Week 15 Game Thread
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Come on, you've been watching the NFL this year. ANYTHING is possible. Pats could lose the next two games, they could run the table from here forward including the SB.SeoulSoxFan said:
It just depends on injuries, QB play, and turnovers. In some order.
I knew the Lions would somehow fail to get a win tonight. Thanks Calvin Johnson for that critical drop in the first quarter which was a potential game changer.
Of course now I'm very nervous about next week's game. But it should be close, no matter what. As tight as the Pats' games have been, here's Baltimore's last 11 games:
at Buf - L, 23-20
at Mia - W, 26-23
vs GB - L, 19-17
at Pit - L, 19-16
at Cle - L, 24-18
vs Cin - W, 20-17 (OT)
at Chi - L, 23-20 (OT)
vs NYJ - W, 19-3
vs Pit - W, 22-20
vs Min - W, 29-26
at Det - W, 18-16
That's 6-5, with the margin being within 3 points in 9 of those 11 games, including two overtimes plus a 61-yarder in the waning moments to beat Detroit.
They always scare me, especially in Baltimore, but the Pats will very much be in this game next weekend.
at Buf - L, 23-20
at Mia - W, 26-23
vs GB - L, 19-17
at Pit - L, 19-16
at Cle - L, 24-18
vs Cin - W, 20-17 (OT)
at Chi - L, 23-20 (OT)
vs NYJ - W, 19-3
vs Pit - W, 22-20
vs Min - W, 29-26
at Det - W, 18-16
That's 6-5, with the margin being within 3 points in 9 of those 11 games, including two overtimes plus a 61-yarder in the waning moments to beat Detroit.
They always scare me, especially in Baltimore, but the Pats will very much be in this game next weekend.
Imagine being a Broncos fan; if the Ravens run the table, finish with the #4 seed and win their first playoff game, they go back to Denver again.
That's jut all kinds of fucking awesome for them to ponder.
That's jut all kinds of fucking awesome for them to ponder.
ivanvamp said:
Also, the 6 point Browns win was a three-point game mid-fourth quarter until the Ravens couldn't get off the field and Cundiff hit a FG with less than a minute left.
Interesting thing about the Ravens. They have talent in all three phases of the game but apparently not enough talent for all three phases to do well on the same Sunday. Without looking at the stats, it seems like they do a lot of things either average or above-average but nothing terribly well (except perhaps red zone defense).
RedOctober3829 said:
Shouldn't we keep this expression with the correct local team? ;-)
I'm friends with two Lions fans. Their current Facebook Statuses:
Friend 1: In a season of brutal losses in a lifetime of brutal loses, that was the brutalist.
Friend 2: Y'know, with two weeks left in the NFL season, I suppose I could feign interest in my team's desperate attempt to make the playoffs. But as a Detroit Lions' fan, I know better than to get my false hopes up just to see my team make the playoffs and subsequent lay an egg in January...
Man, that's gotta suck.
Friend 1: In a season of brutal losses in a lifetime of brutal loses, that was the brutalist.
Friend 2: Y'know, with two weeks left in the NFL season, I suppose I could feign interest in my team's desperate attempt to make the playoffs. But as a Detroit Lions' fan, I know better than to get my false hopes up just to see my team make the playoffs and subsequent lay an egg in January...
Man, that's gotta suck.
The Bengals win a 3way tie with Pats and Colts.
The Pats lose a ton of tiebreakers, unfortunately (Bengals, Colts, Dolphins and possibly Ravens with a loss next week).
Can you show your work? Not that I don't trust you -- I'm just more interested in the process than the result, because the likelihood of Denver losing both its remaining games is as close to zero as such things get in the NFL.
The Pats lose a ton of tiebreakers, unfortunately (Bengals, Colts, Dolphins and possibly Ravens with a loss next week).
Can you show your work? Not that I don't trust you -- I'm just more interested in the process than the result, because the likelihood of Denver losing both its remaining games is as close to zero as such things get in the NFL.
nattysez said:
Ed Hillel said:
The Lions have too much money tied up in three guys (Megatron, Stafford, Suh), only one of whom is worth the money. As a result, they're a middling team, and are unlikely to be more than that anytime soon. Timing is everything in life, and the Lions picked a crappy time to have three top-3 picks.
I don't think Schwartz is a great coach, but I don't think anyone besides BB, Payton, or (Jim) Harbaugh would do appreciably better.
jsinger121 said:
If CJ catches that in stride, there's a decent chance he takes it to the house.
So you just used the exact same argument above for Cincy vs Baltimore above and now you're getting on me for this? I'm not trying to convince anyone, it's a game thread. I don't feel good about next Sunday's match up.
It's not the argument, it's the conclusion. You said the Pats have no chance of winning, and you couldn't see how they would. If you watch the NFL refularly, you should know how ridiculous that sounds, especially as a fan of the Patriots.
It's not the argument, it's the conclusion. You said the Pats have no chance of winning, and you couldn't see how they would. If you watch the NFL refularly, you should know how ridiculous that sounds, especially as a fan of the Patriots.