back out of the tunnel firing finger guns.

xp 32 years! And Tampa was awful for like a third of them.

lol @ Colts' D

lol @ defenses in general tonight.

@jayfeely: Chris Henry seemed to have turned his life around. But, you can't live on the brink of destruction without inevitably falling off the ledge

FUCK YOU ASSHOLE

srsly smh @ jay feeley

in related news, apparently it's a "fuck you asshole thursday" at the cad residence

I do not understand how the Jags have yet to sell out a game this season before today if they are offering halftime entertainment like...dudes doing BMX flips.

all his subsequent tweets have been backtracking/clarification. he seems like...not a braintrust.

xp about feely

well since he wants to be a politician that's encouraging!

damn ochocinco is so sad abt this

I know! My first thought after seeing the Feely tweet was the interview where Ochocinco was having a crisis of faith about Chris Henry dying. So sad!

is everyone watching this online somewhere?

matt millen plugging avatar then transitioning right into football talk

did that just happen

all i could think about after reading that feely tweet was him sitting back after typing it, folding his arms behind his head, smiling to himself, belly stretching out from under a shirt with "palin/feely '12" across the front

omg palin/feely '12

I reached out to him many times, including in jail, to no avail. His death was not a direct result of past problems but part of the pattern about 3 hours ago from Twitterrific

if only jay feely was there!!

that was kind of an awesome tackle by addai

xp omfg is he serious

"If Avatar is even close to as good as this first half has been, they have a hit on their hands." - Matt Millen

^clear room on the posters

"his past problems did not result in his death; but the fact remains that he had problems and he died"

he really needs to learn to stfu

Mike Sims-Walker has caught basically everything in this game.

Also obviously o_0 at Jay Feely's post hoc, ergo propter hoc reasoning.

this fucking kay commercial, "why are you up? it's two in the morning?" maybe because it's HIS KID TOO? jewelry commercials make me so mad

Colts offense is a freaking machine.

Classy machine

WOW...Luke McCown sighting! I didn't even know that dude was in the NFL anymore.

Mark Brunell is about the most stealth backup QB I have found this year. I thought that dude retired back when Spurrier was coaching the Skins.

I think it is kind of nuts that both of the QBs who played for the 1994 Green Bay Packers are still in football.

xp yeah that was a shocking discovery

Though, Gus Frerotte is out of football (at least this week).

Reggie F'n Nelson!

jacksonville still hasn't punted yet.

never mind.

Neither team punted till the 4th quarter, that has to count for something.

Crap Addai looks slow on the sweeps. He runs Ok between the tackles, but pretty bad trying to run to the edge.

addai is pretty disappointing imo

Addai definitely lost a step after he got hurt. He's not a bad ballplayer all around, the guy is great in the passing game and I have seen him absolutely lay some people out throwing a block.

Mike Hart!

Weird play call on 3rd & 9.

Then again, the Colts haven't really been able to run as well since Tarik Glenn retired.

OK, so I am back at my parents' house in Southern California, and they live a couple towns over from a John Elway car dealership, so I have seen 1000 ads for John Elway's Crown Toyota tonight. For a dude who is supposed to be one of the wealthiest retired athletes John Elway sure is making his ads for like $15.

The fourth quarter of this game is playing out much differently than the first three.

omg

Maaaan...that's got to be a kick in the groin to a Jags fan.

Reggie Wayne never even really altered his stride!

The Colts are ridiculous.

For a dude who is supposed to be one of the wealthiest retired athletes John Elway sure is making his ads for like $15.

^^^That's how you STAY rich

I dunno, Magic Johnson advertisements always seem so classy!

That's the Colts defense. Give up a bunch of yards (and sometimes points) but seem to get the big play when needed.

Would you not think Magic Johnson a classier guy than John Elway? Be honest.

I don't know what "headache powder" might be, but Richard Petty seems to love selling it.

I'm sure Daryl Strawberry would have been a good pitchman for "headache powder".

John Elway looks like Mr. Ed.

If the Colts can close this out they'll be 14-0, and half of those wins will have included a 4th quarter comeback. How is that even possible!

xxxp obviously Magic is a classier dude, although the one time I ever saw him in person it was in a Fatburger in Sherman Oaks, CA.

Oooh wait maybe the Jags could do this after all.

The only sports figure that looks more like his club's mascot is Gene Keady and the Boilermaker at Purdue.

Tory Holt sighting!

i am SHOCKED the colts didn't ice the game there

Big run there.

Jags totally have their shit together on this drive.

how many times out do teams have left?

smh

David Garrard will look amazing sometimes, but then there's been like three or four balls in this game he just sailed inexplicably.

OH MAN THE COLTS

smh smh smh

so game is over then yn

Big pick there. Dude did the smart thing and just dropped down. If he was a Raven he would have probably tried to lateral the ball, even though the game was done.

smfh

game is over y

I would have been v happy for the Jags if they had won, but I am getting more and more nervous every time I watch the Colts and Saints play this year, because I want 18-0 Saints vs 18-0 Colts in the Super Bowl so bad.

missed this game. note to I DIED a certain "speakeasy" (looool) NEEDS ONE (1) TV WITH NFL
C MON MAN

That would be kind of nuts. I think a Saints/Bengals Superbowl would be a crazy match up, as it would be two of the most hard luck clubs meeting and one of them is going to be champion. You would also have the whole "Who Dey" "Who Dat" controversy be settled once and for all.

lol yess want folx screaming who dey who dat @ each other 4 2 st8 wks

http://www.californiapercussion.com/ProductImages/latinpercussion/LP%20Raul%20Rekow%20Bongos,%20Tiger%20Print%20LP201AX-2RR.jpg

Who Dey!

http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/60121.jpg

Who Dat!

