The NFL Thread

[Dan]

Tom Savage is the jinx, not me

I think he's the ideal candidate this week, as the variance is so enormous. I could easily imagine him having 5 catches for 40 yards as Savage ruins everything, but at the same time he's so good that he could just as easily have 130 yards & 2 TDs.

Wentz was a good option too, but I'm probably going to avoid QBs for it unless someone particularly interesting comes up. Might try to do a RB next week, as it's all been WRs so far, but I'll have a look at the matchups & see how I feel when it comes around.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

You can do 'Zeke next when his suspension gets suspended again.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Game of the Week: Chiefs v Cowboys. Over/under 52.5pts.

Jags v Bengals
Texans v Colts
Saints v Bucs
Panthers v Falcons
Lions v Packers
Redskins v Seahawks
Ravens v Titans
Giants v Rams
Broncos v Eagles
Cardinals v 49ers
Raiders v Dolphins

#1 QB: Breesus
#1 RB: 'Zeke
#1 WR: Mike Evans
#1 TE: Ertz
#1 DST: Sacksonville

DeAndre Hopkins will score: 12 points.

Edit: TE now Kelce please.

[Browning]

Game of the Week: Chiefs v Cowboys. Over/under 52.5pts.

I'll go with the Cowboys. Not really sure why. Over.

Jags v Bengals- Jags, as per every week.
Texans v Colts- Texans will still find a way.
Saints v Bucs- Saints. Brees will carve them up.
Panthers v Falcons- Falcons. The Panthers are really woeful and constantly over rated.
Lions v Packers- Lions. The Pack will still be struggling.
Redskins v Seahawks- Hawks. Thank fuck I benched Cousins for Tyrod where I could.
Ravens v Titans- Titans. Mariota will be back to his best.
Giants v Rams- Rams. No one can stop Gurley.
Broncos v Eagles- Eagles, because the Broncos are terrible on offense.
Cardinals v 49ers- Cardinals but this could easily be a clash of two of the worst teams in the entire league right now.
Raiders v Dolphins- Raiders, I woudn't back the Dolphins over anyone.

#1 QB: Hate to pick the only one already taken.... but Brees.
#1 RB: Why not. Gurley.
#1 WR: Let's double down with Michael Thomas.
#1 TE: Sir Jimmy (Graham not Saville)
#1 DST: Eagles.

DeAndre Hopkins will score: Not a clue. Let's play safe with 8 points, but I'm hoping it's a lot more.

[Pleb]

GAME OF THE WEEK:: Chiefs v Cowboys. Over/under 52.5pts. - With Ezeziel Elliot suspended...oh hang on...he isn't suspended...the shitshow continues. Expect that Dak Prescott guy to throw to Elliott because why the fuck not. Any updates on this shitshow then? I thought he was done for the season.

Jags v Bengals - Shit I guess I have to back the Bengals. Extra points for guessing how many sacks the Jags Offence will take this week? My money is on 10...wait I'm feeling generous...how about 5?
Texans v Colts - Well that one was easy. Let's hope DeShawn Watson goes off on one...oh wait his ACL is fucked. I'm still backing the Texans God damn it.
Saints v Bucs - That was easy. Brace yourselves for a garbage matchup. Sorry @Dan
Panthers v Falcons - God help you Atlanta, fuck you Cam Newton.
Redskins v Seahawks - All hail Sir Russell Watson.
Ravens v Titans - I would say Ravens defence to boost Mahow's ego but they are playing the Titans for fuck sake.
Giants v Rams - Don't bother turning up Giants.
Broncos v Eagles - Not a good time to be facing such a rampant Eagles team. Hide behind the sofa Bronco fans, this could get messy.
Cardinals v 49ers - Oh boy this one has garbage written all over it. Christ I have to pick one don't I...uh...Cardinals...yeah sure them. They might want to start trading picks...shit the trade deadline has passed. Never mind carry on.
(Sunday Night) Raiders v Dolphins - Another thrilling Sunday Night game on offer here lads, shame the Dolphins are still shite. I expect a blowout #stickingmyneckout #boldstatement
(Monday Night) Lions v Packers - This one is literally a headache. They are both shite mind you. Oh wait this a Monday Night game? Jesus christ...Lions takes it which makes me feel slightly dirty.

