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 TheMeanDM wrote:
So is it possible that three teams from the NFC West could make the playoffs?

If they split their division games, then they are all 3-3.

If (theoretically) they all win all their other games...that puts them all at13-3.

Division champ
Wild card
Wild card

Now that would he something rare I bet!

It would be nice to see but the NFC North has just as good as chance of doing this imo, and that completely discounts the Saints/Falcons (One has to finish second)

 randomtoaster wrote:
BREAKING NEWS: Jacksonville(FL)--The Jaguars vs Chiefs game was just delayed 15 min after Blaine Gabbert reportedly found an unknown white powdery substance on the field. Play was suspended and the police were called.

After a complete analysis, FBI forensic experts determined that the white substance unknown to Jaguar players was the GOAL LINE. Jacksonville had never seen such a thing before, but the game was resumed after the police decided it was harmless. The score remains 21-2, Chiefs.

The Chiefs should've scored twice as many, but I guess they just decided to coast in the 2nd half. I thought it was hilarious that "experts" picked the Chiefs to only be a one score favorite. Everybody should've known it'd be a blowout...it's a whole different atmosphere in KC this year. I'm also feeling really good about their decision to pass on Joeckel and take Fisher instead...Joeckel had a pretty terrible showing despite being hailed as the more ready to play guy. My biggest criticism is that they didn't use the run game effectively enough. They kept throwing against a defense that was clearly more worried about stopping the pass the entire game.

I do feel bad for Gabbert. He gets way too much blame for their poor play. His receivers dropped a couple critical passes that could've made the game a lot more interesting, and his o-line is full of holes....hard to throw with a 300 lb lineman sitting on top off you all game. The Flowers int came off a blown route where Gabbert had to throw it ahead of the cut back, and the Hali pick 6 came off a blown assignment by Joeckel on another quick pass play. I think the real problem may be their ugly uniforms. If they want to win, they need to pick one color and stick with it.

Oh and after the game they cut to the very end of the Bills Pats....I kept shouting "wide right" at the tv, but to no avail. Bet the Bills would've loved to hear it for once.

Btw the FFL has drafted. Scoring starts in week 2.

 cincydooley wrote:

 Alfndrate wrote:
BROWNS WHOOOooo....

Oh well... we would have won if those two TDs weren't called back. Granted I wasn't watching the game, I was playing FF14

The AFC North is 0-4 now. The Bengals pretty much gift wrapped that win for the Bears. Fuggin embarrassing.

Yeah, I didn't think that the Steelers and the Ravens would show up in Orange Brown/Black to take dumps on the field like our teams .

Though by nature of Alphabetical order, Bengals are first in the AFC North, congrats!

Chancetragedy wrote:
Btw the FFL has drafted. Scoring starts in week 2.

Drafted and assigned points for this week.

Yah the scores for this week won't count though Helgrenze. At least that's what my comish screen says.

 Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:
Bears win 24-21!!
Bengals lost it by that personal foul penalty and having to burn 2 TOs on the Bears last TD drive (Both for 12 men on the field)

I think it was over before the penalty...


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 whembly wrote:
RAMS defeated the CARDINALS in a squeaker...

Either I'm over-hyping the RAMS, or the CARDINALS can be really scary this year with their new quarterback.

The Rams have a pretty good front four, however the cardinals offensive is already looking a lot better than last year, outside of the one interception Palmer played pretty good and actually god the ball to fitzgerald

 pities2004 wrote:

 Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:
Bears win 24-21!!
Bengals lost it by that personal foul penalty and having to burn 2 TOs on the Bears last TD drive (Both for 12 men on the field)

I think it was over before the penalty...

It robbed the Bengals of getting the chance to go for a FG to tie it

 Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:

 pities2004 wrote:

 Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:
Bears win 24-21!!
Bengals lost it by that personal foul penalty and having to burn 2 TOs on the Bears last TD drive (Both for 12 men on the field)

I think it was over before the penalty...

It robbed the Bengals of getting the chance to go for a FG to tie it

 Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:
Bengals
EDIT: how long before Alf does this?

1 Game...

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So about that "botched" call

Look at Staley retaliate. See how he throws his facemask into Mathews' hand. Glad he got penalized for that. Too bad there wasn't a Side Judge directly behind him to see who the problem is.

I would fully expect Clay Matthews to get a call from the Commish.

The NFL is admitting yet another mistake in the aftermath of the most emotional moment in Sunday's showdown between the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers.

NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports that NFL VP of officiating Dean Blandino reviewed the fracas between the two teams following Clay Matthews' late hit, and determined that 49ers tackle Joe Staley should not have been penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct. In other words, there never should have been offsetting penalties on Matthews and Staley in the first place. It should have been first-and-goal from the three-yard line.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000241366/article/joe-staley-shouldnt-have-been-penalized-nfl-says

Meh that call was botched on multiple levels. IMO staley was the instigator and deserved to be flagged there. Had he let Mathews go quickly I doubt it escalates.

And don't forget that for what was actually called the 9'ers ended up benefitting because the both fouls were dead ball fouls which should have lost the teams a down making it 4th and whatever instead of replaying 3rd down which led to a 9'ers TD.