Deon Sanders pretty much NEVER gives Manning any credit. Dude is totally jealous.

i think manning is just not deion's style at any level.

also boys hate peyton manning for dumb reasons that i disregard.

i don't think deion's jealous though...i think he thinks offense is overrated in general.

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/11/2009/12/colts_01.jpg

http://www.theawl.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/schefter-twitter-henry-490x208.png
bad twitter wallpaper schef alert

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Neighbor Lee Hardy told WLWT-TV and The Cincinnati Enquirer that he was working in his yard when the truck left the driveway. Hardy said Henry was yelling that he needed to talk to the woman behind the wheel.

"He said, 'If you take off, I'm going to jump off the truck and kill myself,'" Hardy told the newspaper.

If this is accurate -- and note the IF -- then fuck this dude, fuck anybody who indulges in this sort of high-school-level drama.

ESPN hearsay yesterday was making his fiancee out to be the person who really put him on the right path, kind of a motherly girl who urged him to better himself. If that's true, and this guy's quote is true, it makes Henry seem like a really emotionally fragile manchild (which explains a lot about his previous behavior).

That seems to be the word dated all the way back to Henry's college days. By most accounts, he was a shy dude who didn't like the limelight, felt uncomfortable speaking before reporters, and had trouble in school. People who dealt with him on a personal basis liked him. In contrast to Pac Man, who most people thought was a gaping asshole.

umm.. shouldn't they have planned better for this thing?

BALTIMORE—The Bears were unable to leave Chicago late Friday night as their United charter flight was canceled, making it uncertain when the team will travel to Baltimore for its game Sunday with the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium.

Typically, the Bears depart for road games on Saturday afternoon. The major snowstorm that was projected led the team to move up its travel plans to Friday night. The charter was expected to leave at 10: 30 p.m., but the team sat on the plane for two hours before the flight was canceled.

not worth it

http://www.fiftiesweb.com/holly-crash.jpg

ok, this is hilarious

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/20/sports/football/20jets.html

When Flair said: “To be the man, you’ve got to beat the man. Whoo!” Scott repeated every word, calling that sentence the “most realistic line in the history of life.” His wife, Darnesha, walked past and shook her head.

“Forget trash talking in football,” Scott said. “This is trash talking at its finest. This is what I aspire to.”

..

Scott uses a three-step trash-talk template. He starts with research. He scours ESPN, Google and scouting reports, which include pictures. He wants to understand the opponents he will talk to, understand what angers them, what makes them tick. He looks for police incidents, problems with wives or girlfriends, expanding stomachs, funny faces.

ugh bart scott is really full of himself

like waay moreso than most pro athletes which is really saying something

NFLN just had a mic'd up segment with Tony Romo, during which he offered kisses to his coaches if they'd let him call a certain play. This basically boils down exactly what is wrong with the Cowboys, that they are making their QB trade sexual favors for better plays.

annnnnnnnd now Matt Millen is telling a story about how he was up on his computer at 1am and got really excited because he saw a "triple double team" and then called John Madden to tell him about it and it REALLY SOUNDS LIKE MATT MILLEN IS TALKING ABOUT HOW HE JUST WATCHED GAY PORN AND THEN HARRASSED MADDEN ABOUT IT.

haha was probably while he was running the lions

so annoyed this shit is on cable.

i cant even look at matt millen

superdome is LOUD

wow

saints dfense bloooows

I was counting on a Cowboys loss! This sucks!

can i admit i am a little unsure of where my loyalties are in this game? officially i have to root against the cowboys and i like the saints but i kind of want to see their season spoiled? i feel like you are my priest, ilnfl, and i can admit these things to you.

If Dallas loses and Philly wins this week, then Iggs clinch playoffs.

I wouldn't be heartbroken if the Saints had their season spoiled, but I'll be in a foul mood if it's the Cowboys who do it.

xxp lol ilnfl tru confessions

if not the cowboys, who? the bucs???

yesss

It would be great if the Bucs had another freak win (their only win so far was over an improving Green Bay team). Divisional games always have the potential to be traps.

wow brees get it together

the saints LT is really named BUSHROD? i rly thought that was a millen nickname

Even tho I'm a Dolphins fan, and I cherish the unbeaten season (esp. given how badly we sucked in the recent past), I'm kind of hoping for an undefeated Colts v. undefeated Saints Super Bowl matchup. Likeable teams, likeable players. Bonus: Neither team is New England!

i don't think anyone except you and i finds the colts likeable!

i mean, apart from indianans

What's not to like? Peyton Manning isn't a jerk. The rest of the team is nondescript.

I like the Colts fine. I'd be down for a Colts/Saints super bowl.

i find the colts more likeable than the saints fwiw!

peyton manning is a classy gentleman

Drew Brees seems okay. He has 70s-era hair, which is a plus.

i'm also rooting for an undefeated colts vs saints super bowl. my biggest worry is the saints choke in the play-offs and the colts end up rolling over arizona or some shit in the SB.

u guys have not been paying attention to the chargers knock the colts out in the playoffs narrative--i am scared about this!

I fully expect the Chargers to do this.

I have no faith whatsoever in a Norv Turner-coached team.

(But I like the Chargers okay, too)

Don't underestimate 'Zona. They a-okay team.

