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Ellis Dee · 11-30-2018, 01:29 AM

We've been doing individual threads for each week, but I think the last 5 weeks can go in a single thread. All the previous threads were only 1 or 2 pages long, and this way we don't have to stress about starting the new thread on time.

Here are links to the previous weekly threads, because why not:

Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12

I'm thinking anyone can post the new week's schedule anytime between Thursday and Sunday. I'll start us off with the week 13 schedule in the next post.

Ellis Dee · 11-30-2018, 01:31 AM

Thursday Night
Saints (-7.5) at Cowboys

Sunday Early
Colts (-4.5) at Jaguars
Panthers (-3.5) at Buccaneers
Ravens at Falcons (-1)
Browns at Texans (-6)
Bills at Dolphins (-5)
Bears (-4.5) at Giants
Broncos (-4.5) at Bengals
Rams (-10) at Lions
Cardinals at Packers (-14)

Sunday Late
Chiefs (-15) at Raiders
Jets at Titans (-7.5)
Vikings at Patriots (-5)
49ers at Seahawks (-10)

Sunday Night
Chargers at Steelers (-3.5)

Monday Night
Redskins at Eagles (-6)

Telemark · 11-30-2018, 08:41 AM

Not a great game for the refs last night. How do you miss that head-to-head hit?

Jasmine · 11-30-2018, 07:39 AM

It sure began with a bang with Dallas' stunning upset of what, up until last night, had been an unstoppable Saints' juggernaut. It left a whole lot of bookies crying in their beer, that's for sure.

So, if the Bears can beat the lowly Giants and go to 9-3, they'll be nestled in right behind the Saints and a Rams' team that they could actually pass if they can upset them on December 9th at Soldier Field. The plot thickens!!

Telemark · 11-30-2018, 08:40 AM

An omnibus thread for the rest of the season was created here - https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb...d.php?t=866387

Saint Cad · 11-30-2018, 09:38 PM

After the Dallas win, Washington, Seattle, Carolina and Minnesota will be huge games for those wanting to make the wild card

jaycat · 11-30-2018, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Saint Cad

After the Dallas win, Washington, Seattle, Carolina and Minnesota will be huge games for those wanting to make the wild card

I think you can put a fork in the Skins, with Smith out. I'd love to be wrong though.

Jasmine · 12-04-2018, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jaycat

I think you can put a fork in the Skins, with Smith out. I'd love to be wrong though.

Well, incredibly, they have now lost McCoy to a broken leg as well. Adios!

FoieGrasIsEvil · 12-01-2018, 02:22 PM

Wow, Kareem Hunt cut over video footage of him assaulting a woman in a Cleveland hotel in February.

Chronos · 12-01-2018, 11:07 PM

[Moderating]
Merged Week 13 thread into omnibus thread.

Clawdio · 12-02-2018, 02:10 PM

I wonder if Baker Mayfield felt dangerous when he woke up this morning?

Omniscient · 11-30-2018, 01:16 PM

Rarely do I get that frustrated with the officiating in a game not involving the Bears, but last nights game was a disaster. So many bad calls, mostly because they were very inconsistent, and they all seemed to be at critical moments.

But, the Saints loss is great for the Bears so I guess I'll take it.

Atamasama · 11-30-2018, 01:26 PM

Brees just didn’t look good in that game. The Cowboys really stepped up but wow, did Drew use up all his juice for the year too early?

Barkis is Willin' · 11-30-2018, 01:54 PM

Well, Brees is up there in age and this was a short week. Thursday night games should either follow a bye week or be abolished.

zoog · 11-30-2018, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Barkis is Willin'

Well, Brees is up there in age and this was a short week. Thursday night games should either follow a bye week or be abolished.

I agree about working the bye weeks and Thursday night games together into the schedule. But both the teams last night were actually on a full week's rest because they both played on Thanksgiving.

Telemark · 11-30-2018, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Barkis is Willin'

Thursday night games should either follow a bye week or be abolished.

Chicago played the noon Thanksgiving game after their previous game was flexed to the Sunday night spot. They had 3.5 days from final whistle to kickoff.

Barkis is Willin' · 11-30-2018, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Telemark

Chicago played the noon Thanksgiving game after their previous game was flexed to the Sunday night spot. They had 3.5 days from final whistle to kickoff.

Right, the NFL is suuuuuuuper concerned about player safety.

I had forgotten that both teams were actually on a full week's rest last night. Never mind my previous comment about them.

Omniscient · 11-30-2018, 01:59 PM

Brees was really shaky and the Pokes did a good job of pressing him up the middle. Seemed like it really disrupted him, more than you'd expect from a vet. Also, the WRs were just blanketed. The Refs seemed to allow an awful lot of contact (except when they didn't) which played into Dallas's hands.

