Week 1 NFL Game Thread

[Ralphwiggum]

I think the bigger issue is I get the impression a lot of "Patriots" fans started following them in 2001, so they are more "Brady" fans than "Patriots" fans, so he leaves and they still follow and root for him, he's the only QB they ever knew.

I've been a fan since 1968, so I'm more of a fan of the team than I am of any one player.

As many of you said, to each his own.

Ok, enough said about this; is it October 3rd yet?

Look, anyone who would root for Brady against the Pats is a Brady fan, not a Pats fan, that I don’t get. I dont go as far back as you but I remember the lean years all too well. To each his own and all, but Tom Brady gave me 20 years of being able to have legit Super Bowl expectations every year, including six they actually won, after years of watching a joke franchise in a joke stadium. It’s so far beyond anything I ever could have dreamt of, and he (along wit’s BB) were the principle architects, I just cannot imagine rooting against him, except against the Pats.

I mean if he went to the Jets or something that’s a tougher call. And indifference I get as well, not rooting for him but not really caring. But actively rooting against him on an NFC team that has no history with the Pats is just so bizarre to me. Without Tom Brady we don’t have six Lombardis. We might not have any.

Anyway, I hope he throws six picks on Oct 3 but other than that go Tom.

 

[Kliq]

Oh shit it's The Witching Hour music on Redzone.

 

[normstalls]

Pretty phenomenal catch there by Pitt

 

[johnmd20]

It's amazing that the Steelers are winning.

 

[Red Averages]

The AFC East is wide open!

 

[Ralphwiggum]

Bills have looked kind of shitty. I’m not sure Pitt is good.

 

[Gash Prex]

Pitt is winning in-spite of Ben - defense has been great. Or more hopefully, the Bills are not that good

 

[Kliq]

It's amazing that the Steelers are winning.

Pittsburgh last season was pretty much 11 straight unconvincing wins before crashing to earth.

 

[johnmd20]

Bills have looked kind of shitty. I’m not sure Pitt is good.

The Bills are good. That much is true. There is a chance Pitt's D is giving Buffalo fits.

 

[54thMA]

Look, anyone who would root for Brady against the Pats is a Brady fan, not a Pats fan, that I don’t get. I dont go as far back as you but I remember the lean years all too well. To each his own and all, but Tom Brady gave me 20 years of being able to have legit Super Bowl expectations every year, including six they actually won, after years of watching a joke franchise in a joke stadium. It’s so far beyond anything I ever could have dreamt of, and he (along wit’s BB) were the principle architects, I just cannot imagine rooting against him, except against the Pats.

I mean if he went to the Jets or something that’s a tougher call. And indifference I get as well, not rooting for him but not really caring. But actively rooting against him on an NFC team that has no history with the Pats is just so bizarre to me. Without Tom Brady we don’t have six Lombardis. We might not have any.

Anyway, I hope he throws six picks on Oct 3 but other than that go Tom.

Well said.

I'm not rooting against him.

I just don't care.

And yes, as a fan, I went from just being happy they made it to a Super Bowl to being overwhelmed that they won 6 (so far.............................).

 

[azsoxpatsfan]

Look, anyone who would root for Brady against the Pats is a Brady fan, not a Pats fan, that I don’t get. I dont go as far back as you but I remember the lean years all too well. To each his own and all, but Tom Brady gave me 20 years of being able to have legit Super Bowl expectations every year, including six they actually won, after years of watching a joke franchise in a joke stadium. It’s so far beyond anything I ever could have dreamt of, and he (along wit’s BB) were the principle architects, I just cannot imagine rooting against him, except against the Pats.

I mean if he went to the Jets or something that’s a tougher call. And indifference I get as well, not rooting for him but not really caring. But actively rooting against him on an NFC team that has no history with the Pats is just so bizarre to me. Without Tom Brady we don’t have six Lombardis. We might not have any.

Anyway, I hope he throws six picks on Oct 3 but other than that go Tom.

I was 3 when the patriots won their first super bowl and until last year Brady is the only qb I’ve seen start for the Patriots. I’ll be in absolute pain rooting against him when he plays the pats, but I have to. Other than that, go Brady. And if the Pats don’t win it all, I will always hope he does

 

[Ralphwiggum]

The Bills are good. That much is true. There is a chance Pitt's D is giving Buffalo fits.

Steeler D might be really good.

 

[johnmd20]

Well said.

I'm not rooting against him.

I just don't care.

And yes, as a fan, I went from just being happy they made it to a Super Bowl to being overwhelmed that they won 6 (so far.............................).

By posting you don't care, it's indicative of the fact that you care. If you didn't care, you wouldn't even bother making any comments.

The opposite of love isn't apathy.

 

[Pablo's TB Lover]

Scoop and score alert!

 

[shawnrbu]

You can win a lot of games with Pittsburgh’s defense.