At this stage in the season, Norv has nothing to do with it. Rivers is running the show.

For the Chargers' sake, let's hope that's right.

I am kind of OK with all of the teams that have any legitimate shot other than the Vikings and Patriots. If this season ends with Vikings vs Patriots I am going to assume I have offended God somehow, for such a thing to happen.

Argh, why do the Saints want to fail?

I'm kind of coming around on the Vikings. You know, Brett Farve is just having fun out there.

barber is a beast

tho it is sickening 2 see jerry jones happy

Tru Confession: I loved Dallas when JJ was its coach.

tho it is sickening 2 see jerry jones happy

― johnny crunch, Saturday, December 19, 2009 10:17 PM (55 seconds ago) Bookmark

totally :(

I am going to focus on less terrible things, like the phrase "Ochcocinco is familiar with NFL rules."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4756880

(sic)

Hey! That's something!

omg a saints receiver dropped

Ugh nothing in this game is going right!

Why must the NFL hate the most fun player they've been associated with for about a million years? What a bunch of stiff collars they've got at the head office.

I give Chad a $5 spot if he wants to wear #15.

maybe they just need to get this out of their system. they have had so many near-upsets lately

naw they are showin y they will never get 2 the super bowl imo

That was maybe the 2nd appearance of the unstoppable Saints machine all day. Still, it is a glorious thing to watch, even when things look bleak.

Two scores, 12 minutes. Possible.

*Crossing fingers*

Kind of need Tony Romo to go all TONY ROMOOOOO right now.

lol!

lol shockey dipping

that screencap will be on deadspin

that spit bottle makes want to fucking hurl

YES

7 points down!

saints tryna prove they only have 2 play the 4th qtr 2 beat the 'boys

I think in all my desire to see 18-0 Colts vs 18-0 Saints, I failed to appreciate that regardless of the record there would be no lead in that game that would possibly be safe.

lol yeah that game would be stressful

and awesome

NOOOOOOOOOO

that was terrible dfense by the saints. they had like 12 guys stick at the line of scrimmage

Dam u Tony Romo!

A lozenger?

Wow that is shockingly bad for pregame warmup kicks.

AHAHAHAAHHA YESSSSS

are you fucking kidding me

Nice Foreshadowing NFL network.

saints are going to win every goddamn thing ever for the rest of time

SOFA KING INSANE

nice fuckin tackling, dallas

Oh man I freaked out like three times on that 4th down.

i'm gonna flip out if they TD

The Dallas pass rush has been sick this whole drive, though. I am worried...

Dallas DL has to be getting tired as they have been going batshit crazy speed this whole drive.

They did just get a free timeout for the challenge, though.

so the booth can review a play after 2:00, but coaches can't challenge?

Yep. All challenges under 2:00 are booth-initiated.

gotta squeeze in more commercials

not sure even the cowboys could screw this up w/ :12 seconds

THEY ARE ABUSING BUSH-ROD

wow genuinely kind of surprised

daaaayamn. why'd it have to be the boys?

NOOOOOO

WHYYYYYYYYY

You were too beautiful for this world, New Orleans Saints.

still counting on you to knock out the vikes in the playoffs, new orleans!

;_;

Just pretend it was a loss in week two.

earlnash bringin the wisdom

my biggest regret is those 14 confidence points

"I'll tell you what between the pain killers, amphetamines and the prayers, he couldn't feel a thing out there and could have run through a brick wall. He really is an amazing person."

tony romo is kind of feeble huh

Ah well.

nice they were motivated by tony dungy's "no chance" comment

http://www.adamcarolla.com/ACPBlog/wp-content/gallery/2009-09-12-kevin-hench/18-wade-phillips.jpg

Wade Phillips - Happy.

http://www.beloblog.com/wfaasports/wade-phillips.jpg

Wade Phillips - Sad

http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/urkel_20and_20jones_232.jpg

My ideal Vikings playoff loss scenario is still:

Doesn't matter who the 3, 4, or 6 seeds are (assumption is Arizona and two of Eagles/Cowboys/Giants), Packers are the 5.

6 seed beats the 3
Packers beat the 4

Which sets up the second week:

Saints vs. 6 seed
Packers vs. Vikings III: Final Blood.

If Packers are able to play the Vikings a third time and then beat the Vikings finally, then I will fall down weeping and give praise unto the Lord. If Vikings win a third time I assume an existential crisis would follow.

you're right that would be better

"Packers vs. Vikings III: Final Blood."

That one I would like to see. I don't think it would be a havin' fun week.

aw demarcus ware seems happy

Hahaha, DeMarcus and Deion doing the Iverson "PRACTICE?"

cuet

fuck this romo earth

My ideal Vikings playoff loss scenario is still:

Doesn't matter who the 3, 4, or 6 seeds are (assumption is Arizona and two of Eagles/Cowboys/Giants), Packers are the 5.

6 seed beats the 3
Packers beat the 4

Which sets up the second week:

Saints vs. 6 seed
Packers vs. Vikings III: Final Blood.

More likely:

3 seed beats 6 (Eagles over Cowboys or vice versa, home team wins)
Packers beat 4 (Arizona or SF if Zona chokes)

Vikings beat Cowboys/Eagles
Packers upset the very beatable Saints

Packers vs. Vikings III: Final Blood, for the NFC.

didn't think i'd say this at this point in the season, but i'm really ready for the playoffs.
Good teams look good. Bad teams look bad. Teams on the bubble will not make it past the second round. It's like the second week of top chef; let's just get to the goddamn final and get shit rollin'.