#1 QB: Russell Wilson (Tossup between him and Wentz)
#1 RB: Marshawn Lynch (Must be due a big game soon so him)
#1 WR: Paul Richardson (Any of the Seahawks WR's will get targeted by the Wilson so I'm banking on him)
#1 TE: Travis Kelce (Saying him to prove my prediction of the Cowboys game is completely garbage, let's hope Smith uses him a lot)
#1 DST: The Eagles (Clearly)

DeAndre Hopkins will score: 6 points (That was a guess)

[Dan]

Haven't the Jags given up the least sacks in the league?

[Dan]

Game of the Week: Chiefs v Cowboys. Over/under 52.5pts. - Close one, but Dallas will ride Zeke to victory again.

Jags v Bengals - The Jags DEF is just going to decimate a horrible Bengals O-Line here.
Texans v Colts - This is going to be a horrible game, but Houston's DEF is probably the best unit on the field, so I'll give them the edge.
Saints v Bucs - Shootout. Their defence is trash & Doug Martin will run all over us. Winston to do Winston stuff & lose it for them.
Panthers v Falcons - Probably not a great game, but I really like CMC to be the difference here.
Lions v Packers - Just can't bet on the Packers with Hundley yet.
Redskins v Seahawks - Seattle might be the best team in the NFL right now.
Ravens v Titans - Expect a lot of FGs. This will be turgid.
Giants v Rams - Giants won't be able to do anything against the Rams DEF.
Broncos v Eagles - The Denver DEF will keep them in the game, but not enough to overcome their miserable offence.
Cardinals v 49ers - 49ers best chance of a win, this. Shame they have no offence. Fitz & Peterson to carry the load here.
Raiders v Dolphins - Please Derek, only throw to Cooper. Could be a shootout, could be a mess. Probably the latter.

#1 QB: Russell Wilson - Nobody really stands out this week, so go with the in form guy who has to chuck it every play
#1 RB: Zeke - He's Zeke, and I'm against him this week. I'm expecting 50 fantasy points.
#1 WR: Larry Fitz - Again, nobody really stands out, but Fitz destroys the 49ers, so he'll do.
#1 TE: Cameron Brate - Jameis loves him, and he'll probably have a few chances to catch a TD.
#1 DST: Seahawks - Philly is probably the wise choice, but Seattle won't be as bad as last week.

DeAndre Hopkins will score: 9pts - He doesn't have Watson, but he'll probably still get peppered with targets. It's just a question of how many are actually catchable.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Joint 6th on 11 sacks.

Saints O-Line has been the best as Breesus has only been sacked 6 times.

The worst? Easily the Colts with Brissett being sacked (Tolzien might have a few too actually) 33 times.

Also, the Browns have given Joe Thomas some bonuses:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...s-after-injury

Nice of them given how long he was plugging away with abject failure going on all around him.

[Dan]

Well that at least makes me feel better about sticking with the Texans DST this week

Hilton will inevitably have a 200 yard, 2 TD game now.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Clowney could have a career day.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Also, Sacksonville are on course to beat the Bears sack record of 72.

Bears averaged 4.5 whilst Sacksonville are currently on 4.7.

Colts, despite being inept are nowhere near the Eagles '86 season where they allowed 104 (6.5 a game ffs) sacks that season.

[Foe]

Any betting tips for tonight's games gents?

I quite like a wee small stakes accumulator to add more zing and pep to red zone.

[Pleb]

Look at our Pick'ems for guidance (...or don't ).

I would avoid the Giants and the Bucs at the moment as they both look garbage and are pretty much out of playoff contention.

