NFL Week 8 Game Thread

[Ale Xander]

Thursday 10/24
Vikings @ Rams 8:15 Amazon

Sunday 10/27
1PM
Jets @ Patriots (see other thread)
Ravens @ Browns
Titans @ Lions
Colts @ Texans
Packers @ Jaguars
Cardinals @ Dolphins
Eagles @ Bengals
Falcons @ Bucs

4PM
Saints @ Chargers
Bills @ Seahawks
Bears @ Commanders
Panthers @ Broncos
Chiefs @ Raiders

8:20
Cowboys @ 49ers NBC, Telemundo

Monday 10/28
Giants @ Steelers, 8:15, ESPN, ESPN2

Coverage Map for Sunday afternoon:
https://506sports.com/

 

[Cellar-Door]

I believe the technical terms for the Rams defense is..... Cheeks.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Yay, penalties

 

[Cellar-Door]

Rams games are gonna be fun for neutrals... their defense can't stop anybody, but their offense is awesome

 

[P'tucket rhymes with...]

Gonna take Stafford an extra half hour to get out of bed after that one.

 

[Cellar-Door]

Lol, another automatic 1st

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Gonna take Stafford an extra half hour to get out of bed after that one.

Good thing he has that mattress endorsement.

 

[CoffeeNerdness]

Losing your left tackle when you should have just taken a knee seems not good.

 

[Cellar-Door]

Losing your left tackle when you should have just taken a knee seems not good.

couldn't take a knee, they were at the 2, if they kneel then LA could take a TO to force them to run a play from the EZ... too much could go wrong.

 

[CoffeeNerdness]

couldn't take a knee, they were at the 2, if they kneel then LA could take a TO to force them to run a play from the EZ... too much could go wrong.

They were at the three. Plenty of room.

 

[Cellar-Door]

They were at the three. Plenty of room.

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2.5 technically I think since it was HtD from the 5. But even then, you kneel, now you're around the 1 or 2... if they take a timeout do you feel comfortable you can kneel again. It's perfectly normal to run a running play there to see what the opponent does. There was no reason not to, does it suck Darrisaw got hurt,... sure, but he could get hurt on any snap, if it didn't happen no way anyone thinks it's dumb to run that play.

 

[CoffeeNerdness]

Gonzalez said the exact same thing(take a knee) at half time. It was moronic.

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Wow! I think that was a catch

 

[Auger34]

Gonzalez said the exact same thing(take a knee) at half time. It was moronic.

Yeah, it was dumb. Just take the knee. McVay only had one timeout and I doubt he wanted to prolong the inevitable.

Also….Kirk Herbstreit is terrible

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Heck of a throw and catch for the TD.

 

[Bergs]

I've had some awkward moments in my life, but none so awkward as Kirk Herbstreit pretending to give a single fuck about Fernando Valenzuela.

 

[Cellar-Door]

did Kupp get hurt again? He's not out there

 

[Cellar-Door]

did Kupp get hurt again? He's not out there

guess not he just got benched for half the quarter

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Vikings making a lot of mistakes in the RZ/high RZ.

EDIT - I’m partial to going for two this late in the game when the TD puts you up 7 (and 9 if you get it), but taking the XP is fine.

 

[DanoooME]

Teams don't go for 2 here enough. Make it a 2 score game with 6 1/2 minutes to go.

 

[Marciano490]

I've had some awkward moments in my life, but none so awkward as Kirk Herbstreit pretending to give a single fuck about Fernando Valenzuela.

Tremendous.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

That should do it.

 

[Cellar-Door]

huge tackle, he was trying to sit down and the guy just slid under him to keep him up

 

[DanoooME]

Rams punter looks like a LB

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Kupp has to stay in bounds there, though I think he thought he was closer to the first down than he was and the pile washed him out to the sideline as he tried to sit.

But it’s probably a moot point since that punt was a missile.

Wow how the fuck did they miss that facemask?! But let’s not have that be reviewable or anything.

 

[Bergs]

huge tackle, he was trying to sit down and the guy just slid under him to keep him up

Point: I thought his ass was down inbounds.
Counterpoint: I don't give a shit

 

[Skeptikal]

How do you possibly miss that facemask?

 

[Remagellan]

The Rams are not dead. But that is a blatant facemask.

 

[Cellar-Door]

ref stares at the QB getting ripped down by the facemask and makes no call

 

[Bergs]

Yay, NFL! lol

 

[Van Everyman]

I love how none of the penalties impacting health can be reviewed

 

[DanoooME]

Refball missing the call.

 

[BigSoxFan]

Thanks refs - didn’t want to watch compelling football

 

[Helmet Head]

Are the refs blind?

on a side not that should be reviewable.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

How do you possibly miss that facemask?

User name checks out

 

[Remagellan]

if you have any sense, there is no way Darnold goes down UNLESS he was grabbed by the facemask.

 

[DanoooME]

Umpire talking to Darnold said "shoulder". You are fucking blind, sir.

 

[Section15Box113]

I tuned in and that was the first play I saw.

Unwatchable.

 

[Marciano490]

That kick was a great idea surprised it wasn’t more competitive.

 

[Bergs]

If anyone thinks that facemask would have been missed had it been Pat Mahomes (not "Patrick", Mrs. Mahomes, go fuck yourself), I want what you're smoking.

 

[shoosh77]

Umpire talking to Darnold said "shoulder". You are fucking blind, sir.

He should say nothing since there’s only 72 review angles that could possible (and definitely here) make you look incompetent.

 

[Remagellan]

They really need to add authority to the eye in the sky to correct these blatant mistakes.

 

[ilol@u]

They really need to add authority to the eye in the sky to correct these blatant mistakes.

In the last five minutes these penalties should be able to get reviewed automatically (but not challenged).
15 yards changes the entire game there.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

They really need to add authority to the eye in the sky to correct these blatant mistakes.

They are reviewing roughing calls this year, so why not facemasks? Especially if it is against the QB.

 

[scott bankheadcase]

The defender even put his hands on his head because he knew what he did.

That was just a really bizarre no-call.

 

[Remagellan]

The Rams would be a much more fun team in the playoffs than the Seahawks, or some of the other NFC teams. They're like the Bengals of the NFC. If they get to the playoffs, the game is practically guaranteed to be exciting, no matter the opponent.

 

[j44thor]

Something as black and white as face mask not being reviewable is so stupid. We can zapruder forward momentum under a pile of 5 players to determine a first down but can't review a guy getting his head turned 90 degrees with force.

 

[Cellar-Door]

The defender even put his hands on his head because he knew what he did.

That was just a really bizarre no-call.

View: https://twitter.com/minakimes/status/1849649581434278102


Yep... even if you miss it immediately, throw a late flag when the defender makes it obvious you screwed up (also it's playing on a huge screen above you)

 

[Remagellan]

Something as black and white as face mask not being reviewable is so stupid. We can zapruder forward momentum under a pile of 5 players to determine a first down but can't review a guy getting his head turned 90 degrees with force.

Throw in it was a freaking scoring play!

 

[mauf]

Whatever happened to the effort to make obvious non-calls reviewable after the terrible non-call in the NFCCG 5-6 years ago that probably cost the Saints a trip to the Super Bowl?

The back judge was the only official in position to make the call tonight. He flat-out missed it. That happens. But particularly on a scoring play, there should be a way to make non-calls like that one reviewable without opening the door to review routine stuff like uncalled offensive holding.