Packers go for it on 4th and 3 on the NE 43. And dont get it.
I understand going 4th and 1, but 4th and 3 with 2 min left in the half? Nah.
Bad call.
Drake Maye is evidently intent on setting the record for interceptions thrown in a half.
What is the record?
Agreed. That would have been a 61-yard field goal attempt, which given the lack of trust they have in Trey Smack, would have probably also been a bad call. Have Daniel Whelan do a drop punt, pin the Pats deep, and call it good.
At least they kept New England from doing anything with that field position.
Apparently, it’s five, by the Bills’ Nathan Peterman in 2017. (Maye threw three in the first half today.)
Speaking of INTs, Justin Herbert has so far tossed one today, meaning he’s thrown at least one interception in every game so far this season. He’s on track to throw ~23-24 for the season at the rate he’s going. And looking at the recaps, I don’t see many (any?) that were bobbled or really the fault of the receiver. He threw the vast majority right at a defender.
Trey McBride flop takes away a great Josh Jobe interception. I gotta hand it to Trey; he’s almost as good an actor as he is a receiver. I can’t even be mad.
ETA: ROFL! That is a first!
Unnecessary roughness called for talking to someone. Not even joking. It wouldn’t have even been taunting, but they literally called unnecessary roughness for talking to someone. I didn’t know that words could be flagged as unnecessarily rough.
I’m not watching the Packers/Patriots game – did Josh Jacobs get injured, or did they just pull him because he was ineffective?
In three games back since returning from the reserve list, he’s averaging 2.2 YPC, with a long of 10. Granted, the Packers’ offensive line is a mess, but they’ve gotten 129 yards on the ground today – 124 of those yards by players not named Josh Jacobs.
I have to wonder if Green Bay is trying to figure out how quickly they can rid themselves of him, even though his contract runs through next season.
He had a hand injury in the first quarter. He stayed in uniform and was in and out of the locker room but never got back on the field.
Clearly they were okay without him.
Bears/Bucs: The game currently has a score.
Mayfield screaming for a flag when a Bear lays on him, but he forgets his last name isn’t Mahomes.
…and Caleb tosses his 4th interception of the game so far.
…and Baker throws a pick six. WTF is with this game.
I remember when Ben Johnson said he wanted the team to set the all time season scoring record. They’re not even leading the league so far this season
As it turns out, a broken ring finger on his right hand. From ESPN (spoilered for the squeamish):
For a statistical update:
THe record is 37.9 points per game (606 points in 16 games for the 2013 Broncos)
The Bears have 241 points through 9 games, or 26.8 points per game. To match the record the Bears need to average 50.4 points per game in their remaining 8 games. They are going to need a lot more pick-6s from their defense.
I watched that play as it happened and in the replays just after.
I was a bit surprised there wasn’t a facemasking penalty called. Yes it certainly seemed inadvertent, and yes the offender came off worse than the offendee, but still. If you try to push off a guy’s face, getting tangled in the mask’s gridwork seems almost fore-ordained.
Facemasking is a significant penalty precisely because of the injury potential to the guy who’s mask gets handled.
Yes, and the Bills through 7 (they play tonight) have 233 points or just over 33 PPG. Chicago isn’t even leading the league this season, much less all seasons.
IOW, pre-season talk is cheap.
Every team has reason every Fall to talk up their chances. More buzz, more tickets sold, more opportunity for players to juice their own brand, etc.
I know they won, but that can’t have felt good. And the back half of their season is going to be tougher.
For some reason, an offensive player with the ball is allowed to touch the defender’s facemask - it’s called a stiff arm.
Meanwhile, my Dolphins continue their long rebuild. We’re actually stoked to have lost 16-9 to the Lions. Them rookies were competitive, and the defense was stout! And we continue apace for a new quarterback at the top of the draft…
I stayed in a hotel in Hollywood FL on Sat night / Sun morning, so just before the DET / MIA game. The place was wall to wall Detroit fans who’d flown in for the hoped-for romp that afternoon.
They were definitely having major fun, but were also nice and polite in the Midwestern way. I was gone by the time they’d have returned after the game. Things might’ve gotten less Nice / more rowdy by then.
Oh, my God, I was so stressed out and emotionally drained from last night’s game that I’ve been tired all day today! I thought we were done for, but that great Buccaneer defense made one big mistake on our last drive! Our tight end was wide open and the catch plus his YAC put us in easy game winning field goal position! I really need this bye week to recover!
Oh, I am still very angry about a targeting call that was never made against the Buccaneers that caused our 5th turnover, a fumble. He was violently contacted helmet to helmet and was literally knocked unconscious. The “fumble” was the football slipping from his limp, unconscious body.