SO FUCKING MAD

I WISH I WAS DEAD INSTEAD OF THIS. I'M NOT KIDDING. I AM BUT STILL! AAAGGGGH.

are you fucking serious? i feel like i understand nothing about nfl

like, i don't want a world in which the cowboys play up in big games and the colts join the patriots as a perfect reg season team.

aw you guys

if both the colts AND the saints did it this year i would have been ok.

it's going to be okay

but this just blows

I think I would actually prefer Packers vs. Vikings III: Final Blood to be in the Divisional week, because I do not know that I would ever be the same again if Brett Favre beat the Packers to go to the Super Bowl. I mean obviously if Aaron Rodgers beats the Vikings to go to the Super Bowl that would probably be the greatest thing that ever happened, but I would almost certainly die of a brain aneurysm from the stress of waiting for that game and worrying about that game. At least if the Packers lost in the Final Blood game I could be relatively confident knowing the Vikings would probably not be able to escape both the Saints and the Colts. If the Vikings go to the Super Bowl I am going to have to bandwagon the Colts/Chargers/Bengals/maybe even the Patriots like my life depends on it. Because otherwise you guys, it's not just that Brett Favre wins a (second) ring, but so does Jared Allen. (I wish nothing but the best for Adrian Peterson, preferably on another team.)

In conclusion I have basically spent part of every day since Packers-Vikings II: Failed Vengeance thinking about the potential scenarios for a third game, and my ability to withstand those possibilities physically and emotionally.

it is really stressful when the team of your heart actually makes the playoffs. luckily that never happens to me ;_;

Awww, some day there will be a glorious season where every team you enjoy will do well, and every team you do not enjoy will turn into the St. Louis Rams. It is the hope of every new football season.

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/12/20/sports/20cowboysA/sfSpan.jpg

god, wtf. i went to a party and completely forgot this f***ing game was on

by the way, that photo is from the new york times!

I just found out it is one of those weekends where Pareene and Moe Tkacik are posting stuff on Deadspin! I am not sure whether I like the actual pieces themselves more, or the utter confusion and anger that breaks out in the commenters, but either way, just excellent work all around.

The club in the NFC I am curious to see if they are for real or not in the next couple of weeks is the Eagles. They looked headed to the Superbowl last year and had one of their befuddling games against the Cards. Going into the year with the talent they brought in, I'd pretty much say they were the real top NFC Superbowl contender. They really kind of flubbed the first half of the year, but have been rolling for a while. They have seemed to figure out how to get first downs in short yardage, which was a big problem.

i am, of course, delighted. but i would've enjoyed this a lot more if saints fans werent so reasonable about it - the fans cheered the saints as they left the field after losing the game, why cant you guys be bitter and miserable and hateful you DICKS

this seems like a good place to admit that i really like romo - he seems like an alright dude to me, i think if he wasnt a cowboy nobody would hate him

Most of the Cowboys do seem like all right dudes, it's their owner that's the embodiment of total NFL evil.

I suspect that if Romo were not a Cowboy he would not be considered a superstar in the NFL, etc. xp

He is currently considered a superstar in the NFL, etc.?

Romo got hyped on TV a few years ago like he was one. I don't think he would be hyped as much playing in KC or Buffalo, even if he was still pulling some pop star strange.

wow @ ultimate tip drill INT vs Vince Young. 3 or 4 Dolphins tipped the ball before it was picked.

It was just two Dolphins, but was still vv awes.

Josh Cribbs needs to be presented with some kind of award at the end of the season just for being a motherfucking IRON MAN.

I just found out it is one of those weekends where Pareene and Moe Tkacik are posting stuff on Deadspin!

ha - FYI I found out that a certain owner of a certain media company actually thought that WAS peggy noonan posting on his blog. WHAT IS THAT?

also i woke up this morning with the worst hangover and my first thought was still, "fuck the cowboys - this is because of them"

saints fans were all very reasonable though! i expected a riot but they were like, "oh well, 13-1 is still very good, and we are better than the vikings so this is fine" and i was like why am i more angry than you guys? oh right because this fucks my team.

also i had a huge sad when some girl outside announced brightly and cheerily, "i am just really hoping for a vikings-saints super bowl!"

"i am just really hoping for a vikings-saints super bowl!"

I hope you kneecapped the bitch.

Vikings-Yankees would be awes

her (very drunk) male companions reacted to her like she just advocated genocide or something. i think i audibly gasped in disgust.

haha

lol @ noonan story

what is wrong with the world, the only game i have on tv is falcons-jets

this has nothing to do with football at all but dudes i'm trying to get to the bottom of this - did brittany murphy just die??? multiple friends of mine are telling me this?

???

ok it just showed up on tmz so i guess yes! i will stop asking the internet now. this has been a weird fucking week!

also i only have falcons-jets too but we're streaming red zone - i can't watch redzone though, it makes me feel crazy

TMZ was right about Michael Jackson

http://www.tmz.com/2009/12/20/brittany-murphy-dies-cardiac-arrest/

Now I'm in a bad mood.

CRIBBBBBBBBBBS

is this dick enberg calling Mark Sanchez "San-CHEZ"? makes me crazy.

I like to think Chris Henry is in a better place somewhere, making Jay Feely miss field goals.

