# NFL 2020: Week 14 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 10, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-14/927766 "2020-12-10T15:29:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-14/927766/41 "2020-12-15T01:13:21Z")
I feel like the Ravens are due. Maybe the Browns will do it, but… ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-14/927766/42 "2020-12-15T02:47:20Z")
That was an egregiously bad call for OPI on Baker when his arm got hit, momentum changer. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-14/927766/43 "2020-12-15T04:02:38Z")
And the Ravens’ hopes lie in McSorley. Is this the start of the Trace Era? ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-14/927766/44 "2020-12-15T04:04:18Z")
How has ESPN had such bad commentating teams for like 15 years now? ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-14/927766/45 "2020-12-15T04:16:12Z")
Well if you like rushing TDs this game is historic. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-14/927766/46 "2020-12-15T04:22:22Z")
…and the Trace Era is over as soon as it began. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-14/927766/47 "2020-12-15T04:32:12Z")
This game is bonkers fun. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-14/927766/48 "2020-12-15T04:44:31Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Just for kicks I threw $200 on the Brownies tonight +3 (100). Am I gonna get hosed here? I was literally cheering for the Browns tonight just for you since I had no other rooting interest, my condolences. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-14/927766/49 "2020-12-15T06:06:23Z")
That fucking safety. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-14/927766/50 "2020-12-15T14:02:49Z")
With teams like the Browns, with decades of losing and failure behind it, you’ve gotta be careful about getting your hopes up. Just when you think they’ve turned a corner… ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-14/927766/51 "2020-12-15T14:32:51Z")
You think that barely losing a hard fought game in a good game that takes them to 9-4 means they haven’t turned a corner? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-14/927766/52 "2020-12-15T14:37:52Z")
It wasn’t that long ago that they were 1-31 over two consecutive years. It has been a while since you could legitimately say the Browns were good. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-14/927766/53 "2020-12-16T06:14:59Z")
This probably should go in the Week 15 thread, but we haven’t started it yet, and I’m too lazy to do so, so I’m putting it here. The Buccaneers have apparently had to put their kicker, punter, and long snapper all on the COVID reserve list. One of the big challenges in bringing in temporary replacements is getting those new players through testing in time, so if the Bucs didn’t learn about the situation early enough in the week to start lining up replacments, they may be without anyone at those specialist positions on Sunday. > ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-14/927766/54 "2020-12-16T06:22:25Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > The Buccaneers have apparently had to put their kicker, punter, and long snapper all on the COVID reserve list. Found a bit more on this: according to the Tampa Bay Times, they already had another kicker (Greg Joseph) on their practice squad, and have also brought in kicker Brett Maher, punter Dustin Colquitt, and long snapper Garrison Sanborn, who should be through the COVID testing protocol in time for Sunday, if needed. > **[Bucs place kicker, punter, long snapper on reserve/COVID-19 list](https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bucs/2020/12/15/bucs-place-kicker-punter-and-long-snapper-on-reservecovid-19-list/)** > > Ryan Succop, Bradley Pinion and Zach Triner are under quarantine. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2020-week-14/927766.md?page=2)