Ah, that makes much more sense. I couldn’t imagine an O/U that high for this game before the first half we just saw.
FWIW, the current o/u is now 69.5.
Had you bet the over before the game started, you’d be a winner.
Yup. The NFL passer rating formula uses just four inputs:
- Completion percentage
- Yards per attempt
- Touchdown percentage
- Interception percentage
When your completion percentage is 100%, your TD percentage is 40%, and your interception percentage is 0%, you’re going to peg the meter at 158.3.
The Wikipedia page on passer ratings indicates that, to generate a perfect 158.3, a passer has to have:
- A completion percentage of at least 77.5%
- At least 12.5 yards per passing attempt
- A touchdown percentage of at least 11.875%
- No interceptions
I’ve been watching 49ers football since Joe Montana in the 80s. Brock Purdy is awesome to watch. Better than everyone since Steve Young. This game was a particularly great game from him (deflected late INT notwithstanding), career high 5 TDs, first from a SF QB since Young in Super Bowl XXIX. It’s a combination of executing good plays from Shanahan, incredible throws into right windows, and scrambling and making amazing off-schedule throws or runs. Just so much fun to watch.
For the record, Purdy does have a 158.3 rating game. Vs the Bucs in '23.
After last night there are 5 teams that have clinched a spot (Pats, Broncos, Jags, Chargers, and Bills) although none have clinched a division or seed. The remaining teams fighting for the last two spots (Steelers, Texans, Colts, and Ravens) with the AFC North and one wildcard spot in play.
On the NFC side, no real changes with 4 teams (Packers, Lions, Panthers, Bucs) fighting for the NFC South and the last wildcard.
After last night’s Indy loss, this has clearly changed for the AFC South, though Indy is still mathematically alive for the playoffs but with 2 tough division games remaining.
If the Colts win out (including Week 18 against Houston) and Houston loses out, they’d still be the #7 seed with the tie-break over Houston
Otherwise, next week’s Chargers/Texans game is also relevant for Denver and Jacksonville. Denver locks up the AFC West with a win against KC plus a Chargers loss. Likewise, Jacksonville locks up the AFC South with a win against Indy plus a Texans loss.
There is no evidence of this. There are audio recordings of the incident, and plenty of other fans and a security guard (who’s black) in earshot and none have reported anything like this. This is purely speculation from the podcast ecosystem and then DK’s agent who is trying to avoid the most serious repercussions.
He is not a stalker. Not sure where you’re getting this. He’s a Lions season ticketholder and other ticketholders in the area have said that he’s a staple at the games. His thing is apparently to heckle the opposing players pretty persistently using social media information. He’s likely loud and annoying, but he’s not just some random drunk racist who went off nor is he particularly interested in DK. He does this to everyone, and it seems like DK is simply the player on both the Seahawks and Steelers most likely to give him a reaction, hence he’s been the target in those games. Against the other teams he picks someone else who he finds material on.
In their previous matchup DK reported the fan to security which is the correct course of action when this happens. This time he did the other option. If you want to dislike professional hecklers, that’s fine but I think this automatic assumption that he dropped an N-bomb is silly. We’ve seen too many examples where aggressors use this argument to justify all kinds of actions.
You are correct. This is what DK is claiming. And since there is nothing backing him up, all we have recorded is visual, and visually it looks really bad. Even if DK is telling the truth (and I’m not just going to take his word for it), he was an idiot for engaging with a fan physically, and I think the suspension is 100% warranted.
Mind you, this wasn’t some “caught in the heat of the moment in the tunnel after a loss” kind of interaction. It was mid-game, and DK left the bench, and his team, to go approach the fan and get in his face. DK initiated the exchange. The damage control, and the way the internet has immediately jumped conclude what they think was said, is complete bullshit. If this fan actually has clear audio of the interaction and can prove that he never said anything, I hope he sues the shit out of these retired podcasters who are all carrying water for DK, not to mention DKs agent. They’ve doxxed him and this would be a slam dunk defamation case.
Even if he did say it, DKs punishment is fully deserved. If he said it the Lions need to revoke his season tickets and ban him from games, but that’s their duty, not DKs.
I am absolutely and completely in agreement with you.
So…was that literally the Bears’ best win over the Packers EVER??
Taking into account the miraculous quality of the win and it being a late season game with serious playoff implications for both teams…I’m not thinking of a better one offhand.
That last TD throw was insane.
And I’ve seen a lot of Packers fans online complaining about Booker’s “dirty” hit on Love – which I fully admit was flag-worthy since Love dropped his head, putting his helmet in the way of Booker – while completely ignoring Nixon’s cheap shot on Moore.
Packers fans gotta be happy that they clinched a playoff spot thanks to that Detroit dud today.
This is my understanding—if the Packers win both upcoming gams and the Bears lose both, then Packers win NFC North.
If the Packers lose either game, or the Bears win either, the Packers still have a playoff berth.
Does it make a big difference if the Packers win both and say the Bears win one? I know it can get complicated depending on what other teams do.
Brian
Correct. If Bears lose both, they’re 11-6. If Packers win both, they’re 11-5-1.
Might want to take this discussion to this week’s thread.