*Pounds heart, points to sky*

lol indeed

man, maybe i should watch browns-chiefs?! that looks surprisingly entertaining

I thought I would have RedZone access because my parents inevitably buy all the cable channels and then do not use any of them, but they end up having NFLN without having RedZone. On the one hand, I am kind of horrified that Jets-Falcons is the only game offered to the LA metro area right now, but then, it is also 75 degrees outside, and then back at my apartment where I have RedZone it snowed a whole ton yesterday. Having to watch the Jets seems like a reasonable price to pay, I guess.

i pity any of yall who are stuck w/falcons-jets

this is some miserable football

why can't the falcons just win that game ffs

I've got that (which I'm not watching) and Titans/Dolphins, which is actually kind of fun.

Hahaha, "I would tell you what Rex Ryan said at halftime, but I'd have to clean it all up." He is as profane as he is morbidly obese!

I think the afternoon is going to be Chargers-Bengals on CBS and then Packers-Steelers on Fox, so I am thinking atdhe is going to get involved.

Hey, a fight!

that incognito guy has at least 2 penalties so far @ buffalo.
re: illegal block on seau:
"that wasn't smart. that wasn't real smart."
"and that's the reputation he brought with him."

I don't suppose anyone has the Texans/Rams game, huh? I grabbed Arian Foster for my fantasy team because I've slipped into running back hell and, after he fumbled in Q1 he hasn't been in the game since. Did he get hurt or is his coach just being a douche?

we have one million penalties on the season, so he fits right in

xpost

bills: "and that was an offensive assault that went.. nowhere"

Have the Bears been able to fly into B'more yet?

The Jets offense is just brutal. Their defense is pretty good because of constant blitzing plus Revis, but man then they have to try and advance the ball, and it is dire.

xp Yeah they flew in late last night.

man i was hoping they'd have to forfeit

also DETROIT IS COMING BACK GUYS

the cardinals are now trash-talking the refs at them and so they just called TWO unsportsmans on them??? which just advanced the lions 30 yards out of the blue??? and they're STILL yelling at jeff triplett?

the lions are just standing there looking at each other like uh

k maybe i need to watch that. bills-pats not doin much, atl-jets, well, there is no excuse for this game

the cardinals effectively tied the game because the 30 yards of unsportmans put the lions squarely into field goal range, and they are only down by 3 now.

lions just tied it!

yeah that was the most hilarious 3 minutes of football i've seen in a while

"sometimes, you look to your special teams for a big play"
[bills then muff the punt and almost lose the football]

man the bills suuuuuuck

pats secondary not so hot either

WHAT ARE YOU FUCKING SMILING ABOUT PERRY FEWELL AND BOBBY APRIL? WHAT???

Hahaha Feely missed ANOTHER field goal! The snap was high and it got blocked, but again, much love to Chris Henry, messin with Jets special teams up above.

lol @ bills

how the holy fuck are jets-falcons still 7-3

hey, uh.. pats? while trying to run time off the clock, should we throw deep into double coverage?
DO IT LIVE

The Jets defense is really good, and the Atlanta defense is pretty good and being aided by the crappiness of the Jets offense.

Although uh oh the Falcons just got a 16 yard completion plus a 15 yd face mask penalty. Maybe someone will score!

i think the jets are caught in an infinite loop of boring football, they would still be playing that bills game right now, except the bills had to go play new england

Wow Dolphins just threw a miracle pass.

Touchdown Falcons! Tony Gonzalez! Points scored in this game!!!

That was amazing! xp

wait, how are the announcers saying it is tied at 10 when the score on top of the screen says the jets have 7?

oh, there we go. hahaha dude got so bored, he just forgot

I would pay to see an NFLN broadcast of a Jets game where Rex Ryan was mic'ed up and uncensored.

Sanchito intercepted thank U for playin Jets!

loooooooooooooooool @ JETS

heh, someone ran a wrong route

Dolphins!!! Even without Ronnie Brown how can you not love the 2009 Dolphins!

hello miami, this is interesting

RICKY!!!

Ugh. Just watched that sad sad Saints game. Of all the goddamn games to lose this season, it's gotta be against those fucks??!
I was a little worried when i checked the injury report a few days ago and saw that our entire offensive line was having "limited" practices. Plus they threw Fujita in too much, they should've eased him back in, I think it made our whole already unstable defense totally confused and off-game. Also, I am now looking forward to the collapse of American civilization if only to witness Dallas make the Crow's depiction of Detroit seem like a nice place to live.

omg, announcers just called miami formation with pat white, the PATCAT

PatCat handoff to Ricky Williams for 2! DOLPHINS

go Lions!

btw Jerome Harrison has 252 yards and 2 TDs with 1:00 to go in a tie game

i assume brownie and snrub are convulsing too hard to type right now

Hahaha comparison of the 1981 AFC Championship between Chargers and Bengals (wind chill of -59 degrees) vs. today's game (72 degrees in San Diego).

if Cleveland, Miami, and Detroit can all pull this off right now it'll make yesterday's game totally ok

cleveland!

!!! Harrison!!

HOLY SHIT

286 and 3

47 fantasy points!

that incognito guy has at least 2 penalties so far @ buffalo.
re: illegal block on seau:
"that wasn't smart. that wasn't real smart."
"and that's the reputation he brought with him."

― kicker conspiracy (s. suisham ha ha) (daria-g), Sunday, December 20, 2009 3:06 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

we have one million penalties on the season, so he fits right in

xpost

― horseshoe, Sunday, December 20, 2009 3:07 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

i didnt even know ritchie incognito was on the bills now! he's been one of the league's dirtiest players for a few years now.