[Dan]

Chiefs/Cowboys, Lions/Packers, 49ers/Cardinals, Panthers/Falcons, Raiders/Dolphins & Titans/Ravens are all close games to call, so you could probably do okay from them if you pick the right sides.

Colts, Bucs & Bengals are good shouts for upsets too, depending how much of a gamble you want to take.

[Foe]

Went for a saints, Rams, eagles, jags, Titans five fold.

ALso went for a td accy which is never getting close. Zeke, Ingram, Peterson, gurley and the panthers against the spread.

[Dan]

Fournette's a scratch as he broke some team rule. Bengals seem a whole lot more appealing now.

Zach Ertz is also out against Denver, so that's a downgrade for Wentz.

[Foe]

That is not good news for me.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I've changed my TE prediction to Kelce.

Surprised the Jags had the balls to do that.

[Dan]

I'm quite tempted to switch my pick to Cincy, actually. Think I'll stick with the Jags, but it's probably going to come down to a field goal.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm pissed off as I have them at -6 in one of my accas.

Also the rich get richer, our defence (that's the rich part, well the pass defence) is getting Maurice Canady back from IR today. He was our starting nickel corner when Tavon Young got injured but got injured in pre-season. He was then replaced by Jaylen Hill who also got injured (but came back last week).

I'm stunned that Lardarius Webb didn't get injured when stepping in for them.

No Campanaro this week (it was only a matter of time until he died) but we do have Maclin, Wallace, Perriman and Moore today which is nice.

[Dan]

Gonna miss the first set of games as I'm off out to celebrate my 30th

[igor_balis]

sky game is denver @ philly, or buccaneers at the saints on game pass. thoughts, lads?

[Dan]

Bucs/Saints, for sure.

[Foe]

Bucs/Saints, for sure.

Both.

You've got two TVs in your living room right? Or just me?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Apparently Fournette missed some meetings, treatment, workouts and the team photo.

Would think that there was more to it than that though as you'd just bench him for a quarter or something to punish him.

[Ian]

What the fuck is Rob Ryan wearing?

[Foe]

Apparently Fournette missed some meetings, treatment, workouts and the team photo.

Would think that there was more to it than that though as you'd just bench him for a quarter or something to punish him.

That's a lot of things to miss by accident.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

We just let a corner back rush for 20 yards...

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nice to see Brother Eli stinking it up.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The fake punt

Yes lads.

[Pleb]

What a fucking punt block from the Saints

[Gray Fox]

Wentz just mugged the Broncos off big time.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Can we please stop passing to Perriman? He's a bust, let's just shun him and then cut him.

Should have never trusted a man with this hairline:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

4 rushes, 2 fumbles? Played Jonathan Stewart.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Brock is back

Just lobbed it right at the fucking defender.

[Pleb]

How's the turnovers then Denver?

[Ian]

This is unpleasant.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

3rd and 33 and Woods takes a screen 50 odd yards to get a TD, fucking hell.

[Pleb]

The refs clearly trying to fuck Mahow over with that bizarre 1st down call earlier.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Perriman has fucking bricks for hands.

Absolute cock.

[Foe]

Force a turnover by punching the rb in the mouth. Genius.

[Gray Fox]

The Giants look horrid.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What a stupid call by the Saints.

[Foe]

The Giants look horrid.

They're incredibly unlucky that they won a game early, otherwise they'd shit their way to the number 1 pick and actually get a replacement for Eli.

[Foe]

That being said, they also need a new offensive line.

Ereck flowers is a hideous tackle. Number 9 overall pick a couple of years ago too I think

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Kamara is fucking brilliant.

[Gray Fox]

My biggest fantasy regret this season.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

AJ Green

[Foe]

Drove past blinn college a few weeks ago too where cam newton went before auburn. It's not in a particularly big place.

Pretty close to A&M too.

[Gray Fox]

Have AJ Green on both teams. Goodnight in both leagues...