Week 18 game thread?
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They’re going to get away with it with minimal damage, but that was one of the worst coaching decisions I’ve ever seen. Compounded by an awful play call.
I guess, if you consider gifting the opposing team 3 points for no real reason “getting away with it.”
I don't think the Patriots are likely to win the SuperBowl, but if they were it would be because they got to match up their strengths (pass D, running, passing vs. zone) against an offense that wants to pass, and avoid their weaknesses (run D, throwing the ball vs. man).
I think the Patriots in neutral weather have little chance of stopping BUF's running game, or passing well on them.
I feel much better about the Patriots D against the very pass heavy Bengals.
If the other games go chalk, you get a TEN team you already beat and with a win you're into a game with the Bills or Chiefs for a SB trip. If there are upsets you likely play the Chiefs a week earlier, but with the potential of a team you already beat (LAC or TEN) in the Title game, and KC is a pass heavy team that has been up and down.
I can't understand why sometimes it's perfectly fine to pile drive the QB and other times it's an obvious 15 yards. I mean that sack was what was described to me as "obvious and called 99 percent of the time" earlier this year, and I've seen like 20 more like it since then not called.
the 4th down bot/ analytics were in favor of it
View: https://twitter.com/ben_bot_baldwin/status/1480379542770524165
Also, personally I am sick to death of Bills Mafia. I’d prefer to play anyone else, just to avoid another week of listening to those clowns.
Chargers may officially have the 3rd best offenses, but their OL has been brutal today.
I love advanced analytics in baseball. Really like them in football, too.
Any analytics that says you should go for it on your own 18 sucks. Back it up with as much data as you want. A first down at your own 18 with 80 yards to go is not worth risking handing the ball to the other team at the 18. Full stop.
This isn't fucking Madden.
Any analytics that says you should go for it on your own 18 sucks. Back it up with as much data as you want. A first down at your own 18 with 80 yards to go is not worth risking handing the ball to the other team at the 18. Full stop.
This isn't fucking Madden.
Cant get off the field on d right now. 7 minute drive. Feels like a TD and this is over.
Agreed. It's risk-reward. If you're in the part of the field where failure leads to easy points at that point in a must-win game? Reassess the analytics.
So it's looking like we are inching closer to Buffalo at 8:15 on Saturday. On one hand, there's lots of football left. On the other, it's the Chargers.
Funny part is that in the messed up AFC they might actually end up in the Super Bowl. Winning four on the trot to get into the playoffs in the last regular season game of the year? Sometimes it is about who is hot when.
They make noise in the playoffs they gotta keep him.
I still can't tell if the Raiders are a good team or not. They have 5 wins against teams over .500 (today would be 6) which would put them among the best in the league. But they also lost to the Bears, Giants, and (at home) Washington.
It’s been a heck of a coaching job, stabilizing things after the Gruden debacle. They win this, he’d have to at least get strong consideration. Unless they’re just hell bent for Harbaugh.