 

[Spelunker]

I can't believe I'm rooting for Pitt.

 

[johnmd20]

Steeler D might be really good.

And there's a DST TD for the Steelers.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Steelers DST MVP of the early games

 

[Gash Prex]

Nothing like watching a Bills team getting beaten at home on opening day with all the expectations on them this year

 

[MuppetAsteriskTalk]

I can't believe I'm rooting for Pitt.

I can't, but the Bills losing takes the sting out of it.

 

[johnmd20]

Nothing like watching a Bills team getting beaten at home on opening day with all the expectations on them this year

The Mafia isn't that teflon.

 

[Pablo's TB Lover]

Yes color guy, a lot of leadership by Big Ben to block the kick and score.

 

[54thMA]

By posting you don't care, it's indicative of the fact that you care. If you didn't care, you wouldn't even bother making any comments.

The opposite of love isn't apathy.

The Steelers just scored again.

Blocked punt, 20-0 run vs the Bills.

I care about that.................................

 

[rodderick]

That's the kind of game Josh Allen will be expected to win from now on. Good luck, kid.

 

[Ralphwiggum]

That was ridiculously bad by the Bills there. That dude almost could have tackled the punter he was in so clean.

 

[patinorange]

I'm not quite sure why I am happy that AZ is killing the Titans. But I am.

 

[54thMA]

Nothing like watching a Bills team getting beaten at home on opening day with all the expectations on them this year

There's a ton of Steelers fans there.

Their fans travel as well as any fan base in the NFL, maybe them and Dallas top two?

 

[54thMA]

I'm not quite sure why I am happy that AZ is killing the Titans. But I am.

This is making me happy as well.

What a beat down, 38-13.

Ah gee, poor Vrabel.

 

[johnmd20]

Zimmer is such an idiot to challenge that play.

 

[johnmd20]

Like, you can't risk the time out, you have Dalvin Cook, the ball was first and goal on the half yard line.

Instead, you lose the challenge, lost the time out, and Cook scores on the next play anyway.

Why are coaches so fucking stupid?

 

[MuppetAsteriskTalk]

I'm not quite sure why I am happy that AZ is killing the Titans. But I am.

Not sure if he's done anything in 2nd half, but Chandler Jones had 3 sacks in the 1st half.

 

[Silverdude2167]

Zimmer is such an idiot to challenge that play.

Yeah, but the ref should have called it a TD...when it's that close err on the side of the automatic review. I also think he got in.

 

[McBride11]

Bills shoulda run this offense all game

 

[scott bankheadcase]

Even if the panthers convert rhule is an idiot

 

[scott bankheadcase]

Even if the panthers convert rhule is an idiot

I take it back… he was doing the draw them offside thing. Fine.

 

[johnmd20]

Not sure if he's done anything in 2nd half, but Chandler Jones had 3 sacks in the 1st half.

He has another sack. He's also drawn 2 false starts.

 

[johnmd20]

He has another sack. He's also drawn 2 false starts.

Correction, he's got 5 sacks today now.

 

[Soxy]

Not sure if he's done anything in 2nd half, but Chandler Jones had 3 sacks in the 1st half.

He's up to four. Doing all he can to get a new contract.

 

[MuppetAsteriskTalk]

He has another sack. He's also drawn 2 false starts.

Tx - what a huge day.

 

[johnmd20]

That was a pretty garbage call against LAC again.

Chargers are getting absolutely SCREWED by the refs today.

 

[CoffeeNerdness]

Damn, at this rate I'm about to pick up some synthetic weed and take my life to the next level.

 

[johnmd20]

Chargers convert the 3rd and 16. Ball don't lie.

 

[Pablo's TB Lover]

There's a ton of Steelers fans there.

Their fans travel as well as any fan base in the NFL, maybe them and Dallas top two?

I'd say so, those fans travel in good and bad times. Pats fans are top ten but don't challenge those 2, probably more due to wasting our favors to family to travel to big games during the first like 10 years of the dynasty(!)

Giants and the bay area teams (49ers and Raiders) fans can be big travelers but only on a fairweather basis it seems.

 

[moretsyndrome]

Correction, he's got 5 sacks today now.

So many free agents that BB let go went on to not do a whole lot. Jones is definitely the exception

 

[johnmd20]

Ben just scrambled. It looked uncomfortable.

 

[MuppetAsteriskTalk]

Why isn't that a flag on the Bills defender for jumping on Ben after he slid? It wasn't a timing thing at all the defender just decided to pile on.

 

[Gash Prex]

Ben looked like an overweight truck driver scrambling and falling over

 

[Mugsy's Jock]

Who lasts longer with the Jets, Saleh or Zack Wilson?

 

[Mystic Merlin]

On how many plays has Roethlisberger shown True Leadership? Seems like 14.

 

[Pablo's TB Lover]

"Production meeting", everybody drink! Love having the football announcers back in my life again.