Aww, Chad Henne no!!!

ade, it happened on wednesday btw

Ugh. Just watched that sad sad Saints game. Of all the goddamn games to lose this season, it's gotta be against those fucks??!
I was a little worried when i checked the injury report a few days ago and saw that our entire offensive line was having "limited" practices. Plus they threw Fujita in too much, they should've eased him back in, I think it made our whole already unstable defense totally confused and off-game. Also, I am now looking forward to the collapse of American civilization if only to witness Dallas make the Crow's depiction of Detroit seem like a nice place to live.

― Fetchboy, Sunday, December 20, 2009 3:58 PM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark

owned, bitch

Awww, I guess it is OK if the Titans win, but still, poor Dolphins.

I hated to see one of these teams lose the Dolphins/Titans game. Why couldn't they both win?

TS: 13-1 vs 7-7

haha ya well we might still get a winning season :(

not liking the start of this packers-steelers game :/

you guys, I'd be willing to watch any other game on than the one I'm getting now: Bucs/Seahawks

Fucking Steelers don't be all throwing giant touchdowns.

LOL Cutler

omg joe buck will not shut up about that picture of troy aikman being bigger than his own.

touchdown, desean jackson

desean!!!

this is gonna be one of those weeks where not one game goes the way I wanted. TD Eagles :(

I think the one weakness with the Dom Capers 3-4 is that the GB secondary playing off receivers lets people get behind them way more than they did last year. I could be wrong but it seems like there have been way more giant plays scored on them this year.

Rodgers is sailing a bunch of his passes so far. I am getting worried...

2 drives, 2 interceptions. jay c is not the qb he was made out to be, i don't think

Unsurprisingly, when there is difficulty finding the stream of a Packers vs. Steelers game the justin tv chatrooms get hostile very quickly.

Awww, Chad Ochocinco is the best!!!

Wow he is just breaking down on the bench. Love him.

what happened?

He got behind the coverage and scored a long TD, then right as Jim Nantz was all "You know something's coming here" he went down to his knees and looked up and just stayed there for like fifteen seconds. And then as he went to the bench he was barely keeping it together.

aw

on a different note, get it together, green bay

ochooooo ;_;

Yeah if it weren't for Ochocinco I would basically be shouting obscenities right now. SMH

awesome!

love u and ur flowing golden locks clay matthews

andy...what the fuck

y does andy reid never qb sneak on short downs

Ben Roethlisberger, I appreciate you and your refusal to get rid of the football ever.

4th and goal . . . cutler to olsen . . . incomplete. shocking!

Damn you and your challenges Mike Tomlin!

Oh well they still have to punt.

UH @ the refs in pittsburgh

That Jets/Falcons game put me into a coma. I'm waking up to find that Cleveland dropped 41 points with their QB throwing for 66 yards in a win. What is that about? It's like the worse they pass, the better they have a chance at winning...crazy.

The Titans/Dolphins game looked like it would have been fun to watch unlike that Jets snoozefest. How about Ricky? 1000 yard rushing season this year 5 after his last one. That has to be a rare occurrence.

I feel bad for my Bears fan friend who is in Baltimore right now, watching that game live.

Ricky Williams has had the weirdest career. Even without the year he left football to go find himself, and find some awesome weed.

<3 u donald driver

Vincent Jackson just made a sick catch for a TD

Also DONALD DRIVER <3

okay nfl kickers

Mason Crosby, you are killing me, dog.

waht is league-wide FG percentage compared to last year -- the numbers can't be good

It must be bad, because we're actually noticing.

aw driver you can't be dropping that

Hines Ward grins the biggest when he drops the easiest passes.

I cannot help but think if Clay Matthews was not a GB Packer I would not like him at all, but he is and he is a #1 Bro for all-time.

WTF IS WITH THE DROPS

I do kind of like the adjustment to shorter outside patterns to try and overcome the 100 passes dropped long over the middle.

Although OK never mind there are ways to drop those passes also.

A RODG

<3 <3 <3 rodgers

wtf was that celebration, "LOOK AT MY ATTRACTIVE GIRDLE"

I like to think it was "Thank you for inexplicably leaving the middle of the field open, Pittsburgh Steelers, I appreciate that."

Also Mason Crosby sure did just barely make that XP.

welp

Blergh, why couldn't the Packers have played the crappy Steelers!

Iggs gonna clinch playoff spot today.

Chargers are getting kind of nicked up against the Bengals. They just had Sean Phillips go down and lost another D lineman earlier in the game.

Philip Rivers is so good!

God, even if this play gets reversed, the Green Bay secondary is getting torched today.

wtf, he was pushed outta bounds, why can't he touch it first?

That was a crazy screen play by Ochocinco including a Carson Palmer block about 20 yards plus down field.

waht is league-wide FG percentage compared to last year -- the numbers can't be good

― WmC, Sunday, December 20, 2009 4:15 PM (1 hour ago)

It must be bad, because we're actually noticing.

― Johnny Fever, Sunday, December 20, 2009 4:18 PM (1 hour ago)

Yeah, down.

2009: 614/761 - 80.7%
2008: 845/1000 - 84.5%

Quintin Jammer now down hurt for the Chargers...yikes.

If some of these are serious the Chargers might get a lot more beatable.

jesus gore is tearing us apart...first RB to rush for 100 yds against the eagles in 24 games

Hahaha, what is with the look on Rivers' face after that Bengal touchdown?

I think Marcus McNeil was the other Charger DL lineman that got walked off the field. Not sure if him or Phillips has come back, but both of them went down and got the gingerly walk to the sideline.