Chingon · 11-30-2018, 03:26 PM

The Cheifs season is about to get derailed.

kenobi 65 · 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Chingon

The Cheifs season is about to get derailed.

It's helpful if you add a little detail to this sort of post.

My guess is you're referring to reports of a video, apparently from a Cleveland hotel in February, that appear to show Chiefs RB Kareem Hunt getting into an argument with a woman, which escalated into a physical altercation.

Link to story on SI, which includes footage of the video: https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/11/30/ka...l-chiefs-video

Jasmine · 11-30-2018, 03:34 PM

This was a game that the Cowboys needed a LOT more than the Saints, and it showed. Brees gave credit where credit was due rather than cast aspersions on the officiating, and I thought that was large of him.

Atamasama · 11-30-2018, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Jasmine

This was a game that the Cowboys needed a LOT more than the Saints, and it showed. Brees gave credit where credit was due rather than cast aspersions on the officiating, and I thought that was large of him.

Plus, as bad as it was it went both ways. It was totally incompetent but at least unbiased.

Kind of like the best MLB umpires...

Omniscient · 11-30-2018, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Atamasama

Plus, as bad as it was it went both ways. It was totally incompetent but at least unbiased.

Kind of like the best MLB umpires...

I think it was pretty heavily in the Cowboys favor. At least in the 4th quarter, they got all the breaks. I don't think it was home-cookin', I just think the screw ups came at opportune times for them.

DSYoungEsq · 11-30-2018, 07:15 PM

Interesting stat of last night's game:

In all his time in the NFL, Drew Brees has never started a game 0 for 4 in pass attempts.

Until last night!

SenorBeef · 11-30-2018, 09:13 PM

Thanks for creating the thread, I should've just done it at the season start. There used to be a lot more week to week discussion in the NFL so I broke it up, but now we can probably settle just fine with a seasonal thread.

I guess I'm the first to break the news that Kareem Hunt was cut by the Chiefs after video of his altercation with some people in a hotel a while back was released.

The Other Jeffrey Lebowski · 12-01-2018, 12:47 AM

Kareem Hunt released by Chiefs.

garygnu · 12-01-2018, 04:36 PM

I heard the Chiefs cut their star running back.

FoieGrasIsEvil · 12-01-2018, 10:16 PM

I think Spencer Ware is going to thrive equally in that ridiculous offense just like Hunt. I don't think they'll miss a beat that way.

I also happen to think that the Chiefs aren't good enough as a team to represent the AFC in the Superbowl. I honestly believe that they'll run into a Stealers team that's been there before, or a team like the Patriots that will simply negate them.

Saints v Pats, next Superbowl. Saints somehow win.

N9IWP · 12-02-2018, 04:49 PM

Put a fork in them, the Pack is done. Can't even beat a 2-9 team at home.

Brian

kenobi 65 · 12-02-2018, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by N9IWP

Put a fork in them, the Pack is done. Can't even beat a 2-9 team at home.

Yeah, though, the way they'd played the past few weeks, I can't say that it surprised me.

All the signs are pointing to some big changes in Titletown come January. Given that this is their first year under GM Brian Gutekunst, and given that they just signed Rodgers to a massive contract extension, I'd suspect that McCarthy and his staff will be the ones being shown the door.

eschereal · 12-02-2018, 06:14 PM

Did anyone see that play near the end of the Rams/Lions game, where Gurley broke free around the 35, ran down to about the 2 with no one to beat, and then started crossing the field? He got about half way across before being tackled a yard or two from the goal line. I get the part about burning clock, but that was one of the weirder things I have seen.

kenobi 65 · 07:07 PM

Wow. I didn't expect the Packers to make a move until after the season ended.

They've fired Mike McCarthy, and named Joe Philbin interim head coach.

https://www.packers.com/news/packers...78Bj9OesuXeqf4

Just Asking Questions · 12-02-2018, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kenobi 65

Wow. I didn't expect the Packers to make a move until after the season ended.

They've fired Mike McCarthy, and named Joe Philbin interim head coach.

https://www.packers.com/news/packers...78Bj9OesuXeqf4

And about time. Several weeks too late.

At least we won't have to listen to his post game interviews that are as predictable as his offense.

kenobi 65 · 12-02-2018, 07:27 PM

McCarthy's final entry in the Packer record books: he is the first coach to be fired by the Packers in mid-season. The only other Packers head coach to not finish out a season was Gene Ronzani, who resigned with two games left in 1953.

Atamasama · 12-02-2018, 09:17 PM

Losing to the Cardinals is a totally understandable last straw for GB.

