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  • December 2, 2025 at 9:42 am #159850
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    Games.

    Thurs

    Dallas at Lions

    1 PM Sunday

    Seattle at Falcons

    4:25

    Bears at Packers

    Monday

    Eagles at Chargers

    December 2, 2025 at 10:52 am #159851
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    December 2, 2025 at 2:29 pm #159852
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    Wow, don’t you kind of hope the Seahawks win for the draft pick, but lose for playoff positioning?

    Very conflicting.

    December 2, 2025 at 3:04 pm #159853
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    TSRF wrote:

    Wow, don’t you kind of hope the Seahawks win for the draft pick, but lose for playoff positioning?

    Very conflicting.

    I wonder if its possible, that the Rams might play the Seahawks And 49ers in the playoffs?

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    December 2, 2025 at 3:40 pm #159854
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    TSRF wrote:

    Wow, don’t you kind of hope the Seahawks win for the draft pick, but lose for playoff positioning?

    Very conflicting.

    A tie might work.

    I’d rather have the Seahawks lose, though. Playoff positioning is more important than draft positioning.

    December 3, 2025 at 7:42 pm #159886
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    1:25 of the vid, Golden Tate raves about Stafford.

    December 4, 2025 at 12:11 am #159890
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    December 4, 2025 at 8:38 am #159892
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    Is it me, or does Ben Johnson seem like a dick?

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    December 4, 2025 at 6:57 pm #159900
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    Hall of Fame semi-finalists.

    I do not want to see Vinatieri make the hall of fame.

    Earl Thomas might be the best of that bunch, i dunno.

    I think Torry might make it this year.

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    The full list of modern-era semifinalists is as follows:
    Player
    Position Primary Teams
    Willie Anderson T Bengals, Ravens
    Drew Brees QB Chargers, Saints
    Lomas Brown T Lions, Cardinals, Browns, Giants, Buccaneers
    Jahri Evans G Saints, Packers
    Larry Fitzgerald WR Cardinals
    Frank Gore RB 49ers, Colts, Dolphins, Bills, Jets
    Rodney Harrison S Chargers, Patriots
    Torry Holt WR Rams, Jaguars
    Luke Kuechly LB Panthers
    Eli Manning QB Giants
    Robert Mathis DE/LB Colts
    Philip Rivers QB Chargers, Colts
    Steve Smith Sr. WR Panthers, Ravens
    Terrell Suggs LB/DE Ravens, Cardinals, Chiefs
    Fred Taylor RB Jaguars, Patriots
    Earl Thomas DB Seahawks, Ravens
    Adam Vinatieri PK Patriots, Colts
    Hines Ward WR Steelers
    Reggie Wayne WR Colts
    Richmond Webb T Dolphins, Bengals
    Vince Wilfork DT Patriots, Texans
    Kevin Williams DT Vikings, Seahawks, Saints
    Steve Wisniewski G Raiders
    Jason Witten TE Cowboys, Raiders
    Darren Woodson S Cowboys
    Marshal Yanda G/T Ravens

    Additionally, the finalists in the coach, contributor, and senior categories have been named:

    Coach Finalist: Bill Belichick
    Contributor Finalist: Robert Kraft
    Senior Finalists: Ken Anderson, Roger Craig, and L.C. Greenwood

    The list of modern-era semifinalists will be reduced to 15 finalists in late December. The final Class of 2026 will be announced in advance of Super Bowl LX.

    December 5, 2025 at 8:58 am #159905
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    Did the Lions have any injuries last night against Dalls?
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    Detroit Lions had a significant injury during their win over the Dallas Cowboys last night (Thursday, Dec 4, 2025), with star safety Brian Branch being carted off with an ankle injury, adding to existing absences like Kerby Joseph and Kalif Raymond, and rookie safety Thomas Harper also left with a brain injury early in the game, according to Yahoo Sports and Pride Of Detroit.

    December 5, 2025 at 9:01 am #159906
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    The Lions scored a lot of points. Maybe they’re tired.

    Unfortunately, they have an extra 3 days before they kickoff again.

    December 5, 2025 at 12:14 pm #159907
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    December 5, 2025 at 7:53 pm #159927
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    December 6, 2025 at 10:38 am #159934
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    from https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6866949/2025/12/06/nfl-rumors-news-tom-brady-raiders-daniel-jones-roommate/

    • Cleveland’s Myles Garrett is 3.5 sacks shy of the single-season record, jointly held by Michael Strahan (2001) and T.J. Watt (2021). His next opponent? Titans rookie Cam Ward, who has taken more sacks than any other quarterback in the league (48). Keep in mind, Garrett already has two games this season in which he registered four-plus sacks.

    December 6, 2025 at 1:13 pm #159942
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    Man, Chris Simms was not pulling any punches on the Eagles offense issue. I dont know what to think, though. He could be right. But then, how is it that Jalen Hurts has looked awesome in two Super Bowls and various playoff games. And he looked awfully good torching the Rams in the second half of that game.

    Ive kinda gone back and forth on this one. If i had to speculate though, I’d say the problem is more than just Hurts is limited in some way.

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    December 6, 2025 at 1:56 pm #159948
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    wv wrote:

    Ive kinda gone back and forth on this one. If i had to speculate though, I’d say the problem is more than just Hurts is limited in some way.