Adalius Thomas on what he called the Patriots' defense that included no defensive linemen: "Organized chaos."

this was weird & fun to watch b/c it sometimes looked like the defense was just kind of standing around not bothering to get ready for the snap

Mike Scifres is the greatest punter ever.

Jermichael Finley just made a really nice catch for a touchdown. Packers are somehow just 3 points down!

Phillips is out playing again for SD, haven't seen the other lineman or Jammer though.

three interceptions, cutler? really?

one million and three, tbh

Only three? That's a good game for him.

Mike Scifres is the greatest punter ever.

― C-L, Sunday, December 20, 2009 5:51 PM (7 minutes ago)

No way, Reggie Roby was the man.

man phil rivers sure makes that face

CRAP!!!

bout to say impressive drive by cincy and then.. that happened

OAK-DEN game stopped because a fan was beaming a laser pointer at the players.

Then two plays later Tommy Kelly of the Raiders gets his pants pulled down on the field.

So the Bucs really took it to Seattle today, presumably because Raheem Morris is coaching for his damn job now.

Palmer has been really sharp all day. Fluky play, but at least they got the ball back.

Nice recovery by the Bengals to give them a decent shot on a field goal.

I am OK with the field goal but really I would have been much happier if Jeff Reed kept on having the yips. Maybe he is setting up to miss an even more crucial attempt!

They got to get the kick though...

norv turner clock management.. uh

Jim Nantz is trying to jinx this.

YEAH!

omg cincinatti!

Graham is pretty good under 40. The dude right now is Bironas, that guy has hit some moon shots to win some games.

ok i think philly fans are throwing snowballs at their own team, who are winning the game

p sure that is a philly fan tradition

Christmas in Philly.

Kaeding is also pretty much money this year.

love that li'l kaeding

JaMarcus Russell can't complete a pass, but at least he can throw it down there to get a DPI call.

i am absurdly happy that denver called the cops because someone was fucking around with a laser pointer. GROW UP, DENVER

wait

wait guys

JP LOSMAN IS COMING INTO THE GAME, MAYBE?? WHY?

wait who does losman play for now?

los vegas locomotive jp losman

i kind of miss him :/

Russell hurt, J.P. Losman coming into the game!

Kaeding is usually money under 40, but has a couple of bad misses in the playoffs.

Bironas has won a couple of games hitting stuff in the 50s before. He is a howitzer.

Aaron Rodgers <3 <3 <3 forever.

seriously they have 4 qbs and this is what they came up with?

russell back! first down!

RYAN GRANT!!!!

That lineman for the Chargers is going to be out for a week or more. His leg got pinned pretty bad.

Losman only takes one snap, then Russell back in to convert a 4th and 10.

I do not know what it is with the Steelers and the 4th quarter this year, but God bless it.

I wonder what the odds of Russell being able to convert a 4th and 10 would be? Couldn't be good...the guy is only completing about 40% of his passes (in an NFL where 60% is average).

OK the Raider game seems like it is officially insane.

I wonder who is more bitchy to his fellow offensive players, Rivers or Peyton?

Philip Rivers, my goodness. Some of that is on Cincinnati for leaving the sideline open, but still.

KAEDING!!!

awwww bummer cincy

oh come on steelers

Well here you go with Kaeding...that was one long ass kick and he got it.

goddamn hines ward

poor bengals

fuck the chargers in their ears

I think if you're in Indy you accept that Manning is going to kind of be like that, whereas in San Diego Rivers being an a-hole would seem kind of unnecessary.

Jesus Christ Pittsburgh Steelers WHY WON'T YOU DIE?

oh what are they doing?

doesn't rivers just look bitchy, no matter what?

i kind of appreciate that about him

I do not know if there is a more appropriate mix of song and city than the Chargers celebrating by playing "Bro Hymn".

rivers looks unfortunate no matter what

http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuz64mpHV91qz82xho1_400.jpg

"the transmission from denver has frozen we are trying 2 establish contact"

Freaking Jeff Reed! Why is he not being like Jeff Reed usually is? SMH.

OK the LA Fox affiliate claims to be showing Packers-Steelers but is showing Niners-Eagles. WHAT THE HELL WHO WANTS TO WATCH THIS GAME IN LOS ANGELES?

Touchdown Raiders!

FUCK THE TRANSMISSION FROM DENVER IN THE EARS!

GODDAMN THE GODDAMN STEELERS

haha gus johnson just compared jarmarcus to johnny unitas

(sorry mookie)

What in the hell Pittsburgh just tried an ONSIDE KICK

ha never mind, green bay ball

Tampa won? Who knew?

i kind of want the steelers to leave because it has been really funny to keep hearing mookieproof blame his kitten for the team misfortune. sorry, bro, but it's true. hilarity trumps.

leave? lose

Thank god that kick was short or else really I mean Steelers are basically the Raiders to me at that point. Not quite the Vikings but at least the Raiders.

No one is carrying the Pack/Steelers game around here...I'd love to watch the end of this one. Screw 60 minutes...

"OH HE HELD ONNN......noo he didnt"

lol @ that 4 all time

Orton converts on 4th and 17! But the clock runs out before they can run another play! Raiders win.

OMG Moss postgame <3<3<3

wow what the hell happened there, denver

what did moss say

didnt denver have like a 5 game lead in the afc west at some point? welp, chargers afc west champs~

green bay!!!