Chancetragedy wrote:
Meh that call was botched on multiple levels. IMO staley was the instigator and deserved to be flagged there. Had he let Mathews go quickly I doubt it escalates.

And don't forget that for what was actually called the 9'ers ended up benefitting because the both fouls were dead ball fouls which should have lost the teams a down making it 4th and whatever instead of replaying 3rd down which led to a 9'ers TD.

Did you not see that the nfl said staley should not of been flagged and it should of been on Matthews x2?

Sorry but tht Roid missile needs to be suspended

Yah I saw it and was responding saying I disagree! It's all good though, it didn't cost anyone a game like the simultaneous catch last year thank goodness.

And does Philly look that good or is Washington playing like crap? I'm at work ;(

Philly's O is red hot and Washington's is showing what happens when you don't have your starter for the whole preseason

I'm gonna go with "Looks that Good."
However, The Skins are also playing that bad.... Shanking a 25-30 yard FG......

The title for the gamecast on espn is "lickity Vick"..... So it turns out when you let McCoy loose he's pretty good eh? ;p

Talk about a blown opportunity for the Chargers

 pities2004 wrote:
Talk about a blown opportunity for the Chargers

I'm okay with this, as Vincent Brown would have cost me the first week of my Fantasy league

Also I can't believe it, but I'm going with Terrelle Pryor over Matt Ryan, but only because Pryor is playing Jacksonville, and Ryan has actual competition in the Rams

 Alfndrate wrote:
...but I'm going with Terrelle Pryor over Matt Ryan...

Famous last words. Repeat this to yourself a few times, without the attempt at justifying it, and see if you stick with it.

 Redbeard wrote:

 Alfndrate wrote:
...but I'm going with Terrelle Pryor over Matt Ryan...

Famous last words. Repeat this to yourself a few times, without the attempt at justifying it, and see if you stick with it.

Uh... the Falcons are playing the Rams next week.

If Matt Ryan has time, he'll carve up the Rams secondary.

I know, but I feel like Ryan is going to have issues with the Pass Rush that the Rams brought against the Cardinals on Sunday. Compare that to ANYONE vs Jacksonville... Not to mention that Terrelle Pryor had a better game as an individual player in his team's loss to Indy than Matt Ryan did with his team's loss to New Orleans.

Roddy White is also hurt, so that doesn't help anyone.

As far as Clay... Suspended? Come on. He's not even going to get fined for that. Nor should he be. That kinda namby pampy posturing goes on in every NFL game.

 cincydooley wrote:
Roddy White is also hurt, so that doesn't help anyone.

As far as Clay... Suspended? Come on. He's not even going to get fined for that. Nor should he be. That kinda namby pampy posturing goes on in every NFL game.

Did you not see Frank Alexander on the Panthers throw two punches "slaps" like Matthews and he got ejected from the game.

And that's without the roid missile cheap shot to kaepernick.

Matthews is as dirty as SUH

Speaking of Suh

100k big boy, that's a lot of five dollar foot-longs.

Lol to even put Mathews in the same breath as Suh in the cheapness department is a joke. Suh is almost as dirty as richie incognito who IMO is the dirtiest player in football.

 TheMeanDM wrote:
Well, it was an ugly win...but it was still a win.

The Seahawks really need to stop the stupid penalties, and find the freaking ground game that showed what a Beast Lynch can be.

Against a better team, I believe that they would have lost this week.

If they don't get their crap together, I don't see them doing well at all vs. SF next week

The God-Emperor Russell Wilson is with us. Have faith.

Chancetragedy wrote:
Lol to even put Mathews in the same breath as Suh in the cheapness department is a joke. Suh is almost as dirty as richie incognito who IMO is the dirtiest player in football.

Ritchie even flick'ed off the fans at HOME.

Oh yah incognito has a laundry list of stuff he's somehow got away with. Like trying to bite off a D-linemans fingers, putting someone in a knee bar, trying to twist feet/ankles in piles. But at least he knows he's a douche, proven by the fact when that dude took his helmet and swung it at Ritchie's face. after the game ritchie goes "yah that's football, I'm no saint" which is understatement of the century ;p

Jets have 18 players listed as probable for tomorrow nights game vs the Pats. Thank you sexy rexy for out thinking yourself already. Should be a hard fought but comfortable win for the mighty mighty patriots.

Well that game was an absolute stinker last night...
The Pats offense needs to learn how to actually catch passes before they send Brady's blood pressure up to around the moon or even out all the way to Mars!

Looking forwards to the Manning Bowl this Sunday though! Should be an epic game if the Giants rushers can learn how to hold on the ball instead of fumbling it...

Hehe stinker may even be an understatement ;p. man I knew it was gonna be rough start to the season. But this is almost too much. Luckily I'm not a new patriots can and don't think the last 5 year were always the norm. This team is gonna win ugly but they're gonna find ways to win. I remember the 90's patriots and early 2000's. and this was par for the course every game.


All I have to say about the patriots right now is TOP 10 DEFENSE!!!! And I'm convinced its going to stay that way all year. 15.5 ppg and a bunch of sacks is what were in for, what a role reversal I love it.