Week 16 Game Thread

[nayrbrey]

2 games today with two indoor teams venturing outside.
Indy @ Baltimore & Minnesota @ Green Bay.
A full slate of games tomorrow and two more on Christmas night.

 

[54thMA]

Colts at Browns, an old school match up right there.

 

[tims4wins]

Yawn. Notning remotely interesting today. The games matter for Baltimore and Minnesota for playoff positioning but I doubt I’ll be watching

 

[streeter88]

With GB waving the white flag earlier this week, tomorrow can't come soon enough.

 

[shawnrbu]

Too bad the NFL wasn't able to find a way to get Jags @ 49ers into one of these national slots. That's the most interesting contender vs. non-contender matchup of the weekend.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Too bad the NFL wasn't able to find a way to get Jags @ 49ers into one of these national slots. That's the most interesting contender vs. non-contender matchup of the weekend.

That’s my afternoon game tomorrow. Can Jimmy keep the winning streak going?

 

[Al Zarilla]

Adam V field goal attempt blocked after Jacoby led a nice drive. Colts can’t do anything right.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Benjamin Watson is LEGIT.

 

[snowmanny]

That’s my afternoon game tomorrow. Can Jimmy keep the winning streak going?

It would be helpful if he did.

 

[johnmd20]

This game is an affront to humanity. Two uninspiring teams, one with a great defense, against a paltry offense. With nary a superstar on either side.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

The Ravens offense is fucking painful to watch. Uninspired schematically and Flacco routinely misses open guys that should be early reads in his progression based on the coverage Indy is showing

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Fucking puke.

Flacco is a joke

 

[Al Zarilla]

Game.

 

[tims4wins]

This game is an affront to humanity. Two uninspiring teams, one with a great defense, against a paltry offense. With nary a superstar on either side.

Excuse me? Flacco is elite. Best QB in the league. I’d take him any day of the week and twice on Sunday

 

[Ed Hillel]

The Jimmy trade was A OK with me, but boy does the Brissett trade look bad. I guess they just think he was never going to be good enough. They could still be right, but this is a solid season he’s had with this shit OL.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Gore looked as good as ever on that drive.

 

[ilol@u]

Al Gore is like 60 years old yet he's always consistently solid year after year.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Game.

You were saying?

 

[tims4wins]

The Jimmy trade was A OK with me, but boy does the Brissett trade look bad. I guess they just think he was never going to be good enough. They could still be right, but this is a solid season he’s had with this shit OL.

He is an NFL QB, I agree with that. Not starter material IMO but a valid player

 

[mwonow]

Is it me, or are there a lot of ex-Pats on the field today?

 

[Al Zarilla]

You were saying?

Yeah, the Colts say maybe not. Gotta like Brissett, Adam V. and Frank Gore. Hell with the rest of them.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Yeah, the Colts say maybe not. Gotta like Brissett, Adam V. and Frank Gore. Hell with the rest of them.

I still dig me some Jabaal Sheard.

 

[Dollar]

Al Gore is like 60 years old yet he's always consistently solid year after year.

He's actually pretty good for 69 years old.

 

[Ed Hillel]

He is an NFL QB, I agree with that. Not starter material IMO but a valid player

It’s tough to say regarding starter material, but I would probably say he will be and will be about average. He was thrown into this offense basically overnight and has done ok. Then again, Hoyer might well be better for the near term and if Jacoby isn’t the guy long term I guess it doesn’t matter.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

"It's simply not long enough, Adam." ~ Mrs. Vinatieri

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Vinatieri is not going to get his 90% FG made incentive

 

[Mystic Merlin]

It’s tough to say regarding starter material, but I would probably say he will be and will be about average. He was thrown into this offense basically overnight and has done ok. Then again, Hoyer might well be better for the near term and if Jacoby isn’t the guy long term I guess it doesn’t matter.

I think this was essentially their calculus.

 

[Al Zarilla]

"It's simply not long enough, Adam." ~ Mrs. Vinatieri

Couple feet short?

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Couple feet short?

Sincerely,

Rex Ryan

 

[vadertime]

Wasn't that a similar play to what the Pats did against Baltimore that they got pissed at?

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Wasn't that a similar play to what the Pats did against Baltimore that they got pissed at?

No one's seen that before.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

This game is rendering insomnia medicine obsolete.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Funny kick, Vinatieri is awesome.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

This is where they straight-up Alex Collins the hell out of this thing.

 

[johnmd20]

This would be better in snow.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Lolwut taking second and 8 over third and 1.

 

[johnmd20]

Lolwut taking second and 8 over third and 1.

That was absurd.

 

[mwonow]

Is it me, or are there a lot of ex-Pats on the field today?

Not invested in the game, so I took a quick look at the Colts roster. At a glance, 7 ex-Pats, including Kamar Aiken, Jacoby, Darius Butler, Anthony Johnson, Mingo, Sheard, and Adam V. Seems like a lot...

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

They're fixin' to Dan Woodhead the fuck out of this motherfucker.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

What you're witnessing now is often referred to as The Campanaro Effect.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

It is amazing how often the Flacco-led Ravens seem to get bailed out by DPIs or holding calls against the opposing secondary. It feels like the guy has made a career out of getting key yardage out of flags versus actually completing passes.

Note this is not a statistical-based observation and I am sure someone can show that Brady has been the beneficiary of more flags than Flacco over a comparable time frame.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Secondary penalties nabbing back to back conversions, classic Ravens.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

You give Alex Collins a head of steam, and shit is over.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

The incomparable JACOBY BRI$$ETT!

 

[Marciano490]

Catch the INT!

 

[Al Zarilla]

The incomparable JACOBY BRI$$ETT!

He’s no Jimmy Garop.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Jacoby’s accuracy needs some work. That was a TD if he hits him in stride.

 

[mauf]

Surprised Harbaugh opted to give the Colts 4th and 1 instead of 3rd and 11 — he knew they were going to GFI, right?

 

[Ed Hillel]

Surprised Harbaugh opted to give the Colts 4th and 1 instead of 3rd and 11 — he knew they were going to GFI, right?

I thought the same.

 

[johnmd20]

Surprised Harbaugh opted to give the Colts 4th and 1 instead of 3rd and 11 — he knew they were going to GFI, right?

He must have assumed a punt but they couldn't punt, the Colts D is exhausted. Bad move by Harbaugh.