Yeah, at one point in this season the Broncos were 5-0 and the Chargers were 2-3. Simpler times.

JAMES JONES!!!!!

!!!!!!

He came out in a pea coat and knit hat looking like a deep sea fisherman talking about how he could carry the earth on his shoulders and then walked off. xxxp

aw

Denver is like the reverse Titans...start out 6-0 and are now 8-6.

I am so happy this drive did not end with the Packers running out the clock to set up for a Crosby attempt. I am trying to reduce my stress.

Hahaha, what a delightful 2 pt conversion!

You know what would be awesome? If the final Dallas-Philadelphia game this season locks Dallas out of the wildcard spot. That would warm my heart.

^^

Philly is in the playoffs.

Yep. And I think SF is now out of playoff contention?

SHOW THE PACKERS GAME

yes re sf

Niners are dead, yes. Poor San Francisco.

http://3432.voxcdn.com/_images/articles/2009/03/15/moss.jpg

"He came out in a pea coat and knit hat looking like a deep sea fisherman..."

that scenario is possible cuz nyg would win the tiebreak vs dallas...although i have no confidence the giants can beat anyone right now

FUCKING STEELERS

WHY DO YOU WANT TO LOSE THIS GAME GREEN BAY

YES ROFFLES

Packers are getting no pass rush from their front four.

Can Steelers still go to the playoffs with a loss this game?

Yeah, when Roethlisberger has time to throw he can be lethal.

Or he can throw an interception!

Not a good throw.

that packers rusher like curled up under the LT and it looked like he was tackled/held! smart!

Awwww...killer penalty.

Awww, Brandon Chillar, can't be doing that, man...

Packers are getting no pass rush from their front four.

― earlnash, Sunday, December 20, 2009 7:38 PM (1 minute ago)

prob cuz they are only rushing 3!

#78 you are helping me out, bro.

are you fucking kidding me

Jesus Christ the Steelers.

YEAH

Well that play launched a few remotes at the TV in Wisconsin.

jesus roffles is up to ~470 yds passing

Wow. It's really amazing how every bad play for the Steelers has resulted in a penalty flag. :/

lovin these refs atm

really green bay gets penalized every five seconds

why do you even like the steelers kev aren't you an eagles fan >:[

They should just award the Steelers the TD if they want them to win this bad.

i h8 the stillers but want GB to lose for seeding purposes

a tie would b nice

What's the seeding situation with GB?

Well that being said, the Packers do get a bunch of penalties. They were apart of that 300+ penalty festival with the Ravens a couple of weeks back.

yeah i didn't mean to blame the refs it's totally green bay's fault

GB has a lead for the 5 seed, I think even if they lose today.

fucking fuck

Uh.

God dammit.

HE GOT IT!!!!! HOLY FUCKING FUCK

WOW

Criminy...

i guess that was pretty impressive but fuck

oh no, green bay!
wtf

There should be a review from the booth on that.

thats a fucking great catch

mordy: iggs and pack had same record before today, now we are up 1 on them & can get 3 seed

holy crap

just wow

It was legit, no? I understand they want to review, but the only hope GB has now is to block a PAT.

GB can only get the 5 seed regardless, because of Minnesota.

crazy, 6 teams at 7-7 in afc assuming steelers win this

oh duh im dum

xp

pissed

Fuckkkkkkkk

So 3 seed will mean what? Home field advantage but no bye, right?

I <3 Mike Tomlin, but damn. ;_;

3 seed means ur playin most likely dallas at home first round

503 yards for Roethlisberger, damn.

so 3 seed means you're going to break the hearts of cowboys fans in their own terrordome, is what you're saying

goooooooooood grief i thought gb's secondary was better than that?! what happened?

Nah, at home for us. Not at home for Dallas.

I wonder what that translates to in fantasy points. Anyone got Roffles? xxxp

yea i worded that weirdly

in a way, if the giants cooperate, you could beat dallas wk 17 and knock them out and then play nyg

i have roffles in a league -- 38 pts

Huge game next week in B-more with them going against the Steelers. B-more goes down next week, I have no idea who would have the 2nd AFC wild card.

of course i had him on the bench xp

Woodson has been all-world this year, but the bump & run guys are having a little trouble adjusting to playing off receivers, so there have been a bunch of plays that got past them. The final Pittsburgh TD is normally something they would have a good shot against, but that was pretty brilliantly executed, so there's not much you can do, other than wonder what you've done to anger God.

if only the giants would decide to cooperate...

Ouch, Denver has Philly next week...the AFC Wildcard slots could be in complete chaos next week.

First ever 37-36 game in NFL history.

Jared Allen is like the nu-king of the Larmos hair cut.

i had roffles on the bench in ilnfl in favor of rivers. oh well, at least it looks like it won't be coming back to haunt me.

i can't stand jared allen

No it won't. You've beat me silly and knocked me out of the playoffs. xp

lol lookin good there, old man

lol this game

there were so many good games on today - and this is what they flexed...fuck favre in his ears!

yay carolina!

hooray..

what?! c mon man!

kicker conspiracy

I thought this earlier this year when watching a Carolina game. They need a new font. This font that they use screams like 94 and "SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM".

http://www.cvmaride.com/carolina_panthers.gif

Q: When was that font actually cool?
A: Never.

I'd go for something more like this one. They could put some kind of Panther head on it and it would be bitchin.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w231/ravengrimm1/samhain_logo.jpg

It was cool when I was fifteen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFSM4-eItvg&feature=player_embedded

NEW GIF NEEDS MAKING