DSYoungEsq · 12-02-2018, 09:40 PM

About time he lost his job. He's been horrible at management of the game for years. Now, it's like he's infected the whole squad with a sense of futility.

FoieGrasIsEvil · 12-03-2018, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by DSYoungEsq

About time he lost his job. He's been horrible at management of the game for years. Now, it's like he's infected the whole squad with a sense of futility.

Sounds like a perfect fit for replacing Marvin Lewis.

asahi · 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DSYoungEsq

About time he lost his job. He's been horrible at management of the game for years. Now, it's like he's infected the whole squad with a sense of futility.

The problem is just as much Aaron Rodgers as McCarthy. I used to like Rodgers, but he's becoming a sniveling snotty nosed punk like Jay Cutler.

DCnDC · 12-02-2018, 11:31 PM

Sunday night game still up in the air. Whoever wins this thing, this has been a GREAT game!

enalzi · 12-03-2018, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by DCnDC

Sunday night game still up in the air. Whoever wins this thing, this has been a GREAT game!

Unfortunately, we'll never know, as the Steelers have been jumping offsides for 12 hours straight.

Tom Tildrum · 12-03-2018, 10:58 AM

That was a wild ending to the Sunday night game. I guess the saving grace for the Steelers players is that it will be hard for the team to cut anybody for throwing the win away, given that it seemed like the whole defense was guilty.

eschereal · 12-03-2018, 01:40 PM

Anyone else getting tired of all the graphics they add to the field? It was not really bothering me until I saw an play analysis where they put a PS4 or whatever style spinny disc thing under one of the players. Sometimes it would be pleasant to watch a game without all that shit added to the field. I would say that soccer is better that way, except every soccer game I have seen has those damn ad displays around the field.

Velocity · 12-03-2018, 09:30 PM

Let's go Eagles

Atamasama · 12-03-2018, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Velocity

Let's go Eagles

Amen!

Atamasama · 12-03-2018, 10:47 PM

The Browns used to go through one QB after another as if they were disposable wipes.

Apparently the Redskins have taken over that role.

N9IWP · 12-04-2018, 06:44 AM

I'm curious if they are going to rename the Mike McCarthy Show (it has been named for the current coach in the past) I guess it doesn't take that long to change the title graphic.
For those not familiar it is a half hour show "reviews and previews games this week, is joined by a special Packers guest and a question and answer session with the fans"

Brian

asahi · 12-04-2018, 08:39 AM

So what does the NFL, and what do the Skins do now? They obviously have no QB and it's pretty obvious that Colin Kaepernick can at least play the position at a mediocre level, and even beyond that at times.

By failing to sign Kap, the NFL is basically saying it's more okay to beat women than it is to kneel during the national anthem. The NFL can go screw itself. It's not dying because middle-aged white men are disgusted with it; it's dying because under Roger Goodell the league and the product have no authenticity and integrity. And I guess because in this day and age there are a million other ways to entertain thyself.

Barkis is Willin' · 12-04-2018, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by asahi

So what does the NFL, and what do the Skins do now? They obviously have no QB and it's pretty obvious that Colin Kaepernick can at least play the position at a mediocre level, and even beyond that at times.

By failing to sign Kap, the NFL is basically saying it's more okay to beat women than it is to kneel during the national anthem. The NFL can go screw itself. It's not dying because middle-aged white men are disgusted with it; it's dying because under Roger Goodell the league and the product have no authenticity and integrity. And I guess because in this day and age there are a million other ways to entertain thyself.

Washington's decision making as a franchise is questionable at best. That said, I don't know if it's obvious that Kap is at least a mediocre QB. He hasn't played in what, two years? And doesn't he have an ongoing lawsuit against the NFL?

Kap had his chance to return to the NFL last year with Baltimore and he (and/or his girlfriend) was more interested in stirring controversy.

Atamasama · 12-04-2018, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Barkis is Willin'

Kap had his chance to return to the NFL last year with Baltimore and he (and/or his girlfriend) was more interested in stirring controversy.

I forgot to add that I’m no longer sure he honestly wants to actually play in the NFL anymore.

N9IWP · 12-05-2018, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by N9IWP

I'm curious if they are going to rename the Mike McCarthy Show (it has been named for the current coach in the past) I guess it doesn't take that long to change the title graphic.
For those not familiar it is a half hour show "reviews and previews games this week, is joined by a special Packers guest and a question and answer session with the fans"

Brian

Answer, the show is now "Total Packers"

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Originally Posted by Host Larry M

Welcome to Total Packers which replaces the Mike McCarthy Show for obvious reasons

Brian