    IMO? They could get away with a simpler, less complicated offense when they had the best OL in the game. Their OL has declined. Cosell has talked about that. It’s no longer dominant. That means that there’s more pressure on the passing game, which in turn means that Simms point about Hurts limiting the offense comes much more into play.

    I think against the Eagles at the start of the season, the Rams were in their traditional “McVay starts the season slow before the bye” routine, though at a higher level than the previous couple of years. In previous years, anyone could beat them in their “starting the season slow” mode. This year, it was just the Eagles and 9ers who could do that. The point being, I think that game reflected more on the Rams than on the Eagles.

    December 6, 2025 at 2:44 pm #159960
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    zn wrote:

    I think against the Eagles at the start of the season, the Rams were in their traditional “McVay starts the season slow before the bye” routine, though at a higher level than the previous couple of years. In previous years, anyone could beat them in their “starting the season slow” mode. This year, it was just the Eagles and 9ers who could do that. The point being, I think that game reflected more on the Rams than on the Eagles.

    And remember, the Rams win that game – if not for the blocked kicks.

    December 6, 2025 at 3:12 pm #159961
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    Zooey wrote:

    And remember, the Rams win that game – if not for the blocked kicks.

    True. But at the same time, they had a problem with their kicking game and entered the season not even realizing it till it bit them. There’s just ways the McVay Rams enter the season not fully ready to go, and then they fix it at the bye. This year, that was one of the issues.

    December 7, 2025 at 2:27 am #159969
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    week 14 games of interest

    1 pm

    Seattle at Falcons

    4:25

    Bears at Packers

    MNF:

    Eagles at Chargers

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    SF has a bye

    December 7, 2025 at 2:22 pm #159974
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    Colts rule QB Daniel Jones out with an Achilles injury. Not great.

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    The Colts went from the No. 1 seed to a team that probably won’t make the playoffs anymore and don’t have any QB in like a month.

    Freaking wild turnaround.

    December 7, 2025 at 3:46 pm #159976
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    December 7, 2025 at 7:28 pm #159983
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    The Packers just sealed their win over the Bears, giving the Rams back the No. 1 seed in the NFC

    December 8, 2025 at 7:34 am #160005
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    “top plays” week 14

    December 8, 2025 at 8:17 am #160006
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    December 8, 2025 at 4:15 pm #160019
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    That early season 14-9 win over the Texans looks pretty good right now. Houston has beaten the Ravens, Jags, 49ers, Bills, Colts, Chiefs…

    Seattle beat them 27-19.

    The play the Cardinals and Raiders next.

    It would not shock me, if the Texans won the AFC.

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    December 8, 2025 at 4:35 pm #160020
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    Yeah Texans are shadowing Denver and could take their place as one of the 2 AFC teams one would expect to be in the conference championship game (the other being New England).

    OTOH, though, KC was not well positioned defensively to take advantage of Houston’s offensive mediocrity.

    All the top favorite teams this year–New England, Denver, Houston, Green Bay, Seattle–have top 10 defenses. The Rams are one of the top 6 favorites of course but are the only one of the 6 that doesn’t quite have a top 10 defense (13th in yards) but close enough since they’re 3rd in points.

    December 8, 2025 at 4:39 pm #160021
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    zn wrote:

    Yeah Texans are shadowing Denver and could take their place as one of the 2 AFC teams one would expect to be in the conference championship game (the other being New England).

    OTOH, though, KC was not well positioned defensively to take advantage of Houston’s offensive mediocrity.

    All the top favorite teams this year–New England, Denver, Houston, Green Bay, Seattle–have top 10 defenses. The Rams are one of the top 6 favorites of course but are the only one of the 6 that doesn’t quite have a top 10 defense (13th in yards) but close enough since they’re 3rd in points.

    I remember being a little disappointed in the way the Rams offense and Stafford performed in the Texan game but look at Mahommes stats:
    160 yards, zero TDs, 3 INTs, 19.8 rating.

    Granted KC’s Oline was a MASH unit, but we all know OLines dont really matter.

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    December 8, 2025 at 4:55 pm #160022
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    MVP for Drake May?

    Stafford has gone up against 5 teams so far in the top 10 in Defense-Points-per-game. Houston, Seattle, 49ers, Jags, Eagles.
    Drake May has gone against Zero.

    Stafford has gone up against 1 team in the bottom 6 in Defense-points-allowed-per game.
    Drake May has played 4 of the bottom six already, with 2 more coming.

    Drake May’s 2025 cupcakes.

    Raiders
    Dolphins
    Steelers
    Panthers
    Bills
    Saints
    Titans
    Browns
    Falcons
    Bucs
    Jets
    Bengals
    Giants
    –
    Bills
    Ravens
    Jets
    Dolphins

    December 8, 2025 at 5:00 pm #160023
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    wv wrote:

    Drake May’s 2025 cupcakes.

    December 8, 2025 at 8:20 pm #160031
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    zn wrote:

    All the top favorite teams this year–New England, Denver, Houston, Green Bay, Seattle–have top 10 defenses. The Rams are one of the top 6 favorites of course but are the only one of the 6 that doesn’t quite have a top 10 defense (13th in yards) but close enough since they’re 3rd in points.

    So what’s all this bullshit you posted about the Rams being #1 on defense?

    #1 according to what metric?

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